Don, Are you sure the plea rolls cover criminal matters. From memory the plea rolls cover only civil cases, i.e. individuals suing one another for all sorts of reasons from breach of promise to marry through to breaches of contract etc but it is a long time since I have examined such things. Regards, Mark Mark Sutherland-Fisher Genealogist: Clan Sutherland Co-Genealogist: Clan Mackenzie Professional Genealogist specialising in the Highlands and 18th century see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Munro <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [RossGen] Re: PLEA ROLL > Hazel, > > I did a search in the site www.pro.gov.uk and found this description - "Plea > roll. A parchment roll recording details of legal suits or actions in a > court of law." If this is the case I am sure you will be able to find out > more from court records. It is good to have criminal ancestors :) There was > also something about plea roll portraits but the first is probably what you > want. Have a look on the site for yourself to make sure. > > I hope this is of some help. > > Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hazel Magann" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 5:36 AM > Subject: [RossGen] Re: PLEA ROLL > > > > Hello again > > I have asked previously but in case SKS didn't see my entry before can > anyone explain to me what a PLEA ROLL is. I feel though could bewrong that > it may come under POOR LAW records in a church. > > > > Regards > > Hazel > > > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > > > > > > > ==== ROSSGEN Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > >

Mark, I am quite sure that you will be correct. As I said, I just searched for plea roll and wrote down what I found. What I did wrong was to assume that because the courts were involved, some crimial action would have taken place. This just goes to prove, once again, that we should never make assumptions in genealogy and I thank you for correcting me. For Hazel's benefit and for the rest of us, will these court proceedings be recorded so that she can look them up and possibly find a little more about the person she is researching? Regards, Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Sutherland-Fisher" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:53 AM Subject: Re: [RossGen] Re: PLEA ROLL > Don, > Are you sure the plea rolls cover criminal matters. From memory the plea > rolls cover only civil cases, i.e. individuals suing one another for all > sorts of reasons from breach of promise to marry through to breaches of > contract etc but it is a long time since I have examined such things. > Regards, > Mark > > Mark Sutherland-Fisher > Genealogist: Clan Sutherland > Co-Genealogist: Clan Mackenzie > Professional Genealogist specialising in the Highlands and 18th century > see my web-site: http://www.highland-family-heritage.co.uk