Series
Privy Council Office: Sheriffs' Lists
Catalogue reference: PC 13
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PC 13
This series contains records of the Clerk of the Privy Council and comprises lists of persons nominated annually for the office of sheriff in English and Welsh counties, with the reasons, if any, given by nominees seeking to be excused from...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PC 13
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Title (The name of the record)
- Privy Council Office: Sheriffs' Lists
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Date (When the record was created)
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1774-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Clerk of the Privy Council and comprises lists of persons nominated annually for the office of sheriff in English and Welsh counties, with the reasons, if any, given by nominees seeking to be excused from service.
Most lists contain a brief note indicating when appointments were gazetted, warrants issued, etc. There are, however, no nominations for Lancaster and those for Cornwall cover the years 1774 to 1784 and 1820 to 1842 only.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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In Lancaster appointments are made by the sovereign in right of the Duchy, for related records see DL 21
In Cornwall appointments are made by the Prince of Wales as Duke of Cornwall and enquiries concerning such further records that may have survived should be directed to the Duchy of Cornwall Office.
For related enrolments see C 172
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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15 volume(s)
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- For a list of sheriffs for England and Wales see List of Sheriffs to 1831, List and Indexes, volume IX, 1898.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11486/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: PC
Records of the Privy Council and other records collected by the Privy Council Office
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Privy Council Office: Sheriffs' Lists