Talk:Lawshall

Newspaper records
Newspaper records from 1750 to 1950 outline some issues relating to the parish of Lawshall:

March 17th 1750 - Deserted in Sudbury last Friday from Col Fitzwilliam's Company of Regiment of Foot, William White, born at Rougham in Suffolk-about 22 years-5ft 10" high - lately had small pox - last he worked for Mr Whiffan of Lawshall as a bricklayer. Whoever gives information etc shall receive 1 guinea reward. Ipswich Journal

October 13th 1759 - At Hadleigh last week, Thomas Baker of Hadleigh and Robert Bowle of Lawshall were convicted of riding on a wagon having no person on foot or horseback to guide the same. 20s. At the same time John Bowle, brother of Robert Bowle, to appear at the Quarter Sessions at Bury for assaulting the constable of Monks Illegh in the execution of his duty. Ipswich Journal

December 16th 1775 - Last week at about five, Mr Brewer of Lawshall was robbed of three guineas in gold, some silver and a watch at Nowton about 1 ½ miles from Bury by three men. Ipswich Journal

May 2nd 1778 - Broke out of Clare Bridewell, John Byham, labourer, aged 26-27-5ft 8" tall-stout made-short black curled hair. Any person giving information to the overseers of the parish of Lawshall shall receive 2 guineas. Ipswich Journal

June 5th 1779 - A few days since as Mr Bowers, farmer of Lawshall, was driving his wagon laden with wheat to Sudbury. He, being tired, got upon the shafts to ride and not observing the horses going out of the track the ground gave way and they went in the river and they were all drowned and the wagon dashed to pieces. Ipswich Journal

November 23rd 1782 - George Crick of Lawshall was committed to Bury gaol on suspicion of stealing 4 skips of bees from John Steward. Ipswich Journal

January 15th 1785 - Inquest at Lawshall on the body of Thomas Hammond who was killed by the fall of a tree. Ipswich Journal

March 26th 1788 - Inquisition at Lawshall on the body of William Bruce found drowned in a pond. Self murder, the body was then accordingly buried in the highway. Bury and Norwich Post June 2nd 1790 - On Monday last Sarah Allen and her accomplice Ann Flower were committed to our new Bridewell by J.Plampin for setting fire to the workhouse at Lawshall. Bury and Norwich Post

February 15th 1792 - Few packs of hounds can boast of more gallant sport than those of Sir Charles Davers, on February the 3rd the chace proved the finest ever ran in this county or any other. The fox was un kennelled at Sir Charles park and ran through Oxfield, Bradfield, Cockfield, Lawshall then to the Old Park at Coldham Great Woods to Hawstead, Welnetham through Fritney wood to Chadacre to Boxted park to Stanstead wood where the deep and strong earth saved it's brush. We are sorry to hear without benefit of clergy, from fatigue of the chace which lasted three hours that a familiar hunter belonging to the Rev Philips died at night, also two more died, one belonging to Mr Tyrell another to a farmer. 102 horsemen started only 20 finished. Mr Philips had refused 150 guineas for his horse. Mr Coke's hounds killed a leash of foxes near Melford and will hunt at Hedingham for the rest of the week. Bury and Norwich Post

August 1st 1832 - John Bloomfield for entering the dwelling house of Harriet Cooke at Lawshall and stealing a box of spoons and a quantity of silver. 7 years transportation. Bury and Norwich Post

November 16th 1834 - Inquest at Lawshall on Thomas Girling who fell down while looking at the fox-hounds and died. Bury and Norwich Post

March 1st 1837 - Died on the 20th inst at Lawshall, William Farrow, aged 76. The deceased was a particulary industrious man, having brought up a large family with scarcely any assistance from the parish. He was 55 years on the Lawshall Hall farm and went foreman through more than 50 harvests, on the recommendation of the Rev Dr Colvile he lately received two pounds from the Agricultural Association which he laid up to defray his funeral expenses. Bury and Norwich Post

April 12th 1837 - Inqu--at Hartest on John Kent who when returning from Lawshall the previous evening fell in a roadside pond and drowned. Bury and Norwich Post

May 10th 1837 - Inquis--at Lawshall on the body of a female child found in a pond adjoining Mr Ransom's garden, it was wrapped in an apron. Mr King, surgeon from Hartest, said the child had been dead at least six days and he had no doubt it had been born alive. Wilful muder. Bury and Norwich Post

April 11th 1843 - On Saturday morning last fire broke out at Place Farm in Hartest the property of George Weller Poley and in occupation of the executors of the late Mr Harvey. It is supposed to have originated in a large barn or a straw rick, before the livestock could be released, one poor horse was stifled and another two were scorched but other horses and pigs escaped, the poultry were all burnt to death. The dwelling house was saved, the farm is situated at the enterance to the Green, two other thatched cottages were destroyed, the engines from Chadacre and Lawshall attended, the fire is believed to have been started maliciously. Bury and Norwich Post

July 8th 1846 - Notice to builders, railway contractors and farmers. The Paradise Brick Kilns at Lawshall has now opened. Bury and Norwich Post

