This is a list of some trials in Britain between 1880 and 1889.
This is not, of course, a definitive inventory. It is likely that details of the case were reported in the news. If you can find the name you are searching please make contact by using the enquiry form. I will see if any archive material is available. If you cannot find the person you are searching don’t worry – please enquire anyway. I will do a search and get back to you.
The data for these British trial pages is sourced from references more than 100 years old and took a long time to transcribe and digitise for the internet. They make fascinating reading and create temptation for us to find out more. They cover all life from murder to executions, libel, slander, bankruptcy, love affairs, divorce, wills, land disputes – it’s all there for us to discover and read about in the newspapers generations on.
I have transcribed these pages as faithfully as possible with little change to the language and style. I have taken time-out to remove any references that, today, we might find racist or offensive (as language and attitudes towards life has changed dramatically since the days of these court proceedings).
James Lewis Paine and Fanny Matthews, for murder of Miss Annie Maclean aged 34 daughter of col Maclean CB a deformed lady of property by starving administering spirits and ill-usage committed 15 Dec Fanny Matthews acquitted 16 Feb Paine sentenced to penal servitude for life, 24 Feb, 1880
Railway commissioners, powers limited, 13 Jan, 1880
Martin v Mackonochie, new action for deprivation first movement, 17 Jan, 1880
Alexander Schosser, attempted to kill priests in the Italian chapel Hatton-garden 10 Jan tried sentenced to imprisonment for life, 10 – 11 Feb, 1880
William Henry Walter, forger by chemicals &c sentenced to 20 years’ penal servitude, 23 March, 1880
Dr Caleb Charles Whitefoord, sentenced to 2 months’ imprisonment and fine of £50 for forging letter to stop execution of Charles Shurety, 24 March, 1880
West of England bank directors (Jerome Murch and others), for publishing false balance-sheets acquitted, 28 April-5 May, 1880
Lambri v Labouchere, for libel in Truth verdict for defendant, 15 May , 1880
Tichborne case, writ of error before court of appeal granted 13 Jan sentence affirmed, 24 25 June, 1880
Northern Counties Insurance Company, James E Crabtree manager George Edward Nesbitt accountant and four directors sentenced to imprisonment for making and circulating false accounts, 22 July, 1880
Pleasance Louisa Ingle, nurse at Guy’s hospital convicted of manslaughter (she putting Louisa Morgan a patient into a cold bath and leaving her) 3 months’ imprisonment, 9 Aug, 1880
Henry Perry, for robbing Clarence Lewis in a Kensington railway carriage and attempting to throw him out of the carriage &c whipping and 20 years’ penal servitude, 25 Sept, 1880
Thomas Wheeler, for murder of Edward Anstee at Marshall’s Wick farm near St Albans 22 Aug convicted, 6 8 Nov, 1880
Sergeant William Marshman (by court-martial) for alleged fraudulent marking at the volunteer rifle meetings at Wimbledon 1878 1879 1880 acquitted, 13 Aug 16 Sept, 1880
George Pavey, convicted of murder of Ada Shepherd aged ten (Acton murder) and William Herbert convicted of murder of Jane Messenger in Finsbury park, 24 Nov, 1880
Mr P Callan MP, convicted of libel against Mr A M Sullivan 4P (fine £50), 30 Nov, 1880
Debenham & Freebody v Mellon, appeal house of lords decide that a husband is not responsible for wife’s debts if he allow her sufficient means, 27 Nov, 1880
Attorney-general v Edison Telephone company, 29 Nov et seq verdict against company establishing monopoly bought by Government, 20 Dec, 1880
Trial of Charles Stewart Parnell Thomas Sexton Timothy Daniel Sullivan John Dillon Joseph Gillis Biggar all MP’s Thomas Brennan Patrick Egan and Michael O’Sullivan secretary treasurer and assist secretary of the land league Michael Boyton Patrick Joseph Gordon Matthew Harris John W Mally John W Walsh and P J Sheridan indicted for conspiracy to prevent tenants paying rent &c Queen’s Bench Dublin lord chief justice May retires as having been alleged to have given an opinion on the case previously trial 28 Dec 1880 jury disagreeing were discharged, 25 Jan, 1881
