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ORDINARY COURT
1 Court and act books (old series) 1652-1796
2 Diet and roll books 1743-1971
3 Motion rolls 1832-1915
4 Minute books of decrees 1743-1882
5 Register of ordinary actions ('A' register) 1899-1972
6 Register of summary applications ('B' register) 1920-1963
7 Record of extract decrees 1719-1985
8 Processes - preservation, 1st series 1671-1986
9 Processes - limbo 1937-1986
10 Processes - preservation, 2nd series 1910-1943
11 Adoption processes 1932-1988
12 Adoption registers 1955-1989
13 Unallocated
14 Caveat books 1935-1935
15 Mandates to procurators 1784-1894
16 Process borrowing and receipt books 1795-1937
17 Avizandum books 1782-1851
18 Register of indorsations 1839-1924
19 Social Work applications 1979
20 Sequestration books 1839-1966
21 Register of poindings and arrestments 1754-1913
22 Minute books of hornings and inhibitions 1661-1685
23 Registers of service, curatories and transumpts [17th Century]-1869
24 Services of heirs etc 1665-1854
25 Bonds of caution 1681-1858
26 Unallocated
27 Unallocated
28 Minutes of fatal accident inquires 1917-1970
29 Records of fatal accident inquiries 1913-1986
30 Register of Clubs 1904-1971
31 Club applications 1950-1970
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT
32 Workman's Compensation Act - Registers 1904-1948
32A Workman's Compensation Act - Medical referees' reports 1926-1945
33 Workman's Compensation Act - Memoranda of agreement (warrants etc) 1910-1951
33A Workman's Compensation Act - Processes - limbo 1917-1947
33B Workman's Compensation Act - Minute Book of Memoranda of Agreements 1932-1961
SMALL DEBT COURT
34 Small debt court roll books 1825-1969
35 District small debt court roll books 1838-1889
36 Miscellaneous small debt court books 1854-1933
37 Small debt court processes 1854-1872
38 Unallocated
39 Unallocated
COMMISSARY RECORDS
40 Record of confirmations 1824-1967
41 Record of inventories and wills 1824-1984
42 Minute book of inventories 1911-1975
43 Commissary Court diet book 1824-1876
44 Minute book of bonds of caution 1835-1907
45 Bonds of caution (commissary proceedings) 1824-1862
46 Unallocated
47 Unallocated
CRIMINAL COURT (some Criminal processes up to 1830 in SC5/8)
48 Record of proceedings (summary) 1698-1953
48A Processes in summary proceedings 1863-1915
49 Record of criminal jury trials 1822-1948
50 Minute books of proceedings on criminal complaints 1828-1837
51 Criminal and quasi-criminal roll books 1912-1970
52 Criminal processes, libels, indictments 1678-1985
53 Bail bonds 1754-1858
54 Miscellaneous criminal books and papers 1742-1858
JUVENILE COURT
55 Juvenile Court - Record of proceedings 1936-1957
56 Unallocated
57 Unallocated
REGISTERS OF DEEDS AND PROTESTS
58 Registers of deeds, protests etc (old series) 1675-1767
59 Registers of probative writs (old series) 1715-1809
60 Registers of deeds and probative writs (new series) 1809-1975
61 Registers of protests (new series) 1809-1970
62 Minute books of protests 1697-1968
63 Deeds - warrants 1656-1970
OTHER SHERIFF COURT AND KINCARDINESHIRE COUNTY BUSINESS
64 Unallocated
65 Register of improvements on entailed estates 1820-1853
66 Papers relating to entailed estates improvements 1820-1848
67 Friars Court Records 1750-1975
68 Miscellaneous court administrative papers 1708-1865
69 Unallocated
70 Head court, freeholders and electoral records 1710-1892
71 Oaths of allegiance etc 1746-1865
72 Royal proclamations 1688-1952
73 Rogue money accounts 1764-1831
74 Papers relating to roads and bridges 1825-1877
75 Papers relating to James Grant, merchant in Montrose and factor to Sir James Carnegie of Pitarrow 1686-1833
76 Miscellaneous c1600-1949 |
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*Court closed in 2014 with business going to Aberdeen*
Stonehaven Sheriff Court operated within the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highlands and Islands, which also comprises the courts situated at Aberdeen, Banff, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Peterhead, Portree, Stornoway, Tain and Wick.
As of The Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, Stonehaven Sheriff Court District covers wards 35-47 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 Kincardine
1728 Arthur Sheppard
1748 Francis Garden
1760 James Burnet
1761 James Burnet
1767 Walter Campbell
1777 John Scott
1780 John Ramsay
1783 Alexander Burnett
1806 Adam Gillies
1812 George Douglas
1847 Archibald Davidson (became Sheriff of Aberdeen 8 Jan 1848)
1848 John Cowan
1851 John Montgomerie Bell
1862 Alexander Burns Shand
1870 United with Aberdeen to form sheriffdom of Aberdeen and Kincardine
Sheriffs Substitute of Stonehaven
1827 John Innes
1837 Hugh Fullarton
1847 Charles G Robertson
1857 Charles G Robertson
1867 J D Wilson
1877 J D Wilson and John C Thomson
1897 William Alexander Brown and Duncan Robertson
Court closed in 2014 with business going to Aberdeen. |