November 27th 1849 - The inhabitants of Lawshall were greatly alarmed by the cry of fire which had broken out on the property of George Morley in Lawshall Street which destroyed a barn, stable and outbuildings. Prompt assistance from the Lawshall and Chadacre fire engines saved the house. During the fire the police constable received information which induced him to apprehend a lad named William Foreman who was at work with the engine. The following day he was examined by the Rev Coldham of Glemsford, it appears a short time before the fire broke out the prisoner was drinking in Lawshall Harrow and was left to sleep, when he awoke he told two boys whom he met that he would set fire to some place. He went to the house of a man named Humm and asked for some lucifer matches as he wanted to light a fire in his father’s back yard, some were given him and within a few minutes the alarm of fire was given, Foreman was seen running away from the fire and was collared by Humm. The prisoner who is about 20 was committed for trial. Bury and Norwich Post

July 23rd 1850 - Death on the 16th, Robert Armstrong of the King William Inn at Lawshall. Bury and Norwich Post

January 28th 1851 - George Carnt was committed to Bury gaol charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bainbridge of Lawshall. Bury and Norwich Post

January 28th 1851 - The Lawshall Murder.

The prisoner is 23 years old ,it is known that he was desirous of forming a intimacy with the deceased, a married woman whose husband had been in the service of the Rev Mr Halifax as butler, after they had been married for two years her father insisted on her leaving him in consequence of the manner he treated her, her husband shortly afterwards enlisted in the Corps of Sappers and Miners and was promoted corporal. Both were natives of Lawshall and she had one child by the marriage.

On the afternoon of Monday last, deceased and the prisoner were in Lawshall Harrow Inn which was kept by the brother of the deceased and intimacy to him had sprung up but not reciprocated by her, they left the Harrow at about 3-4 in the afternoon on Monday and was seen crossing a field together, this is the last time she was seen alive, About 5 o'clock the Mr Payne landlord, returned home from his father's house and was asked by his wife what time the deceased returned home, he frequently expressed hopes she would be alright, at about 7 the prisoner returned to the Harrow with his clothes dirty and wet, it was known that he suffered from fits, Payne said " you fool you ought not never be trusted on your own if you blunder about in this way,

He was frequently obliged to take his handkerchief and loosen it, he asked him where his hat was, Carnt, who frequently had epileptic fits, said " in the pond." Mr Payne despatched a man to his father to see if his sister had arrived home, the answer was no, P. C. Keable was sent for and on his arrival the prisoner refused to make any answer,

Keable her father and George Farrow commenced a search for her, for near a mile they traced their footsteps which stopped near a pond, on inspection with a lanthorn, Keable perceived something and jumped in the water and found the body of deceased, they conveyed it to a neighbouring house where a large bruise was found on her face as if from a blow.

They proceeded at once to the Harow where Carnt was arrested and taken into custody. Supt. Death of Clare was sent for and he ascertained all the facts. The deceased was described as an industrious and respectable person who had been deserted by her husband, the prisoner also bore a good character of a hard working labourer, the only allusion he made to the event was in the course of the night was to one of those he was drinking with, when he said while drinking brandy and water, was that he was afraid that it was the last time they would drink together.

The only motive conjectured was alleged jealously. Deceased was 31 years old and the prisoner was 29 years old. Bury and Norwich Post

January 28th 1851 - On the same day as the Assizes, George Plumb of Lawshall was charged with stealing a pig and 6 fowls from Thomas Brown of Lawshall. Bury and Norwich Post

April 16th 1851 - The execution of George Carnt for the murder of Elizabeth Bainbridge at Lawshall is fixed to take place at Bury gaol on Tuesday next the 21st. It is considered advisable to depart from the usual fixing of these dreadful exhibitions for market day, but circumstances of it being the Easter holiday being probably overlooked.

The culprit is in a humble submissive mind, his sorrow for the end of his victim and remorse for his crime appears to outweigh his feelings for his approaching end and he has made a full confession.

Statements in a London paper are incorrect, he did not state the unfortunate woman refused to yield to his desires and the murder was the result of her resistance, on the contrary we believe his statements that they had been in company for several hours and had exchanged love tokens found upon their persons, but while walking together, the deceased snatched a knife from out of the prisoner's pocket and declared she could not bear such a life any longer and made a motion as if to cut her throat, this the prisoner prevented upon which she declared she would drown herself and rushed into the pond, the prisoner followed and in a phrenzy for which he cannot account except he was full of beer for two days of club revelling and admits that in spite of her struggles and screams he held her down in the water till life was extinct intending after to destroy himself in the state of madness.

