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Title: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: brigcs on Friday 12 January 18 12:31 GMT (UK)
I have found details in the British Newspaper Archive of a manslaughter case against Uriah and Jeremiah FROST in July 1852. I know that they were both charged and the Bill was Ignored.
Can anyone tell me if Ignored means dropped?

Many thanks
Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: lizdb on Friday 12 January 18 12:36 GMT (UK)
Is he the Uriah who appears in 1861 census as a 25 yr old patient in Greenwich workhouse, a seaman, then in 1871 as 35 yr old MAriner in Wales with wife Fanny (born Wisbech on both)?

If so, it looks as if it was dropped, or if there was any sentence it was minimal.
Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: lizdb on Friday 12 January 18 12:40 GMT (UK)
Looks like that is him, as Uriah and Jeremiah are 15 yr old twins on 1851.
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Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: jennifer c on Friday 12 January 18 13:34 GMT (UK)
1861 census Helena vessel

Jeremiah Frost 34 Able seaman born  Wisbech

Jennifer
Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: brigcs on Friday 12 January 18 13:35 GMT (UK)
Thank you. Yes that’s him. The case involved a yound friend who drowned. It sounded like boys and high jinks. Ironically Uriah drowned in Barry in 1983.

It was just the word “Ignored” that I wondered about.

Many thanks.

Brigcs
Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 12 January 18 15:20 GMT (UK)
FindMyPast has a prison record for Uriah and Jeremiah that simply reads -

Offence Column = manslaughter
Aquitted and Discharged Column = No Bill

http://vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11440-juries.html
see "The Grand Jury"
Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: brigcs on Friday 12 January 18 15:36 GMT (UK)
Thank you Hanes Teulu. Every little nugget adds to the story.

The article is very interesting.

Brigcs

Title: Re: FROST Manslaughter case July 1852 Wisbech
Post by: Redroger on Tuesday 16 January 18 17:23 GMT (UK)
Quote from: hanes teulu on Friday 12 January 18 15:20 GMT (UK)
FindMyPast has a prison record for Uriah and Jeremiah that simply reads -

Offence Column = manslaughter
Aquitted and Discharged Column = No Bill

http://vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11440-juries.html
see "The Grand Jury"
Seems like a remand in custody.