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Local press and courts for Fleet area
« on: Saturday 06 July 13 09:09 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me which local newspaper would have carried the most comprehensive overage for the Fleet area - village of Crookham in particular - in the late 1920s?

I am hoping to find coverage of a court case for breach of promise - apparently my grandfather was sued after jilting his fiancee within days of their marriage. A bad move in that her father was a Crookham policeman...

I also need to find out which kind of court would have heard that kind of case.

Thanks for any tips given.
Waterhouse, Sussex & Kent
Hollett, Quittenden, Cheeseman & Howland, Kent
Bailey Sussex, Hants, Wilts & Somerset
Crudge, Devon
Hayman, Gloucs.
Frost, Porter, David & Child, Berks
Judd, Hants
McLeod, Midlothian
Frost, Wilkinson & Wall, London
Hayward, Somerset

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Re: Local press and courts for Fleet area
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 06 July 13 17:11 BST (UK) »
I have found The Reading Mercury has very good coverage for that area, you may even find something in the most unlikely papers, I have found minor Hampshire related items in papers published far and wide.

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CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Local press and courts for Fleet area
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 06 July 13 21:31 BST (UK) »
How about the Times Digital Archive, breach of promise may well have been held in the High Court-I have access if you want to give me the name.

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Re: Local press and courts for Fleet area
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 July 13 12:30 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the tip Jebber, I will follow that up.

Tom - the parties involved were Alfred George McCarthy, of Sevenoaks, and Elizabeth Garrett, daughter of William Garrett of Crookham, Hampshire. Their marriage was due to take place on 15 September 1928 at Christ Church, Crookham. Many thanks for any further news.
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Hollett, Quittenden, Cheeseman & Howland, Kent
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Crudge, Devon
Hayman, Gloucs.
Frost, Porter, David & Child, Berks
Judd, Hants
McLeod, Midlothian
Frost, Wilkinson & Wall, London
Hayward, Somerset

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Re: Local press and courts for Fleet area
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 July 13 12:50 BST (UK) »
Waterhouse:

I have had a look, putting in searches for both surnames & breach of promise, no luck I'm afraid

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Re: Local press and courts for Fleet area
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 July 13 08:19 BST (UK) »
Hi

The Aldershot News would be a likely candidate with the possibility of coverage in the nearby Surrey papers--The Farnham Herald, Surrey Advertiser or Surrey and Hants News

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