He had no recollection until he found himself again at the public house where he answered to inquiries as to his condition, "the halter is for my neck-the gallows is my doom". We understand an application to the Secretary of State for remission of the capital punishment on the grounds of absence of premeditation, taking the case out of the ordinary. Bury and Norwich Post

April 16th 1851 - On Monday morning at about 4, the alarm of fire was given on Mr John Payne's farm at Lawshall called Hanningfield farm, on getting up Mr Payne discovered a large double barn had been fired, the livestock was immediately got out and most of the harness but the buildings being of boards and thatched the flames spread rapidly and the whole of the buildings and the barn of 100 feet another of 60 feet-granary-stables-cow-house-cart lodges-3 tumbrils-implements-27 coombs of barley-50 coombs of oats. The engines arrived from Bury at about 6 but too late. P,C.Keeble noticed footsteps of where someone had got through the a hole in the hedge, suspicion fell on a young man named John Farrow who had been seen lying down on the road at about 2 a m and he showed no disposition to put the fire out. He was apprehended and his shoes compared with footprints and found to correspond. The prisoner who is of indifferent character, was examined at Melford on Tuesday but the results of which we do not know.Bury and Norwich Post

April 23rd 1851 - The application for remission of capital punishment on the unhappy George Carnt. Sir George Grey stated he did not feel it consistent with his duty and the law must take its course.

The prisoner was anxious to avail himself to the attentions of the Rev Wells, the chaplain. The Rev. gentleman said he had very barren ground to work on as the prisoner was deplorably ignorant and his moral senses were blunted by a long course of drunkedness and vice, when he entered gaol he was very ignorant of the doctrines of Christianity. The rector of Lawshall, the Rev Baillie, said he seems to be willing to be taught the truth but so blunted was his moral faculties that his conscience seemed as seared as a hot iron and it was only after a considerable time that the impression could be made on him. His friends during these last few days were allowed to say farewell, he was visited on Monday night by his cousins, two aunts, and little sister. Carnt appeared to notice his cousin had been drinking, he turned on him and said "you know I was never a great drinker, I could never be called a drunkard, let me implore you as a dying man, baptised at the same font as you, to avoid drunkedness.

Carnt seemed interested in the fire at Mr Payne's farm and grieved that so respectable man should be so treated and when informed of the name of the man in custody on suspicion, said to his friends, " I will warrant that if it is John Farrow he had been drinking all the night before, there it is again, another crime through drink."

On Wednesday night the prisoner's father and step mother, brothers, sisters and Mr Payne came to see him, Mr Payne was not present when Carnts own father took his leave, his aged father wept bitterly, the prisoner leapt up and said "cheer up old boy", his father said "George if you had taken my advice it would not have come to this," the prisoner replied "that's true but you don't know the temptations I have had", he then proceeded to divide various articles of clothing among members of the family. "Whereabouts in Lawshall churchyard did they bury her," on being informed, he replied, "poor thing, I am sorry for her, I knew it was wrong to live on the terms we did". He wished the day of his death would come on Tuesday morning, The hour was fixed much earlier the usual in the hope of lessening the concourse of spectators, but early as it was, the eagerness for such a spectacles was shown by the arrival of people as early as 6 o' clock, the earlier time of execution having got abroad. Ever since the erection of the gaol, executions have taken place in the meadow outside the wall, to avoid the inconvenience of bringing the culprit out of the front of the entrance, through the public road to the scaffold, as on the last occasion of capital punishment, that of Catherine Foster, this system was found objectionable on account of the nearness of the spectators to the criminal and t he exposure of her figure to the crowd after the drop fell and it was in consequence of that the door called "Corder's Way" was stopped.

The execution shall take place on the flat roof between the Infirmary on the south side and the entrance to the Porter's lodge. The new gallows had been prepared on a new principle by Mr Darkin of Bury and it was not brought out until 7 next morning and at 8-30 it was fixed without noise. As the fatal hour approached, the London and Nowton roads and the intervening fields were occupied in every part with a view of the awful scene. The crowd consisted almost entirely of the working class, the large proportion being females, many bringing children and infants with them, We scarcely noticed 50 persons of superior class and a rough calculation between 4000 to 5000 people were present, a number far less than attended Catherine Foster's execution, doubtless because of the early hour and continuous rain which fell until the fatal hour, there was not sufficient rain to dampen the ardour of the regular attenders of such scenes, many stayed until the body was removed.

The behaviour of the crowd was mainly decorous, shortly after 9 o' clock the death bell was mournfully heard in the air and the fatal procession emerged from the condemned cell, the Chaplain in his surplice read the sentence from the burial service and the under Sheriff, Mr Gooding and Mr Sparke followed the criminal, assisted by the Governor. The operation of pinioning was performed by Calcraft, the rope was adjusted to a staple fixed in the beam and the cap was drawn on over the prisoner face, at the appointed signal of the Chaplain closing his book, the bolt was drawn and without a struggle the unhappy man was despatched to eternity. He was buried in the precincts of the gaol.Bury and Norwich Post

April 30th 1851 - The registrar of the district reports that in the following parishes the population is---Boxted 291-Cavendish 1396-Hartest 832---Hawkedon 359---Lawshall 906---Shimpling 470-Somerton 136---Stanstead 412. This is an increase in these parishes of 438 since 1841. Bury and Norwich Post

June 14th 1854 - Inquest at Lawshall on George Death aged 10 years who being sent by Harriet Ransom (while working at the horse hair factory) to get a pail of water from the pond at the back door, being gone some time she went to see after him, she found Edward Allen, a boy of about 6 standing there saying George had fallen in the pond, when got out he was quite dead. Accidental.Bury and Norwich Post

January 31st 1855 - Died at Lawshall aged 70 years, Thomas Stannard, for 36 years gardener at Coldham Hall. Bury and Norwich Post

May 14th 1855 - On Thursday evening at 9-30, a straw stack belonging to William Wiffen of Lawshall was discovered to be on fire, labouring people gave prompt assistance with pails and by their exertions the fire was confined to the straw stack which was destroyed. Bury and Norwich Post

December 22nd 1855 - Inquest at Lawshall on an aged couple, George and Elizabeth Goldsmith. It appears from evidence that the neighbours of the old people were alarmed between 5 and 6 in the evening by screams in the road and a widow woman named Ruse was called by Mrs Goldsmith "neighbour come here, my husband is taken ill" she went into the house and found the poor old man sitting in a chair, she said "Lord have mercy your husband is dying", she said "don't say so, I went to the shelf and found some powder which I thought came from Mr Bailie's for my sister Ann when she died, I mixed it in a basin and took part myself and gave the rest to him, I thought it was arrowroot". Witness said she saw deceased had been vomiting and ran for Robert Pate the constable who shortly arrived, he spoke to Goldsmith who did not answer, he had hardly any pulse and was perspiring violently, Pate went to find someone to go to for Mr King the surgeon at Hartest, Mr Snell sent one of his men but Goldsmith expired before he arrived. Mr King said he administered emetic to the woman and she vomited but later died. A post mortem was made on the bodies by Mr King and found the usual symptoms resulting from poisoning. Verdict-cause of death was by arsenic administered by the wife, not intentionally, she doubtless thought it was arrowroot Mr Image said Goldsmith doubtless had the arsenic by him for many years as it was not coloured as required by the law. Bury and Norwich Post

March 19th 1856 - Inquest at Lawshall on James Hammond, farmer, having been depressed for some time in respect of his brother's will, he cut his own throat with a razor, Mrs Hammond obtained help from Joseph Bowers, a neighbour but the poor man whose intellect seems to have gone died on Monday morning. Bury and Norwich Post

December 3rd 1856 - Henry Farrow and his wife Sarah of Lawshall were charged with stealing a tea caddy from the Jolly Waggoner in Mustow Street in Bury, their residence was not known but P.C. Graves traced them to Lawshall. Remanded. Bury and Norwich Post

January 17th 1856 - William Gurling, labourer of Lawshall, was charged with being on Sunday, 30th of December 1855, in a wood called Thrifty wood with a gun. £2. Suffolk Free Press

June 19th 1856 - Thomas Frost, the landlord of the Harrow Inn at Lawshall was charged with harbouring three police constables while on duty. £5. with 8s 6d costs. Suffolk Free Press

November 24th 1857 - We stated last week the conviction of a woman named Susan Wells at Sudbury Sessions and her sentence of 3 years penal servitude for robbing George Plum of Lawshall who, in a state of drunkedness, had fallen in with her company. Bury and Norwich Post

August 1st 1857 - Re-opening of Lawshall church which has recently undergone extensive renovation at the sole expense of the Rev Bailie. Bury Free Press

February 20th 1858 - The inhabitants of Lawshall are well aware from the style of decoration adopted in the church on the occasion of the late restoration of the church at the expense of the Rev Bailie as well as the manner of conducting the service. The general manner to whom the spiritual care is entrusted was a member of the Tractarian Section of the Church of England. The practices in the church are of a Romanizing tendency that the Protestant feelings of the parishioners became indignant a large majority refusing to attend services. Some months ago Mr Bailie went so far Rome-Ward as to advocate publicly from the circumstances no-one will be surprised that he has placed his resignation of the living in the hands of the Bishop. Bury Free Press

May 25th 1858 - For sale tomorrow, a farm called Hart's Green in Lawshall and Stanningfield 30 acres, occupied by James Last---Trees farm at Lawshall 75 acres, occupied by Mrs Jackson.-- Farm is situated in Shimpling and Alpheton on the Sudbury turnpike road, occupied by George Deeks, 45 acres. A fourth part of Bush farm situated in Lawshall and Whepstead, occupied by James Prewer, 20 acres. Bury and Norwich Post

August 3rd 1858 - Inquest at Lawshall on James the son of William Farrow, labourer. who stated "deceased is my child and is about 5 ½ years old, I was at Mr George Cornish's of Lawshall brewing my harvest beer and deceased was with me in the brewhouse playing with a servant girl of about 13, I saw the girl push him back into the tub of boiling hot beer, deceased was much scalded, I stripped his clothes off and his skin was scalded off." Accidental. Bury and Norwich Post

August 5th 1858 - Lawshall. A few days ago there was an inquest on James Farrow aged 5 ½ who was scalded on Monday at Lawshall, William Farrow the father of the child said he was at work in Mr Cornish's brewhouse, his child was amusing himself with a girl aged 13, a servant on the farm, witness saw the girl push the child backwards into the boiling beer, on being taken out the skin came off with his clothes. Mr Cornish had him conveyed to Bury Hospital where he died the next day. Accidental with no blame attached to the girl. Suffolk Free Press

