Chester and Birkenhead Railway Shareholders
(1837)
The return of the railway subscription contracts deposited in the Private Bill Office lists the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, subscribers of £189,250 to shares towards the £250,000 estimated expense of the project. The list gives full name of each subscriber (or surname with initials), residence, profession or calling, number of shares, and amount.
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Chester & Crewe Railway Shareholders
(1837)
The return of the railway subscription contracts deposited in the Private Bill Office lists the 187 shareholders in the Chester and Crewe Railway, who between them had subscribed £191,500 for 3,830 shares, towards the £240,000 estimated expenses of the project. The list gives full name, residence, addition (i. e. occupation), number of shares and sum subscribed.RAVENSCROFT. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1837)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders: in England and Wales
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Insolvents
(1837)
Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksRAVENSCROFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Trustees and Solicitors
(1837)
Trustees appointed to take over bankrupts' estates in England and Wales, and their solicitors. Trustees are often friends or relatives of the bankrupt: and/or principal creditors
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Voters in the Parish of St Paul, Covent Garden
(1837)
A poll was taken 26 July 1837 for the election of two members to represent the City of Westminster in Parliament. The candidates were Lieut.-Col. de Lacey Evans, John Temple Leader, and Gen. the Right Hon. sir George Murray, K. G. C. This poll book lists the electors with full name (surname first) and address (in italics), dashes indicating for whom they cast their votes. The names are listed alphabetically by first letter of surname, arranged in the eight parishes of Westminster, plus the extra-parochial Precincts of the Savoy.RAVENSCROFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors
(1838)
Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitorsRAVENSCROFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Bankrupts
(1839)
Bankruptcy notices for England and Wales: bankruptcy often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links
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Dissolutions of Partnerships
(1839)
Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales
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Dividends of bankrupts' estates
(1839)
Dividends from moneys raised from bankrupts' estates in England and WalesRAVENSCROFT. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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