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Occupation - Jurat

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Gigi

Gigi Report 24 Sep 2014 16:20

Hi All,

Is a Jurat a sort of magistrate?

I have seen this in parish records (burial) and a couple of wills all dating from the 1600s from Kent.

Thanks for any info,

Regards,

Gillian

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 24 Sep 2014 16:43

From Wikipedia:-

Jurat:-

1. historical
a person who has taken an oath or who performs a duty on oath, e.g. a juror.

2. a statement on an affidavit of when, where, and before whom it was sworn.

Kath. x

Graham

Graham Report 24 Sep 2014 18:15

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/jurat

"Jurat

The certificate of an officer that a written instrument was sworn to by the individual who signed it.

Jurat is derived from jurare, Latin for "to swear." It is proof that an oath was taken before an administering officer, such as a notary. In an Affidavit, a jurat is the clause at the end of the document stating the date, place, and name of the person before whom it was sworn."

mgnv

mgnv Report 24 Sep 2014 21:43

I've more commonly seen jurist
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/jurist

jurist NOUN An expert in or writer on law.
[North American A lawyer or a judge.]
Origin - late 15th century (in the sense 'lawyer'): from French juriste, medieval Latin jurista, from jus, jur- 'law'.


The earlier posts make it seem more like a jurat was a commissioner for oaths or notary public.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 24 Sep 2014 23:14

Gigi

Such info can usually be found by googling

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Gigi

Gigi Report 25 Sep 2014 08:16

Hi All

Thanks for your replies.

I had googled but could only find the "person taking an oath" and or "affadavit" but nothing that would fit an occupation.

Maybe my ancestor was a lawyer and not a magistrate as I previously thought.

Regards,

Gillian