Friday 13th February 2026  

Quorn Crime and Punishment

Those seeking family history connections should treat this section with caution! Here are recorded the misdemeanours of villagers and the subsequent punishments meted out by the courts. Here are also records of civil actions, debtors and bankruptcies.

		PC Thomas Henry Thornton, a Quorn Police Constable The name PC Thornton crops up in many Quorn newspaper articles between 1899 and 1923. ...... cont.
		A letter from Quorn Parish Council regarding the US 82nd Airborne Division Below is a letter from the Quorn Parish Council, dated 20th September 1944 and addressed ...... cont.
		Condemned to Death for Sheep Stealing, 1828 On 9th August 1828 the Leicester Chronicle reported that William Rudkin aged 47, his son ...... cont.
		William Henry Norman (PC Billy Norman) 1889 to 1958 William Henry (Billy) Norman was born on 29th March 1889 in Oadby. After distinguished ...... cont.
		PC Billy Norman – served in Quorn 1930 to 1944 In the 1980s and 1990s Harry Limbert, who lived in Quorn talked to a lot of the older ...... cont.
		Loughborough workhouse-master from Quorn sent for trial, January 1939 Loughborough Monitor, January 19th 1939 Former Loughborough Workhouse-Master Sent For ...... cont.
		1834 letter from Ann Carter, Quorn, to the Mayor of New York In 2015 a letter came up for sale which was written in 1834 by 43 year old Ann Carter ...... cont.
		An Obstreperous Nun in Quorn! An Obstreperous Nun Edinburgh Evening News – Friday 25th December 1885 At ...... cont.
		Animosity to Cyclists - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 5th November 1896 William Richardson, butcher, Quorn, pleaded ...... cont.
		Nineteen years character gone Loughborough Herald - 24th May 1917 Richard Footit, signalman, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		List of Parish Constables – Quorn 1784 to 1835 This list was taken from the Quorndon Vestry Meeting minute book. Vestry Meetings were an ...... cont.
		Administration Order - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 2nd December 1915 At the Loughborough County Court on Tuesday ...... cont.
		Obscene language at Quorn Loughborough Echo - 7th September 1928 PC Cave, giving evidence against Joseph ...... cont.
		Rabbit v Ferret - 1926 Loughborough Echo - 26th March 1926 Harold James, Station Road, Quorn, sued Walter ...... cont.
		Hay and Straw Dealer's Affairs - 1905 Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1905 Re Ernest Henry Ward, residing at Mansfield ...... cont.
		Attempted wife murder by Quorndon man - 1870 Loughborough Advertiser - 13th October 1870 On Monday a shocking attempt was made to ...... cont.
		Furious driving at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Herald - 13th July 1899 Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the chair), ...... cont.
		Soldiers fined for taking army truck - 1953 Loughborough Monitor - 26th June 1953 Two Quorn soldiers who drove away an Army truck ...... cont.
		Theft of bones - 1881 Birmingham Daily Post - January 6th 1881 On Tuesday at the Quarter Sessions, William ...... cont.
		Alleged attempted suicide at Quorn - 1897 A very sad tale - resulting in a custodial sentence. Loughborough Herald - 28th ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions. Quorn man steals - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 28th February 1918 Walter Worker, farm labourer, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Tell-tale letters - 1919 Loughborough Herald - 12th June 1919 Thomas William Smith, labourer, Great Casterton, ...... cont.
		Theft at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Monitor and Herald Ann Keyte, widow, of no fixed abode, was charged with ...... cont.
		Quorndon Association for the Prosecution of Felons During the 1700s, there was no police force and it was victims and private individuals ...... cont.
		Obscene Language at Quorn Loughborough Herald - 22nd October 1896 Charles Marden, painter, Quorn, pleaded guilty ...... cont.
		An excise offence - 1898 Loughborough Herald - January 27th 1898 Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the ...... cont.
		Theft of maypole - 1772 This very old article in the Derby Mercury comes from a time when 's' was written as ...... cont.
		Taking rooks - 1830 Derby Mercury - 5th May 1830 Taking Rooks Thursday, two boys under twelve years old, ...... cont.
		Murder most foul - 1885 Birmingham Daily Post - 19th August 1885 Murder most foul A man named George ...... cont.
		Assault Charges, March 1930 Loughborough Echo - 7th March 1930 Percy Botwright, theatrical manager, 8 Saxby ...... cont.
		Police Court – Charges against a Quorn Landlord. 1893 Loughborough Herald - 12th October 1893 Alfred Sault, licensed victualler, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Police Court - A well-deserved sentence. - 1893 Loughborough Herald - 11th May 1893 William Thompson, alias George Redfern, collier, ...... cont.
