Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Magistrate, Cradock
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 1/CDK
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1812 – 1981
History
A sub-drosdy, under the jurisdiction of the magistrate of Graaff-Reinet was established at Cradock on 10 July 1812. On 11 March 1825 the sub-drosdy was abolished and Cradock became part of the district of Somerset. Cradock fell under the jurisdiction of the magistrate at Somerset East until 8 February 1837 when a magistrate's court was established there.
The magistrate acted as chairman of the matrimonial court, as justice and clerk of the peace and registrar of births and deaths. He also was in charge of slave matters.
Places
Eastern Cape.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Cradock.
Cape Province.
Cape Colony.
Cradock.
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/CDK
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
Guide to Arranged Archives in the Cape Archives Depot, vol II.