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Series
Assizes: Northern Circuit: Indictment Files
Catalogue reference: ASSI 51
What's it about?
ASSI 51
These are records of the Northern Circuit as re-constituted in 1876 covering the counties of Cumberland, Lancaster and Westmorland. The series also includes some Liverpool indictments for 1868.Until 1916 indictments are on parchment; after that...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 51
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: Northern Circuit: Indictment Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1877-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are records of the Northern Circuit as re-constituted in 1876 covering the counties of Cumberland, Lancaster and Westmorland. The series also includes some Liverpool indictments for 1868.
Until 1916 indictments are on parchment; after that date as a result of the Indictments Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo V c 90), they are typed or handwritten on standard (usually pre-printed) forms. They give the jurisdiction and venue of the trial, the name of the defendant, the plea, a summary statement of the charge or charges, and particulars of the charge or charges. The name of the presiding judge, the date of the trial, the verdict and the sentence are also recorded. Coroners' inquisitions are also included.
All the indictments, both before and after 1916, are endorsed with a list of witnesses. Earlier indictments are regularly accompanied by grand and petty jury panels. The petty jury panels give the jurors' occupations as well as their names.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For criminal depositions and case papers relating to these indictments see: ASSI 52
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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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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Justices of Assize, Northern Circuit, 1876-1971
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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594 bundles and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to closure for periods up to 100 years
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2440/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
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Assizes: Northern Circuit: Indictment Files
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