Jones and others (trustees) v rev John Turner Stannard nonconformist minister and others to dismiss him for doctrine contrary to trust deed verdict for plaintiffs chancery division, 1 Feb, 1881
Mary Annie Wilmot, nurse attempt to poison Mrs Booth (whose son and daughter had died under doubtful circumstances) at Sheffield strong case acquitted, 16 Feb, 1881
Hampstead small-pox hospital case (see also 1878-9), on appeal to the house of lords preceding judgments reversed, 7 March, 1881
Dysart, peerage legitimacy case Wlliam John Manners claims by an English marriage of lord Hunting-tower Albert Edwin Tollemache by a Scotch marriage which is declared not proved house of lords (painful details), 7 March, 1881
Clarke v Bradlaugh, suit for penalty of £500 for sitting and voting as MP without taking the oath on July 2 1880 verdict for plaintiff appeal sentence confirmed, 30 – 31 March, 1881
Edward Levi Lawson v Labouchere MP, for libels in Truth seven days’ trial jury disagree no verdict, 28 March, 1881
Spiritualist case Susan Wills Fletcher, (wife of a spiritualist doctor in America’ who was concerned in the case) convicted of obtaining by false pretences about £10000 (in jewellery &c) of Mrs Hart-Davies long trial twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour, 12 April, 1881
Johann Most, convicted of libel against Alexander II of Russia and incitement to murder in the Freiheit for 19 March 25 May sentence affirmed on appeal 18 June i6 months’ imprisonment with hard labour, 29 June, 1881
Saunders v Richardson, 5 judges decide that parents must either pay board-school fees for child beforehand or apply for pecuniary help coming without fee considered non-attendance, 27 June, 1881
Bend Or libel Barrow v Morality Pitt, for accusation of doctoring the horse verdict for plaintiff damages £1750, 27 – 28 June, 1881
Big Ben libel Stainbank (for Mears) v sir E C Beckett, 27 June verdict for plaintiff £200 damages, 5 July, 1881
Percy Lefroy alias Mapleton, committed for trial for murder of Mr Fk I Gold on the London and Brighton railway (27 June) 21 July convicted 8 Nov confessed executed, 29 Nov, 1881
Notting Hill Fire William Nash and Maria Wright, for murder of Elizabeth Jane Clark and others by fire 30 May he sentenced to death (reprieved) she acquitted, 3 – 4 Aug, 1881
Ledru Rohn Reynolds, adventurer with many aliases convicted of remarkable frauds connected with the silver mine company two years’ penal servitude, 15 Sept, 1881
Mabel Wilberforce an adventuress convicted of gross perjury in action against Mr Philip nine months’ hard labour, 24 Oct, 1881
Kate Dover, for murder of Chas Skinner artist at Sheffield convicted of manslaughter, 7 Feb, 1882
Dr G H Lamson, for murder of Percy M John (convicted 8-14 March executed, 28 April, 1882
Roderick Maclean, for shooting at the queen’ acquitted as insane, 19 April, 1882
Esther Pay, for murder of Georgiana Moore acquitted, 27-29 April, 1882
Albert Youn, for threatening to shoot at the queen 10 years’ penal servitude, 26 May, 1882
Mr Thomas Scrutton v Miss Helen Taylor, a libel concerning St Paul’s industrial school damages £1000, 30 June, 1882
Sir Henry Tyler MP, v William Jas Ramsey George William Foote and Edward William Whittle also Chaarles Bradlaugh for blasphemous libel in the Freethinker (lord mayor 11 July) committed for trial
21 July, 1882
Next of Kin Fraud J E Rogers A McKenzie J H Shakspear and W Evans sentenced to imprisonment, 21 July, 1882
Thomas Walsh, for treason felony 7 years’ penal servitude, 7-9 Aug, 1882
John Saunders, desperate ruffian convicted of burglary and attempt to murder at Stamford-hill penal servitude for life, 19 Oct, 1882
Charles Soutar, for stealing time body of the earl of Crawford Edinburgh 5 years’ penal servitude, 23 – 24 Oct, 1882
William Meager Bartlet, a manager of mines convicted of murder of illegitimate child Exeter, 27 Oct, 1882
