Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Magistrate, Britstown
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 1/BTT
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1886 – 1980
History
On 2 January 1880 the magistrate of Richmond was appointed to hold a periodical court at the newly established town of Britstown. On 13 August 1886 a special justice of the peace took over the duties of the magistrate of Richmond.
On 7 November 1891 a resident magistrate was appointed at Britstown. The magistrate held a periodical court at De Aar from 1896.
Places
Northern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Britstown.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Britstown.
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
1/BTT
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
7 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Guide to Arranged Archives of the Cape Archives Deport, vol II.