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Bankruptcy in Bradford Yorks.

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Dave the Tyke

Dave the Tyke Report 11 Nov 2004 15:49

My ggrandfather is thought to have lost propery and become bankrupt. no date available 1870 -1890 perhaps. would records be kept? Thanks Dave

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 11 Nov 2004 16:08

As it's a status with legal implications, I should have thought there would have to be court records and, perhaps, newspaper notices. Christine

Dave the Tyke

Dave the Tyke Report 11 Nov 2004 20:26

Thanks Christine, that sounds about right, I was hoping someone might know of a web site. xxDave

Christine in Herts

Christine in Herts Report 11 Nov 2004 21:19

I had a look at this one; http://www.thisisbradford.*co.uk/bradford__district/archive/ but it only goes back to 1998, which isn't very much use in historical terms - or not yet, anyway. http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html is a possibility - a growing newspaper archive online. http://www.gazettes-online.*co.uk/ might be a possibility for the notices. I'll try to remember to come back again if I think of anything more. Christine

Carol

Carol Report 18 Oct 2005 00:18

bump

Jane

Jane Report 18 Oct 2005 09:41

Dave, Have you tried just putting his name into the search engine for the National Archives catalogue? If he owned a formal business at the time, they might have records relating to his bankruptcy. Good luck Jane

Merry

Merry Report 18 Oct 2005 10:12

Even though Yorkshire is a long way from London his case may have made it into The Times newspaper!! If you can give me his name and type of business I can have a look for you, if you like.............. it's really a matter of luck whether he is in there or not. The Times printed lists of bankrupts daily, but if there was some interesting news to report, I think some of the court proceedings columns would get pushed out! You won't get much info from the paper, but you will get the DATE if it's in there....... Merry

Dave the Tyke

Dave the Tyke Report 18 Oct 2005 10:14

Thanks everyone I have tried Christine's sites and will try Jane's now. Merry Monty, his name was Joseph Greenwood Bland, I did try the Times on line some time ago to no avail. He was a carpinter, he built some houses or invested in some, Southfield Lane, Bradford (we think) Dave PS revised dates - could be as late as 1930's

Merry

Merry Report 18 Oct 2005 14:18

Hi Dave, No, I couldn't find him either :O(( Merry