Charles Brookshaw, for threatening to kill the prince of Wales 10 years’ penal servitude, 21 Nov, 1882
St Luke’s Mystery Franz Felix Stum, convicted of forgery of signature of Urban Napoleon Stanger baker, who had disappeared 10 years’ penal servitude, 11 Dec, 1882
Plumstead Murder Louisa Jane Taylor, convicted of poisoning Mary Ann Tregillis aged 81, 15 Dec, 1882
Richard Claude Belt (sculptor) v Charles Lawes (sculptor), for libel in Vanity Fair 20 Aug 1881 et seq (charges of fraudulent imposture, &c) before Baron Huddleston Exchequer division 21 June et seq 14 Nov et seq verdict on 43rd day for plaintiff damages £5000, 28 Dec, 1882
Goodacre v Watson, to restrain deposition of pestilential refuse on building ground as a nuisance at Fulham injunction granted with costs, 22 Feb, 1883
Bethell v Sir Percy Shelley, for infringement of the Theatre act verdict for defendant as damages, 23 Feb, 1883
G W Foote, editor W J Ramsey printer and H A Kemp publisher sentenced to imprisonment for blasphemous libels in the Freethinker, 5 March, 1883
Clarke v Bradlaugh, verdict for defendant on appeal to lords (search March 1881), 9 April, 1883
C Bradlaugh, for blasphemy in the Freethinker, 10 April acquitted, 14 April, 1883
Bradlaugh v Newdegate, for supporting an action by a common informer verdict for plaintiff with costs 23 April, 1883
Phoenix park murders, April – May, 1883
Belt v Lawes, appeal for new trial 4 May-9 June Dynamite Plot Thomas Gallagher Henry Wilson John Curtin and Alfred Whitehead for treason-felony sentenced to penal servitude for life William Ansburgh and Bernard Gallagher acquitted, 11 – 14 June, 1883
Strome Ferry Case, Ten men were sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for violently stopping the transmission of fish by Highland railway on Sunday 3 June, 23 July, 1883
Dynamite conspiracy, Timothy Featherstone and three other Fenians convicted at Liverpool, 7 – 9 Aug, 1883
William Gouldstone, convicted of murder of his five children at Walthamstow (on 8 Aug) 14 Sept respited as insane, 3 Oct, 1883
Bournemouth case Mrs Millen, the Joy breach of promise conflicting evidence damages for plaintiff £2350, 15 Nov, 1883
French Date Coffee Co Bellairs v Haymen, and others promoters misleading prospectus verdict for plaintiff, 22 Nov, 1883
London and River Plate Bank robbery George Warden, pleads guilty to robbery of securities (about £116000) 26 Nov and John Davis Watters convicted of receiving the same both sentenced to 12 years’ penal servitude, 27 Nov, 1883
Dobbs v Grand Junction, water works co on appeal the house of lords decides that houses are to be rated for water on the rated not the gross value, 30 Nov, 1883
Patrick O’Donnell, convicted of murder of James Carey the informer, 30 Nov -1 Dec, 1883
Priestman v Thomas Whalley will case incredible incidents verdict for plaintiff a forged will fraudulent compromise proposed by defendant 15 days’ trial, 4 Dec, 1883
Central News v Judy for libel respecting telegrams verdict for defendant, 13 Dec, 1883
Belt v Lawes, again the judges decide for a new trial unless Mr Belt accepts £500 instead of £50001 Belt accepts defendant objects, 21 Dec, 1883
William Wolff and Edward Bondurand, for plot to blow up German embassy arrested in Westminster 22 Nov 1883 jury disagree 14-19 Jan prisoners discharged 28 Jan, 1884
Bradlaugh v Gosset, verdict for defendant, 9 Feb, 1884
Attorney-general v Birkbeck, for contravention of the Bank act of 1844 verdict for the crown, 9 Feb, 1884
Liverpool poisoning case Catherine Flanagan and Margaret Higgins, convicted of the murder of Thomas Higgins other charges 16 Feb executed, 3 March, 1884
Belt v Lawes, appeal before Master of the Rolls and others 3 March sentence of the other court affirmed with costs, 17 March, 1884
London Financial Association v Kelk, and others case dismissed, 8 March, 1884
Earl v countess of Euston divorce sought on ground that she had a husband living when she married as it was proved that this man had a wife living when he married her and that thus she was free divorce was refused, 4 April, 1884
