Records of Quarter Sessions

Quarter Session documents include a variety of material relating to the civil administration of local government from the late eighteenth century to 1971. Included within these records are the documents produced by Justices and Clerks of the Peace, gaols, asylums as well as the court itself.

Quarter Sessions courts began in Wales after the Acts of Union, 1536-1543. Sessions were held at quarterly intervals in the weeks following the feasts of Epiphany (6th January), Easter, Transition of St Thomas the Martyr (7th July), and Michaelmas (29th September). The court was attended by the Justices of the Peace for the County.

The Quarter Sessions played a major role in the local administration of Carmarthenshire until the late nineteenth century, when many of its administrative functions were transferred to the County Councils. The judicial role of the Courts continued until their abolition in 1971.

Arranged by type and then chronologically

Mynediad Cyfyngedig / Restricted Access

Fe all eitemau sy'n cynnwys gwybodaeth am unigolion a enwir gael eu cyfyngu yn unol a Deddf Diogelu Data a pholisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Items containing information on named individuals may be restricted in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Carmarthenshire Archives policy.

Adnau preifat / Private deposit

Mae copiau clawr caled o`r catalogau ar gael yn Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin ac yn y Gofrestr Cenedlaethol Archifau. Polisi Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin yw catalogio yn iaith y ddogfen / Hard copies of the catalogue are available at Carmarthenshire Archives and the National Register of Archives. It is the policy of Carmarthenshire Archives to catalogue in the language of the document.

Cyflwr da / Good condition

Compiled by Terry Wells for Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin / Carmarthenshire Archives.

Mae'r holl gofnodiadau sy'n cydymffurfio â pholisi casglu Archifau Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi eu cadw / All records which meet the collection policy of the Carmarthenshire Archives have been retained

No information

Mae croniadau yn bosibl / Accruals are possible

See: QEAB, Records of Courts of Petty Sessions; & QEAC, Magistrates' Advisory Committee records.