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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 30 Mar 2006 21:42

I've just discovered a wonderful piece in the Times from 1846. An ancestor who I've been trying to trace for ages had got into trouble with the Police and her trial was reported. Recently widowed, she was applying for financial aid and claimed that her husband's behaviour had brought her to this state. There's an intriguing quote. It reads: 'It would be unfair to state the allegations on either side at present, but enough transpired to show that they did not live happily together.' I'd love to know what these allegations were, so I need to get hold of a transcript of the court proceedings. That's where I need help. Where would I get details of a case heard at Bow Street in 1846?

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Unknown Report 30 Mar 2006 21:43

I think this would be Bow Street Magistrates' Court, so I think you would need the Quarter sessions records which are in the records office - not sure if this would be the London metropolitan archives or the City of London archives. nell

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Unknown Report 30 Mar 2006 21:45

According to a2a, its the London Met Archives: 'The contents of this catalogue are the copyright of London Metropolitan Archives Rights in the Access to Archives database are the property of the Crown, © 2001-2006 To find out more about the archives described below, contact London Metropolitan Archives BOW STREET MAGISTRATES' COURT (FORMERLY BOW STREET POLICE COURT) Scope and Content COURT REGISTERS (GENERAL MATTERS) Court 1: Part 1 registers 1895-1968 PS/BOW/A01/001-370 Court 2: Part 1 registers 1903-1965 PS/BOW/A02/001-120 Court 3: Part 1 registers 1935-1961 PS/BOW/A03/001-006 Court 1: Part 2 registers 1896-1965 PS/BOW/A04/001-264 Court 2: Part 2 registers 1900-1903, 1936-1965 PS/BOW/A05/001-142 Court 3: Part 2 registers 1937-1965 PS/BOW/A06/001-047 COURT REGISTERS (PARTICULAR MATTERS) Civil Debt cases 1936-1944 PS/BOW/B01/01-04 Appointment of special constables 1857-1921 PS/BOW/B01/05-06 DOMESTIC PROCEEDINGS Married Women's Act orders 1903-1924 PS/BOW/B01/07 Bastardy arrears and complaints for warrant 1915-1954 PS/BOW/B01/08 Maintenance arrears complaints 1925-1955 PS/BOW/B01/09 Domestic proceedings: minutes 1937-1949 PS/BOW/B01/09A-14 Applications for warrants 1941-1947 PS/BOW/B01/15 GAOLER'S RECORDS Gaoler's indexes 1915-1945 PS/BOW/B01/16-17 EXTRADITION Part 1 registers 1910-1966 PS/BOW/C01/01-07 Part 2 registers 1893-1910 PS/BOW/C02/01-06 ' nell

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 30 Mar 2006 21:53

Thanks Nell, but it seems the records do not go back as far as 1846. I'll phone up the Metropolitan Archives tomorrow and see if they can help.