RECORDS OF THE LOWER STRAFFORTH AND TICKHILL PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION: COURT AT DONCASTER

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Scope and Content

Court registers 1884-1974; juvenile court registers 1933-1973; matrimonial court minute books 1936-1960; registers of clubs 1903-1959, registers of licences and premises 1886-1974, registers of music and dancing licences 1918-1964, register of securities 1899-1918; minute books of the justices; clerk 1906-1959; magistrates: attendance registers 1893-1949, West Riding Magistracy 1891-1949; probation: registers of offenders 1908-1945, case committee 1926-1957; child neglect report book 1946-1950; newspaper cuttings books 1904-1958; circulars 1880-1911; photographs 1876-1963; printed works 1660-1927; bastardy orders 1930-1969; licensing records and brewster sessions 1925-1974; other records 1880-mid 20th century

Administrative / Biographical History

Two courts were held for this petty sessional division: one at Doncaster and one at Thorne. Details of their days of meeting and the magistrates who acted for the division can be found in the West Riding justices' years books at MC1/11-22 and 12/1-13.

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Related Material

For the records of the Thorne court see MC2