Supreme Court of Judicature: High Court of Justice, Chancery Division: Master Fox's...

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1882-1900

This series holds the papers of Master John Charles Fox (1891-1921) and also includes documents of Master Henry Douglas Hughes-Onslow (1908-1929) and Master Joseph Henry Pollock Chitty (1910-1935). The series does include material generated by their predecessors.

The predecessors of Master John Charles Fox (1891-1921) in his role as a Master/Chief Clerk were Master Edward Shearme (1875-1890), Master John Arthur Buckley (1863-1874) and, for causes with initial letters O-Z, Master Charles Pugh (1852-1862).

The predecessors of Master Henry Douglas Hughes-Onslow (1908-1929) in his role as a Master/Chief Clerk were Master Edmund William Walker (1874-1907), Master Henry Pritchard (1869-1872) and, for causes with initial letters G-K, Master Frederick Erasmus Edwards (1852-1869); and for causes with initial letters L-N, Master John Arthur Buckley (1863-1874) and Master Charles Pugh (1852-1862) .

The predecessors of Master Joseph Henry Pollock Chitty (1910-1935) in his role as a Master/Chief Clerk were Master Spencer Whitehead (1897-1909), Master Henry Baldwin Raven (1896), Master Alfred Rawlinson (1870-1895) and, for causes with initial letters A-F, Master Frederick Erasmus Edwards (1852-1869).

Because these documents had been scheduled for destruction, material was not made generally available until 1994. In a few cases, drafts relate to actions falling outside the chambers main concern, possibly because they were handled exceptionally or were dealt with specially during the vacation.

The drafts are listed under the initial letter of the action concerned, each set of chambers being allocated cases falling within a particular division, eg G-N.

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Public Record(s)

English

94 bundle(s)

Subject to 30 year closure

in 1914 Sir John Charles FoxKnight, 1855-1943

These records were scheduled for destruction after 40 years in 1913 and after 10 years in 1929. Following the Report of the Committee on Legal Records, Cmnd 3084 of 1966, action on their disposal was deferred pending the examination of Chancery Masters' documents as a whole.