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Fire, theft and bankrupts in Henley – 1835

Berkshire Chronicle – Saturday 06 June 1835 HENLEY. On Sunday afternoon, during Service, a fire broke out in the thatch of a stable adjoining the Ferry Boat public-house at Medmenham, which was destroyed, with its contents—a stump of hay caught fire, but was speedily extinguished. The fire is supposed to […]

New Probate Rules for Victorians – 1863

Lincolnshire Chronicle – Friday 13 February 1863 Friday, 13 February 1863COURT OF PROBATENEW RULES AND ORDERS AS TO PRACTICE. The new rules, orders, instructions, and tables of fees in respect of the business transacted in the country district registries attached to Her Majesty’s Court of Probate were issued to the […]

Exploring the Rich Legacy of the Stamford Mercury – 1840

Stamford Mercury – Friday 29 May 1840 Bankruptcies (From Friday’s Gazette, May 22) BROOKS, Robert – Grocer, St. Albans. Declared bankrupt May 22, July 3, at the Court in London. Official Assignee: Clark Legal Representatives: Robinson and Hine, Charterhouse-square. GOULD, Thomas – Hat Manufacturer, Oxford Street. Declared bankrupt July 3 at the […]

Old Bailey, When Is Bigamy Not Bigamy? – 1943

Holloway Press – Friday 29 January 1943 When Is Bigamy Not Bigamy? When is bigamy not bigamy? This question was discussed at the Old Bailey when George Livingstone, a soldier in the R.A.S.C., pleaded guilty to bigamously marrying Phyllis Dorothy May Sandy, of Luard-street, Caledonian-road, N.1, last year. Before any […]

Births, Marriages, & Deaths – 1895

Sussex Express – Friday 13 September 1895 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. BIRTHS. CHARLTON.—On the 10th Sept., at Barclay-road, Croydon, the wife of H. E. Charlton, of a son. EUAN-SMITH.—On the 7th Sept., at Ightham, Knoll, near Sevenoaks, the wife of Maclaurin Euan-Smith, of a daughter. JOHNSTONE.—On the 6th Sept., at […]