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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England Court Records|Court Records]]'' | |||
Court records will probably mention some of your ancestors as defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, or witnesses. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence. They often provide occupations, descriptions of individuals, and other family information. They seldom provide birth, marriage, or death information. | Court records will probably mention some of your ancestors as defendants, plaintiffs, jurors, or witnesses. Court records can establish family relationships and places of residence. They often provide occupations, descriptions of individuals, and other family information. They seldom provide birth, marriage, or death information. | ||
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The original records are in the respective county or council archives. Copies of some quarter session records are in the Family History Library. Use the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] under: | The original records are in the respective county or council archives. Copies of some quarter session records are in the Family History Library. Use the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
ENGLAND - [COUNTY NAME] - COURT RECORDS | ENGLAND - [COUNTY NAME] - COURT RECORDS | ||
=== Manorial Courts === | === Manorial Courts === | ||
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More detail is given in: | More detail is given in: | ||
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*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=150 “Manor and Other Local Court Rolls, 13th Century-1922”]. London: The National Archives, 2004. Legal Records Information no. 9. | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=150 “Manor and Other Local Court Rolls, 13th Century-1922”]. London: The National Archives, 2004. Legal Records Information no. 9. | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=385 “The Manorial Documents Register and Manorial Lordships”]. London: The National Archives, 2004. Legal Records Information no. 25. | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=385 “The Manorial Documents Register and Manorial Lordships”]. London: The National Archives, 2004. Legal Records Information no. 25. | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=139 “Manorial Records in The National Archives”]. London: The National Archives, 2008. Legal Records Information no. 1.<br> | *[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=139 “Manorial Records in The National Archives”]. London: The National Archives, 2008. Legal Records Information no. 1.<br> | ||
*Park, Peter B. ''My Ancestors Were Manorial Tenants: How Can I Find Out More About Them?'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|682381|title-id|disp=942 D27pp}}.) | *Park, Peter B. ''My Ancestors Were Manorial Tenants: How Can I Find Out More About Them?'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|682381|title-id|disp=942 D27pp}}.) | ||
*Ellis, Mary. ''Using Manorial Records.'' London, England: PRO Publications in association with The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|823863|title-id|disp=942 J77e}}.) | *Ellis, Mary. ''Using Manorial Records.'' London, England: PRO Publications in association with The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, 1994. (Family History Library book {{FHL|823863|title-id|disp=942 J77e}}.) | ||
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Associated with Lincoln’s Inn were Thavy’s Inn and Furnivall’s Inn; Inner Temple were Clifford’s Inn, Clement’s Inn, and Lyon’s Inn; Middle Temple were New Inn and Strand Inn; and Gray’s Inn were Staple Inn and Barnard’s Inn. | Associated with Lincoln’s Inn were Thavy’s Inn and Furnivall’s Inn; Inner Temple were Clifford’s Inn, Clement’s Inn, and Lyon’s Inn; Middle Temple were New Inn and Strand Inn; and Gray’s Inn were Staple Inn and Barnard’s Inn. | ||
Source: Holdsworth, Sir William, ''A History of English Law'', 3 volumes. (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., Sweet and Maxwell). Vol. 2, p. 498.(FHL book number {{FHL|386098|title-id|disp=942 P3h}}. BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library book'''KD 532 .H6 1936-''' 17 volumes.) <br> | Source: Holdsworth, Sir William, ''A History of English Law'', 3 volumes. (London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., Sweet and Maxwell). Vol. 2, p. 498.(FHL book number {{FHL|386098|title-id|disp=942 P3h}}. BYU Howard W. Hunter Law Library book'''KD 532 .H6 1936-''' 17 volumes.) <br> | ||
{{Place|England}} | {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Court Records]] | [[Category:England|Court Records]] | ||