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Series
London Gazettes
Catalogue reference: ZJ 1
What's it about?
ZJ 1
This series contains copies of the London Gazette, the official newspaper of the government. The copies include acts of state, proclamations, and appointments to offices under the crown; also orders in Council and such other orders as were...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ZJ 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- London Gazettes
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Date (When the record was created)
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1665-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains copies of the London Gazette, the official newspaper of the government. The copies include acts of state, proclamations, and appointments to offices under the crown; also orders in Council and such other orders as were directed to be published, including dissolutions of partnership, notices of proceedings in bankruptcy, official notices relating to insolvent debtors, etc.
During the 20th century, the present format evolved:
- State Intelligence;
- Proclamations;
- Orders in Council;
- Acts of Parliament passed;
- Addresses to the Queen;
- Appointments to and promotions in various Orders of Chivalry;
- Civil appointments, Exchequer statement;
- Returns of Prices of Corn;
- Bank of England Issue and Banking;
- Bank Returns;
- Departmental Orders and Notices;
- Honours, Decorations and Medals;
- Mentions in Despatches and Commendations;
- Naval, Military and Royal Air Force Appointments and Promotions;
- Advertisements;
- Notices of Public Places of Worship Registered for the Solemnization of Marriages;
- Notices to prove debts and claim legacies under decrees of High Court of Chancery;
- Meetings of Public Companies;
- Building and Friendly Societies dissolved and cancelled;
- Heirs and kindred of deceased persons;
- Names changed;
- Dissolution of partnerships;
- Assignments for the benefit of creditors;
- Sales by Auction, and Bankruptcy;
- Companies Acts: notices under;
- Claims to be made and debts paid on Estates;
- Bankruptcy Acts: notices under;
- Scottish Bankruptcy.
The material in this series is non record material originally held in the Library.
All issues of the London Gazette are available online at the Gazette website. Microfilm copies of issues from the First and Second World War periods are available in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
In date order. Volumes ZJ 1/1-47 conform to the Julian or 'Old Style' calendar.
Many volumes contain integral indexes. There are indexes to complete years and also indexes within volumes to parts of the same year. In many cases the entire volume is an index, usually to the whole year, occasionally to four, five or six years (1820-1839) and occasionally to six months (1917-1921).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related bankruptcy records, see B
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Non record material
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- London Gazette, 1665-1665
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1502 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Available in digital format
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Printed indexes for 1830-1883, 1914-1921 and 1939-1945 are available in the reading rooms at The National Archives
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14692/
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