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Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors
Catalogue reference: RH/1
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This record is about the Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors dating from 1556-2000.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RH/1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1556-2000
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Description (What the record is about)
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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
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cornwall Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Ratcliffe and Henderson, Helston, solicitors</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3263 Files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Accession no. 433.
Deposited by Messrs. Ratcliffe, Son and Henderson of the Great Office, Helston, 10 June 1959.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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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.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/648afb27-c2d4-41e0-862f-45f899e48224/
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Ratcliffe and Henderson of Helston, solicitors