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| Cynyddodd poblogaeth Prydain yn
gyflym yn niwedd y ddeunawfed ganrif a dechrau'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg.
Roedd gweithwyr o gefn gwlad yn heidio i'r trefi yn y gobaith o gael gwaith.
Arweiniodd hyn at sefyllfa o orboblogi a diffyg glanweithdra, a throdd llawer
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"If the poor cannot procure employment,
and are not supported, they must commit crimes or starve."
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| Un o'r troseddau mwyaf cyffredin roedd llysoedd y Sesiynau Chwarter yn ymdrin ag ef oedd dwyn. Yn aml, nid oedd fawr o werth i'r eitemau a gafodd eu dwyn - dillad, offer ty neu fwyd. | ||||||||
| Defendant George Williams James Kelly George Williams James Kelly Robert Stephens Williams Stephens Richard Evans Mary Whalley David Jones John Hughes |
Offence Larceny of a shirt Larceny of a shirt Larceny of shoes, lasts and leather Larceny of shoes, lasts and leather Larceny of iron Larceny of iron Unlawfully in a building at night Breaking into a house and stealing clothes Larceny of two half sovereigns Assault |
Result
Imprisonment, 7 days hard labour. Imprisonment 1 month hard labour, 1 week solitary confinement. 4 years penal servitude. Acquitted. 2 months hard labour. 1 months hard labour. 1 month hard labour. 2 months hard labour. 2 months hard labour 2 weeks solitary confinement Imprisonment 14 days and £5 fine. |
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Llyfr euogfarnau Llys Chwarter Sir Ddinbych, 1849 (Archifdy Sir Ddinbych). Roedd plant, amddifad neu wedi eu gadael ar eu pennau eu hunain efallai, hefyd yn troseddu. Yng nghyfrifiad 1851 enwir saith carcharor 20 oed ac iau yng Ngharchar Rhuthun. |
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| Name Edward Jones John Cartwright Robert Hiskith James Jones Edward Williams William Jones Thomas Carter Robert Davies William Evereth James Collins Thomas Reeves |
Age 35 18 21 29 40 30 17 71 30 18 50 |
Occupation Labourer Tramp Labourer Shoemaker Labourer Labourer Mariner Stonemason Labourer Hawker Groom |
Name George Howes George Howman William Jones John Williams George Mathews Mary Conway Patrick Nicholson Michael Henry Elizabeth Meddin William Cunnah Margaret Parkes |
Age 38 20 21 27 19 21 17 14 35 51 27 |
Occupation Publican Tramp Shoemaker Shoemaker Joiner Servant Hawker Errand boy Laundress Proprietor of Houses Publican |
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