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CHESTER, E.G. AND J.W. {SOLICITORS}


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 B/CHE

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: CHESTER, E.G. AND J.W. {SOLICITORS}

Date(s): 1753-1953

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 4.65 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Chester | E G | fl 1930 | solicitor
Chester | J W | fl 1930 | solicitor

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

According to the London Post Office Directory of 1930, E G and J W Chester, solicitors, were based at 86 Newington Butts, Newington, SE11. Their names are given as Jn [John] Woodroffe Chester and Jn [John] Granado Chester.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of E G and J W Chester, solicitors, 1753-1953. Includes records relating to the solicitors' business including financial records, transaction diaries and deed registers; Chester family deeds and wills; deeds and wills relating mainly to South London; and records concerning Saint Mary, Newington; Holy Trinity, Southwark and Saint Peter, Walworth.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

In sections: Business; Chester family and other families: marriage settlements and deeds of separation; Deeds relating to areas Within the County of London; Deeds relating to Birmingham; Probate Will relating to Wiltshire; Probate copies of wills, letters of administration and related testamentary records; Miscellaneous and St. Mary Newington, Holy Trinity, Southwark, and St. Peter, Walworth.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright rests with the depositor.

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited in 1956 (AC/56/038; AC/56/057).

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: July to October 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Business records | Documents | Information sources
Church records and registers | Primary documents | Documents | Information sources
Deeds | Documents | Information sources
Financial records | Documents | Information sources
Legal documents | Law
Property owners | People by roles | People
Property ownership | Civil law | Legal systems | Law
Solicitors | Legal profession personnel | Personnel | People by occupation | People
Wills | Primary documents | Documents | Information sources
Property law x Right to property
Property

Personal names
Chester | E G | fl 1930 | solicitor
Chester | J W | fl 1930 | solicitor

Corporate names

Places