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.
| | 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.
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| | Condemned to Death for Sheep Stealing, 1828 On 9th August 1828 the Leicester Chronicle reported that William Rudkin aged 47, his son ...... cont.
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| | William Henry Norman (PC Billy Norman) 1889 to 1958 William Henry (Billy) Norman was born on 29th March 1889 in Oadby. After distinguished ...... cont.
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| | 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.
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| | Loughborough workhouse-master from Quorn sent for trial, January 1939 Loughborough Monitor, January 19th 1939
Former Loughborough Workhouse-Master Sent For ...... cont.
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| | 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.
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| | An Obstreperous Nun in Quorn! An Obstreperous Nun
Edinburgh Evening News – Friday 25th December 1885
At ...... cont.
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| | Animosity to Cyclists - 1896 Loughborough Herald - 5th November 1896
William Richardson, butcher, Quorn, pleaded ...... cont.
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| | Nineteen years character gone Loughborough Herald - 24th May 1917
Richard Footit, signalman, Quorn, was summoned ...... cont.
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| | List of Parish Constables – Quorn 1784 to 1835 This list was taken from the Quorndon Vestry Meeting minute book. Vestry Meetings were an ...... cont.
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| | Administration Order - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 2nd December 1915
At the Loughborough County Court on Tuesday ...... cont.
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| | Obscene language at Quorn Loughborough Echo - 7th September 1928
PC Cave, giving evidence against Joseph ...... cont.
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| | Rabbit v Ferret - 1926 Loughborough Echo - 26th March 1926
Harold James, Station Road, Quorn, sued Walter ...... cont.
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| | Hay and Straw Dealer's Affairs - 1905 Loughborough Herald - 28th September 1905
Re Ernest Henry Ward, residing at Mansfield ...... cont.
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| | Attempted wife murder by Quorndon man - 1870 Loughborough Advertiser - 13th October 1870
On Monday a shocking attempt was made to ...... cont.
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| | Furious driving at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Herald - 13th July 1899
Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the chair), ...... cont.
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| | Soldiers fined for taking army truck - 1953 Loughborough Monitor - 26th June 1953
Two Quorn soldiers who drove away an Army truck ...... cont.
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| | Theft of bones - 1881 Birmingham Daily Post - January 6th 1881
On Tuesday at the Quarter Sessions, William ...... cont.
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| | Alleged attempted suicide at Quorn - 1897 A very sad tale - resulting in a custodial sentence.
Loughborough Herald - 28th ...... cont.
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| | Petty Sessions. Quorn man steals - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 28th February 1918
Walter Worker, farm labourer, Quorn, was ...... cont.
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| | Tell-tale letters - 1919 Loughborough Herald - 12th June 1919
Thomas William Smith, labourer, Great Casterton, ...... cont.
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| | Theft at Quorn - 1899 Loughborough Monitor and Herald
Ann Keyte, widow, of no fixed abode, was charged with ...... cont.
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| | Quorndon Association for the Prosecution of Felons During the 1700s, there was no police force and it was victims and private individuals ...... cont.
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| | Obscene Language at Quorn Loughborough Herald - 22nd October 1896
Charles Marden, painter, Quorn, pleaded guilty ...... cont.
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| | An excise offence - 1898 Loughborough Herald - January 27th 1898
Wednesday – Before Rev R Burton (in the ...... cont.
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| | Theft of maypole - 1772 This very old article in the Derby Mercury comes from a time when 's' was written as ...... cont.
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| | Taking rooks - 1830 Derby Mercury - 5th May 1830
Taking Rooks
Thursday, two boys under twelve years old, ...... cont.
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| | Murder most foul - 1885 Birmingham Daily Post - 19th August 1885
Murder most foul
A man named George ...... cont.
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| | Assault Charges, March 1930 Loughborough Echo - 7th March 1930
Percy Botwright, theatrical manager, 8 Saxby ...... cont.
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| | Police Court – Charges against a Quorn Landlord. 1893 Loughborough Herald - 12th October 1893
Alfred Sault, licensed victualler, Quorn, was ...... cont.
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| | Police Court - A well-deserved sentence. - 1893 Loughborough Herald - 11th May 1893
William Thompson, alias George Redfern, collier, ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Theft case dismissed - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - June 26th 1873
Martha Bent, a married woman of Quorndon was ...... cont.
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| | Quorn Quarrymen charged with assault - 1873 Loughborough Advertiser - January 2nd 1873
Before E Warner, H Packer & Rev R ...... cont.
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| | The mystery of Betsy Greer - 1915-1916 The following newspaper transcriptions cover the period 1915-1916 and document the ...... cont.
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| | County Court - Howlett v Priestley 1928 Loughborough Monitor and Herald - 22nd December 1928
Motorist to pay damages - ...... cont.
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| | County Court - Farnham v Peel 1890 Birmingham Daily Post - 13th August 1890
Breach of Agreement
Before Mr Justice ...... cont.
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| | A soldier's outburst - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 24th October 1918
Exciting scene in Loughborough Police Court - ...... cont.
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| | Brawl ends in court appearance - 1870 Derby Mercury - 5th January 1870
Petty Session, Dec 28. Before Col G H Packe, J B ...... cont.
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| | Burning an effigy - 1867 Derby Mercury - 10th July 1867
Petty Sessions, July 8th (Before S W Clowes, C ...... cont.
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| | County Court Facer v Marriott - 1918 Loughborough Herald - 12th September 1918
A Composite Claim.
At Loughborough County ...... cont.
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| | The alleged assault upon a police constable - 1872 Loughborough Advertiser - 9th May 1872
The alleged assault upon a police ...... cont.
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| | Poachers attack gamekeepers in Quorn House Park - 1882 Loughborough Advertiser - 27th July 1882
A serious collision between game keepers and ...... cont.
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| | Theft of ducks - 1873 A copy of this poster was found in Loughborough Library. The Cradocks were a family of ...... cont.
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| | Betsy Cook v William Sutton 1896 Loughborough Herald - 30th April 1896
County Court - Disputing too late.
Betsy ...... cont.
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| | Child Murder in Quorn Parish - 1833 Derby Mercury - 1st May 1833
An inquest was held on Tuesday the 16th, and by ...... cont.
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| | An unjust sentence? - 1915 Loughborough Herald - 29th April 1915
Letter to the Editor from George White
Sir - ...... cont.
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| | Theft from a Quorn Public House Loughborough Herald - 21st May 1896.
Petty Sessions: Before Ald. W A Cartwright, R ...... cont.
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| | Selling poor quality milk 1917 Loughborough Herald - 5th July 1917
Jeremiah J Stirling, milk seller, Quorn, was ...... cont.
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| | Assault on schoolboy 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 31st August 1916
Cecil Holmes, joiner, Quorn, was summoned for ...... cont.
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| | Customers at fault [wartime blackout] 1916 Loughborough Monitor - 21st September 1916
William Ironman, licensed victualler, ...... cont.
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Total: 104 artefacts returned over 3 pages