Collection GB 0074 E/KEN - KENYON (LORD)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 E/KEN

Title

KENYON (LORD)

Date(s)

  • 1717-1839 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.15 linear metres (20 files).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Lloyd Kenyon was born in 1732. He entered Middle Temple in 1750 and was called to the bar in February 1756. He worked in the courts of equity and common law, and became a highly respected and well known legal figure, rising to the rank of judge. In 1788 he was made lord chief justice. He was married to his cousin, Mary Kenyon. He died in 1802.

For a more detailed history see Douglas Hay, 'Kenyon, Lloyd, first Baron Kenyon (1732-1802)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2009.

Archival history

GB 0074 E/KEN 1717-1839 Collection 0.15 linear metres (20 files). Kenyon , Lloyd , 1732-1802 , first Baron Kenyon , judge

Lloyd Kenyon was born in 1732. He entered Middle Temple in 1750 and was called to the bar in February 1756. He worked in the courts of equity and common law, and became a highly respected and well known legal figure, rising to the rank of judge. In 1788 he was made lord chief justice. He was married to his cousin, Mary Kenyon. He died in 1802.

For a more detailed history see Douglas Hay, 'Kenyon, Lloyd, first Baron Kenyon (1732-1802)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2009.

Records deposited in February 1947.

Papers of Lord Lloyd Kenyon relating to premises in Conduit Street, St George Hanover Square, Westminster.

E/KEN-1: Property transactions; E/KEN-2: Wills, insurance, financial records and other papers.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Right to property Civil law Property ownership Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Property Property transfer People People by roles Property owners Property law Kenyon , Lloyd , 1732-1802 , first Baron Kenyon , judge Hanover Square Mayfair London England UK Western Europe Europe City of Westminster Legal systems Civil and political rights Human rights Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in February 1947.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Lord Lloyd Kenyon relating to premises in Conduit Street, St George Hanover Square, Westminster.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

E/KEN-1: Property transactions; E/KEN-2: Wills, insurance, financial records and other papers.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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