Cheltenham Petty Sessions Division (Magistrates' Court)

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s): PS/CH

Title: Cheltenham Petty Sessions Division (Magistrates' Court)

Date(s): 1815 - 1990

Level of description: Fonds

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Archival history: Accessions 1164 and 6454 deposited by Cheltenham Petty Sessional Division; accessions 7242, 7636 and 9004 deposited by North Gloucestershire Petty Sessional Division

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Scope and content: Minutes 1834-1929, 1936-1953; minutes and registers of juvenile court 1848-1868, 1933-1990; registers 1884-1990; registers of domestic court 1980-1989; registers of alehouse licences 1874-1962, 1978-1988; registers of settlement examinations and removal orders 1815-1852; registers of bastardy cases 1844-1866; registers of clubs 1903-1924, 1926-1962; register of premises under Explosives Act 1923-1955; accounts 1848-1865;*registers of adult court 1991-1994, juvenile court 1991-1994.

Record of note, dated November 1820 (Ref: PS CH RA 2/1 - settlement of examination): 'Edward Williams:born in the island of Santa Cruz in the West Indies, and has been in England about 7 years... About years ago was hired by Mr [?Breesnall] who then lived in London for a year at wages of 20 guineas...'

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Conditions governing access: *THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS SOME UNCATALOGUED OR RESTRICTED ACCESS RECORDS - VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT ONLY; OTHER RECORDS ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH

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Language/scripts of material: English

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Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Interest: Black

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Local government

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Williams, Edward

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Gloucestershire, United Kingdom