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Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Pleadings: Country Depositions, Series I

Catalogue reference: C 21

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C 21

Depositions in cases on the equity side of Chancery taken by commissioners in the locality where the dispute had arisen.The series also includes interrogatories, copies of commissions, abstracts of plaintiffs' bills of complaint, and surveys in...

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C 21

Title
Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Pleadings: Country Depositions, Series I
Date

1538-1670

Description

Depositions in cases on the equity side of Chancery taken by commissioners in the locality where the dispute had arisen.

The series also includes interrogatories, copies of commissions, abstracts of plaintiffs' bills of complaint, and surveys in cases involving the partition of property.

Depositions usually give the deponent's name, address, age and occupation.

Related material

Depositions taken within the London area are in C 24

Other interrogatories may be found in C 25

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

767 bundle(s)

Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Unpublished finding aids
A two volume manuscript index is available, arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the principle plaintiff. The Bernau Index, a genealogical source formerly held by the Society of Genealogists and now available there on microfilm, contains several million personal name entries, including those found in the records of this series, together with their place of residence.
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3582/

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