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Last name First name(s) Age Occupation Place of Birth Offence Place of trial County Date of trial Sentence Source Discharge or Transport Date Gaol or Prison Place Other details
Preece Adam       Larceny Hereford Assizes HEF 1830 1 month Home Office: criminal registers and Wales, 1805-1892      
Preece Albert 40 Labourer Hereford Wilful damage to turnip tops Hereford HEF 06 Apr 1914 1 month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Albert 18 Labourer Hereford Lodging out Hereford HEF 13 Aug 1912 Discharged on re-examination Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Albert 21     Receiving stolen goods Bath Guildhall SOM 20 Oct 1882 3 months Home Office: criminal registers and Wales, 1805-1892      
Preece Albert 20 Labourer Bath Larceny before convicted of felony Somerset SOM 6 Jul 1881 9 months England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892   Bath  
Preece Albert E 29   Newnham C C Debtor Gloucester GLS 04 Oct 1909 14 days or payment of £22 1s 10d Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 16 Oct 1909 The County Gaol, Gloucester  
Preece Albert John 29 Groom   1) Obtaining by false pretences on the 1st September 1906, from Kate Pugsley, certain articles of food, and 5s in money, her propertyand money, with intent to defraud. 2) Attempting to kill and murder himself on the 5th September 1906 Wells, Somerset SOM 17 Oct 1906 1) 1 calendar month hard labour. 2) No evidence offered on this indictment  UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     1 previous conviction
Preece Alfred 61 Labourer Hereford 1) Illegal fishing 2) Illegal fishing Hereford HEF 23 Jan 1886 1) 1 calendar month or £6.15.6. 2) 1 calendar month or £6.14.6 Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 61 Labourer Hereford Unlawfully did take fish Hereford HEF 18 Oct 1886 7 days or £1 1s 3d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 67 Labourer Hereford Assault a river constable Hereford HEF 09 Jul 1892 2 calendar months hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 72 Labourer Hereford Illegal fishing Hereford HEF 12 Feb 1898 7 days hard labour  or 14s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 72 Labourer Hereford Illegal fishing Hereford HEF 12 Feb 1898 7 days hard labour  or 14s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 51 Labourer Hereford Non-payment after an order Hereford HEF 03 Feb 1882 To remain in custody until next Sessions Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 65 Cabinet maker   Obtaining by false pretences from George Nelson 8 chairs and 1 sofa, with intent to defraud. Clerkenwell, London LND 26 Apr 1906 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     6 previous convictions involving crimes under various alliases.
Preece Alfred 26 Gardener Puddlestone, Herefordshire Debt Hereford HEF 15 Aug 1883 7 days or pay £1 11s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 26 Gardener Puddleston Stealing 10/-, a purse & a key Ross HEF 04 Apr 1884 14 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 20 Laborer   Feloniously rob, assault and beat James Dowding, and stealing the sum of eleven pounds, the monies of the said James Dowding, at Hereford, on the 21st February 1879. Worcester WOR 24 Apr 1879 Pleaded guilty of highway robbery. 5 years penal servitude. UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929   Worcester Released on license 10 April 1883 to Hereford to seek work
Preece Alfred 30 Labourer Hereford Receiving 1 tin box,3 counter panes,3 pairs of sheets,well knowing them to have been stolen Leominster HEF 31 Jul 1891 6 calendar months hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index     From 9th April, '80, to 16th August, '90, 12 times summarily convicted of assaults, fish poaching, drunkenness, obscene language and vagrancy
Preece Alfred 33 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 10 Mar 1894 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 19 Labourer Hereford Using profane words Hereford HEF 30 Sep 1881 Fine & costs £1 7s or 14 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 36 Labourer Hereford Illegal fishing Hereford HEF 12 Feb 1898 7 days hard labour or 14s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 36 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 18 Jun 1898 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 36 Labourer Hereford Illegal fishing Hereford HEF 12 Feb 1898 7 days hard labour or 14s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 36 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 18 Jun 1898 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 51 Labourer Hereford Using obscene language Hereford HEF 05 Jul 1913 14 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 34 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 17 Apr 1897 14 days hard labour or 19s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 13 School boy Hereford No offence recorded Hereford HEF 02 Jun 1883 Not sentenced (2 previous convictions, birched at Court) Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 13 None Hereford Stealing gooseberries and peas Hereford HEF 21 Jun 1883 Not sentenced (Discharged at Court from remand 25.06.1883) Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 23 Labourer Hereford Unlawfully pawning a Coat Hereford HEF 26 Jun 1893 21 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 23 Labourer