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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: molly78 on Friday 22 May 09 08:57 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have an idea where I could search for records of bailiffs in Prescot c1851? I don't know whether this would be a court-appointed position or a private bailiff (for a wealthy landowner etc).
Many thanks,
Molly
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Sorry, I can't be specific but The National Archives has information about bailiffs.
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Your chap is likely to have been a farm bailiff - a man overseeing the running of one or more farms on behalf of the landowner, who may have been elsewhere in the country, or just liked an easy life.
It would have been a responsible position, and he would have been trusted to deal with the landowner's money.