		Quorn Theft case dismissed - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - June 26th 1873 Martha Bent, a married woman of Quorndon was ...... cont.
		Quorn Quarrymen charged with assault - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - January 2nd 1873 Before E Warner, H Packer & Rev R ...... cont.
		The mystery of Betsy Greer - 1915-1916 The following newspaper transcriptions cover the period 1915-1916 and document the ...... cont.
		County Court - Howlett v Priestley 1928 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 22nd December 1928 Motorist to pay damages - ...... cont.
		County Court - Farnham v Peel 1890 Birmingham Daily Post - 13th August 1890 Breach of Agreement Before Mr Justice ...... cont.
		A soldier's outburst - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 24th October 1918 Exciting scene in Loughborough Police Court - ...... cont.
		Brawl ends in court appearance - 1870 Derby Mercury - 5th January 1870 Petty Session, Dec 28. Before Col G H Packe, J B ...... cont.
		Burning an effigy - 1867 Derby Mercury - 10th July 1867 Petty Sessions, July 8th (Before S W Clowes, C ...... cont.
		County Court Facer v Marriott - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 12th September 1918 A Composite Claim. At Loughborough County ...... cont.
		The alleged assault upon a police constable - 1872 Loughborough Advertiser - 9th May 1872 The alleged assault upon a police ...... cont.
		Poachers attack gamekeepers in Quorn House Park - 1882 Loughborough Advertiser - 27th July 1882 A serious collision between game keepers and ...... cont.
		Theft of ducks - 1873 A copy of this poster was found in Loughborough Library. The Cradocks were a family of ...... cont.
		Betsy Cook v William Sutton 1896 Loughborough Herald - 30th April 1896 County Court - Disputing too late. Betsy ...... cont.
		Child Murder in Quorn Parish - 1833 Derby Mercury - 1st May 1833 An inquest was held on Tuesday the 16th, and by ...... cont.
		An unjust sentence? - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 29th April 1915 Letter to the Editor from George White Sir - ...... cont.
		Theft from a Quorn Public House Loughborough Herald - 21st May 1896. Petty Sessions: Before Ald. W A Cartwright, R ...... cont.
		Selling poor quality milk 1917 Loughborough Herald - 5th July 1917 Jeremiah J Stirling, milk seller, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Assault on schoolboy 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 31st August 1916 Cecil Holmes, joiner, Quorn, was summoned for ...... cont.
		Customers at fault [wartime blackout] 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 21st September 1916 William Ironman, licensed victualler, ...... cont.
		A Midnight Disturber Petty Sessions - Quorn manufacturer summoned. Sydney J Wright, manufacturer, Quorn was ...... cont.
		Attempted Murder Freeman's Journal - 1st February 1838 Friday, the chapelry of Quorndon, Leicester, was ...... cont.
		An Unnatural Husband Loughborough Advertiser - November 19th 1868 Loughborough Police Court before E C ...... cont.
		Extraordinary determined suicide in a gaol South London Chronicle - Saturday 07 January 1871 Extraordinary determined suicide in ...... cont.
		Sale of a wife The London Dispatch - 9th September 1838 On Thursday morning last the upper end of ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions 1851 Derby Mercury - 6th August 1851 Petty Sessions. July 28th 1851, before E C Middleton ...... cont.
		Loughborough Petty Sessions 1851 Derby Mercury - 16th July 1851. Loughborough Petty Sessions. July 10th (Before the Rev J ...... cont.
		Petty Sessions - An Aggravated Husband Loughborough Herald - 12th January 1905. Edwin Brewin, labourer, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		Quorn Man's Strange Conduct Loughborough Herald - 26th January 1905. Ernest Facer, labourer, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
		An Extraordinary outrage in Leicestershire Derby Mercury - April 1863. An extraordinary and fatal outrage was perpetrated at ...... cont.
		The Theft of Lady Southampton's Jewels. -1830 Derby Mercury - April and August 1830. 1 - April It may be remembered, that about six ...... cont.
		Obstreperous Army Corporal Loughborough Monitor - 11th September 1947 Extracts from a letter sent to ...... cont.
		Stocks, prize-fighting, swimming in the brook and a strike at church 1928 Loughborough Echo - Friday 3rd August 1928 Quorn is perhaps as well off as most places ...... cont.
		Robert Parkinson There were three generations of Robert Parkinsons in Quorndon. Robert Parkinson (shown) ...... cont.
		£1,000 for 15-year-old Quorn boy Loughborough Echo - 9th June 1939 Hand entangled in machinery. At the ...... cont.
