Le tabellion est un officier assermenté et habilité à recevoir les actes privés pour leur conférer l’authenticité. On peut situer l’apparition du tabellionage de Rouen entre 1345 et 1350, ce qui en fait l’un des plus anciens du nord de la France. Malgré plusieurs modifications dans son fonctionnement, le tabellionage reste en place jusqu’à sa suppression en 1687 ; il est alors remplacé par 12 études notariales, toujours existantes. Le fonds constitue la sous-série 2 E 1.
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A tabellion was a sworn officer authorised to receive private deeds in order to give them authenticity. The origins of the profession in Rouen can be dated between 1345 and 1350, making this one of the oldest notarial profession in northern France. Despite changes in the way tabellions operated, they remained until 1687 ; they were then replaced by 12 notaries’ offices, which have survived to the present day. The Rouen-based tabellions refers to the sub-series 2 E 1. Digitisation process began with registers dated back before 1600. Only half of these registers are available on line so far. The database will be updated on a regular basis, in which you can find all the alphabetical tables and repertories of Rouen’snotaries until the beginning of the XXth century.
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