Series
Duchy of Lancaster: Bonds of Obligation
Catalogue reference: DL 24
Date: c1509-1837
This series consists of bonds of obligation created as part of the administration of the estate of the Duchy of Lancaster and the operation of the...
Series
Court of Bankruptcy: Gaolers' Returns and Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: B 2
What's it about?
B 2
This series is mainly made up of gaolers' returns of debtors under the Bankruptcy Act of 1861, with the addition of a number of other miscellaneous records. The latter include the letters patent establishing the Court of Bankruptcy in 1831, lists...
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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B 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court of Bankruptcy: Gaolers' Returns and Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1828-1883
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series is mainly made up of gaolers' returns of debtors under the Bankruptcy Act of 1861, with the addition of a number of other miscellaneous records.
The latter include the letters patent establishing the Court of Bankruptcy in 1831, lists of attorneys and solicitors admitted to the court, and points of practice in the Court of Review. It also contains a petition dated 1828 to the Lord Chancellor by a creditor when bankruptcy cases were under the jurisdiction of the commissioners of bankruptcy.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the commitment and discharge records in: PRIS 1 PRIS 2 PRIS 3
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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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Public Record(s)
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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)
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- Court of Bankruptcy, 1831-1869
- Office of the Commissioners of Bankrupts, 1571-1832
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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33 papers and volumes
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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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- Topics
- Debt
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2754/
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