VPRS 1471 County Court Registers (1853-1949); County Court Financial Records

Full description

This series consists of the registers of the sittings of the County Court which was responsible for judgments in more substantial civil actions. Details given in the registers are the number of the plaint, the date of hearing, the name and address of the plaintiff and defendant, the nature of the action and amount of claim, dates of execution and of return of warrant, the amount levied and remarks.

The County Court Common Law register has details given of cases consist of the names of the plaintiff and defendant, the nature of the action, a description of the land or chattel involved, the amount of the claim and the judgment made by the Court.

Equity cases held within the jurisdiction of the County Court have details given of cases are: the number and date of the plaint; the plaintiffs and defendants names and addresses; the nature of the relief sought, day, decretal and other orders, accounts and enquiries, decree and further and further directions; record for trial on issue of facts and results, execution and return, appeal and results and notices and remarks.

The register for cases in the County Court relating to Probate and Administration have details to be recorded included the number, the date of application, the name, age and last abode of the deceased, a description and the value of the property, the name and address of the applicant or plaintiff, the nature of the application and practitioner, defendant or caveator if any and the practitioner order or decree and to whom granted, the names of obligers and particulars of a bond and the remittance of proceedings to the Supreme Court.

This series also contains:

Record Books, 1853-1857;

County Court Cause list Book, 1861-1865;

Note Book 1963-1964;

Letter Book 1852-1853 and

Deceased Estates cash Book 1892-1914.

Subject to further research.