are Berrows available online c1955? Are other records of possible Worcestershire trials, imprisonment available for that period? dean clarke On 12 Dec 2010, at 16:32, Gus Tysoe wrote: > Hello Angela, > > AFAIK if he was sentenced at the Assizes you'll be out of luck anywhere, > other than to search the local papers for reports. [Berrow's Worcester > Journal, or the Worcester Herald.] > > OTOH, if he was dealt with by the local Quarter Sessions, these have > indexed - in manuscript only - available at either the Records Office at > County Hall, or the History Centre in the middle of the town. [POSSIBLY > both, but I have reservations!] > > Other problems arise over which Gaol he was in - for there were 2. The City > Gaol (fairly near the cathedral, but now long gone) or the County Gaol a > little to the North of today's Railway Bridge - and demolished in the 1930s. > They held different classes of offender, the City being for minor offences > within the boundary. > > A - very - few "Calendars" of prison inmates are also held at Worcester > Records Office. > > Gus > > >> I wondered if it is possible to obtain copies of Worcester trial and gaol >> records, and if so, where from. Gloucestershire has a searchable database >> which tells you which records are available - is there anything similar >> for Worcestershire? >> Any advice much appreciated. >> I am looking to obtain an 1836 Worcester gaol record for George Moorfield, >> Angela >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WORCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message