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Ordinary Court 1 Minute books of judicial enactments 1605-1742 2 Diet books 1503-1931 3 Act books 1935-1974 4 Causes book 1812-1814 5 Register of ordinary actions ('A' register) 1898-1989 6 Register of summary applications ('B' register) 1901-1987 7 Register of decrees 1597-1955 8 Minute books of decrees 1675-1940 9 Adoption register 1930-1976 10 Adoption processes 1930-1987 11 Processes - preservation (1st series) 1749-1987 11A Processes - limbo 1942-1991 11B Processes - preservation - Divorces 1984-1987 11C Processes - limbo - Simplified divorces 1986-1987 12 Board of Trade proceedings (inquiries etc) 1882-1970 13 Processes - preservation (2nd series) 1913-1942 14 Registers of sequestrations 1867-1938 15 Registers of cessios 1885-1913 16 Records of fatal accident inquiries 1930-1988 17 Registers of clubs 1904-1975 17A Club applications 1975 18 Records relating to lunatics 1815-1957 19 Registers of appeals 1977-1978 20 Registers of sheriff officers 1869-1938 21 Registers of procurators and law agents 1807-1959 22 Registers of curators bonis and factors loco tutoris 1881-1937 23 Process inventory, borrowing and receipt books 1750-1862 24 Records of poindings, arrestments and sales 1754-1986 25 Fiars Court records 1706-1976 26 Minute books of services of heirs1653-1847 27 Services of heirs - warrants 1649-1851 28 Record of services 1649-1705 29 Minute books of judicial bonds of caution 1830-1877 30 Records of warrants, mandates, and memoranda 1804-1862 31 Registers of improvements to entailed estates 1820-1861 32 Minute books of warrants to imprison and indorsations 1839-1841 33 Registers of applications under Housing Act, 1954, 1955-1960 34 Unallocated
Commissary Court 35 Register of confirmations (from 1975 this becomes Register of confirmations, inventories and wills) 1824-1984 36 Register of inventories 1824-1967 (from 1975 onwards these are held in SC1/35) 37 Register of wills 1824-1975 (from 1975 onwards these are held in SC1/35) 38 Minute books of confirmations and inventories, decrees on edicts, and index of edicts, inventories and confirmations 1821-1852 39 Minute books of inventories 1936-1983 39A Indexes to inventories, wills and confirmations 1951-1985 40 Diet books 1824-1953 41 Decreets of executry 1840-1844 42 Miscellaneous executry papers and bonds of caution 1818-1984 43 Registers of commissary petitions 1937-1986
Workmen's Compensation 44 Workmen's Compensation Act - Memoranda of agreement 1920-1971 44A Workmen's Compensation Act - Register of arbitration applications 1942-1965 45 Workmen's Compensation Act - Special register 1899-1930 45A Workmen's Compensation Act - Minute book of memoranda of agreement 1925-1973 46 Workmen's Compensation Act - Register of applications 1930-1942 47 Workmen's Compensation Act - Register of applications - index 1930-1942 48 Workmen's Compensation Act - Processes - limbo 1939-1953 49 Workmen's Compensation Act - Medical referees' reports 1909-1949 50 Unallocated
Small Debt Court 51 Small Debt Court books 1850-1977
Summary Removing Court 52 Small Debt Court books (Circuits) 1838-1934
Debts Recovery Court 53 Debts Recovery Court books 1867-1908
Summary Removing Court 54 Summary Removing Court books 1949-1976
Criminal Courts 55 Record of criminal jury trials 1733-1977 56 Criminal and quasi-criminal roll books 1924-1973 57 Juvenile Court register 1938-1972 58 Indictments 1750-1988 58A Juvenile complaints 1965-1971 58B Register of Indictments 1980-1986 59 Minute books of summary criminal trials 1828-1866 59A Circuit Court assize lists 1764-1819 59B Criminal B registers 1976-1984
Register Of Deeds, Warrants, and Protests 60 Registers of deeds, 1st series 1606-1766 61 Registers of deeds, 1st Series, warrants 1606-1809 62 Registers of deeds, 2nd series 1809-1977 63 Minute books of register of deeds, 2nd series 1849-1971 63A Index of deeds 1900-1964 64 Registers of deeds, 2nd series, warrants 1809-1987 65 Register of protests 1809-1926 66 Minute books of register of protests 1845-1922 67 Register of Protests - warrants 1809-1944 68 Minute books of registrations 1630-1917
Other Sheriff Court Business 69 Freeholders' records 1727-1832 70 Administrative records 1721-1972 71 Miscellaneous records 1682-1961 72 Corn Law returns 1791-1810
SUMMARY CAUSE 73 Registers of summonses for payment (RSC1) 1977-1988 74 Registers of summonses for recovery of possession of heritable property (RSC2) 1976-1983 75 Registers of summonses other than those for payment or recovery of heritable property (RSC3) 1976-1988 76 Summary causes appeal books (RSC4) 1976-1980 77 Registers of incidental applications (RSC5) 1976-1987 78-79 Unallocated
SOCIAL WORK 80 Social Work Applications, Petitions, Actions and Appeals 1978-1984
MENTAL HEALTH APPLICATIONS 81 Mental Health Applications 1984-1987 |
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Aberdeen Sheriff Court operates within the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highlands and Islands, which also comprises the courts situated at Banff, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Peterhead, Portree, Stonehaven, Stornoway, Tain and Wick.
Following the Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, Aberdeen Sheriff Court District covers the area of Aberdeen City and wards 19-34 in the area of Aberdeenshire.
Under the Sheriffs Act, 1870 [33-34 Vict c86], which came into force on 9 Aug 1870; (1) 'The county of Kincardine, the [office of sheriff whereof is now vacant] shall be and is hereby united with the county of Aberdeen into one sheriffdom, to be called the sheriffdom of Aberdeen and Kincardine'.
(2) 'Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of sheriff of Banff, Elgin and Nairn, the said counties shall be disunited and the county of Banff shall be united with the counties of Aberdeen and Kincardine into one sheriffdom to be called the sheriffdom of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff'.
Sheriffs (Sheriffs Depute until 1828) of Aberdeen 1684 Aeneas MacPherson of Invereshie 1687 Andrew Fraser of Kinmundie 1728 William Forbes 1741 Alexander Grant of Grantsfield 1748 David Dalrymple 1761 David Dalrymple 1777 Alexander Elphinston 1795 Alexander Moir 1822 Andrew Murray 1847 John Thomson Gordon (appointed Sheriff of Edinburgh 30 Dec 1847) 1848 Archibald Davidson (appointed Sheriff of Edinburgh 3 Oct 1865) 1865 Andrew Jameson
Sheriffs of Aberdeen and Kincardine 1870 Andrew Jameson (died 30 Oct 1870) 1870 John Guthrie Smith
Sheriffs of Aberdeen, Kincardine and Banff 1895 Donald Crawford 1911 John Campbell Lorimer 1920 Alexander Logan McClure 1932 George Morton 1953 James Walker 1954 Thomas Pringle Macdonald |