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Petty Petty Constable Constable The petty constable worked under the high constable of the county to keep the peace in the parish although Tate states that “In many places the duties, and therefore the accounts of constables, wardens and overseers, were mixed together in a condition of indescribable confusion.” 19 The Constable’s primary duty “was to take charge of arrangements for keeping watch and ward in the parish.” 20 He was to “apprehend any person who had committed a felony, but also if he saw any minor offence committed, or even a breach of the peace about to take place, to apprehend the offender.” 21 He could hold “petty sessions” (or court) in his own parish and was often required to attend quarter sessions for the county. This job was the “most objected to” and “either abandoned to humble folk, attracted by its perquisites, or else invariably filled by a substitute.” 22 He also assisted the county in raising a militia. In some places in England, he was allowed to levy a “Constable’s Rate” for his expenses. It’s also possible his expenses came from poor accounts when dealing with vagrancy or even the churchwarden’s accounts depending on local practice. Lastly, he had the duty of providing and maintaining the parish butts (for archery), stocks and whipping post and taking charge of the parish armor. Records for which primarily responsible Constables Orders and Constables Rates FINDING FINDING THE THE RECORDS RECORDS • Search the Family History Library Catalog for your parish and check for the subjects of “poor law” and also “church records” • Search the Family History Library Catalog for the county in which your parish is found for a guide to existing parish records • Search the catalog of the relevant county record office online for the parish and possible deposited records • Search “Access2Archives” at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Remember to search all available records for a parish because the roles and records are not usually clearly defined. 19 Tate. Page 179. 20 ibid. Page 179. 21 Webb. Page 26. 22 ibid. Page 18.
BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER BIBLIOGRAPHY /FURTHER READING READING Cole, Anne E. Poor law documents before 1834. (Birmingham [England]: Federation of Family History Societies, c1993). FHL# 942 P37c The Compleat parish officer. (Devizes, England : Wiltshire Family History Society, 1996). Originally published from the original seventh edition of 1734. FHL# 942 P3c 1996. Cox, J. Charles. Churchwardens' accounts from the fourteenth century to the close of the seventeenth century. (London: Methuen & Co., 1913). FHL# 942 K2c. Tate, W. E. The parish chest: a study of the records of parochial administration in England. (Chichester, England: Phillimore, 1969). Page 84. FHL# 942 K2t. Also available online through Google Books. Webb, Cliff. A preliminary guide to Middlesex parish documents. ([S.l.] : West Surrey Family History Society, c1992). FHL# 942.21 H25w no. 33 Webb, Sidney. The parish and the county. (London: Frank Cass & Co., 1963). FHL# 942 B4w vol. 1. Salop County Council. Shropshire parish documents. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire: W.B. Walker, [19--]). FHL# 942.45 K2s © 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reprinted, posted online, or reproduced in any form for any purpose without the prior written permission of the publisher. Send all requests for such permission to: Copyrights and Permissions Coordinator Family and Church History Department 50 East North Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400 USA
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