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Catalogue reference: J 24

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J 24

Papers transferred from the chambers of Thomas Ansdell Romer, who served successively as a chief clerk and a chancery master in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1886 until his death in 1917. The series does include material generated...

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Reference

J 24

Title
Chancery and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Master Romer's Papers
Date

1860-1890

Description

Papers transferred from the chambers of Thomas Ansdell Romer, who served successively as a chief clerk and a chancery master in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1886 until his death in 1917. The series does include material generated by his predecessor and inherited by him. The predecessor of Master Thomas Ansdell Romer (1886 onwards) in his role as Master/Chief Clerk was Master Robert William Peake (1852-1885). The papers of Master Robert William Peake found here probably only include those for causes with initial letters O-Z; for causes with initial letters L-N see J 26, J 27 and J 28.

Among the papers will be found bills of costs submitted to the master for review; exhibits, such as accounts, accompanying affidavits, etc; notes concerning changes of solicitors, agreements, etc; particulars of claims; pedigrees in support of claims to the estates of deceased persons and receivers' accounts in liquidation and similar proceedings.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Papers are arranged alphabetically by the titles of suits or matters.

Separated material

For the papers of Robert William Peake arising from causes with initial letters L-N please see:

J 26

J 27

J 28

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former reference

C 323

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Court of Chancery, 1875-1875
  • Supreme Court of Judicature, Chancery Division, 1875-1875
Physical description

43 bundle(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

in 1914 Thomas Ansdell Romer, 1848-1917

Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Selection and destruction information

The documents are the survivors from a weeding exercise carried out under the terms of a Destruction Schedule of 14 July 1913, Statutes, Rules and Schedules governing the disposal of Public Records by destruction or otherwise 1877-1913, HMSO, London, 1914, pp 192-194.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9632/

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