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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[England_Court_Records|Court Records]]'' | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[England_Court_Records|Court Records]]'' | ||
[[Image:250px- | [[Image:250px-Royal courts of justice London.jpg|frame|right|180x200px|Royal Courts of Justice, <!--LINK 0:1-->]] 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. | |||
Most researchers use court records after they have investigated other records. Court records tend to be difficult to use since few are indexed, the handwriting is hard to read, and they include unfamiliar legal terms. To interpret court records, you may need to consult a dictionary. | Most researchers use court records after they have investigated other records. Court records tend to be difficult to use since few are indexed, the handwriting is hard to read, and they include unfamiliar legal terms. To interpret court records, you may need to consult a dictionary. | ||
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ENGLAND - [COUNTY NAME] - COURT RECORDS | ENGLAND - [COUNTY NAME] - COURT RECORDS | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
[[England,_Kent,_Quarter_Sessions_and_Court_Files_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|England, Kent, Quarter Sessions and Court Files (FamilySearch Historical 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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These courts helped regulate a variety of affairs. See the separate article [[Church Courts in England and Wales]]. | These courts helped regulate a variety of affairs. See the separate article [[Church Courts in England and Wales]]. | ||
=== Other court records are:<br> === | === Other court records are:<br> === | ||
*Probate records, discussed in [[England Probate Records]]. | *Probate records, discussed in [[England Probate Records]]. | ||
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===== '''Lincoln’s Inn, London ''' ===== | ===== '''Lincoln’s Inn, London ''' ===== | ||
[[Image:Lincoln's Inn. London.jpg|thumb|right|298x190px]]The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is said to take its name from Henry de Lacy, third Earl of Lincoln, who died in 1311. His own great house was adjacent and he is credited with being the Society's patron. Although the other three Inns of Court are of comparable antiquity, having evolved from uncertain origins in the fourteenth century, Lincoln's Inn can claim the oldest extant records, the Black Books, which record its principal activities from 1422 to this day.[[|]]<br> | [[Image:Lincoln's Inn. London.jpg|thumb|right|298x190px]]The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is said to take its name from Henry de Lacy, third Earl of Lincoln, who died in 1311. His own great house was adjacent and he is credited with being the Society's patron. Although the other three Inns of Court are of comparable antiquity, having evolved from uncertain origins in the fourteenth century, Lincoln's Inn can claim the oldest extant records, the Black Books, which record its principal activities from 1422 to this day.[[|]]<br> | ||
*''The Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn; vol. 1 from 1420 to 1799, vol. II admissions from 1800 to 1893 and chapel registers''. London: Lincoln’s Inn, 1896-1902. (FHL film numbers {{FHL|118002|title-id|disp=845175 and 845176}}.) | *''The Records of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn; vol. 1 from 1420 to 1799, vol. II admissions from 1800 to 1893 and chapel registers''. London: Lincoln’s Inn, 1896-1902. (FHL film numbers {{FHL|118002|title-id|disp=845175 and 845176}}.) | ||
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===== '''The Inner Temple, London''' ===== | ===== '''The Inner Temple, London''' ===== | ||
“The history of the Temple begins soon after the middle of the twelfth century, when a contingent of knights of the Military Order of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem moved from the Old Temple in Holborn (later Southampton House) to a larger site between Fleet Street and the banks of the River Thames. The new site originally included much of what is now Lincoln's Inn, and the knights were probably responsible for establishing New Street (later Chancery Lane), which led from Holborn down to their new quarters.” <br> | “The history of the Temple begins soon after the middle of the twelfth century, when a contingent of knights of the Military Order of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem moved from the Old Temple in Holborn (later Southampton House) to a larger site between Fleet Street and the banks of the River Thames. The new site originally included much of what is now Lincoln's Inn, and the knights were probably responsible for establishing New Street (later Chancery Lane), which led from Holborn down to their new quarters.” <br> | ||
*''Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1547-1660.'' London: Inner Temple, 1877. The registers for the later years are only available at the Inner Temple. The FHL does not havehas a copy of this book.<br> | *''Students admitted to the Inner Temple 1547-1660.'' London: Inner Temple, 1877. The registers for the later years are only available at the Inner Temple. The FHL does not havehas a copy of this book.<br> | ||
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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.) | 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.) | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
{{Online course badge | {{Online course badge | ||
| link = https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/in-the-high-court-of-justice/284 | | link = https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/in-the-high-court-of-justice/284 | ||
| name = In the High Court of Justice | | name = In the High Court of Justice | ||
}} | }} | ||
*[[Church Courts in England and Wales]] | |||
*[[Records of the Old Bailey in London, England]] | |||
*[[Lawyers in England and Wales]] | |||
{{Place|England}} | <br> {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Court Records]] | [[Category:England|Court Records]] [[Category:Court_records_of_England|Court_records_of_England]] | ||
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