Parks-place Club, declared by the Queen’s Bench to be a gaming-house Mr Jenks the proprietor and others fined, 24 June, 1884
Mrs Weldon v Dr Semple for signing certificate of lunacy ten days verdict for plaintiff £1000 damages, 28 July, 1884
Daley and Egan, Aug 1884, May, 1884
Thomas Henry Orrock, convicted of murder of policeman Cole (on 1 Dec 1882) remarkable evidence, 19 – 20 Sept, 1884
Tichborne Claimant (search 1871-4) released on ticket-of-leave, 20 Oct, 1884
Mignonette Case, 6 Nov, 1884
Miss Finney v viscount Garmoyle, breach of promise of marriage a verdict by consent for £10000, 20 Nov, 1884
Defence society for innocent prisoners Morley Jervis, sentenced to 2 years’ penal servitude Vernon Garland 15 months and Charles Kemp 9 mouths’ for fraud, 21 Nov, 1884
Adams v Hon B Coleridge, for libel in a letter to Miss M Coleridge verdict of jury for plaintiff £3000 verdict by judge Manisty for defendant the letter being privileged, 21 – 22 Nov, 1884
Whalley Will Case (search Dec 1883) Charles Thomas and Thomas William Nash convicted of forgery 15 years’ penal servitude Edward Gunnell acquitted, 24 Nov-2 Dec, 1884
Mrs Weldon v Dr Forbes Winslow, for treating her as a lunatic £500 awarded to plaintiff 4th trial, 25-29 Nov, 1884
Eliz Gibbons, for murder of husband she asserted his suicide 18-19 Dec life imprisonment, 31 Dec, 1884
Mr Edmund Yates, sentenced to 4 months’ imprisonment for libel against the earl of Lonsdale (in The World) July 1883-April 1884 appeal disallowed, 16 Jan, 1885
Mr Irving Bishop fined £10000 for libel (reduced to £500 on appeal), 15 Jan, 1885
John Lee, footman convicted of murder of Miss Emma A W Keyse his mistress (at Babbicombe near Torquay 15 Nov) 2-4 Feb when about to be hanged at Exeter the drop failed three times and Lee was removed and reprieved (see Ian Waugh’s murder case research: www johnbabbacombelee com), 23 Feb, 1885
The earl of Durham’s petition, for annulling his marriage on account of his wife’s alleged insanity at the time of their union dismissed with costs by sir James Hannen after 8 days’ trial, 10 March, 1885
Mrs Georgina Weldon, sentenced to 6 months’ imprisonment for libel on M Jules Prudence Riviere, 30 March, 1885
James Lee, convicted of murder of Inspector Simmons at Romford (25 Jan), 28 April, 1885
John Gilbert Cunningham and Harry Burton, convicted of treason-felony and for complicity with criminal explosions (25 Feb et seq) sentenced to penal servitude for life, 11-18 May, 1885
Weldon v Gounod, for libel £10000 awarded, 7 May, 1885
Eugene Loraine, engraver an accomplished swindler and chief of a seminary of crime convicted of attempted fraud by forgery, 22 May, 1885
Benjamin Warburton’s will Warburton V Childs Hobson & Moss, testator declared insane and intestate legacies lost by Royal Society and others seven days’ trial, 23 June, 1885
Mrs Lotinga v Commercial Union Insurance Co Policy, of her husband Isaac for £2000 established conflicting evidence respecting his death and temperance (14 clays’ trial), 2 July, 1885
James Malcolm (otherwise capt Macdonald), for bigamy (gross case) Emma Dash at Brighton 4 April doubtful identity jury disagree 25-Sept second trial 16 Oct convicted seven years’ Penal servitude, 24 Oct, 1885
W T Stead, editor of Pall Mall Gazette (2) Sampson Jacques (assistant) (3) Bramwell Booth of Salvation Army (4) Rebecca Jarrett and (5) Louise Mourey connection with abduction of Eliza Armstrong under 6 and indecent assault (1) three months’ imprisonment (2) one month (3) acquitted (4) six months’ (5) six months’ with hard labour, 23 Oct – 10 Nov, 1885
Mrs Weldon v sir Henry De Bathe, for slander 19 Nov £1000 damages awarded, 23 Nov, 1885
Anthony Benjamin Rudge James Baker and John Martin convicted for burglary at Netherby Hall Cumberland 28 Oct and murder of police constable Byrnes at Plumpton 29 Oct (captured by railway servants), 18-20 Jan 1886
John Magee, photographer sentenced to seven years’ penal servitude for threatening the prince of Wales, 15 Jan, 1886
