Leicestershire Quarter Sessions Index 1714-1885

Quarter Sessions Index 1714 – 1844

Quarter Sessions (QS) are Courts held four times per year – beginning in January with Epiphany Session, then April with Easter Session, July with Translation Session and October with Michaelmas Session.  The cases held at those times refer to the previous three months since the last Court; e.g., most cases heard at the Epiphany QS are dated from mid-October to mid-January. This Index contains almost 18,000 entries.

This Index is an extract of all the Poor Law-related Court Cases held in both Leicestershire County QS and the Borough of Leicester QS and would also have included those for Rutland QS. Unfortunately, all the Rutland QS records have been destroyed, and so have most of the Borough QS, so this Index mainly covers the County QS.

Notes: 

Surname & First Name: Spellings are as given in the record.

Age: Ages are approximate.  

1st Parish: This is the main parish mentioned in the document.

2nd Parish/ Notes: This will be the other parish involved in a removal or any relevant note. 

Document Reference: This is the Leicestershire Records Office reference number.

Microfiche Reference: This is the reference number to the microfilm in the Records Office.

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