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High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy: Registers of Receiving Orders

Catalogue reference: B 12

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B 12

Registers of the High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy containing summary details of receiving orders made against debtors and partnership firms. They also contain entries relating to administration orders made against the estates of deceased...

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Reference

B 12

Title
High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy: Registers of Receiving Orders
Date

1887-1988

Description

Registers of the High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy containing summary details of receiving orders made against debtors and partnership firms. They also contain entries relating to administration orders made against the estates of deceased debtors.

The details recorded include the residence and occupation of the debtor, the date of the receiving order and the name of the trustee.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The registers are arranged by the initial letters of the subject and the entries are listed in chronological order, by the dates on which petitions were filed.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
High Court of Justice in Bankruptcy, 1883-1883
Physical description

55 volume(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

from 1974 Lord Chancellor's Department

Subjects
Topics
Debt
Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2764/

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