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Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors

Catalogue reference: RH/1

What’s it about?

This record is about the Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors dating from 1556-2000.

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Full description and record details

Reference

RH/1

Title

Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors

Date

1556-2000

Description

The collection is catalogued according to family:

The St. Aubyn family of Clowance, the Davey family of Bochym, the Grylls family of Helston and the records of the estate of the Duke of Leeds, the Godolphin family.

The documents include title deeds, leases, estate papers, mining records, maps and plans, probate, legal, financial and some personal papers

Held by
Cornwall Record Office
Language

English

Creator(s)
<corpname>Ratcliffe and Henderson, Helston, solicitors</corpname>
Physical description

3263 Files

Immediate source of acquisition

Accession no. 433.

Deposited by Messrs. Ratcliffe, Son and Henderson of the Great Office, Helston, 10 June 1959.

Administrative / biographical background

The Helston firm of Grylls, Borlase and Vivian, later Grylls, Vivian and Company, then Grylls, Hill and Hill, finally Ratcliffe and Henderson, have since the early nineteenth century used as an office the Great House in Helston which was owned by the Hill family. The firm acted as agents and solicitors for many local families, many of whose documents remained in the partners custody.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/648afb27-c2d4-41e0-862f-45f899e48224/

Catalogue hierarchy

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This record is held at Cornwall Record Office

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Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors