Essex Quarter Session Records 1652 - 1661

In 1974 DH Allen compiled a list of entries in the Essex Quarter Sessions Rolls from 1652 to 1661 which the Essex Records Office published in a Book called Essex Quarter Sessions Order Book 1652-1661 (SBN: 0 900360-44-5)

The book is still in copyright which prevents the full entries being reproduced but to help people researching their family history an index of names in the book from parishes in Eastern Essex is shown.

Purchase or loan of the book would be required to find out more information relating to crimes and sentence.

In this period the Quarter Sessions dealt with a range of social issues such as bastardy and the responsibility for care of destitute people, care of the roads and repair of bridges as well as criminals.

The list included many examples of unmarried mothers, widows and vagabonds as well as Churchwardens and Parish Constables so an appearance in the list below may indicate poverty or respectability.


Surname	First name	Parish	Year of entry
Addams	Sarah	Asheldham	1658
Alcocke	Edward	Asheldham	1658
Allen	Gyles	Purleigh	1656
Alleyn	Isaac	Hazeleigh	1651
Alliston	Joseph	Dengie	1651
Barnard	Edward	Southminster	1653
Braniard	Robert	Purleigh	1657
Bridge	Edward	Southminster	1660
Brooke	Robert	Stow Maries	1651
Carder	John	Creeksea	1658
Carter	Edward	Purleigh	1660
Chaundler	Margaret	Purleigh	1660
Clarke	John	Asheldham	1660
Colford	Isaac	Dengie	1651
Dewbanke	George	Tillingham	1652
Dewbanke	John	Tillingham	1652
Duke	John	Purleigh	1657
Elliston	John	Southminster	1653
England	John	Creeksea	1658
Fitch	Charles	Purleigh	1655
Gater	Richard	Stow Maries	1651
Grimley	Katherin	Creeksea	1658
Grimley	Thomas	Creeksea	1658
Harris	Jane	Cold Norton	1660
Harris	John	Southminster	1652
Harris	John	Southminster	1653
Hawes	John	Mundon	1654
Hawes	Matthew	Purleigh	1657
Helham	William	Burnham on Crouch	1660
Hewes	Thomas	Burnham on Crouch	1656
Hewes	Thomas	Burnham on Crouch	1655
Holland	Edmond	Stow Maries	1652
Hunnicks	Margery	Purleigh	1657
Lewis	Joan	Tillingham	1655
Lorayne	John	Stow Maries	1653
Lunt	Richard jnr	Cold Norton	1660
Lunt	Richard	Cold Norton	1660
Lyndly	John	Stow Maries	1653
Noble	James	Tillingham	1652
Parker	John	Creeksea	1657
Parker	John	Burnham on Crouch	1661
Parker	Christopher	Purleigh	1653
Pattison	John	St Lawrence	1657
Pond	Samuel	Purleigh	1657
Pricke	Mary	Southminster	1652
Read	Rebecca	Woodham Walter	1658
Ruggells	Elizabeth	Southminster	1654
Sanders	Deborah	Tillingham	1655
Skinner	John	Purleigh	1657
Straight	Reignold	Purleigh	1654
Tabor	Richard	Cold Norton	1660
Tunbridge	John	Althorne	1657
Tunbridge	Elizabeth	Althorne	1651
Wall	William	Southminster	1654
Wardall	Richard	Asheldham	1655
Wassop	Mary	Southminster	1653
Westrop	Mary	Burnham on Crouch	1660
Westrope	Mary	Southminster	1660
Westrope	John	Southminster	1660
Westwood	Widow	Latchingdon	1656
Wheeler	Thomas	Stow Maries	1651