Attorneys Solicitors in London 1780 - 1850

[charliekurtz]

you may want to contact the law society in london who keep records forever. i am trying to do the same thing when i spoke to a barrister I'm london last night - i am in new zealand and want to find my 8th great grandfather and i have  a hunch it is only by looking at employment records around 1828 etc

[Valda]

Hi

The Law Society Guide on how to trace a solicitor

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/productsandservices/libraryservices/legalresearchguides/view=article.law?PUBLICATIONID=228200

The opening of the guide states

'The Law Society library is a members-only reference library for solicitors. Our resources for researching family history enquiries are primarily limited to the Law Lists, which are available in a number of libraries. Library staff are unable to carry out research for non-members.'

The National Archives Guide 'Looking for records of a lawyer'

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/lawyer.htm?WT.lp=rg-3195


Regards

Valda

[jennifer c]

Found these in the 1811 Holdens Directory

John Birch & John Hauson Attorney 6 Chancery Lane

James Birch Attorney Crown Office Row Temple

Thomas Samuel Ashton Attorney 50 Southampton Row Bloomsbury

Jennifer

[charliekurtz]

thank you - now to find a solicitor friend in the uk who will do it for me:-)

[GrahamSimons]

Useful book "My Ancestor Was a Lawyer" - Brian Brook & Mark Heber, pub Society of Genealogists 2006. £10.50 cover price on my copy, not sure if that's the current price.
There may well be a copy in your local FHS collection.

[charliekurtz]

Hey Graham

If that is your name and I have got it right.

Are you saying there might be one in my local Family History Centre or did you mean FHS. if you meant FHC  then I do have a Latter Day Saint chapel near by - do you think they would have one there?

Charles

[GrahamSimons]

Always worth a try - I was thinking of your local family history society, but the Family History Centres are wonderful places. Graham

[jennifer c]

Charles Udall was given as an Auctioneer on his marriage to Susannah address 4 Barge Yard Bucklersbury father John - Silk Merchant.

1841 census Vicars More Lane Winchmore Hill Edmonton Middx

Charles Udall 30 Auctioneer born in the County
John Carnaby 40 Out of business crossed through
William Reynolds 15 MServ.

A few rows on in the the same road but as they are not numbered on the 1841 it is hard to say if they are in the same house?
Susannah Ashton 35 Ind. Not born in the County
Georgina Ashton 6 Yes
Emily Harnett 15 Ind. Yes
In between the two households there ia a family named Foster  John 65 Shoemaker & Sarah 70 also extended family.

Jennifer

[jennifer c]

In 1844 4 Barge Yard Buttersbury (City of London) is shown as British American Land Co. Offices.

Jennifer