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Title: Acting as an assignee in bankruptcy
Post by: Jane0601 on Thursday 19 June 08 16:39 BST (UK)

What did this mean in practice? 

I've just found this article from a newspaper in November 1860.  The highlighted chap, William Estwick, was my 3xgreat grandfather.  Just wondered what he actually would have had to do in this case - would he have had to put up any kind of financial backing or is it the equivalent of when a company calls in the administrators today?


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Title: Re: Acting as an assignee in bankruptcy
Post by: Berlin-Bob on Thursday 19 June 08 16:43 BST (UK)

Hi Jane,

Have a look at the two topics on Bankrupty in the
RootsChat Reference Library (http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/index.php) => Lexicon ^{(click here)} (http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/reflib-lexicon.php?letter=B)

I think there is some background info. there.

regards,
Bob

Title: Re: Acting as an assignee in bankruptcy
Post by: Jane0601 on Thursday 19 June 08 16:49 BST (UK)

Thanks for that! Very useful.  There was a useful link to a TNA page too which I'm going to have a read through now.