Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Magistrate, Carnarvon
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 1/CAR
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1875 – 1976
History
A magistrate's court for the district of Carnarvon was established on 23 September 1874. In that year the name of the town changed from Harmsfontein to Carnarvon.
The magistrate held a periodical court at Van Wyksvlei.
Places
Northern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Carnarvon.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Carnarvon.
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/CAR
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
8 April 2022 (creation Marise Bronkhorst)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette.
Guide to Arranged Archives in the Cape Archives Depot, vol II.
Guide to Arranged Archives in the Cape Archives Depot, vol II.