Law and Order

  • Crime & Punishment in Victorian Stoke Ferry, 1850-1859

    Crime & Punishment in Victorian Stoke Ferry, 1850-1859

    Below are examples of the Victorian English legal system, mainly in its Petty Sessions. We have highlighted newspaper clippings of cases involving residents of Stoke Ferry, but there are also a few other cases listed that are also of interest. Descriptions of four Justices of the Peace who delivered punishments to the population in our district…