Many Thanks again Venessa Much appreciated Rod -----Original Message----- From: Vanessa Marshall Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 2:42 AM To: dorset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DOR] Dorset Lent Assizes 1817 Dear Rod, Unfortunately, there are very few records kept for the cases appearing at the quarterly assizes. Unless the case was a 'juicy' one such as assault or covered a particular point of law, details were rarely kept. Those records that have survived are held at Dorset History Centre - you can search their catalogue at http://www.dorsetforyou.com/dorsethistorycentre However the ledgers were kept, but they give extremely limited information. They have been digitised and are accessible via Ancestry. The entry for Robert is: Dorset - 1817 When tried - Lent Assizes Name - Robert SAUNDERS Crime - Larceny Imprisonment - 6 mths. The assizes were reported in the local papers, but unfortunately 1817 is too early for many of them. The Dorset County Chronicle ran from 1823 - 1957, microfilm of which is held at Dorest History Centre. However, if he came from the Sherborne area, you may be more lucky - The Western Gazette (amalgamation of the Sherborne Mercury & Western Flying Post) ran from 1737 - 1867. Microfilms of the issues from 1740 - to date are held at the Somerset Studies Library in Taunton . The Sherborne Journal ( a rival to the above) ran from 1764 - 1886, but only some issues have survived before 1829 and are not on microfilm. Regards Vanessa Dorset ----- Original Message ----- From: "rod" <rodhill309@bigpond.com> To: <dorset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [DOR] Dorset Lent Assizes 1817 > Hi > thanks for your reply. > I am looking for a Robert SAUNDERS who was tried in the lent assizes in > 1817, would like to know what details these records would give me,native, > place details of the offence , witness statement etc > Rod > > -----Original Message----- > From: Maddy Duke > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 1:51 AM > To: dorset@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DOR] Dorset Lent Assizes 1817 > > Who are you looking for? > Kind regards > Maddy Duke > -----Original Message----- > From: dorset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dorset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of rod > Sent: 01 November 2010 09:12 > To: DORSET > Subject: [DOR] Dorset Lent Assizes 1817 > > Hi can someone tell where I can access these records Dorset Lent Assizes > 1817 and what information these records held > any assistance would be most appreciated > Rod > *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message