Ancient parish (or chapelry of Ferring) in Chichester archdeaconry of the diocese of Chichester
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5 January 1928: West Sussex: At the Chichester General Quarter Sessions before William Percival Gratwicke Boxall, esquire, K.C., chairman; Frederick Temple Barrington-Ward, esquire, K.C., deputy chairman, holden at the Court House, Chichester. Sir Edward Boyke, bart, Ockham, Salehurst, Sussex, high sheriff; Arthur W. Farndell, esquire, 87 High Street, Lewes, and 24 Bedford Row, London W.C.1, under sheriff; Walter Charles Stephenson Chapman, esquire, 24 Bedford Row, London W.C.1, deputy sheriff; S. Thornely, County Hall, Chichester, clerk of the peace; E. Winter, governor, His Majesty’s Prison, Portsmouth. Prisoner: Frederick John Brown, aged 24, club maker. Previous convictions: Birched, Petty Sessions, Bromley, 3 December 1914 (larceny) as Fernley John Henry White. Birched, Petty Sessions, Bromley, 14 September 1916 (larceny) as Fernley John Henry White. To Reformatory, Petty Sessions, Bromley, 18 January 1918 (stealing roll of cloth) as Fernley John Henry White. Committed from Steyning, 5 December 1927. Received in prison 28 November 1927 (on remand). Offence: During the night of 25 November 1927, burglary in the dwelling-house of John James Naylor and stealing 24 watches, 1 clock, and other articles of the value of £20/1/3. 2nd Charge: On 25 November 1927, at Kingston-on-Sea, breaking and entering the shop of James Crowder and stealing 1 table knife, 1 razor and other articles. Tried before: F. T. Barrington Ward, esquire, K.C., 5 January 1928. Plea: Guilty. Sentence: 12 months hard labour. Prisoner: Leonard Henry Ford, aged 19 years 6 months, labourer. Previous conviction: Bound over, Petty Sessions, Bromley, 27 March 1923 (wilful damage) as Henry William Reeves. Committed from Steyning, 5 December 1927. Received in prison 28 November 1927 (on remand). Offence: As Frederick John Brown (above). Tried before: F. T. Barrington Ward, esquire, K.C., 5 January 1928. Plea: Guilty. Order of the Court – Bound over in £5 for 2 years (Probation of Offenders Acts 1907, 1925).