Berwyn Petty Sessional Division, records of
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- Held At: Denbighshire Archive Service
- Accession Number: 3597
- Accession Number: 3596
- Accession Number: 3542
- Accession Number: 1974
- Document Reference: PSD/Q
- Date: 1975-1986
- Level: Collection
- Extent: 28 vols.
- Format: Manuscript
- Description: Petty Sessions began at the beginning of the 18th century as extra meetings to lessen the burden on Justices of the Peace in Quarter Sessions. The normal practice was to subdivide a shire into geographical divisions with each magistrate being assigned to a particular division. The Sessions were held twice monthly in each division as opposed to the Quarter Sessions, which were held every three months.
The Petty Sessions dealt mainly with minor cases such as drunkenness, assaults, larceny, trespassing, fraud and juvenile cases, as well as ale licensing and adoption. They required the presence of two Justices of the Peace but no jury.
The Berwyn division was formed in 1974 by the merger of the Ceiriog, Edeyrnion, Llangollen and Uwchaled divisions.
This collection includes: court registers and juvenile court registers.
Related material-
PSD/P- Edeyrnion Petty session records - Terms:CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
- Terms:COURTS
- Terms:Courts
- Terms:Crime
- System of Arrangement: Petty Session records are arranged as follows-
Minutes; Court Registers; Juvenile Court Registers; Accounts; Registers of Licences; Register of habitual drunkards; Register of clubs; Miscellaneous Registers and Miscellaneous. - Related Material: DD/R
- Access Conditions: Court records are restricted for 75-100 years
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