Collection GB 0074 ACC/0386 - WITHERS AND COMPANY {SOLICITORS}

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0386

Title

WITHERS AND COMPANY {SOLICITORS}

Date(s)

  • 1645-1887 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Court baron was an assembly of the freehold tenants of a manor under the presidency of the lord or his steward. Such a court had a jurisdiction in civil actions arising within the manor, especially in such as related to freehold land. This jurisdiction began to decay at an early date, and is now practically obsolete.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0386 1645-1887 Collection 0.01 linear metres Withers and Company , solicitors

Court baron was an assembly of the freehold tenants of a manor under the presidency of the lord or his steward. Such a court had a jurisdiction in civil actions arising within the manor, especially in such as related to freehold land. This jurisdiction began to decay at an early date, and is now practically obsolete.

Received in 1950 (Acc/0386).

Papers, 1645-1887, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, including leases, copies from court rolls of courts baron, letters of administration and copy will and probate relating to property in Ealing, Edmonton, Chiswick and Sutton.

ACC/0386/001 to 012.

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the City of London.

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.

July to October 2009 Property Law Legal systems Civil law Property ownership Deeds Title deeds Leases (documents) Wills Probate copies Administration of justice Courts Courts baron People People by roles Property owners Information sources Documents Primary documents Court rolls Solicitors Withers and Company , solicitors Edmonton Middlesex Ealing (district) Ealing Chiswick Hounslow London England UK Western Europe Europe Sutton (district) Sutton Enfield Legal profession personnel Personnel People by occupation Property law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1950 (Acc/0386).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers, 1645-1887, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, including leases, copies from court rolls of courts baron, letters of administration and copy will and probate relating to property in Ealing, Edmonton, Chiswick and Sutton.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/0386/001 to 012.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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