1855: Young thief caught out
Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 12 June 1855 CUCKFIELD. Magisterial Business, Thursday, June 7th.— William Wood, aged 12, was tried under the...
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Cuckfield Connections
A personal journey of discovery
Jan 311 min
1888: Absconding in swapped clothes
At the Horsham Police Court on Saturday, John Grinstead, a tramp, was charged with absconding from the Workhouse on September 5th, 1807,...
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Jan 271 min
1875: Runaway boy in trouble
On Saturday, Albert Martin, 14 years of age, was brought before WW Burrell, Esq, at Cuckfield, charged with begging at Hurst on the...
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Jan 251 min
1806: Punishment for man who deserts wife
The Sessions for the Eastern Division of this County, ended on Saturday at Lewes. The prisoners for trial were not numerous, and their...
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Jan 92 min
1841: Highway robbery story
Cuckfield Bench Wednesday William White and Henry Oram were brought up charged with highway robbery. Henry Kenward, of Isfield, huckster,...
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Nov 11, 20231 min
1881: Savage attack by robber
On Monday before the Hon. Admiral Pakenham and Mr TTC Lister, Frank Yorke was brought up on remand Friday last to answer the charge of...
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Nov 4, 20231 min
1856: Ratcatcher charged with trespassing
Sussex Advertiser - Tuesday 02 December 1856 CUCKFIELD. Petty Sessions, Monday, (yesterday).—Present: J. M. Norman, Esq., in the chair,...
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Oct 26, 20232 min
1889: Intoxicated wife attempts suicide
Mid Sussex Times - Tuesday 22 January 1889 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE-CUCKFIELD. Mary Costigan, a respectably-dressed woman, residing at...
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Oct 24, 20233 min
1850: Murderous attack on a policeman
Morning Chronicle - Friday 09 August 1850 MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A POLICEMAN AND RESCUE OF PRISONERS. Police-constable Pocock, a most active...
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Oct 10, 20231 min
1841: Man stoned to death by navvies?
Old England - Saturday 24 April 1841 CUCKFIELD A rumour has prevailed in the town for several days that a man was stoned to death on...
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Sep 23, 20234 min
1896: Brutal attack on train near Haywards Heath
Morning Leader - Friday 17 July 1896 Railway crime Brighton line mystery: a young lady attacked near Hayward's Heath, her story and her...
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Sep 12, 20231 min
1867: Vicar calls for censure of church window vandals
Sussex Advertiser - Saturday 25 May 1867 BREAKING the CHURCH WINDOWS. The Rev. T. A. Maberly, vicar of Cuckfield, laid complaint against...
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Sep 8, 20231 min
1864: Two charges of stealing heard in Court
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 27 October 1864 CUCKFIELD. Special Bench Magistrates, Wednesday, Oct. 19. Present—Capt. Sergison, and W....
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Sep 4, 20232 min
1851: Sheep thief caught after 40 mile chase
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 16 January 1851 CUCKFIELD. Charge or Sheep Stealing.-A person, named William Haylar, a native of this place,...
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Aug 11, 20231 min
1843: Daring robbery in Bolney
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 08 June 1843 BOLNEY Daring Robbery On Thursday evening last a daring robbery was committed at Old Malthouse...
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Jul 31, 20232 min
1864: Unfortunate embrace
Two tramps, who gave the names of George Legg and Catherine Longate, and stated that they had been cohabiting as man and wife, were...
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Jul 28, 20231 min
1836: Cuckfield pickpocket jailed
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 20 October 1836 Jane Barrett, 39, married woman, charged with stealing at Cuckfield, from the person of John...
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Jul 26, 20231 min
1837: Thief knew Whiteman's Green premises
Brighton Gazette - Thursday 25 May 1837 CUCKFIELD. May 23.—0n Wednesday evening the house of a labourer, at Whiteman’s Green, named...
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Jul 16, 20231 min
1884: Fleeing Cuckfield thief bites police constable
West Sussex County Times - Saturday 21 June 1884 Cuckfield Petty Sessions. On Monday, at these Sessions, before Mr. J.M.Norman (in the...
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Jul 13, 20233 min
1870: Attempted murder(?) and suicide of Cuckfield man
The late attempted murder and suicide at Portsea. The sitting magistrates at the Portsea police court, were engaged for some hours on...
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