Quarter Sessions Records for Family Historians: A Select List

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The records of Quarter Sessions are the oldest and largest collection of public records of the counties of England and Wales. They cover almost every type of record arising from civil and criminal court proceedings: records of oaths and declarations to innkeepers' licenses, calendars of prisoners to registers of tradesmen and gamekeepers. So, a concise inventory of the Quarter Sessions records is an invaluable research tool. Based on information furnished by county archives or culled from published guides, this work lists the various categories of Quarter Sessions records likeliest to be useful to the genealogist, showing where the records are, their dates of coverage, and whether finding aids are available. Completely revised and updated.