Series
Gamekeepers
Catalogue reference: MR/L/G
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This record is about the Gamekeepers dating from 1727-1963.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MR/L/G
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Title (The name of the record)
- Gamekeepers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1727-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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Under the act for the better preservation of game, 9 Anne c 25 (1710), which perpetuated 5 Anne c 14 and earlier acts imposing penalties on people who killed game but did not hold the Statutory amount of property, Lords of Manors were allowed to appoint only one gamekeeper who might kill game as their deputy. Names of gamekeepers had to be registered with the Clerk of the Peace. This provision was continued by the Game Laws Amendment Act, 1& 2 William IV c 32 (1831) which allowed more than one gamekeeper. Since the gamekeepers were authorised as deputies to the Lords of the Manors the registrations are known as 'deputations of gamekeepers'.
NOTE See also MR/TG
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ab00c174-5096-42ab-b316-acb1502688b6/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
Within the fonds: MR
MIDDLESEX SESSIONS OF THE PEACE: ENROLMENT, REGISTRATION AND DEPOSIT
Within the sub-fonds: MR/L
LICENSING
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Gamekeepers