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Barry Shurlock on a new era for local history | Hampshire Chronicle

A smugglers’ tale demonstrates how laborious searches of archived newspapers are coming to an end, promising a new era for local history, writes… ....

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Barry Shurlock on a new era for local history

A smugglers’ tale demonstrates how laborious searches of archived newspapers are coming to an end, promising a new era for local history, writes… ....

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Much to discover about Hampshire: Barry Shurlock feature

No one wants to be trapped by history, but 2021 has shown that there is still much to discover about the county, writes Barry Shurlock… ....

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How the year looked back

HOW the year looked back ....

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The last gasp of old-style JPs: a Barry Shurlock feature

FOR hundreds of years, individuals – all male, unpaid and with no requirement for legal training – were rubber-stamped as JPs onto the Commission of the Peace, to run local government and sit in judgement in the lower courts. The only condition was that they owned freehold land of a certain value (latterly £100), and had the approval of the Chancellor (in practice the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire) who awarded a dedimus potestatem writ (meaning ‘we have given the power’).
Lists of hundreds of JPs who were appointed to the Commission are held in the Hampshire Record Office under headings such as ‘Our most dear Cousins and Councillors’. The one for 1836 covers seven large sheets and represents the great and the good of the county. ....

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