Hereford Failing to appear for annual training of 4/B Shropshire Regt. Hereford HEF 15 Jul 1893 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 25 Labourer Hereford Drunk on licensed premises Hereford HEF 05 Jun 1895 7 days hard labour or 10s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 23 Labourer Hereford Stealing a bottle of stout, 4½ ounces of tobacco & 2 cigars Hereford HEF 28 May 1894 4 calendar months hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 13     Stealing fruit Hereford HEF 25 Jun 1883 3 years Industrial School UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 13     Attempting to rob a till Hereford HEF 7 Jun 1883 12 strokes with birch UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 13     Stealing jam Hereford HEF 28 May 1883 6 strokes with birch UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 20     Stealing a silk handkerchief Tredegar HEF 24 Feb 1891 1 calendar month hard labour UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 19     Assaulting a police constable Hereford HEF 30 Jun 1890 1 calendar month hard labour UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 17     Stealing a quantity of brandy and whisky Hereford HEF 4 Feb 1888 2 calendar months hard labour UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 16     Destitute wanderer Hereford HEF 15 Sep 1887 1 calendar month hard labour UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred 21 Labourer   On 22nd March 1892, at the parish of Llanover Upper, did break and enter the counting house of the Blaenavon Company Limited, with intent to steal therein. Usk MON 6 Apr 1892 Pleaded guilty, 9 months hard labour UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Alfred 23 Labourer   On the 26th May 1894, at Hereford, feloniously did steal a bottle of stout, four half-ounces of tobacco, and two cigars, the property of James Preece Hereford HEF 6 Jul 1894 4 months hard labour UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Alfred 36 Labourer   On the 5th April 1911, at Condover, unlawfully and indecently assaulting a female named Lilah Griffiths. Shrewsbury SAL 27 Jun 1911 Found insane and removed to Bicton Asylum 25 Apr 1911. Recognizances of witnesses to be enlarged sine die and Indictment to remain on the file of the Court until Preece is mentally fit to take his trial. UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Prisoner removed to Lunatic Asylum by order of Secretary of State.
Preece Alfred 18 Labourer Canon Pyon Assault Weobley HEF 30 Jun 1894 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 20 Labourer   Robbery with violence Worcester Assizes WOR 23 Apr 1879 5 years Pentonville Prison, Middlesex: register of prisoners     Father : James Preece, 24 West Street, Hereford
Preece Alfred 21     Housebreaking after previous conviction of felony Monmouth MON 6 Apr 1892 9 calendar months England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Alfred 30     Receiving stolen goods Hereford HEF 19 Oct 1891 6 calendar months hard labour England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892     Alias Alfred Priest
Preece Alfred George 24 Warehouseman Birmingham Vagrancy and begging Dewsbury YKS 17 Feb 1888 14 days hard labour West Yorkshire, Prison Records, 1801-1914   HMP Wakefield  
Preece Alfred Henry 38 Clerk Newnham 1st count - On the 5th December 1912, at the parish of Ross, in the county of Hereford, then being a clerk in the employ of the Ross Electric Light and Power Company Limited, feloniouly and fraudulently did embezzle the sum of two pounds and nine shillings. 2nd count - On 18th January 1913 did embezzle the further sum of £1 15s 8d. 3rd count - On the 20th Janury 1913 did embezzle the further sum of £1 10s 9d. 4th count - On the 20th January 1913, at the parish of Ross, in the county of Hereford, then being a clerk in the employ of the Ross Electric Light and Power Company Limited, unlawfully, wilfully, and with intent to defraud, did mutilate and falsify certain books of account, which then belonged to the said Company. Ross HEF 18 Apr 1913 Not guilty on all charges Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 34 Labourer Hereford Having a gaff with intent illegally, to catch salmon Hereford HEF 05 Dec 1896 14 days hard labour or 50s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred Robert 62 Cabinet maker Cheltenham At Birmingham, did unlawfully by false pretences obtain from Victor Lightman 1 satin walnut bedroom suite of furniture on the 4th June 1901 ; from Charles Fox 4 feather sets of bedding and 2 mattresses on the 17th June 1901 ; from Gallagher Limited, 51lbs 14 ounces weight of twist tobacco on the 6th July 1901, and 52lbs 10 ounces weight of twist tobacco on the 17th July 1901 ; from Bernard Brock 1 pianoforte on the 21st August 1901, and 2 other pianofortes on the 16th September 1901 ; from John Hill 5 silver watches on the 28th August 1901, and 7 silver watches on the 9th September 1901 ; from William Andrews 3 silver watches and 1 gold watch on the 3rd September 1901, 1 other gold watch on the 11 September, and other silver watches on the 16th September 1901, with intent to defraud. Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham WAR 8 Feb 1902 5 years penal servitude UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Fraud carried out using company known as the Birmingham and Midland Bedstead Company. Wife Sarah Jane also convicted at same hearing.
