In the Gaol * prison* files of the Court of Great Sessions in Wales from 1730 until its abolition in 1830.
These records are held by the Welsh County Record Offices.These records can be found on this site
http://www.llgc.org.uk/sesiwn_fawr/index_s.htmDetails about these records can be searched at
Archives Network Wales.
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*It would appear from the records , that William & Ann Ingram were pedlars: Abraham Wood & Son Bohemia were accused of Raping Ann Ingram: both again were with other family members accused of :
aiding & abetting : stealing money & clothes from Ann Ingram :
: They were found :Not Guilty.
Parish: Llanbryn-mair; County: Montgomery;
Abraham Wood : Status: Vagrant
Offence : Rape of Ann Ingram, prosecutor's wife, who carried pedlar's ware.
Prisoner's wife: Sarah Wood : indicted of aiding and abetting the same.
The victim recalled a group of thirty people, including 'young lads and girls' who were 'talking in a language unknown' to her. Prisoner's son and daughters also indicted?
Parish: Llanbryn-mair; County: Montgomery
Date: 9 May 1758
Prosecutor :William Ingram, Llanwenarth, Mon.
Verdict :Not guilty.
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Parish: Llanbryn-mair; County: Montgomery
Abraham Wood
Status: Vagrant
Offence: Highway robbery of Ann Ingram, prosecutor's wife and stealing money and cloth belonging to the prosecutor.
Indicted with his wife, son and daughters?
Value: £4 3s. 6d.
Parish: Llanbryn-mair; County: Montgomery
Date: 9 May 1758
Prosecutor : William Ingram, Llanwenarth, co. Mon.
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Bohemia Wood; Parish: Llanbryn-mair; County: Montgomery;
Status: : Vagrant
Offence :Rape of Ann Ingram, prosecutor's wife, who carried pedlar's ware.
The victim recalled a group of thirty people, including 'young lads and girls' who were 'talking in a language unknown' to her. Indicted with his parents and sisters?
Others listed accused:
Mary Wood (Alias: Mary Boswell);Status: Spinster/vagrant
Prudence Wood :Status: Spinster/Vagrant
Winifred Wood : Status : Spinster/Vagrant
-------------------------------------John Wood;
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon;
Status: Vagrant Offence Theft of flannel from prosecutor's tenter.
Indicted with his wife and daughter. Prisoner 'frequently met part of their gang who were harboured in the neighbourhood'.
Location and date
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon; Date: 13 November 1792
Prosecutor
John Roberts, Llanystumdwy, fuller
Verdict
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdic
Punishment
1 month imprisonment and to be whipped
Jane Wood;
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon;
Status: Vagrant/married Offence Theft of flannel from prosecutor's tenter.
Indicted with her husband and daughter.
Location and date
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon; Date: 13 November 1792
Prosecutor
John Roberts, Llanystumdwy, fuller
Verdict
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdic
Punishment
1 month imprisonment and to be whipped
Damaris Wood;
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon;
Status: Vagrant
Offence Theft of flannel from prosecutor's tenter. Indicted with her parents.
Location and date
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon; Date: 13 November 1792
Prosecutor
John Roberts, Llanystumdwy, fuller
Verdict
Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdic
Punishment
1 month imprisonment
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Parish: Llanidloes; County: Montgomery
Thomas Ingram & William Ingram
Status: Gypsies Offence :Highway robbery. No indictment.
Thomas Ingram : Prisoner died a natural death in gaol on 11 - 4 - 1758.
Value: £7 7s. 6d.
Parish: Unspecified; County: Cardigan?
Date: September 1757
Prosecutor: Abraham Woods: Rhuthun co.Denb., hosier
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Henry Lovel
Status : Gypsy
Parish: Unspecified; County: Unspecified
Offence :Highway robbery. No indictment.
Value: £7 7s. 6d.
Parish: Unspecified; County: Cardigan?
Date: September 1757
Prosecutor :Abraham Woods, Rhuthun, co. Denb., hosier
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Henry Meredith (Alias: Henry Meredith Ingram)
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon
Status: Vagrant
Offence :Theft of flannel from prosecutor's tenter.
Parish: Llanystumdwy; County: Caernarfon
Date: 13 November 1792
Prosecutor :John Roberts, Llanystumdwy, fuller
Verdict :Guilty to the value of 10d - partial verdict
Punishment :1 month imprisonment and to be whipped
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On IGI record there appears this:
Bohemia Wood * Male* -christened 25th October 1715 Selattyn, Shropshire, England
Father: Abraham Wood