Corporate DS/UK/P/528 Derby; Derby Quarter Sessions, 1446-1971 Derby Quarter Sessions, 1446-1971 Derby

In 1446 Derby Borough was given the right to appoint a Borough Recorder, who with two bailiffs, formed a commission of the peace to preside over the Court of Record. The charter of 1611 constituted certain officers justices of the peace to keep Quarter Sessions. Matters of civil administration were transferred to the Borough Council in 1888, and judicial matters to the Crown Court in 1972. ¶ ¶A fire in the 19th century and a flood in the 20th century destroyed many of Derby's official records. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Yes DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 31/12/2021 15c99e83-f4b0-4688-b8bc-c00e9a24dbb9