Person:Silas Liddicoat (2)

!FROM THE 1841 CENSUS, CORNWALL (6 Jun):
Parish and Address:ROCHE.  BELOWDA        HO107/145/9/26/36/7/6
Name                Age Occupation              Whether born in County
SILAS LIDDICOT **** 42  AGRICULTURAL LABOURER   YES
MARTHA LIDDICOT     41                          YES
MARY LIDDICOT       12                          YES
ABSOLOM LIDDICOT    10                          YES
ANN LIDDICOT         7                          YES
ELIZABETH LIDDICOT   5                          YES
MILEAH LIDDICOT      3                          YES
FLORANCE LIDDICOT    1M                         YES

FROM THE WEST BRITON DATED 5 JUL 1850:
SILAS LIDDICOAT, 51, was charged with having on the 12th of April, at the parish of Roche,
feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-house of George INCH, and stolen therefrom three
hams, two pieces of bacon, half a cheek of port, and one bag, the property of the Said George
Inch, Mr CHILDS conducted the prosecution; Mr HOCKIN the defence. The prosecutor was a small
farmer living at a place called Brintye, in the parish of Roche, and the prisoner was a near
neighbour, of respectable appearance. The alleged robbery took place during the absence of the
prosecutor with his wife and only child at St Austell Market. On their return in the evening,
it was found that the house had been entered, apparently by forcing the staple of the lock.
In the morning before they started, the prisoner made particular inquiries of the prosecutor
whether he was going to market, and if his wife was going with him, and what time they should
be back. On the morning after the robbery, prosecutor got up about five o'clock, and saw prisoner
standing alongside of his outhouse. Prosecutor, without then making known his suspicion, went
for a search-warrant, and on the Sunday morning went with a constable and two other men to the
prisoner's house; and in a chest in his outhouse, they found the various articles of meat,
except one piece of bacon, which had been lost. - There was also some evidence of shoemarks seen
near the premises of the prosecutor, which were found to correspond with prisoner's shoes.- One
of the witnesses who assisted the constable in the search, added that, after that, he asked the
prisoner how he came to break into his neighbour's house; and he said "the devil was in me very
strong." This witness, however, admitted that he had previously held out something like inducement
to confession, and the chairman said the evidence must be excluded. For the defence, Mr Hockin
addressed the jury, who found a verdict of "Guilty of breaking and entering and stealing."

FROM THE WEST BRITON DATED 12 JUL 1850:
Friday, June 5. (Before J.K. LETHBRIDGE, Esq) The following sentences were passed on the prisoners
whose trials we reported last week:
SILAS LIDDICOAT, six months hard labour.

!FROM THE 1851 CENSUS, CORNWALL (30 Mar):
Parish and Address:ROCHE.  BRYNN COMMON           HO107/1907/442/9/33
Name                  Rel  M/U Age Occupation            Where born
SILIAS LIDDICOAT **** HEAD   M 52  CHINA CLAY LABOURER   ROCHE, CORNWALL
MARTHA LIDDICOAT      WIFE   M 50                        ST.DENNIS, CORNWALL
ELIZABETH LIDDICOAT   DAU    U 15  AT HOME               ROCHE, CORNWALL
FLOURANCE LIDDICOAT   DAU    U 10  AT HOME               ROCHE, CORNWALL
ESTER  LIDDICOAT      DAU    U  8  AT HOME               ROCHE, CORNWALL
SILIAS LIDDICOAT      SON    U  5  AT HOME               ROCHE, CORNWALL
WILLIAM LIDDICOAT   GRANDSON U  7  AT HOME               ROCHE, CORNWALL

!FROM THE 1861 CENSUS, CORNWALL (7 Apr):
Parish and Address:ROCHE.  BRYNN COMMON         RG9/1549/56/5/26
Name                 Rel M/U Age Occupation       Where born
SILAS LIDAICOTT **** HEAD  M 63  TIN STREAMER     ROCHE, CORNWALL
MARTHA LIDAICOTT     WIFE  M 61                   ST.DENNIS, CORNWALL

!FROM THE 1871 CENSUS, CORNWALL (2 Apr):
Parish and Address:ROCHE.  BRYNNS             RG10/2266/41/8/27
Name                  Rel M/U Age Occupation      Where born
SILAS LIDDICOATT **** HEAD  M 73  FARM LABOURER   ROCHE, CORNWALL
MARTHA LIDDICOATT     WIFE  M 71                  ST.DENNIS, CORNWALL
EMILY JULIAN       GRANDDAU U 11                  ROCHE, CORNWALL
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