PC 131774-1950Privy Council Office: Sheriffs' Lists
This series contains records of the Clerk of the Privy Council and comprises lists of persons nominated annually for the office of sheriff in English and Welsh counties, with the reasons, if any, given by nominees seeking to be excused from service.
Most lists contain a brief note indicating when appointments were gazetted, warrants issued, etc. There are, however, no nominations for Lancaster and those for Cornwall cover the years 1774 to 1784 and 1820 to 1842 only.