| Description | Bill of indictment of Martha Kirkham wife of Samuel Kirkham late of the parish of Stockton upon Tees in county Durham labourer and Mary Henderson wife of James Henderson late of the same parish labourer for stealing four pounds weight of feathers value 4s, the property of Henry Whitell
Offence committed at the township of Middlesbrough on 9 November 1847
Kirkham had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for county Durham held at Durham on 23 February 1846
Henderson had previously been convicted of felony at the Assizes and General Gaol Delivery for the county palatine of Durham and Sadberge held at the city of Durham on 23 July 1846
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "a true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the General Sessions for county Durham held at Durham on 23 February 1846 of Martha Kirkham wife of Samuel Kirkham late of the parish of Sunderland near the Sea in county Durham labourer for stealing one jacket value 5s, one waistcoat value 5s, and one handkerchief value 2s, the property of Augustus Cann, at the parish of Sunderland on 10 February 1846. Kirkham was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Durham for nine calendar months. Certificate dated 1 January 1848
With certificate of conviction at the Assizes and Gaol Delivery for county Durham and Sadberge held on 23 July 1846 of Mary Henderson wife of James Henderson late of the parish of Stockton upon Tees in county Durham labourer for stealing two spoons value 2s, the property of Benjamin Murray, at the parish of Stockton upon Tees on 8 July 1846. Henderson had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for county Durham held at Durham on 4 April 1842, and was now sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Durham for 12 calendar months. Certificate dated 29 December 1847 |