December 28th 1858 - Thomas Vickers of Shimpling was charged with stealing 10 geese and 14 chickens from Mr George Cornish's farm in Lawshall. Isaac Steward, a dealer from Sible Hedingham, said he met the prisoner at Sudbury and he asked if he would purchase some fowls from him. Witness said he would meet him at Gestingthorpe Compasses on Monday morning. For Trial. Bury and Norwich Post

January 18th 1859 - Thomas Vickers who was charged with stealing 14 chickens and 10 geese from George Cornish at Lawshall. 4 months hard labour. Bury and Norwich Post

July 26th 1859 - Hariett Howe, a girl of 12 years and living at Lawshall was charged with stealing 1lb of horse hair from Mr List a hair manufacturer from London. William Allen deposed, saying, 'I am foreman at the horsehair factory at Lawshall and give out hair to weavers, Caroline Goldsmith has a loom at her house where the prisoner serves her, Goldsmith having missed some hair told me about it. ' Fined 8s or 21 days. Bury and Norwich Post

October 30th 1860 - Robert Bruce of Lawshall was summoned by Mrs Elizabeth Field, landlady of the Harrow Inn for assaulting her, defendant admitted the charge, complainant said he brought to her house an empty beer bottle and demanded a drink for doing so, she gave him a glass of drink and he wanted more, she refused and he shook his fist in her face using abusive language. The Bench said that the young men of that parish seemed bent on such misconduct but they were determined to stop it and would inflict a fine of £1 on him and 6s 6d costs. Bury and Norwich Post

October 30th 1860 - Robert Bruce of Lawshall was summoned by Mrs Elizabeth Field, landlady of the Harrow Inn for assaulting her, Defendant admitted the charge, complainant said he brought to her house an empty beer bottle and demanded a drink for doing so, she gave him a glass of drink and he wanted more, she refused and he shook his fist in her face using abusive language. The Bench said that the young men of that parish seemed bent on such misconduct but they were determined to stop it and would inflict a fine of £1 on him and 6s 6d costs. Bury Free Press

September 17th 1861 - On Friday last as a boy aged 12 years, named George Meekings of Lawshall, was assisting his father who was working with a threshing machine at Pipers Farm in Hawstead, when his right foot became entangled with the beaters and so much crushed that on his arrival at Bury Hospital it was found necessary to remove the limb below the knee the same evening, he is going on favourably. Bury and Norwich Post

March 3rd 1863 - Sergeant Talbot of Lawshall was charged with poaching at Lawshall in Brick Hill Plantation, Charles Durrant said he ran away when he saw him, he had three dogs and a ferret with him, he said he drew the ferret out of a rat's hole. £2. Bury and Norwich Post

January 19th 1864 - Nathan Olley was charged with stealing a sheep, the property of Mr J. Jillings of Lawshall. Mr Jillings said he had 301 ewes folded in a 12 acre field at Lawshall, next morning he had missed one, he noticed toe marks and where a sheep struggled, he traced the foot marks to Little Meadow where he saw where the sheep had been killed which was 20-30 rods from the prisoner's house. P.c. Walter Wright said he traced the foot marks with Lambert, another police officer ,to the prisoner's house. In answering questions the prisoner said he had been to Shimpling Bush and went home across Little Meadow. He had a knife in his pocket which showed the police and it had mutton on it, when he next showed it, it had been cleaned. The next day witness said near the prisoners house is a pond about 10 yards away from prisoner's house, in it he found a pillow case with 3-4 lbs of mutton in it also a duck and a large stone. In a pond 50 yards off he found a bag with a quantity of mutton and three bricks in it also a shoulder, leg, loin and neck in it. He apprehended prisoner. In his defence the prisoner said he left the Shimpling Bush and went home across the meadow. William Reeman said on the night in question he was going through the 12 acre field and saw some-one who he thought was the shepherd, he said "hello partner, been viewing your flock", the prisoner replied he had been to lift a sheep which was cast. 12 months hard labour. Bury and Norwich Post

November 3rd 1864 - Glemsford Petty Sessions. George Armstrong of Lawshall was charged with setting fire to four wheat stacks, three barley stacks, one bean stack and one straw stack the property of Charles Rowland of Lawshall. Committed to the next Assizes. Suffolk Free Press

March 28th 1865 - George Armstrong, aged 40 years of Lawshall, was charged with setting fire to four wheat stacks-five barley stacks-one bean stack and a straw stack the property of Charles Rowland at Lawshall. 10 years penal servitude. Bury and Norwich Post

August 12th 1865 - To be sold, 1000 gallon cask of the best English oak. Apply at Lawshall Harrow. Bury Free Press

March 21st 1868 - Inquest at Lawshall on William Mulley, aged 75. On Friday afternoon deceased went to a beerhouse kept by a man called Wade, Mr Pryor for whom deceased worked haven given him a pint of beer, deceased said he would have ½ a pint then and had not quite finished it when his head hung back and he appeared to faint, Deceased had been to Brockley with two pigs and was quite tired out. Natural Death. Bury Free Press

August 23rd 1868 - Gabriel Patrick, James Carter, Alfred Crouch, Alfred Hurrel, George Lambert, Thomas Lambert of Lawshall and John Mortlake of Shimpling were charged with absenting themselves from work by Ambrose Death. Dismissed. Bury Free Press

