Wiltshire - Offences Committed County Wide in Workhouses 1835-1850

Commital Surname Given Name(s) Workhouse/ Poor House Offence/Charge Place Served Date Reported Publication Notes Period Austin Charlotte Highworth Misdemeanor in the union workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 23 January 1840 and Gazette Austin Charlotte Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 27 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Barrett John Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Bowles Mary Highworth A misdemeanour in the Union Workhouse at Highworth 14 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 26 December 1839 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Carpenter Jesse Highworth Absconding from the Union Workhouse, at Highworth, and taking clothes with them belonging to the said Union 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 6 November 1837 & Winchester Journal Carter Mary Highworth Misdemeanour in the workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 30 December 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Clargo William Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Coleman Ann Highworth For leaving the union workhouse at Highworth and taking with them clothes belonging to the said Union 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 19 March 1840 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Commital period clear from report in Salisbury & Winchester Journal 23 March 1840 Collier Richard Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 23 February 1843 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Collier Richard Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 20 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Compton Robert Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 25 February 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Cowls William Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 23 February 1843 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Cox James Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 23 February 1843 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Davis George Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse, at Highworth 1 Month The New Prison, Devizes 16 October 1845 Wiltshire Independent Davis Owen Highworth For the like offence [misconduct] in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 20 May 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Dawes Susannah Highworth Misdemeanor in the union workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 19 March 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Daws Susanna Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Dunn Thomas Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 6 December 1838 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Dunn Thomas Highworth Leaving the union workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothing belonging to the said union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 9 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Dunn Thomas Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 2 Months The New Prison, Devizes 9 November 1848 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Eaton James Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 7 Days The New Prison, Devizes 13 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Fox Henry Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse, at Highworth 1 Month The New Prison, Devizes 16 October 1845 Wiltshire Independent Gibbs John Highworth Insubordination in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 30 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Giles Fanny Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Giles Fanny Highworth Misdemeanour in the workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 30 December 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Gilmore Jane Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Gregory Martha Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Gregory Martha Highworth Having threatened to stab Elizabeth Yates, another inmate of the union 6 Weeks N/K 27 January 1848 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Report of Petty Sessions held on 24 January 1848 Heath John Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 20 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Herbert Susan Highworth A misdemeanor in the Union Workhouse, at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 23 April 1838 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Hewett Alfred Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 23 February 1843 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Hewett Jesse Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 23 February 1843 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Hodrine Frederick Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days The New Prison, Devizes 6 November 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Holliday Thomas Highworth Insubordination in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 30 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Iles Thomas Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Jefferies Mary Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Jefferies Mary Ann Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 13 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Jerrome Sarah Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 13 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Jervis Elizabeth Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Johnson James Highworth Insubordination in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 30 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Johnstone Isaac Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Lamborn Ann Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Lawrence Hannah Highworth For leaving the union workhouse at Highworth and taking with them clothes belonging to the said Union 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 19 March 1840 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Commital period clear from report in Salisbury & Winchester Journal 23 March 1840 Lawrence Hannah Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 13 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Lewis Charles Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Lewis Elizabeth Highworth A misdemeanor in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 13 September 1841 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Marshall Henry Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse, at Highworth 1 Month The New Prison, Devizes 16 October 1845 Wiltshire Independent Mells Emma Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 8 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Mobley James Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse, at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 26 July 1838 Wiltshire Independent Mobley James Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse, at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 17 January 1839 Wiltshire Independent Mobley James Highworth Leaving the union workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said union 2 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 12 September 1839 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Mobley James Highworth Leaving the union workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothing belonging to the union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 2 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Morse Henry Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Moulding Robert Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Nash John Highworth Insubordination in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 30 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette New Joseph Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 19 March 1838 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Painter Eliza Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Painter Elizabeth Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse at Highworth and taking with them clothing belonging to the said Union 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 17 December 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Peachy George Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 10 Days The New Prison, Devizes 15 May 1845 Wiltshire Independent Pinnock Martha Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 24 April 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Ponting Ann Highworth Misdemeanor in the union workhouse at Highworth 6 Weeks Bridewell, Marlborough 19 March 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Ponting Ann Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Pool Jane Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 8 February 1849 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Quarrier William Highworth For leaving the the union workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 6 February 1840 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Richens James Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Simmonds Thomas Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse of the Highworth and Swindon union 1 Month The New Prison, Devizes 30 October 1847 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Simpkins William Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 15 November 1838 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Simpkins William Highworth Refusing to work in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 29 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Adam Highworth Absconding from the Union Workhouse, at Highworth, and taking clothes with them belonging to the said Union 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 6 November 1837 Salisbury & Winchester Journal Smith Eliza Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days The New Prison, Devizes 8 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Eliza Highworth Damaging the ceiling of a room in the union workhouse at Highworth 6 Weeks Bridewell, Marlborough 12 February 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Eliza Highworth Breaking windows in the union workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 6 August 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Eliza Highworth Destroying clothes in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 26 November 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Eliza Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 2 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Maria Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 8 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Maria Highworth Misconduct in the union workhouse at Highworth 1 Month Bridewell, Marlborough 25 June 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Maria Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse at Highworth and taking with them clothing belonging to the said Union 6 Weeks Bridewell, Marlborough 17 December 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Maria Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 4 March 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Smith Richard Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse of the Highworth and Swindon union 1 Month The New Prison, Devizes 30 October 1847 Salisbury and Winchester Journal Spackman William Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 7 Days The New Prison, Devizes 13 February 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Speck Emma Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 14 Days The New Prison, Devizes 8 January 1846 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Tombs Solomon Highworth Running away from the workhouse at Highworth, and carrying away with him the clothes belonging to the said poor house 3 Months The House of Correction, Devizes 21 April 1836 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Tombs Solomon Highworth A misdemeanour in the Union Workhouse, at Highworth 21 Days The New Prison, Devizes 9 November 1837 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Walker John Highworth Insubordination in the workhouse at Highworth 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 30 December 1841 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Warren Young Highworth Leaving the Union Workhouse, at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said Union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 13 December 1838 Wiltshire Independent Warren Young Highworth Leaving the union workhouse at Highworth, and taking with him clothes belonging to the said union 3 Months Bridewell, Marlborough 26 December 1839 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Wilson Thomas Highworth Misconduct in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days The New Prison, Devizes 6 November 1845 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Yates Elizabeth Highworth Misdemeanour in the workhouse at Highworth 21 Days Bridewell, Marlborough 30 December 1847 Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette Horford John Highworth & Swindon Having assaulted Henry Hodges, a porter at Highworth and Swindon Workhouse 3 Weeks The New Prison, Devizes 1 November 1849 Wiltshire Independent

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