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Tag: Quarter sessions

Criminal Women in Victorian North Yorkshire

This post by Jo Faulkner introduces a series of upcoming posts about the lives of women who appeared at the North Riding Quarter Sessions in the 19th century.… Read More Criminal Women in Victorian North Yorkshire

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Thomas Moxom: The Case of the Cutlass & the Customs Officer

This post by Gwyneth Endersby tells the fascinating story of Thomas Moxom, indicted in the 1775 Quarter Sessions for attacking Customs’ Officer Richard Bottrell at Robin Hood’s Bay.… Read More Thomas Moxom: The Case of the Cutlass & the Customs Officer

September 3, 2020September 17, 2020 northyorkscroLeave a comment

Focus on Whitby Records – Part 3

Court Records Until 1971, courts of Quarter Sessions met four times a year to hear cases relating to all but the most serious crimes. The County Record Office holds the surviving records of the North Riding of Yorkshire Quarter Sessions, with minute and order books dating from 1605 onwards. The sessions were originally heard in… Read More Focus on Whitby Records – Part 3

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