Preece Alfred Robert 43 Cabinet maker   Receiving stolen goods (as Alfred Williams) Bristol GLS 6 Feb 1883 12 calendar months imprisonment UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred Robert 48 Cabinet maker   Conspiracy (as Alfred Parsons) Wolverhampton STS 20 Jun 1888 9 calendar months imprisonment UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred Robert 49 Cabinet maker   Fraudulent bankrupt (as Alfred James) Leeds YKS 18 May 1889 1 calendar month imprisonment UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred Robert 52 Cabinet maker   False pretences (as Edward Ford) North London LND 22 Feb 1892 4 years Penal Servitude UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred Robert 56 Cabinet maker   False pretences (as Edward Ford) Stafford STS 6 Mar 1896 3 years Penal Servitude UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Alfred Robert 62 Cabinet maker Cheltenham At Birmingham, on the 16th September 1901, then being an undischarged bankrupt, unlawfully did obtain credit to the extent of £20 and upwards to wit, to the extent of £35 10s from Bernard Brock, and to the extent of £26 from William Andrews, without informing them he was an undischarged bankrupt. Victoria Law Courts, Birmingham WAR 8 Feb 1902 Pleaded guilty. 1 calendar month hard labour concurrent with previous conviction on same date UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Liberated 6 November 1905
Preece Alfred 71 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 17 Apr 1897 14 days hard labour or 19s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 70 Labourer Hereford Having a gaff with intent illegally, to catch salmon Hereford HEF 05 Dec 1896 14 days hard labour or 50s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 72 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 18 Jun 1898 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alfred 72 Labourer Hereford Fish poaching Hereford HEF 18 Jun 1898 1 calendar month hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alma 43 Labourer Hereford Drunk & disorderly Tewkesbury GLS 7 May 1908 14 days hard labour Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 20-May-08 The County Gaol, Gloucester  
Preece Alma 41     Drunk & disorderly Tewkesbury GLS 19 Jul 1906 14 days hard labour Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 01-Aug-06 The County Gaol, Gloucester  
Preece Alma 41 Labourer Hereford Drunk & disorderly Leominster HEF 28 Apr 1910 7 days hard labour or 17s 1d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alma 37 Labourer Hereford Feloniously slaying one John Preece Hereford HEF 11 Nov 1907 Acquitted and Discharged Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Alma 21 Labourer Hereford Military offence Hereford HEF 16 Apr 1895 48 hours hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Amos 37 Carpenter   Stealing seven geese, the property of Joseph John Edwards, at Ballingham on 16 December 1874 Ross HEF 04 Jan 1875 Acquitted Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Ann 59 Married woman   Stealing various articles of wearing apparel Treville HEF 18 Oct 1852 No sentence recorded Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Ann 35 Labourer   Stealing six shillings in money, and within six calendar months thereafter, to wit, on the 5th June 1868, the sum of four shillings in money, respectively, the moneys of Charles Lewis. Gloucester GLS 2 Jul 1868 3 months hard labour  Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 1 Oct 1868 Gloucester Penetentiary House  
Preece Ann 40 (Married woman)   Breaking and entering the dwelling house of Jane Williams, with intent feloniously to steal the goods of the said Jane Williams, at Wellington, on 25th July, 1875. Hereford HEF 30 Jul 1875 3 months hard labour UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Ann 23     Stealing a cape (as Sarah Ann Cooke) Hereford HEF 17 Jul 1888 12 months hard labour UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Ann 17     Stealing clothes (as Sarah Ann Cooke) Hereford HEF 23 Sep 1882 21 days hard labour and 5 years Reformatory School, Red Lodge, Bristol UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Ann 26 (None)   Stealing one amber brooch, value 15/-, the property of Henry Adams, of Llanwonno. Swansea GLA 7 Apr 1891 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Ann 33 (Married)   Forgery, contrary to s2 of the Forgery Act 1913 viz ; On the 8th June 1920, at Hereford forging a cheque for £44 upon Lloyds Bank Limited, payable to Mrs W White. 