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elijah mason

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Janet

Janet Report 16 Jan 2011 18:27


I'm trying to find out about a court case involving elijah mason born 1851 in norfolk who was a shoemaker employed by the board of guardians- later the workhouse- in great yarmouth norfolk, would appreciate any knowledge.
janet

Choccy

Choccy Report 16 Jan 2011 18:35



this one ?

England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
Name: Elijah Mason
Date of Trial: 13 Oct 1879
Trial Year: 1879
Location of Trial: Norfolk, England
Sentence: Imprisonment of 15 months with hard labour
Crime: 4 separate offences of embezzling money belonging to the inhabitants of Great Yarmouth

Janet

Janet Report 16 Jan 2011 18:46

hello choccy
Thanks so much for your reply, i've spent years trying to find out about a rumour involving elijah mason my gr grandfather
thanks once again
janet

Janet

Janet Report 16 Jan 2011 18:47

hello choccy
Thanks so much for your reply, i've spent years trying to find out about a rumour involving elijah mason my gr grandfather
thanks once again
janet

Mike *

Mike * Report 16 Jan 2011 18:56

The Bury and Norwich Post, and Suffolk Herald (Bury Saint Edmunds, England), Tuesday, September 09, 1879

EMBEZZLING THE POOR.

Elijah Mason, until recently a collector of poor rates for the North Ward, Gt. Yarmouth, was remanded on Saturday on a charge of embezzling £365.15s.9d from the poor rates.

Mike *

Mike * Report 16 Jan 2011 18:59

Another edition of the same newspaper has the figure at £365.17s 1d

...even down to the last penny !!

Janet

Janet Report 16 Jan 2011 19:17

Thanks for replies, that was a lot of money in those days, after he had served his time he was then employed by the great yarmouth workhouse as a shoemaker! Thankyou everyone for your information.
Regards
Janet