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BOROUGH OF GUILDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS AND OTHER COURTS HELD IN THE BOROUGH: RECORDS
Catalogue reference: BR/QS
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This record is about the BOROUGH OF GUILDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS AND OTHER COURTS HELD IN THE BOROUGH: RECORDS dating from 1698-1971.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BR/QS
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Title (The name of the record)
- BOROUGH OF GUILDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS AND OTHER COURTS HELD IN THE BOROUGH: RECORDS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1698-1971
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records include some strays from the market courts of the borough, and a small number of papers relating to the holding of county Quarter Sessions and Assizes courts in the town.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>For commissions of the peace, 1603 and 1836, see BR/CG/4 and BR/CG/7-9.</p> <p>For petty sessions records relating to Guildford Borough and Guildford division, see 1748/- 2220/- and 6329/-.</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Surrey History Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Borough of Guildford Quarter Sessions</corpname>
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access to records less than 30 years old is restricted.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Guildford Borough Council under the Public Records Acts 1958 and 1967.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The borough of Guildford was first granted a separate commission of the peace in 1603. By the 18th century, court leet business was also dealt with by the general quarter sessions court.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cd0aadc2-ff82-4e8b-86b6-27f01a099e73/
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BOROUGH OF GUILDFORD QUARTER SESSIONS AND OTHER COURTS HELD IN THE BOROUGH: RECORDS