2nd Count : Uttering Hereford HEF 26 Jun 1920 Pleaded guilty, bound over in the sum of £50 UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Ann       Larceny Hereford HEF 26 Jun 1863 6 calendar months hard labour England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Annie 32 Dressmaker   Stealing a watch and chain from a person Pontypridd GLA 23 Dec 1914 3 months imprisonment UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Annie 33 Dressmaker   On the 5th June 1915, unlawfully and wilfully and of her malice aforethought did attempt to kill and murder herself Cardiff GLA 29 Jun 1915 Pleaded guilty - bound over in her own recognizance in the sum of £10 to be of good behaviour for six months and to come up for judgement if called upon. UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Annie       Larceny - person Hereford HEF 5 Aug 1867 6 months hard labour England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Arthur 24 Labourer   Breaking , entering and stealing from an outbuilding two tame ducks Birley HEF 03 Jan 1859 6 months imprisonment with hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Arthur 40 Labourer Kington Unlawfully and indecently did assault and ill-treat a certain female named Ann Davis, at the out-parish of Leominster, on the 16th July 1884 Leominster HEF 24 Jul 1884 Pleaded guilty - 18 calendar months hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Arthur 50 Dealer   Stealing divers metal castings, 203 loose castings and three cases, the property of Charles Poulter Ltd, and feloniously receiving the same. Separate charge of conspiring to steal divers metal castings not proceeded with.  Clerkenwell LND 08 Apr 1914 Pleaded guilty - released upon own recognizance in £5 to appear for judgment if called upon within 2 years UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Arthur 32 Dealer   Having charge of a certain motor vehicle did by wanton and furious driving cause bodily harm to William Barry Newington LND 6 Sep 1898 Pleaded guilty - own recognizance in £5 to appear in judgement if called upon A Calendar of Prisoners Tried at Assizes & Quarter Sessions      
Preece Arthur 27 Miner   On premises Cannock STS 11 Jun 1894 Find 4s 6d and costs UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 30 Miner   Assault on police Penkridge STS 26 Jun 1897 3 months imprisonment UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 37 Miner   Stealing growing mushrooms Cannock STS 05 Aug 1904 Fined 2s 6d and costs UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 38 Miner   Stealing joiners tools Rushall STS 19 Jun 1905 1 months imprisonment UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 38 Miner   Stealing 24 fowls, stealing 1 fowl, and assault on police Penkridge STS 18 Dec 1905 2 and 2 months hard labour concurrent, and 3 months hard labour consecutive UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 42 Miner   On 14th August 1909, stealing 4 tame fowls, the property of Lilian Beatrice Evans and another Stafford STS 23 Oct 1909 Jury disagreed - trial postponed until next Sessions UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Previously convicted 11 times for carrying gun without a licence, from 1891  to 1909
Preece Arthur 15 Labourer   Feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Bowdler, on the 3rd January 1883, at Crateford, in the parish of Brewood, and stealing therein, three pounds weight of beef and other articles, the property of the said Samuel Bowdler Stafford   30 Jan 1883 Imprisonment, with hard labour, for 1 calendar month, in H.M. Prison at Stafford ; and at the expiration of that sentence to be sent to a reformatory for 5 years UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Charged with Benjamin Preece
Preece Arthur 42 Miner   On 14th August 1909, stealing 4 tame fowls, the property of Lilian Beatrice Evans and another Stafford STS 4 Jan 1910 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Re-trial following Jury disagreement 23 Oct 1909
Preece Arthur 29     False pretences (two cases), as Archibald and Ar. Preece Merthyr GLA 20 Feb 1905 6 and 6 weeks concurrent UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 29     False pretences (two cases), as Ar. Preece Stourport WOR 27 Jul 1905 2 and 2 weeks consecutive UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 27     Embezzlement (three cases) Newport GLA 16 Nov 1903 10 days or 30s fine, 10 days or 30s fine, 10 days or 36s fine (Consecutive) UK Calendar of Prisoners, previous conviction details      
