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Country code

Repository code

234

Repository

National Records of Scotland

Reference

SC4

Title

Peterhead Sheriff Court

Dates

1840-1984

Access status

Restricted

Access conditions

Adoption records are closed for 100 years. From 2013 all criminal and civil consistorial actions concerning families have now been closed for 100 years because information in some of these items is exempt under Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002: Personal Information. As such these items will not be available for public consultation for 100 years. To request access to them whilst the exemption is current, please contact the NRS Freedom of Information Officer. For further details please look in the Freedom of Information (FOI) section of our website or ask a member of staff

Location

Off site

Description

ORDINARY COURT

1 Act and diet books 1897-2000

2 Roll books 1914-1984

3 Register of ordinary actions ('A' register) 1898-1989

3A Index to 'A' register 1955-1975

4 Register of summary applications ('B' register) 1901-1987

5 Unallocated

6 Register of decrees 1904-1976

7 Ordinary decree books 1864-1940

8 Enrolment book 1908-1914

9 Register of mercantile sequestrations (cessios) 1888-1972

10 Register of judicial factors 1909-1967

11 Alimentary register 1904-1959

12 Adoption register (copy) 1931-1990

13 Adoption processes 1931-1990

14 Records of Fatal Accident Inquiries 1972-1985

15 Register of clubs 1975-1992

16 Register of sequestrations for rent 1932-1986

17 Unallocated

18 Unallocated

19 Unallocated

20 Sequestration petitions 1841-1856

21 Unallocated

22 Processes - preservation, 1st series 1840-1991

23 Processes - preservation, 2nd series 1911-1944

24 Simplified Divorces 1984-1989

25 Processes - limbo 1939-1974

WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT

26 Workmen's compensation - Special register - memoranda of agreement 1903-1961

27 Workmen's compensation - Minute book of memoranda of agreement 1927-1961

28 Workmen's compensation - Processes - limbo 1933-1946

29 Workmen's compensation - Medical referees' reports 1912-1951

COMMISSARY COURT

30 Record of confirmations, wills and inventories 1978-1984

31 Unallocated

SMALL DEBT COURT

32 Small Debt Court books 1896-1975

33 Small Debt Court books - Fraserburgh 1908-1940

34 Summary removing court books 1939-1974

35 Unallocated

DEBTS RECOVERY COURT

36 Debts Recovery Court book 1895-1908

CRIMINAL COURTS

37 Criminal and quasi-criminal roll books 1925-1981

38 Juvenile court register 1967-1978

39 Criminal Complaints Index 1982-1986

40 Criminal Indictments 1977-1990

SUMMARY CAUSE

41 Summary cause registers of summonses for payment (RSC 1) 1971-1900

42 Summary cause registers of summonses for recovery of heritable property (RSC 2) 1976-1988

43 Summons other than summonses for payment (RSC 3) 1976-1987

REGISTER OF DEEDS & PROTESTS

44 Register of Deeds 1978-1986

45 Deeds, Wills and Testaments 1978-1990

Level

Fonds

Admin history

Peterhead Sheriff Court operates 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, Portree, Stonehaven, Stornoway, Tain, and Wick.

In 1840 part of the sheriffdom of Aberdeen was constituted a separate sheriff court district with the court sitting at Peterhead. This comprised the parishes of Aberdour, Crimond and St Fergus, Cruden, Fraserburgh, Longside, Lonmay, New Deer, Old Deer, Peterhead, Pitsligo, Rathen, Slains, Strichen and Tyrie.

As of The Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, Aberdeen Sheriff Court District covers wards 7-12, 17 and 18 in the area of Aberdeenshire.

Sheriffs Substitute of Peterhead
1847 J Skelton
1857 J Skelton
1867 John Skelton
1877 J D Wilson
1887 J D Wilson
1897 Duncan Robertson

Sheriff Clerks Depute
1857 Robert Maitland
1867 Robert Maitland
1877 Robert Maitland
1887 Robert Maitland
1897 Thomas Mackie

Format

Text

Language

English

National Records of Scotland, H.M. General Register House, 2 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YY; email: [email protected]