December 17th 1870 - Inquest at the Swan Inn at Lawshall on William Nunn aged 18 who met his death under the following circumstances... It appears that on Thursday last deceased who is employed by Thomas Sergeant, farmer of Lawshall, was required to remove some old wine from the cellar to an upper room. About 1 o' clock he left the farm with another lad named Thomas Farrow to go to dinner, as they were crossing Mr Sargeant's meadow the latter fell down in the meadow and on his companion telling him to "come on" he replied " don't stop for me and don't say anything about this", he said he drained some spirits out of the bottles. Farrow left him but did not see him when he returned to the farmhouse. A search was made in the fields and ditches but he was not found until 7 next morning in a dry ditch by the side of the meadow where Farrow had left him, his body nearly was covered in snow. Mr George King, surgeon, made a post mortem and found no external signs of violence and had no doubt that as he had apoplectic tendencies his neck was swollen and his neck cloth strangled him. Died from apoplexy. Bury Free Press

September 1st 1874 - Frederick Making and George Lambert, labourers of Lawshall were summoned for being on land in search of rabbits. Mr Mumford, defending, said it cannot be deemed trespass as the men were mowing on the land of their master, Mr Catchpole, when a rabbit got up and one of the men killed it with his scythe, another got up and one of the men chased it across the field, it is generally accepted custom to let men take the rabbits in the harvest time. The Bench said they would only make a token fine of sixpence with 7s 6d costs. The gamekeeper to Mr Holt Lomax said the men had been told not to take rabbits. Bury and Norwich Post

July 17th 1875 - Blacksmith's shop at Lawshall in occupation of Mr Mortlock at £14 per annum was sold to George Wright for £270. Bury Free Press

September 9th 1876 - Foe sale at Boggis Farm, Lawshall, the live and dead stock for Mr C. Wing whose lease expires on the 29th. 11 horses-19 dairy stock, etc. Bury Free Press

January 6th 1877 - Henry Rose, Henry Nunn and Adam James, labourers of Lawshall, were charged with lighting a fire in Apple Tree Wood, George Crosby said he was working in the wood with the three defendants for Mr Moore when they set fire to some faggots and kept them burning all afternoon. 10s each and 12s 6d costs. Bury Free Press

June 23rd 1877 - A fatal gun accident took place at Lawshall on Monday last when a young man named Hary sergeant 19 met his death, it appears he borrowed a gun from a man named Nice to get a shot at rooks, failing to get them he brought the gun back still loaded and was standing talking to two women and Nice with the butt of the gun on the ground when it went off, shooting him through the head. Accidental. Bury Free Press

January 30th 1877 - The licence of the Bull Inn, Cavendish, to be transferred from J.Deeks to William Wallace of Lawshall. Bury and Norwich Post

June 19th 1877 - On Monday morning a man named Harry Sargent from Lawshall borrowed a gun from his neighbour Nice, to shoot rooks on his allotment, he stood the gun down after loading it and it went off with the contents lodging in his head. The inquest is today. Bury and Norwich Post

July 19th 1879 - Inquest at Lawshall Green Man beer house on the body of a child of William and Maria Goldsmith, Mrs Wilden of Whelnetham said she was called by Goldsmith about 6 on Monday morning and on going to the house she found the poor woman lying on the floor in a bedroom with no-one else except her four children the eldest being a 12 year old girl, Mrs Goldsmith told her the child was born as she found it, her husband was down stairs, she called him but he did not come up, he said he would fetch his mother but she would not come, she had been confined for two hours. Mrs Wilden said she found the child in a chamber utensil, her husband said he made tea for his wife, he did not know if a child had been born or not as he went to the Fox at Stanningfield and got a shillings worth of brandy for his wife, she had not asked him into the room. The jury found death was caused by neglect at birth. Bury Free Press

November 15th 1879 - On Tuesday night two large stacks of stover, the produce of 26 acres and several straw stacks were set on fire on the farm of Mr Frost of Lawshall, they were totally destroyed, they were safe when the inmates retired to rest but about min-night a labourer residing near them found them on fire, there is reason to believe it was the work of an arsonist, the fire engine from Chadacre, Shimpling attended and did good work in preventing the flames from spreading. Bury Free Press

January 27th 1880 - There was an inquest last Tuesday at the Mill, Lawshall, on the death of a lad named Charles Griggs aged 16 who met his death under the following circumstances. Mr Mansfield, a miller of Lawshall, said at about 12-30 yesterday I was working on the 2nd floor of the windmill, I was grinding beans and maize, deceased was on the 4th floor, he was received of a small sack of about seven stone of flour by a windlass and he was to shoot it into a bin to be dressed, I put the sack into the windlass for him to receive and in a space of 2-3 minutes I heard cry out “oh dear” I thought something was wrong and ran upstairs to stop the mill, I went up to the 4th floor and saw he caught by the right leg in the back of a cog, he called out “oh my poor mother”, I tried to assist him but could not, I told him to lay still and I would go for assistance, I got back with George Wright and within 5- 10 minutes he seemed to fetch his last breath, deceased has been in my employ for one week, his mother is Mary Griggs from Hartest. Accidental. Bury Suffolk Standard

