In addition to their roll in trying criminal cases, the Quarter Sessions had many administrative functions. These have left many useful records for family historians, including: Issuing licences a whole range of activities: from pubs and guns to non-conformist meeting houses. Records of the local militia and
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Quarter Sessions had two types of functions – judicial and administrative. The types of information in the criminal records are discussed in this article, which is illustrated using the case of Robert Ranson from 1857. Information on the records from the administrative functions of the Quarter Sessions
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