Preece Arthur 35 Commission agent   On 21st July 1910, at Gelligaer, unlawfully and knowingly, by certain false pretences, did obtain of and from one Alfred Langston, the sum of 3s 5 1/2d in money, of the monies of the said Alfred Langston, with intent to defraud. Cardiff GLA 31 Jan 1911 Not proceeded with UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Arthur 35 Commission agent   On 23rd November 1910, at Gelligaer, unlawfully and knowingly, by certain false pretences, did obtain of and from one Ellen Kebbard the sum of six shillings and eight pence in money, her monies, with intent to defraud. Cardiff GLA 31 Jan 1911 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Arthur 35 Commission agent   On 13th July 1910, at Gelligaer, unlawfully and knowingly, by certain false pretences, did obtain of and from one Edward Thomas Walters the sum of ten shillings in money, of the monies of John Walters, with intent to defraud, and also for that he, in or about the month of July, 1910, at the parish of Gelligaer aforesaid, in like manner, did obtain of and from the said John Walters the sum of one pound in money, his monies, with intent to defraud. Cardiff GLA 31 Jan 1911 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Arthur Henry 19 Soldier Hereford Burglary Waterford IRE 9 Mar 1914 Discharged Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924     Father :- Charles, 66 Millbrook St., Hereford
Preece Arthur James 44 Coal dealer Callow Assault Hereford HEF 29 Dec 1902 21 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Arthur William 18 Soldier Pimlico Desertion from Royal Artillery, 3 August 1901 - listed in Police Gazette - Deserters and Absentees from Her Majesty's Services N/A MDX 10 Sep 1901 N/A UK, Registers of Habitual Criminals and Police Gazettes, 1834-1934     Enlisted 11 May 1899 at Hounslow
Preece Benjamin 19     Larceny Worcester WOR 3 Jan 1842 Acquitted England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Benjamin 18     Larceny Worcester WOR 30 Dec 1844 6 months imprisonment England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Benjamin 20     Assault Worcester WOR 18 Oct 1847 6 months imprisonment England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Benjamin 22 Labourer   Stealing one bag Ullingswick HEF 26 Jun 1854 6 weeks imprisonment with hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Benjamin 43 Collier   On 14th August 1909, stealing 4 tame fowls, the property of Lilian Beatrice Evans and another Stafford STS 23 Oct 1909 Jury disagreed - trial postponed until next Sessions UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Benjamin 16 Labourer   Feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Bowdler, on the 3rd January 1883, at Crateford, in the parish of Brewood, and stealing therein, three pounds weight of beef and other articles, the property of the said Samuel Bowdler Stafford STS 30 Jan 1883 Imprisonment, with hard labour, for 12 calendar months, in H.M. Prison at Stafford UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929     Previously convicted 5 times for assault, from 1889 to 1909
Preece Benjamin 43 Collier   On 14th August 1909, stealing 4 tame fowls, the property of Lilian Beatrice Evans and another Stafford STS 4 Jan 1910 Not guilty UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Caroline 24 Single woman   Stealing from the person one sovereign, two half sovereigns ten shillings and sixpence Harewood HEF 17 Mar 1851 Not guilty Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Caroline   Widow   Misdemeanor (attempting suicide) Hereford HEF 2 Jul 1888 Acquitted England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892     Widow of a shopkeeper, Ballingham Hill
Preece Catherine 18 Prostitute Ludlow Using obscene words Hereford HEF 30 Sep 1881 Fine & costs £1 7s or 14 days hard labour (6 previous convictions as Catherine Watkins) Herefordshire Prison Register Index     Alias Catherine Watkins
Preece Catherine 18 (Single)   Robbery in company with others Monmouth MON 3 Aug 1850 15 years Transportation UK, Criminal Records, 1780-1871 10 Aug 1851. Later pardoned (date not held)   Transported on board "Aurora" to Van Diemen's Land
Preece Charles 46     Embezzlement Hereford HEF 26 Mar 1835 No bill Home Office: criminal registers and Wales, 1805-1892      
Preece Charles 26 Cabman   Stealing one watch, one chain, one seal, and two keys, value £4 3s, the property of John Henry Cornish London LND 10 Apr 1849 2 years London, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners, 1785-1853   Newgate Prison  
Preece Charles 20     Housebreaking Worcester WOR 2 Jul 1849 7 days England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876      
Preece Charles 18     Larceny - two counts Hereford HEF 28 Dec 1847 8 months and 4 months England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Charles 19 Labourer Tupsley Breaking into the dwelling house of James Page at St Johns Worcester and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel the goods of James Page and William Davies. 2nd count breaking into the dwelling house of John Dovey and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel the property of Ann Draper and John Dovey. Worcester WOR 2 Jul 1849 7 years Transportation England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876 20 Dec 1851   Transported on board "Rodney" to Van Diemen's Land
Preece Charles 20     Cattle stealing Shrewsbury SAL 27 Jul 1858 4 years Penal Servitude England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876      
