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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Indictment...
Catalogue reference: ASSI 64
What's it about?
ASSI 64
The North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division indictment files in this series span the period 1831 to 1945.Until 1916 the indictments are on parchment; after that date as a result of the Indictments Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo V...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 64
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Indictment Files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1831-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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The North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division indictment files in this series span the period 1831 to 1945.
Until 1916 the 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. These forms 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; some of the inquisitions are still in sealed, unopened packets.
All the indictments, both before and after 1916, are endorsed with a list of witnesses. Earlier indictments are sometimes accompanied by lists of jury panels, which 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 relating to these indictments see ASSI 65
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Files for the years 1892 to 1907 are wanting.
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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, North Wales Circuit, 1830-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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172 bundles and papers
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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/C2452/
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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: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Indictment Files
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