January 24th 1880 - Lawshall. On Monday morning last a lad named Charles Griggs, employed by Mr Mansfield was emptying sacks into a hopper, the sacks being lifted from below by means of a wheel and pulley, it is supposed Griggs slipped and fell and was dragged by the wheel into the machinery up to his waist, the machinery was stopped and the poor boy was told to remain quiet while a man ran for assistance when upon his return Griggs breathed once or twice then died, his mangled body was not extracted for some hours, he was 16 years old. Bury Free Press

December 1st 1888 - At Melford Petty Sessions, Meshach Beer, a beer-house keeper of Lawshall having been stopped on the high road with some game in the cart was fined 6s 6d. Bury Free Press

June 28th 1890 - Cricket. Glemsford v Lawshall, played at Glemsford ending in victory for the visitors by 2 runs. Lawshall 64, Glemsford 62. Bury Free Press

September 5th 1891 - Lawshall. Messrs Biddell offered for sale on Wednesday evening the well known hostelry known as the Harrow Inn together with a lucrative baking business. It passed into the hands of Messrs Mauldon of Sudbury for £760. Bury Free Press

June 9th 1894 - Agnes Dorman, a school teacher aged 33 was charged with stealing half a crown from Alice Sains at Clare and with obtaining by false pretences from Harriet Mills food and lodgings to the value of 10s, the prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr Blofeld said the prisoner had been in the Catholic school at St Helens in Lancashire and was dismissed for drunkenness, she then went to Lawshall where she got a job as governess where she was also dismissed for drunkenness, she then went to Bury where she decamped, after that she went to Clare and committed the offence of which she is charged, his Lordship said she is a habitual criminal. 18 months hard labour. Bury Free Press

November 9th 1895 - Wanted. An engine driver to drive a portable or traction engine, good character from last employer. Apply to Mr T.Debenham, Lawshall, Suffolk. Bury Free Press

October 9th 1897 - Inquest at Lawshall on the body of Richard Bell aged 55 years, Louise Bell said her husband had been butler at Chadacre Hall, Shimpling and had been caretaker there for the last 17 years, on Wednesday morning she left her husband upstairs in bed, she went to the door to speak to a boy who wanted a job, she went upstairs to speak to her husband and discovered he had cut his throat with a razor, he had been much depressed lately, he gave up the job as caretaker in August and had agreed to take a farm of 99 acres, she did not think he dreaded it. Suicide. Bury Free Press

May 26th 1897 - Arthur Gurling a shoemaker of Lawshall was summoned by Me J.P.Brand, farmer of Shimpling, for stealing six partridge eggs at Shimpling on land occupied by Mr John Smith. Mr Brand said he saw defendant walk up Mount Drift looking in the hedge, he went up to him and told him he was trespassing, he told him to turn out his pockets, he refused, he said “I will do it for you” but before could get near him he plunged his hand into the pocket, when he drew it out it was covered in yolk. 6s with 7s 6d costs. South West Suffolk Mercury

November 26th 1898 - Application for an extension of time was made by the landlord of Lawshall Harrow for two hours on the occasion of the cricket tea was refused. Bury Free Press

November 2nd 1899 - Henry Moss pleaded guilty to being drunk and using foul language on the 4th of November in Donkey Lane, Lawshall, P.C.Cole said he found defendant lying by the roadside using foul language and drunk. As he had previous convictions fined 2 s 6d with 7s 6d costs. Suffolk Free Press

October 12th 1904 - Lawshall. The sad death of Mrs Rose Long a young woman is reported aged 29, she lived in one of King William cottages on the Bury road, Lawshall, she is stated to have died from gastro enteritis resulting from drinking impure water, it is said the woman with other women obtained water from a chalk well, this well is situate close to a double closet (midden) which is common to all the tenants. Suffolk Free Press

September 3rd 1910 - Frank Cornish, Walter Denny and George Nunn, labourers of Lawshall were summoned by Horace Jackson a milkman of Liston for having assaulted him at Long Melford. Complainant said he was employed by Mr A.V.C.Lambert of Liston and part of his duties was to convey milk in cans to Sudbury station on Sunday evenings. He was returning with his wife and children on the day in question, on passing Brundon Lane a waggonette was partly blocking the road and a man on a bicycle was with them, he tried to pass them but could not for a while, the man on the bicycle made a foul expression. The waggonette passed him near Rodbridge corner and witness and witness called to the man on a bicycle who had made the foul expression asking why he had called him such names, seven men got out of the waggonette and attacked him, he had to go to the doctor for a cut face and bruises. Emma Jackson corroborated her husbands evidence. Denny pleaded guilty and was fined £ 1 and £ 1 costs. The other defendants were dismissed. The chairman said it was the most cowardly attack before the bench for some time, four men attacking one. Haverhill Echo

April 7th 1909 - A traction engine belonging to Mr Debenham, a cartage contractor from Lawshall, knocked down a shed and ran into a house near Stanstead White Hart, the house belongs to Mr Brewster of Cavendish. It appears that the engine had been to Sudbury and was returning with two loaded carts when the driver stopped at the White Hart for refreshment, he mounted the engine, put on steam and started for home but he could not control the machine which ran across the road into Mr Mason's shop, dislodging about 6ft of brick wall. The engine, much battered was left till next morning. Suffolk Free Press