Preece Charles 48 Carpenter   Stealing twenty one oak ladder staves, the property of Devereux Silas Smith, on the 29th November 1886, at the parish of St Peter, in the City of Worcester Worcester WOR 6 Jan 1887 Imprisonment with hard labor for 6 calendar months, and 2 years police supervision UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Charles 28 Sawyer   Stealing one piece of oak timber, on the 22nd November 1869, at the parish of St John, in Bedwardine, in the City of Worcester, the property of Edmund Lane Worcester WOR 7 Jan 1870 Guilty of larceny - to be imprisoned with hard labour for fourteen days. UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Charles 39 Sawyer   Stealing 50 pieces of wood, on the 23rd March 1881, at the parish of St John, in the County of Worcester, the property of Devereux Silas Smith Worcester WOR 6 Apr 1881 Imprisonment with hard labor for four calendar months, 3 years police supervision. UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Charles 58 Labourer Staunton on Wye Vagrancy begging Kington HEF 3 Jul 1902 10 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 40 Labourer Hereford Assault Newent GLS 28 Jul 1892 1 calendar month hard labour Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 27 Aug 1892 The County Gaol, Gloucester  
Preece Charles 23 Labourer Almeley Using obscene words Hereford HEF 04 Oct 1886 7 days or 7s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 45 Labourer Bedsow, Radnorshire Obtaining a pair of boots by false pretences = 10/9 Leominster HEF 16 Sep 1909 14 days hard labour or £2 4s 7d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 45 Labourer Bedstone Salop Stealing apples Leominster HEF 16 Dec 1910 7 days hard labour or 10s 7d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 25 Groom Kinnersley Deserting and neglecting family Weobley HEF 28 Dec 1893 2 calendar months hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 33     Debt County Court Hereford HEF 15 Mar 1904 14 days or 20s 9d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 30 Engine driver   Debt County Court Hereford HEF 6 Jun 1903 14 days or 35s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles 25 Carter Nr Ross Stealing one sack of sharps = 15/6 Leominister HEF 2 Jul 1908 21 days hard labour Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Charles John 33 Customs Officer   Stealing 15lbs weight of tobacco, the property of our Lady the Queen, from a dock London LND 13 Apr 1850 One year hard labour London, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners, 1785-1853      
Preece Charles William 38 Bricklayer   On the 16th day of June, 1911, and on divers previous dates, unlawfully and wilfully neglecting Florence Preece, Frances Preece, Arthur Preece, Sophia Preece, and Violet Thornton, children under the age of 14 years, in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering and injury to their health. Lichfield STS 12 Oct 1911 Not guilty - discharged UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Charles William 47 Bricklayer   On the 7th September, 1918, at St Maurice Church, Winchester, marrying Edith Kate Cooper during the life of his former wife Florence Preece Winchester HAM 13 Feb 1920 Guilty of bigamy - 3 months with hard labour UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929      
Preece Charlotte 35     Larceny Hereford HEF 1 Aug 1846 One month hard labour England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892      
Preece Christopher 29 Labourer Hereford Lodging out Hereford HEF 9 Feb 1912 7 days imprisonment or 8s 3d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Dai Joseph 41 Labourer Hereford Wilful damage to hay Hereford HEF 11 Aug 1913 14 days imprisonment or 15s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece Daniel 77 Labourer   Begging alms at Newent on the 26th February 1870 Gloucester GLS 1 Mar 1870 7 days hard labour Gloucestershire, Prison Records, 1728-1914 5 Mar 1870 The County Gaol, Gloucester  
Preece David 35 Labourer   Debtors Court - owing £3 0s 9d Bishops Castle SAL 22 Sep 1855 14 days imprisonment All UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951      
Preece David 38 Labourer   Debtors Court - owing £0 18s 9d Bishops Castle SAL 9 Jun 1858 14 days imprisonment All UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951      
Preece David 23 Labourer Belmont Road Drunk & disorderly Hereford HEF 13 Jul 1896 7 days hard labour or 11s fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece David 23 Labourer Hereford Furious driving, horse and trap Hereford HEF 16 Apr 1898 14 days or 24s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index      
Preece David 23 Labourer Hereford Furious driving, horse and trap Hereford HEF 16 Apr 1898 14 days or 24s 6d fine Herefordshire Prison Register Index