		A Sunday fight in Quorn Loughborough Monitor - 28th June 1900 Richard Snow, labourer, Quorn, was summoned for ...... cont.
		An affray in the dark at Quorn Loughborough Monitor - 3rd May 1900 Rev R Burton, Messrs C T Parker, F Winser, J S ...... cont.
		A sacrilegious act Loughborough Monitor - 12th April 1900 Agnes Thompson (13), factory hand, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Theft of a trowel John Bancroft, bricklayer's labourer, Church Lane, Quorn, was charged on remand with ...... cont.
		Sunday gambling Loughborough Monitor - December 6th 1900 Luke Lester, butcher, Herbert Sharp, factory ...... cont.
		A wise course Loughborough Monitor - August 30th 1900 Samuel E Swann, factory foreman, Quorn, was ...... cont.
		Theft by a domestic Loughborough Monitor - August 16th 1900 Louisa Clamp, domestic servant, Castle ...... cont.
		The Turnpike Murder The Derby Mercury - Friday January 13th - 30th 1761 Leicester, January 24th. On ...... cont.
		Poaching fish Loughborough Advertiser - March 3rd 1881 William Dunn and William Holt were charged ...... cont.
		Trespassing on the railway Loughborough Advertiser - August 25th 1881 Thomas Wesson was charged with trespassing ...... cont.
		Drunk in charge of horse Loughborough Advertiser September 15th 1881 William Garner for drunkenness at ...... cont.
		Fined for riding a bike Loughborough Advertiser - November 10th 1881 Walter Smith was convicted of riding a ...... cont.
		Brawl at the Bull's Head 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - August 21st 1873 Samuel Cragg, labourer and George Holmes, ...... cont.
		Webster drunk again Loughborough Advertiser - November 20th 1873 John Webster, of Quorndon, baker, was ...... cont.
		Domestic quarrel Loughborough Advertiser - April 18th 1872 Before C Shakespeare and E Warner, Esqs. ...... cont.
		Drunken children Loughborough Advertiser - May 2nd 1872 John Forth, Joseph Sharpe, William Paget and ...... cont.
		Theft of cigars from the King William IV Loughborough Advertiser - August 8th 1872 On Friday last, two tramps who said their ...... cont.
		Action against a Mutual Aid Society Loughborough Herald - June 21st 1900 Thomas Pilkington, groom, Freehold Street, ...... cont.
		Re-possession of a Quorn house Loughborough Echo - July 24th 1936 County Court application When asked by Judge ...... cont.
		Alleged attempted rape Loughborough Advertiser - March 28th 1878 (see also Petty Sessions for first hearing, ...... cont.
		Concealment of birth at Quorndon Loughborough Advertiser - July 16th 1874 (See also petty sessions for first hearing, ...... cont.
		A Disgraceful Carousal at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 7th January 1897 Petty Sessions Wednesday - Before Ald. W A ...... cont.
		Not drunk - excited 1897 Loughborough Herald - 11th February 1897 Petty Sessions Jane Behoe, laundress, Quorn, ...... cont.
		Stone throwing at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 11th March 1897 Petty Sessions Wednesday - Before Rev R Burton ...... cont.
		Lord Londsdale's whiskey 1897 Loughborough Herald - 15th April 1897 Petty Sessions John Crane, a runner after ...... cont.
		Smashing a factory window 1897 Loughborough Herald - 15th April 1897 Petty Sessions Charles Wm Lovett, labourer, ...... cont.
		Gambling 1897 Loughborough Herald 24th June 1897 Petty Sessions Richard Bonser, baker, Wm Wykes, ...... cont.
		A begging letter 1897 Loughborough Herald - 1st July 1897 Elizabeth Frost, married woman, of Leicester, was ...... cont.
		Stealing Mutton 1897 Loughborough Herald - 7th October 1897 Petty Sessions Thomas Goodall and George ...... cont.
		Theft by a bailiff Loughborough Herald - 18th November 1897 Petty Sessions Edward Clarke, baliff, ...... cont.
		Football at Quorn 1897 Loughborough Herald - 16th December 1897 Petty Sessions Thomas Hutton, Arthur Ball, ...... cont.
		Brawling 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 10th January 1878 Petty Sessions Lucy Gragg, charged with ...... cont.
		Drunk and Disorderly 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 14th January 1878 Petty Sessions Jno. Cox, for a similar ...... cont.
		Alleged Indecent Assault 1878 Loughborough Advertiser - 31st January 1878 Petty Sessions (see also Assize report, cont.

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