How would I go about finding if any of my ancestors went before the courts? Are

Question:as I have done my family tree back to the 1600's and there is not much left to do on it.
Does anyone know where the court records are kept for crimes committed near Leeds, west yorkshire?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: as I have done my family tree back to the 1600's and there is not much left to do on it.
Does anyone know where the court records are kept for crimes committed near Leeds, west yorkshire?

Try Leeds central library and the West Yorkshire Archive in Wakefield, and the National archive web site .

Hi the British and Irish Legal Information Institue www.bailii.org is a huge database of caselaw going back years and years and years. There are many different searches you an do so names would probably be one of them.

You could try the Black Sheep website.
Includes newspaper reports of felonious activity, etc.
http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/