Quarter Sessions

Quarter Sessions were local courts tradionally held at four set times each year.  These sessions normally heard crimes that were not dealt with at the Petty Sessions.  The most serious crimes were heard at Assizes.  Records of Quarter Sessions held in Cornwall can be found at Cornwall Record Office in Truro, Cornwall.

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Transcription by Carol Hughes

QS/1/1/21                                            11^th April 1738                        Held at Liskeard

Appeal of Philleigh against order of 3 Feb for removal of Eleanor JENKIN, single woman, from Feock to Philleigh:  held over.

QS/1/1/131                                          12^th January 1741                    Held at Lostwithiel

Appeal of Veryan against order of 16 Dec. for removal of Elizabeth RESTARRICK, single woman, from Philleigh to Veryan:  order reversed, Philleigh to pay Veryan 2s. 6d. for her maintenance and also costs.

QS/1/1/165                                          12^th April 1743                        Held at Truro

Appeal of Philleigh against order of 7 Apr. for removal of Beaten FURSE, widow, Ann (11), Luke (9), James (7), Mirriam (5), Elizabeth (3) and William (1) her sons and daughters, from Ruanlanihorne to Philleigh:  held over.

QS/1/2/117                                          14^th July 1752                          Held at Lostwithiel

Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing highways:  held over.

QS/1/2/121                                          3^rd October 1752                     Held at Bodmin

Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing the highway:  held over.

QS/1/2/130                                          9^th January 1753                      Held at Lostwithiel

Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing highways:  held over.

QS/1/2/135                                          1^st May 1753                                       Held at Truro

Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing highway:  fined £20.

QS/1/2/141                                          10^th July 1753                          Held at Lostwithiel

Presentment of Philleigh for not repairing highway:  discharged on payment of fees;  £20 levied on the parish to be paid to John DOBLE and John CORNISH, surveyors of highways.

QS/1/3/333                                          3^rd October 1769                     Held at Bodmin

John JENNINGS of Philleigh, labourer; misdemeanour, confessed:  fined 6d.

QS/1/344,345                                      24^th April 1770                        Held at Truro

Appeal of Philleigh against order of 6 March for removal of Mary CLEMOE, widow, from Penryn to Philleigh:  order quashed for insufficiency;  costs to Philleigh.

QS/1/4/15,16                                       13^th July 1774                          Held at Lostwithiel

Appeal by Feock against order of 13 June 1774 for removal of Abednego CRAGOE (45), cordwainer, wife Thomasin and daughters Elizabeth (3) and Jenifer (10 months) from Philleigh to Feock:  order confirmed.

QS/1/4/378                                          16^th January 1783                    Held at Lostwithiel

Application of Philleigh concerning male bastard child born 14 October 1782 to Hester DAVY, single woman;  putative father George ROWE of Ruanlanihorne:  maintenance and lying-in costs awarded.

QS/1/4/405                                          17^th July 1783                          Held at Lostwithiel

George ROWE;  committed for want of sureties to indemnify Philleigh in bastardy:  to be discharged.

QS/1/5/167                                          27^th April 1786                        Held at Truro

John LONG of Philleigh, labourer;  accused of stealing one brown broadcloth coat, value 6d., from William PUGH:  acquitted.

QS/1/6/143/1                                       15^th July 1790                          Held at Lostwithiel

Ambrose BOHENNA, late of Philleigh, labourer;  convicted of taking four gallons of barley, the property of John CORNISH, value 2d.:   committed to custody for one day as he has agreed to join the Royal Navy.

QS/1/6/184/2                                       11^th April 1793                        Held at Truro

Matthew BENNETTS, late of Philleigh, labourer;  convicted of taking five pounds of pork, value 2d., the property of John CROXALL:  three months hard labour.

QS/1/6/453                                          27^th April 1797                        Held at Truro

Susanna BEARD, late of Philleigh, spinster;  convicted for taking one apron, value 1d., the property of Edward DUNSTONE:  two weeks in custody.

QS/1/7/237                                          12^th July 1803                          Held at Lostwithiel

Appeal by St. Anthony against order of 4 July inst. for removal of Roger JOLL from Philleigh:  held over.

QS/1/7/546                                          4^th October 1808                     Held at Bodmin

Recognizance.

Richard HICHENS, jun., of Philleigh, to answer in bastardy:  recognizance discharged.

QS/1/7/739                                          8^th October 1811                     Held at Bodmin

Appeal by Philleigh against order of 10 Sept. last for removal of Ann HAWKE from Falmouth:  held over.

QS/1/8/11                                            14^th January 1812                    Held at Lostwithiel

Continued appeal by Philleigh against order of 10 Sept. last for removal of Ann HAWKE from Falmouth:  held over.

QS/1/8/63, 64                                      14 July 1812                            Held at Lostwithiel

Continued appeal by Philleigh against order of 10 Sept. last for removal of Ann HAWKE from Falmouth:  order reversed.  Falmouth to pay Philleigh £5 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/8/319                                          23^rd April 1816                        Held at Truro

Appeal by Philleigh against order of 1 Apr. inst. for removal of William PEARCE, Catherine his wife and their son William (11 months) from St Just in Roseland:  held over.

QS/1/8/558, 558a                                16^th July 1816                          Held at Lostwithiel

Continued appeal by Philleigh against order of 1 Apr. last for removal of William PEARCE, Catherine his wife and their son William (11 months) from St. Just in Roseland:  order reversed.  St. Just to pay Philleigh £7 costs and maintenance.

QS/1/10/76                                          11^th July 1820                          Held at Lostwithiel

Rules and regulations of following friendly societies allowed and confirmed:  Breage, Phillack, Philleigh and Veryan.

QS/1/11/14                                          12^th April 1825                        Held at Truro

Appeal by Philleigh against order of 25 Jan. last for removal of James PASCOE, als. PASCOW from Grampound to Philleigh:  held over.

QS/1/11/363                                        15^th April 1828                        Held at Truro

Nicholas BENNETT of Philleigh, labourer, indicted for stealing twelve bottles of wine and twelve bottles, property of Samuel SYMONDS:  severe but private whipping.

 QS/1/11/364                                        15^th April 1828                        Held at Truro

John HOLMAN, William SANDOE and John SANDOE, all of Philleigh, labourers, indicted for receiving twelve bottles of wine and twelve glass bottles, property of Samuel SYMONDS, knowing them to be stolen by Nicholas BENNETT:  John HOLMAN received one year’s hard labour in Bodmin gaol.  William SANDOE and John SANDOE three months hard labour in Bodmin gaol.

QS/1/11/557                                        12^th January 1830                    Held at Bodmin

Filiation Order

Boy born 11^th December, Grampound, mother Mary Ann GEORGE, single woman, alleged father Joshua GEACH of Philleigh, labourer.

QS/1/12/106                                        3^rd January 1832                      Held at Bodmin

Filiation order

Girl born 5^th November, Philleigh, mother Maria SANDOE, single woman.