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	COURT RECORDS

	CIVIL COURTS

	COUNTY COURT

Records of the County Court of Hampshire held at Newport Isle of Wight including proceedings of the Court of Requests, Plaintiff and Minute books.

Surname indices to the volumes marked with an * are available in the Isle of Wight Record Office search room

Court of Requests Proceedings	1806-1810	AK/6/1

Court of Requests Proceedings	1806-1847	AK/6/2

Court of Requests Proceedings	1806-1847	AK/6/3

Court of Requests Proceedings	1810-1816	AK/6/4

Court of Requests Proceedings	1816-1824	AK/6/5

Court of Requests Account Book	1817-1827	AK/6/6

Court of Requests Vol. 4 Proceedings	1828-1833	AK/6/7

Court of Requests Vol. 5 Proceedings	1834-1839	AK/6/8

Court of Requests Proceedings	1836-1838	AK/6/9

Court of Requests Vol. 6 Proceedings	1839-1844	AK/6/10*

Court of Requests Vol. 7	1844-1847	AK/6/11*

Minute Book [Newport]	1847-1848	AK/6/12*

Plaint Book	1847-1848	AK/6/13*

Minute Book B [Newport]	1849-1851	AK/6/14*

Plaints B [Newport]	1848-1851	AK/6/15*

Plaints 3 [Newport]	1851-1853	AK/6/16

Plaints 4 [Newport]	1853-1855	AK/6/17

Minute Book E [Newport]	1855-1856	AK/6/18

Plaint Book	1856-1858	AK/6/19

Plaint Book	1869-1873	AK/6/20

Minute Book	1873-1875	AK/6/21

Bankruptcy register	1884-1905	AK/6/22

Plaint and Minute Book C Default Summonses	1888-1892	AK/6/23

Plaint and Minute Book C Default Summonses	1892-1896	AK/6/24

Plaint and Minute Book B Ordinary Summonses	1893-1895	AK/6/25*

Plaint and Minute Book B Ordinary Summonses	1905-1906	AK/6/26*

Plaint and Minute Book B Ordinary Summonses	1915-1917	AK/6/27

Plaint and Minute Book B Ordinary Summonses	1923-1925	AK/6/28

Plaint and Minute Book B Ordinary Summonses	1935-1937	AK/6/29

	CRIMINAL COURTS

	ISLE OF WIGHT QUARTER SESSIONS

The Isle of Wight held its first Court of Quarter Sessions in 1952. For list of General Case Files on the link below. Prior to 1952 details of Isle of Wight cases are found among the records of the Hampshire Record Office.

General Case Files	1952-1971	IWQS

	NEWPORT BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS

Newport Borough had been granted the right to hold a separate court in 1608 and continued to do so until 1835. Direct links are provided to some catalogues on the Access to Archives database. Other catalogues are available in the Isle of Wight Record Office search room.

Alehouse licenses Surname index available Click here	1730-1753	NBC/6

Books of Recognizances	1749-1798	NBC/45/5-16

Certificates Alehouse and others	C1674-c1885	NBC/4

Certificates of Conviction	1734-1833	NBC/36/1-22

Corn Returns	C1706-c1826	NBC/8

Estreats	C1742-c1834	NBC37

Freemasons	C1818-c1893	NBC/27

Grand jury Presentments	1811-1836	NBC/45/72-73

Indictments	1768-1836	NBC/31/1-108

Jurors and other office holders	C1700s-1740	NBC/9

Memorials and Petitions	1730-1808	NBC18/1-6

Minute Books	1654-1836?	NB/45/58-64

Motion Papers	C1809-1839	NBC/33/

Oaths and Declarations	1716-1864	NBC/10A/1-40

Sacrament Certificate* Surname index coming	1673-1827	NBC/10/1-1113

	PETTY SESSIONS



CPS/19 4 January 1879 Police v. William Sculley Drunk and Disorderly Convicted fine 5s + costs 6s 6d

	COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS
Surname indices to the volumes marked with an * are available in the Isle of Wight Record Office search room

Evidence minute book	Mar 1819 –Jul 1820	CPS/1

Evidence minute book	Feb 1825 - Apr 1826	CPS/6*

Evidence minute book	May 1826 - May 1827	CPS/7*

Evidence minute book	May 1827 - Apr 1828	CPS/8*

Evidence minute book	Feb 1829 - Jan 1830	CPS/10*

Evidence minute book	Jul 1832 - Dec 1833	CPS/12*

Evidence minute book	Dec 1836 - Apr 1838	CPS/14*

Evidence minute book	Aug 1846 - Dec 1847	CPS/17*

Evidence minute book	July 1850 - Nov 1851	CPS/18*

Evidence minute book	Oct 1878 - Jun 1879	CPS/19*

IW and Newport Petty Sessions Book Complaint decisions	Mar 1829 - Aug 1832	CPS/A/1*

Highways minute book	Oct 1838	CPS/B/1

Highways minute book	Oct 1813 – Nov 1837	CPS/B/2

Special Sessions: Poor Law	1838-1857	CPS/C/1

Annual licensing minute book	Sep 1832 – Aug 1845	CPS/D/1

	NEWPORT BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS
Surname indices to the volumes marked with an * are available in the Isle of Wight Record Office search room

Evidence minute book	Feb 1837 – Jan 1839	NPS/1*

Evidence minute book	Jul 1848 – Aug 1850	NPS/3*

Evidence minute book	Oct 1854 – Feb 1858	NPS/5

Evidence minute book	Feb 1858 – Sep 1860	NPS/6*

Evidence minute book	Sep 1860 – Sep 1863	NPS/7*

Evidence minute book	Sep 1863 – Jun 1866	NPS/8*

Evidence minute book	Jun 1866 – Jan 1870	NPS/9*

Evidence minute book	Jan 1870 – Jun 1872	NPS/10

Evidence minute book	Jun 1872 – Jul 1874	NPS/11

Evidence minute book	Mar 1877 – Nov 1879	NPS/12*

Evidence minute book	Dec 188 - Feb 1888	NPS/14

Evidence minute book	Sep 1901 – Feb 1919	NPS/16

Special Sessions minute book Poor Law and Licensing	Jan 1840 – Apr 1845 1 volume with Licensing 1845-1876	NPS/A/1

Special Sessions minute book Licensing	Aug 1845 – Aug 1876 1 volume with Poor Law and Licensing 1840-1845	NPS/A/1

Special Sessions: Minute Book Licensing	1876-1921	NPS/A/2

Bastardy Orders	Sep 21 1875-Apr 14 1914	NPS/E/1

NEWPORT/RYDE COUNTY PETTY SESSIONS

A recent deposit of 20th century material Ref: AC2001/075 is in the process of being catalogued. For further details email: [email protected]

	MANORIAL COURT

	For Manorial Records Click here

	WEBLINKS

Cyndi's list		Hampshire Constabulary History Society

Parkhurst Boys 1838 – 1863		Parkhurst Prison Personnel

		Proceedings of the Old Bailey

Page last updated on: 13/07/2009

COURT RECORDS

CIVIL COURTS

COUNTY COURT

CRIMINAL COURTS

ISLE OF WIGHT QUARTER SESSIONS

NEWPORT BOROUGH QUARTER SESSIONS

PETTY SESSIONS