WILLIAM BADCOCK of Dry Drayton

[kdc650]

Is anything known about William Badcock, as found in court in 1876?


Keith Chandler



* The Cambridge Chronicle, 1 July 1876, page 8.

PETTY SESSIONS.
CAMBRIDGE DIVISION, June 24.

...RAMPTON.- William Badcock, fiddler, Dry Drayton, was summoned at the instance of Daniel Payne, publican, Cotenham, for causing a dog to be cruelly ill-treated at Rampton, on June 19. He did not appear, and steps are to be taken to bring him before the court.

[AMBLY]

Hi Keith
In Census 1881: This is the only William BADCOCK in Dry Drayton:
I wonder if his dwelling somehow fits with him being a (sometimes?) fiddler by occupation? Assuming there is no other definition of a "Fiddler" apart from the obvious?

Dwelling:   Caravan On Village Green Census Place:   Over, Cambridge, England
Source:CENSUS 1881: FHL Film 1341385     PRO Ref RG11    Piece 1607    Folio 29    Page 24
Name / Rel /Marr / Age / Sex / Birthplace / Occ
William BADCOCK   Head / M / 45 / M / Dry Drayton, Cambridge / Ag Lab
Mary A. BADCOCK   Wife / M / 42 / F / Toft, Cambridge, England //

Cheers
Anne

[lionelbadcock]

I have William Badcock of Dry Drayton in my tree b. 1836. His father was Willim Badcock b. 1799 in Toft, Cambridgeshire. d. 6 Nov 1878 in Dry Drayton.

Could this be who you are looking for?

[StanleysChesterton]

Check the online newspaper sites.   He often gets a mention as a general nuisance and petty criminal who likes a drink or several.

19 November 1870, Cambridge Independent Press
"Dry Drayton.—William Badcock was charged with allowing a mare to stand on the highway without anyone to attend to it. Fined 2s. 6d. and expenses."

29 June 1878, Cambridge Independent Press
"DRUNKENNESS. William Badcock, of Dry Drayton, was charged by E.S. Wilderspin with being drunk and disorderly at Longstanton, on the 10th inst. P.s. Wilderspin said: On the day in question, at about ten o’clock in the evening, I heard a noise...."

13 July 1888, Cambridge Independent Press
"THREATENED A TRAVELLER. William Badcock, described as a traveller, belonging to Dry Drayton, was charged remand from the Occasional Court House on the 3rd lust., with threatening Emma ..."

Available from any of the sites that provide newspapers, e.g. FindMyPast, GenesR, or the Newspaper Archives site themselves.

There are quite a few.  It'd take a while to check/double check each offender is the same fella and not his father/son/brother (on the basis he's likely to be named after his father/uncle and to name his own kids the same).

ALSO:
Looks like somebody else has plotted him, from birth to death, including a hospital visit and his two marriages, here - about half way down this PDF.
http://www.etma.org.uk/musicianpdf/1831-1840.pdf