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Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts and successors: Order Books relating to...

Catalogue reference: B 1

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B 1

Entry books of orders in bankruptcy causes written up after the event by clerks of the Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts and successors.They were for the Lord Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, 1710 to 1851; the Court of Review, 1832 to 1847;...

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Reference

B 1

Title
Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts and successors: Order Books relating to Petitions against Declarations of Bankruptcy
Date

1710-1877

Description

Entry books of orders in bankruptcy causes written up after the event by clerks of the Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts and successors.

They were for the Lord Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, 1710 to 1851; the Court of Review, 1832 to 1847; and the Court of Appeal in Chancery, 1851 to 1874. There are also two registers of orders, 1832 to 1877.

Related material

See also AO 18

For ledgers and other records relating to sums paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the accountant-general of the Court of Chancery, under the Bankruptcy Acts 1831 to 1832

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Court of Bankruptcy, 1831-1869
  • London Court of Bankruptcy, 1869-1873
  • Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts, 1571-1832
Physical description

214 volume(s)

Subjects
Topics
Debt
Unpublished finding aids
Most volumes have indexes. B 1/2 to B 1/12 are indexed by petitioner. Where indexes exist in later volumes they are arranged by the name of the bankrupt.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2753/

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