Richard Belt, sculptor sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment with hard labour for fraudulent sale of jewellery to sir William Abdy his brother Walter acquitted, 15 March, 1886
John Burns Henry Hyde Champion Henry Mayers Hyndinan and John Edward Williams, for seditious words acquitted but censured, 6-10 April, 1886
Mrs Adelaide Bartlett, tried for the murder of her husband by chloroform (Rev George Dyson charged as an accessory before the fact discharged 12 April ) Mrs Bartlett acquitted, 12-17 April, 1886
Dr Lyell for heirs-at-law v Kennedy, agent for Anne Duncan intestate long litigation respecting property verdict for plaintiff, 22 June, 1886
Crawford v Crawford, divorce of Mrs Crawford decreed 12 Feb confirmed serious charges against sir Charles Dilke denied by him but accepted by jury, 22 July, 1886
Diamond robbery with violence to Mr Julius Tabak, the owner 25 March conviction and sentences Adolphe Weiner instigator seven years’ penal servitude James Palmer perpetrator ten years’ accomplices Leon Weiner Daniel Jacoby and Samuel Scandland each five years, 1-4 Nov, 1886 [Principal witness Toussaint or Denuncis who was sentenced to 15 years’ penal servitude in June for his joint action with Palmer who escaped when Toussaint was taken]
Mary Lena Sebright (formerly Scott) v Arthur Sebright, a merely formal marriage contract entered into by the terrorised plaintiff annulled, 16 Nov, 1886
Adams v lord Coleridge, and his son the hon B Coleridge for libel in letters sent to an arbitrator (lord Monkswell) wrongly delivered verdict for defendants with costs, 17-25 Nov, 1886
Lord and lady Colin Campbell, divorce double suit (previous judicial separation numerous charges on both sides not proved) suits for divorce dismissed, 27 Nov-20 Dec, 1886
Miss Allcard v Miss Skinner, (superior of the ” Sisters of the Poor” an Anglican convent Rev Henry Nihill director) to recover property given as under undue influence verdict for defendant 31 Jan appeal rejected, 9 July, 1887
Thomas William Carroll convicted for atrocious murder of Lydia Green at 8 Baches -street Hoxton, 5 Feb 30 March – 2 April, 1887
Mr Dillon, and other MP’s for conspiracy jury disagree, 14-24 Feb, 1887
Col Sandoval, sentenced to one month’s imprisonment and fined £500 for fitting out vessel against Venezuela, 21 March, 1887
Mr James Davis, proprietor of the Bat convicted for libel against Mr Robert Peck three months’ imprisonment and fine of £500, 30 March, 1887
Mr Edward St John Brenon v Messrs Ridgway, publishers of the ” Black Pamphlet ” (relating to Irish republican brotherhood &c) £500 awarded as damages, 3 May, 1887
Professor Caird v Syme (a bookseller), after differing decisions of the courts the house of lords on appeal decides against the publication of university lectures without the consent of the lecturers, 13 June, 1887
Beyfus v Jonas, and others charge of fraudulent conspiracy thirteen days’ trial verdict for plaintiff 40 shillings damages, 5 July, 1887
Samuel Taylor driver and Robert Davis, fireman tried for manslaughter, 14 Oct, 1887
Police constable Endacott, acquitted of perjury, 31 Oct – 1 Nov, 1887
Joyce (the marquis’s agent) v the marquis of Clanricarde, for libel in a letter verdict for plaintiff damages £25001, 6 – 7 Dec, 1887
Long firm fraud thirteen men convicted, sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, 21 Dec, 1887
Cuninghame Graham MP and John Burns tried for assaulting police &c on 13 Nov 1887 convicted of taking part in an unlawful assembly six weeks’ imprisonment without hard labour,16 – 18 Jan, 1888
Dynamite conspiracy Thomas Callan and Michael Harkins, sentenced to fifteen years’ penal servitude, 3 Feb, 1888
Slater v Slater a chancery forgery case the court defrauded of about £4000 the property of Miss Rose Maud Maxwell by the forgeries of William Bowden a solicitor’s clerk the money ordered to be paid to her by the court of chancery Bowden in Nebraska John Francis Lidiard a solicitor his friend ordered to repay the money to the court, 4 Feb, 1888
Marquis of Abergavenny v bishop of Llandaff, after much litigation verdict for the bishop who had refused to induct the Rev Robert W Gosse into a living being ignorant of the Welsh language, 22 Feb, 1888
