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How to Use English Court Records (view source)
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* Witness. <span>An individual who sees an event happen.</span> | * Witness. <span>An individual who sees an event happen.</span> | ||
Court records usually do not include birth, marriage, or death information but will provide other valuable information such as family relationships and places of residence. Most researchers use court records after they have investigated other records. Court records are found on both country and county levels. You need to determine which court would have dealt with legal matters in your ancestor's place of residence.<br | Court records usually do not include birth, marriage, or death information but will provide other valuable information such as family relationships and places of residence. Most researchers use court records after they have investigated other records. Court records are found on both country and county levels. You need to determine which court would have dealt with legal matters in your ancestor's place of residence.<br><br> | ||
== What You Are Looking For == | == What You Are Looking For == | ||
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* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=288 Chancery: Masters’ Reports and Certificates] | * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=288 Chancery: Masters’ Reports and Certificates] | ||
'''Exchequer Court'''''' Records''' | '''Exchequer Court''''''Records''' | ||
* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=160 Equity Proceedings in the Court of Exchequer] | * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=160 Equity Proceedings in the Court of Exchequer] | ||
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'''Others''' | '''Others''' | ||
* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=120 Tracing 19th and 20th Century Criminals<br | * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=120 Tracing 19th and 20th Century Criminals<br>] | ||
* [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=253 Sources for Convicts and Prisoners 1100-1986] | * [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=253 Sources for Convicts and Prisoners 1100-1986] | ||
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The answers to these and other questions will help you determine which courts might have records of your ancestor. However, whatever the circumstances of your ancestor's life, you should start on the county or local court level and move up to the national court level. | The answers to these and other questions will help you determine which courts might have records of your ancestor. However, whatever the circumstances of your ancestor's life, you should start on the county or local court level and move up to the national court level. | ||
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