ELIJAH HUDGELL

1823 - 1887

Stowmarket, Suffolk

Parents: RICHARD HUDGELL and HANNAH TRICKER

  Eijah Hudgells life of crime started at the age of 24 when in 1847 these were reported:

    Assizes or Sessions: Convicted at Ipswich 2 July 1847

    Sent for trial, at the Assizes or Sessions: Convicted at Ipswich 2 July 1847  Rendered in court

Sentence: Six Months, first, mid and last weeks [illegible]

Time will expire: 16th Dec 1847

 Offence: Stealing silver jewellery  Jailed for 6 months

Elijah Hudgell (p.336)

Offence: Stealing one Silver guard Chain, five Silver Shirt studs, one pair of Gold Ear drops and one Hair Chain

Possessions: hat, coat, waistcoat, breeches, trousers, stockings, shoes shirts, handkerchiefs, knife, scarf.

(p.426)

  October 20th 1869

 Court House, Wednesday, October 20 - before R C Fowler, (chairman) and Has. Peto, Esqrs.

Petty Sessions Reports

The Ipswich Journal

Saturday October 23rd 1869

Lowestoft

1869 

     Leaving a Family Chargeable - Elijah Hudgell, labourer, was committed to goal for on month, with hard labour, for having left his wife and child chargeable to the parish of Lowesoft while he went fishing to the Westward.

      His wife was Phoebe Darkins who he married in 1854, they had 1 son Arthur George Hudgill.

 June 27th 1873

Ipswich Petty Sessions

Petty Sessions Reports

    The Ipswich Journal

Saturday June 28th 1873

Lowestoft

Elijah Hudgell, labourer, was bound over in the sum of £10 to keep the peace towards his wife for three months

Even though they appear to have a rocky relationship they were still together in the 1881 census, Elijah died in 1887 and his wife in 1900.