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Collection SC33 - Stornoway Sheriff Court
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- 1788-c1970 (Creation)
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Stornoway Sheriff Court operates within the Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highlands and Islands, which also comprises the courts situated at Aberdeen, Banff, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fort William, Inverness, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Lochmaddy, Peterhead, Portree, Stonehaven, Tain and Wick.
The sheriff court at Stornoway was the ordinary court for the Isle of Lewis. Shortly after the Second World War, Harris, with the exception of Bernera, formerly under the jurisdiction of the sheriff-substitute at Portree as part of the Lochmaddy or Long Island District, passed into that of the sheriff-substitute at Stornoway. This does not appear to be covered by any statutory order.
As of The Sheriff Court Districts (Alteration of Boundaries) Order 1996, Stornoway Sheriff Court District covers wards 1-23 in the area of Western Isles.
Sheriffs of Stornoway
1827 John MacKenzie (sheriff-substitute)
1837 John MacKenzie (sheriff-substitute)
1847 A L MacDonald (sheriff-substitute)
1857 A L MacDonald (sheriff-substitute)
1867 A L MacDonald (sheriff-substitute)
1877 Charles Grey Spittal (sheriff-substitute)
1887 John Black (sheriff-substitute)
1897 George James Campbell (sheriff-substitute)
[Administrative history taken from National Records of Scotland online catalogue]
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ORDINARY COURT
1 Minute books, 1788-1959
2 Roll books, 1826-1966
3 Register of ordinary actions ('A' register), 1899-1974
4 Register of summary applications ('B' register), 1909-1972
5 Register of decrees, 1829-1971
6 Register of sequestrations, 1857-1910
7 Sequestration reports, 1862-1869
8 Register of poindings, 1842-1977
9 Borrowing receipt books, 1871-1925
10 Record of indorsations, 1863-1906
11 Appearance books, 1911-1933
12 Register of consignations
13 Fatal accident inquiries, 1936-1954
14 Register of procurators, 1841-1957
15 Adoption register, 1951-1975
16 Adoption processes, 1932-1975
17 'A' processes, 1947-1964
18 'B' processes, 1936-1975
19 Register of clubs, 1924-1949
20 Interlocutor sheets, 1863-1919
21 Sequestration petitions, 1840-1841
22 Miscellaneous petitions, 1882-1896
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
23 Special register, 1908-1950
24 Memoranda of agreement, 1908-1943
25 Not yet allocated
26 Record of compensation paid into court, 1928-1949
SMALL DEBT COURT
27 Court books, 1842-1976
28 Reports of arrestments, 1911-1937
29 Not yet allocated
30 Not yet allocated
DEBTS RECOVERY COURT
31 Court books, 1867-1907
32 Not yet allocated
SUMMARY REMOVINGS COURT
33 Court books, 1909-1975
COMMISSARY
34 Commissary record, 1816-1847
35 Commissary minute book, 1865-1898
36 Not yet allocated
37 Not yet allocated
38 Not yet allocated
CRIMINAL COURT
39 Criminal record, 1851-1954
40 Criminal and quasi-criminal roll, 1921-1973
41 Indictments, 1846-1974
42 Criminal processes, 1851-1920
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- Stornoway Sheriff Court (Creator)