September 22nd 1909 - Irene Stockens of Lawshall claimed £ 50 under the Workmens Compensation Act from Herbert Harvey from Rowhedge, Melford, for injuries received when she was a housemaid at Rowhedge, she was taking a pail of water upstairs when a stair broke, the glasses she was wearing broke and a piece went into her eye causing her to lose the sight in that eye. 6s 6d a week as long as she was disabled. Suffolk Free Press

August 16th 1911 - Harry Moss of Lawshall and Benjamin Moore of Shimpling were summoned for a breach of the peace by fighting at Shimpling fair, P.C.Amos said he saw the two defendants fighting, as a large crowd had gathered round he had to push through the crowd and found defendant Moore kneeling on Moss and striking his head, Supt Bardwell said it seems when these two men meet they invariably quarrel. 10s each with cost extra [http://www.foxearth.org.uk/1910-1911SuffokFreePress.html Suffolk Free Press

May 3rd 1928 - At Melford Police Court charges of cruelty were brought against a farmer and his two men, Harry Long a horse keeper of Shimpling was charged with ill treating a horse by working it in an unfit state, Albert Richards a farmer of Shimpling was summoned for permitting it to be worked, Henry Byham a labourer of Shimpling was charged with ill treating four horses at Lawshall and Albert Richards for permitting them to be worked. Byham and Long £1 and Richards £3 with £4 15s costs and £2 2s solicitors costs. Suffolk Free Press

January 2nd 1936 - Arthur Pawsey a youth of 17 years was summoned for trespassing in Alpheton Wood in search of conies by James Wareham, gamekeeper of Lawshall. 10s. Suffolk Free Press

January 9th 1941 - Ernest Millar, lay reader of Shimpling, 29, pleaded guilty to fraudulent conversion, Miss Vince started a collection for Shimpling Spitfire Fund, Millar offered to help her, she accepted his offer as he was a lay reader at Lawshall where he had taken over the duties when the Rector of Lawshall (Canon Wintle) was on active service. 2 years prison. Suffolk Free Press

September 27th 1945 - Death of Mr Talbott of Loft Farm, Bradfield Combust. He owned and ran Bush and Gate farms at Lawshall, he was also landlord of the King William Inn at Lawshall. Suffolk Free Press

December 4th 1947 - In recognition of his bravery in rescuing a Lawshall man from an attack by a bull, a German P.O.W. Godfrey Dappert of No 260 P.O.W. Camp, Hardwicke has received an illuminated address from the Carnegie Trust and a watch suitably inscribed, the presentation was made by Brigadier J.Slater O.B.E., Deputy Commander of the East Anglian District at a ceremony on Hardwicke Heath. Suffolk Free Press

June 2nd 1954 - Ask any of the older generation in Melford to name the greatest footballer Melford has produced and the answer will almost certainly be “Tish Ranson” who passed away in his sleep on Sunday morning, he was a regular player for Suffolk County, he also played for Essex, before the first war he worked at Hoffmans and played for Chelmsford, he served in the R.E. during the war and came back to his native village to marry a Lawshall girl and worked at Stafford Allen’s, he was aged 62 and leaves a widow but no children, the footballing tradition being carried on by his nephew Leslie Elms who embodies much that is reminiscent of his uncle. Suffolk Free Press

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Coordinates
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 * 500m too far south

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Suggested merger of Lawshall and Audley End, Suffolk pages
Disagree with suggested merger as Audley End, Suffolk would be the only hamlet within Lawshall parish without its own page. The reason that the Audley End, Suffolk page currently has the appearance of a stub is that some of its original content was removed. Further material will be added to the Audley End, Suffolk in due course. League Octopus 10:31, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Merge Discussion
I'll start the discussion since the nominator didn't bother!
 * Oppose all merges - These are 2 distinct villages. This article is about the civil parish and village of Lawshall, not the villages, seems like a mass attempt to merge all village articles into single civil parish articles. Jeni  ( talk ) 00:03, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

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Lawshall is a village in Suffolk, England

Lawshall may also refer to:


 * All Saints Church, Lawshall - a church in The Street, Lawshall.
 * Bury Road, Lawshall - a linear settlement in the parish of Lawshall and partly within the parish of Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield.
 * Lambs Lane, Lawshall - a nuclear settlement, including The Glebe, in the parish of Lawshall.
 * Lawshall Green - a hamlet in the parish of Lawshall.
 * Lawshall Hall - a former manor house in The Street, Lawshall.
 * The Street, Lawshall - a linear settlement, that forms the historic core, in the parish of Lawshall.

Acknowledgment
The following text was added to the article on 23 Jan 2012 by but has been moved here instead as it is not appropriate in the body of a Wikipedia article: "An acknowlegement is made to the work of Elizabeth Clarke, the Local History Recorder for Lawshall, whose endeavours obtaining and collating information from various sources has made this article possible."

Pam D  21:15, 12 January 2018 (UTC)