Orkney Sheriff Court
- Reference:GB 241 SC11
- Dates of Creation:1517-1980
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:91.00 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Records relating to the Ordinary Court: Diet books, 1784-1789, 1793, 1797-1937; Act book, 1937-1949; Registers of Ordinary Actions (A registers), 1899-1921; Registers of summary applications (B registers), 1922-1964; Processes, 1665-1970; Summary applications, adoptions, 1951-1970; Summary applications, fatal accident inquiries, 1895-1963; Summary applications, service of heirs, 1642-1909; Extract decree books, 1732-1748, 1830-1961; Process borrowing books, 1788-1818, 1844-1886; Process transmission books, 1839-1902; Register of sequestrations, 1840-1909; Register of sequestrations for rent, 1867-1905; Registers of sequestrated and poinded effects, 1870-1932; Reports of poindings and sale, 1885-1937; Registers of consignations, 1894-1944; Rolls of Law Agents, 1838-1873; Rolls of Sheriff Officers, 1846-1911; Rolls of Procurator’s Certificates, 1828-1902; Fiars’ Court registers, 1784-1938; Fiars’ Court processes, 1780-1970; Avizandum book, 1843-1848; Poor Law applications, c1877-1900.
Records relating to the Workmen’s Compensation Acts: Special register, 1907-1927; Minute book and memoranda, 1907-1958; Memoranda of agreement, 1914-1970.
Small Debt Court: Diet and roll books, 1825-1964; Circuit Court diet books, (Castlehill, Sanday) 1838-1848; (Stromness) 1859-1918; Procedure books, 1881-1904; Registers of poindings and sales, 1832-1856, 1869-1890; Debts Recovery Court diet books, 1867-1907; Debts Recovery Circuit Court, diet book, 1888-1907.
Summary Removing Court book, 1950-1957.
Commissary Court: Registers of inventories and settlements, 1831-1980; Minute book of inventories, 1934-1977; Indexes to inventories, 1831, 1858-1933; Record of confirmations/ testaments, 1824-1967; Executry bonds of caution, 1860-1971.
Criminal, Summary and Juvenile Courts: Criminal diet books, 1840-1931; Roll books of criminal and quasi criminal cases, 1922-1975; Register of whippings, juvenile male offenders, 1889-1893; Criminal indictments, 1838-1955; Juvenile summary complaints, 1951-1970; Bail bonds and bonds of caution etc, 1764-c1880, 1916-1951.
Register of Deeds and Protests: Register of deeds (First Series), 1615-1643, 1647-1651, 1656-1659, 1661-1672, 1675-1681, 1707-1720, 1732-1739, 1748-1775; Register of deeds (Second Series), 1809-1970; Register of protests, 1809-1932; Minute books of deeds and protests, 1707-1725, 1733-1965; Recorded deeds, 1641-1700, 1751-1965; Recorded protests, 1785-1901; Register of hornings and expired charges, 1869-1949; Minute books of hornings and expires charges, 1819-1898.
Parliamentary deposits and plans: Plans relating to Orkney including roads, commonties, townships and run rig lands, piers, harbours, 1828-1940.
Miscellaneous records: Records of the proceedings of the Freeholders of the Stewartry of Orkney, 1734-1792, 1820-1831; Baron and baillie court, processes, c1734-c1800; Admiralty Court of Orkney, diet books, 1815-1893, processes, 1606-1853; Entailed estates improvements register, 1848-1850; Valuation rolls, copies of rentals and valuations of Orkney, 1595-1653 (copies 18th-19th century); Stewart Endowment statement of accounts, 1883-1951; Abstracts of accounts: St Margaret’s Hope Pier, 1907-1953, Kirkwall Harbour, 1888, Burray Harbour, 1904-1938; Orkney County Council abstracts of accounts, 1893-1895, 1904-1928; Returns relating to Parliamentary elections, 1715-1730, 1830-1840, 1893, 1929-1935, 1950; Parliamentary bills, writs, registration, elections etc, 19th-20th century; Oaths of allegiance, proclamations, 19th-20th century; Register of sheep-marks, Parish of Holm, 1813; Ledger for ? Thomson, merchant, 1863-1869; Estate of Graemeshall, factors accounts, 1795-1799, 1808, 1810, 1827, 1829, 1851-1859, account of payments in kind by Crown Vassals and disposal thereof, 1851-1862, list of rests due on the estate of Graemeshall after compt for crop 1778; Sederunt book of the curators of Robert and Matthew Heddle, children of Robert Heddle of Melsetter, 1842-1849; Minute book of Rendall Improvement Society, 1888-1897; Tait’s Trust, account book, 1873-1887, inventory of livestock and plenishing at Towerhill, 1850, rental, 1853-1869; Shipping accounts for various ships, 1835-1933; Transcripts of documents deposited in HM Register House by GHM Thoms, Sheriff of Orkney and Shetland, witch trials of Janet Rigga, 1629, Katherine Grieve, 1633; Protocol books, David Heart, Kirkwall, 1624-1631 (typescript), WH Fotheringham, Edinburgh, 1830-1833; Copy minutes of entries in General Register of Sasines relating to Orkney and Shetland, 1830-1844; Law Agent’s account book, 1671-1675; Rent collection book, parishes of St Ola, Walls, Sandwick, Stromness, 1849-1860; List of Clouston papers in Kirkwall Sheriff Court, nd, Extract decreet of reduction, William Randell of Brick and John Covington of Newark in respect of the latter’s election as Provost and Dean of Guild of Kirkwall, 1730; Proof for the Burgh of Kirkwall in division of the Commonty of St Ola, 1846; Interim decree of division of Commonty of St Ola and Kirkwall, 1854; Acts of sederunt, nd. Papers relating to various Orkney inhabitants including disputes over their estates, includes correspondence, title deeds, testaments, 1517-1893.
Administrative records: Jury books, (General), 1825-1843, 1883, (Special), c1921-1930; Style books, 17th century; Instructions to Sheriff Clerks, 1832; Report with respect to state of records of the Sheriff Court of Orkney, 1817.
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