Minutes and a letter book of the Prisons Board for the County of Kincardine.
Kincardineshire Prison Board
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- ReferenceGB 228 KPB
- Former ReferenceGB 228 KC/9/1
- Dates of Creation1840-1878
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description3 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Established under "An Act to improve prisons and Prison Discipline in Scotland" (2. and 3. Victoria, cap. 42) which required a Prison Board to be appointed in each County to superintend and manage the county's prisons. The board was to be elected by the Commissioners of Supply.
The Board resolved to unite with Aberdeen County for the purposes of providing a first class prison. Stonehaven Jail (in the County Buildings) was classified a second class prison, and Inverbervie Jail a third class prison (another jail at Laurencekirk was proposed at an early meeting).
A new jail was erected in Inverbervie c. 1841 as part of the Council rooms/hall. Stonehaven jail closed in 1878.
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Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Senior Archivist Katy Kavanagh 2021