Major Borrowes, fined £400 and costs for assaulting his brother-in-law lord Howard de Walden, 10 March, 1888
Major Templer, honourably acquitted of charge of divulging secret information concerning military ballooning &c, 9 April, 1888
Mr Samuel Peters v Mr C Bradlaugh MP for libel respecting cheques given him by lord Salisbury and others for the relief of the unemployed £300 awarded to the plaintiff, 18 April, 1888
Warne & Co v Seebohm,, 10 May, 1888
Hutt and another v The governors of Haileybury college, , 19 June, 1888
Wood v Cox,, 29 June, 1888
O’Donnell v Walter, and another (for libel in the Times) verdict for the defendants (search Parnellites), 2-5 July, 1888
Trials respecting electric light patents, 1886-1888
George and Kelynge Greenway, bankers of Warwick and Leamington sentenced to imprisonment &c for frauds, 31 July, 1888
Trial of Regent’s park murderer, July 1888
R P B Frost and his presumed wife Annie Frost, (clever and fascinating) who as Mrs Gordon Bailie and other names had carried on a long series of frauds at home and abroad by means of fictitious cheques convicted of cheating tradesmen of goods and money he sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment with hard labour she to five years’ penal servitude, 24 Oct, 1888
Anthony Isidor Glika, sentenced to ten years’ penal servitude for defrauding his employers Messrs Vagliano Bros and the Bank of England of £71500 27 June-7 July in a subsequent trial the Queen’s Bench Division adjudged the bank to bear the loss, 2 Nov, 1888[Sentence confirmed by court of appeal 21 May 1889 reversed by the House of Lords 5 March 1891]
Mrs Weldon v M Riviere, and others verdict for defendants, 15 Nov, 1888
Charles Richardson and Edgell, who had confessed to burglary at Edlingham vicarage near Alnwick on 7 Feb 1879 sentenced to five years’ penal servitude, 24 Nov, 1888 [Michael Brannagham and Peter Murphy who had been wrongfully convicted for this crime and attempt to murder had been sentenced to penal servitude for life April 1879 each received £800 as compensation Dec 1888 the police were acquitted of perjury and doubts were thrown on the confession of Richardson and Edgell Feb 1889]
Lyster Burdett and Clarke, convicted of burglary and attempt to murder Mr George Atkin at Muswell Hill sentenced to penal servitude for life, 7 March 1889
Mrs Sophia Irwin v Pall Mall Gazette, for libel damages awarded £1000, 4 April, 1889
Sir George Chetwynd v the earl of Durham, for libels relating to racing transactions the damages claimed £20000 After some litigation and much discussion the case was referred to the arbitration of the stewards of the jockey club Mr Jas Lowther MP the earl of March and prince Soltikoff they awarded sir George Chetwynd quarter penny damages each person to pay his own costs, 29 June, 1889 [Sir George Chetwynd who was exonerated from the graver but censured for the lighter charges quitted the club 5 July 1889]
W O’Brien MP v the marquis of Salisbury, for libel in a speech at Watford 10 March charging him with inciting to crime in a speech at Ballyneale near Clonmel 30 Sept 1888 damages claimed £10000 trial at Manchester verdict, for defendant, 20 July, 1889 [New trial refused by the queen’s bench 21 Dec 1889 appeal disallowed 8 May 1890]
Mrs Florence Elizabeth Maybrick, charged with poisoning her husband James Maybrick at Aigburth by arsenic tried at Liverpool by Mr justice Stephen convicted 21 July-7 Aug sentence of death commuted to penal servitude for life, 22 Aug, 1889
Gweedore trials, Ireland, Oct, 1889
John Watson Laurie (at Edinburgh) convicted of the murder of Elwin Robert Rose his fellow traveller in th6 Island of Arran (on 15 July) 8 9 Nov 1889 respited as of unsound mind 28 Nov penal servitude for life about, 1 Dec, 1889
Rev Percy G Benson, vicar of Hoo Kent suspended from duty for one year for excluding Mrs Swayne from the communion for schism 25 Oct directed by the bishop of Rochester to receive her yields, 29 Nov, 1889
Victorian Trials – 1880-1889