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William Phelps - Newspaper Look-up please

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MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 1 Mar 2014 21:41

Headline: LITTLEDEAN PETTY SESSIONS.
Publication:Gloucester Citizen
Publication date:Saturday 10 November 1900

Article text:
William Meek, otherwise William Phelps, of Bilson Green, collier, was summoned by Mary Ann Durham, wife of Thomas Durham, for assault upon the 3rd November. The case was dismissed.

Possibly him, possibly not.

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 1 Mar 2014 21:32

I would have to agree Christine..

Christine

Christine Report 1 Mar 2014 21:23

Thankyou peeps! You have just helped someone find out which 'love-rat' was her great grandfather. Looks like he wasn't much of a catch anyway!

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 1 Mar 2014 21:21

CHRIS.. u beat me to it...

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 1 Mar 2014 21:20

Christine...

UNTIL THE CHILD IS 16 YEARS OF AGE....

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 1 Mar 2014 21:15

Until the child is sixteen years of age.

Chris :)

Gloucester Journal
Publication date:Saturday 16 February 1901

William Phelps, labourer, Littledean, was fined 5s and 7s. 6d. costs for being drunk and disorderly at Cinderford on the 8th inst.

Christine

Christine Report 1 Mar 2014 20:54

I would be very grateful if someone would be kind enough to paste the whole article for this one please!

Gloucester Citizen Gloucestershire, England
26 Jan 1901

LITTLEDEAN PETTY SESSIONS
proved, and they therefore imposed fine of £5, and costs, 265. 6d. Will iam Phelps, of Littledean, labourer, was summoned by Martha Wood, of Cinderford, single woman, to show cause, etc.—Defendant, who did not appear, was ordered to pay 2s. 6d. per week until

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Actually, all I need to know is how long William had to pay for his 'error of judgement '!