This is the first of a multi-part series that led to several Court hearings and finally to the execution of 24 year old, Ah Lee (1880 - Dunedin Gaol, New Zealand). He was most probably innocent - kyeburndiggingsops.substack.com/p/murder-at-... #OnePlaceCourtCases #OnePlaceWednesday

Blogging and Social Media Prompt. Jul 2025: ##OnePlaceCourtCases. Image: Photo showing a judges gavel on a wooden desk, the 'business end' resting on a sound block, and the handle resting on a book with the words 'Court Hearing' on the spine. More books can be seen on shelves in the background. www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Has our blogging prompt🔗 #OnePlaceCourtCases led to any discoveries which you judge to be of interest? Have you, by trial or error, found any OPS people in Chancery, Circuit, Consistorial, Divorce, Manorial, seigneurial, Quarter Session, Sheriff or other courts? Tell us, pleas(e)! #OnePlaceWednesday

Ok, wee tech problem going on here 😭 Try this link instead to read about Charles' illustrious career!
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Ooh I'd forgotten about #OnePlaceCourtCases! Right, best get on with it then😅 #OnePlaceWednesday

He sounds a real character! Perfect for this month’s theme of #OnePlaceCourtCases! #OnePlaceWednesday

I think I have a few examples of Court Cases for #StMaryBourne that I shall to share.

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I should really be researching THIS month’s prompt #OnePlaceCourtCases but I’ve wanted to research #Sudbourne #OnePlaceLandowners for a while, so this week I indulged myself with a quick bit of landowners research. Might have to write about them separately as there’s a lot to say! #OnePlaceWednesday

William Thompson Born in 1846 in Braunston, William Thompson’s life was troubled. By the time he was one year old, his family had moved to the New Inn at Norton Locks where his father, also William, died unexpectedly ...

At Long Buckby Wharf, that will be William Thompson who did his best to keep the police and courts very busy!
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Blogging and Social Media Prompt. Jul 2025: ##OnePlaceCourtCases. Image: Photo showing a judges gavel on a wooden desk, the 'business end' resting on a sound block, and the handle resting on a book with the words 'Court Hearing' on the spine. More books can be seen on shelves in the background. www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

New month, new #OnePlaceStudies blogging prompt!🔗 Did anyone from your OPS place end up in court, and if so, in what type of court, in what capacity, and with what result? What stories can you find for those who were accused or prosecuted, or seeking justice or redress? #OnePlaceCourtCases