The North of Europe Land & Mining Co. Ltd.

[oasorgard]

That's very interesting oasorgard.

Do you have any more information about Thomas Collis and William Frost? Because these are common names, they are more difficult to trace than the men with unusual names.

Any little thing at all?

Names of wives or children?

I am sorry, I do not know any details about about them.

[oasorgard]

Reynolds Newspapers Sunday December 23rd 1860

Carries a lengthy report of the Court case (Comyn v Comyn) where Stephen E Comyn was granted a decree nisi and damages of £2,000 (originally claiming £10,000!) against Emily Harriet Comyn.

Bristol Mercury Saturday May 16 1861
May 11th at Clifton, by the Rev Edward Cockey, MA, Stephen E Comyn, Esq of Cheltenham, to Charlotte, only child of Alexander Innes Scott, Esq, of Lansdown Terrace in the same place.

regards

I just read this article in Reynolds - what a scandal.  Mind you Stephen didn't waste any time remarrying.

Would you be interested in reading the article oasorgard?

It could have been interesting to read that article. You wright that Stephen E Comyn was a Esq of Cheltenham. Is Cheltenham a village or a manor?

[oasorgard]

It was build a villa for the company manager. It is still standing, littlebit reconstructed, now the site for Vefsn Folkehøgskole - http://vefsn.fhs.no/

Here are som photos taken by me:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oasoergaard/376595776/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oasoergaard/376602954/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oasoergaard/282670843/

[Ruskie]

Hanes,
I'm not very good with this kind of thing, but maybe you would be kind enough to send a copy of that newspaper article to oasorgard? 

Cheltenham is a very nice town in England:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheltenham

[oasorgard]

The Company was declared bankrupt in 1872. The following item appeared in a newspaper at the time.

The Birmingham Daily Post, Wednesday 25th December 1872
COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY
The order to wind up the North of Europe Land and Mining Company (Limited) was accompanied by the statement that there had been gross fraud on the part of the Secretary of the company, who had absconded, and the company was utterly insolvent.

regards

oasorgard,

Although the winding up order was issued 1872 there are newspaper references to the North of Europe Land and Mining Company as late as 1881 and Chancery Division. No details - just the name and a time.

regards

Can I get more details out this informations?

[hanes teulu]

oasorgard,
Can send copy of the divorce case if you  send me your e.mail via Private Message.

Regards checking out details of the bankruptcy have a look at   www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/bankruptcy-records-after-1869.htm#19200

Essentially, it explains that bankruptcy records, although available, tend not to include background information. If you provide an e.mail will also send an example of the references continuing to appear in the newspapers after 1872.

regards

[hanes teulu]

Newspaper articles forwarded.

An interesting post!

regards

[Ruskie]

I haven't had much time for researching this weekend, but hope to try to get back to this thread in the next couple of days. Fascinating families - I'm enjoying the search.

Do we know who the Secretary of the Company was? Was it one of these five men?

[hanes teulu]

Wondering the same thing myself.
Have been looking for possible bankrupties against the other 3 in the "gang of five" - w/out success to date.

regards