Do you have an ancestor who was naughty? Or downright criminal?
Can’t find an ancestor on an early census… did you check the jails? There are
many sites on the internet of judicial proceedings where we can look for our
ancestor’s name.
In Quebec before 1760 the head of the Militia of the parish usually
settled petty crimes and everyday disputes among neighbours. He was under the
supervision of the local Intendant. The more serious crimes were
heard by the "juridiction royale" in Quebec City, Montreal or
Trois-Rivieres. The books “Inventaire des Ordonnances des Intendants” 1705-1760
are on Internet Archive in 4 separate volumes, or 2 books with Vol 1-2 together
and Vol 3-4 together. After 1760 the Quebec Justice system was slowly introduced.
You can check each other province archives to see how to access what
records they have.
About.com has a list of websites to check US prison record databases. Other books with criminal records can be found at Internet Archive, search Patent Rolls, criminal, crimes. Disputes over a bit of land, bankruptcy, petty theft, murder.
About.com has a list of websites to check US prison record databases. Other books with criminal records can be found at Internet Archive, search Patent Rolls, criminal, crimes. Disputes over a bit of land, bankruptcy, petty theft, murder.
I didn't find any criminal skeletons in my closet - how about you?
Court records hold other data besides criminal. They may contain records of deeds, marriage contracts and wills. At Internet Archive search using keywords "circuit court, court rolls, criminal" etc.
Check local archives for "chancery court" records and "Cases of Equity". These are about cases concerning land, wills, slaves, and family/neighbor disputes.
Court records hold other data besides criminal. They may contain records of deeds, marriage contracts and wills. At Internet Archive search using keywords "circuit court, court rolls, criminal" etc.
Check local archives for "chancery court" records and "Cases of Equity". These are about cases concerning land, wills, slaves, and family/neighbor disputes.
Relevant Links
US
Prison Records
Quebec Court Records (see instructions in previous article)
Inventaire des ordonnances des intendants de la Nouvelle-France [1705-1760 VOL I
Kingston Penitentiary Inmate Ledgers 1886-1919
Upper Canada Criminal Database
Prisoners of British Columbia up to 1884
Convicts shipped from Lower Canada to Australia
Norfolk Inquisitions Index 1845-1889
Norfolk Public Records
Calendar of the patent rolls Great Britain 1467-1477 (+ more years)
Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland
History of Crime in England 1873
Victoria, AU. Court of Petty Sessions records, 1849-1865
Old Bailey Records Online – 1674-1913
Ancient Criminal Trials of Scotland (+ more volumes)
Celebrated trials UK - from the earliest records to the year 1825
Personnes incarcérées dans les prisons de Québec au 19e siècleQuebec Court Records (see instructions in previous article)
Inventaire des ordonnances des intendants de la Nouvelle-France [1705-1760 VOL I
Kingston Penitentiary Inmate Ledgers 1886-1919
Upper Canada Criminal Database
Prisoners of British Columbia up to 1884
Convicts shipped from Lower Canada to Australia
Norfolk Inquisitions Index 1845-1889
Norfolk Public Records
Calendar of the patent rolls Great Britain 1467-1477 (+ more years)
Calendar of the patent and close rolls of chancery in Ireland
Victoria, AU. Court of Petty Sessions records, 1849-1865
Old Bailey Records Online – 1674-1913
Ancient Criminal Trials of Scotland (+ more volumes)
Celebrated trials UK - from the earliest records to the year 1825
Court Records Book A, 1664-1812 (Crimes, licenses, deeds, etc) Hampden County, MA
Hampshire County (MA) Court records (several volumes)
US County Clerk Court Records - by state
Prison Life and Reflections 1851 – life in Missouri Penitentiary
Capital Punishment UK – hangings, executions, etc
Victoria,Australia – Court Records database
Prisoners and Convicts – Victoria, Australia from 1850+
Graham Maxwell Ancestry - Prison Register Database
Third Judicial Circuit of Michigan (searchable database)
Name Index to Photo Criminal Register - Fife, Scotland
The Court Rolls of The Manor of Wakefield (UK) Vol 1-3
Allen County, Indiana circuit court records, general index 1824
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of Chancery of Upper Canada
Anglo-American Law Traditions - Medieval and early England records
A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers : To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most noted pirates. Interspersed with several remarkable tryals of the most notorious malefactors, at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily, London - 1742
The Lower Canada Law Journal (Cases heard) Vol 1-4, 1866
Name Index to Photo Criminal Register - Fife, Scotland
The Court Rolls of The Manor of Wakefield (UK) Vol 1-3
Allen County, Indiana circuit court records, general index 1824
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of Chancery of Upper Canada
Anglo-American Law Traditions - Medieval and early England records
A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers : To which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most noted pirates. Interspersed with several remarkable tryals of the most notorious malefactors, at the Sessions-House in the Old Baily, London - 1742
The Lower Canada Law Journal (Cases heard) Vol 1-4, 1866
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