EMERY FAMILY
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/449 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : EMERY FAMILY |
Date(s) | : 1786?-1870 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 3 production units. |
Name of creator(s) | : Emery | William | 1825-1910 | Church of England clergyman Emery | William | 1798-1867 | Master of the Feltmakers' Company |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
William Emery (1798-1867) was a lighterman who became master of the Feltmakers' Company in 1848. His son William (1825-1910) was ordained as a priest in 1853, having been encouraged in religion by his father. In 1864 Emery was appointed archdeacon of Ely, and in 1868 was made a minor canon there. He died at Ely in December 1910.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers mainly concerning William Emery senior, Master of the Feltmakers' Company, including copy portrait, baptismal certificate, sermons written by him, and probate copies of his and his wife's wills, 1810-67. Also papers relating to William Emery junior, Church of England clergyman, including letters to him, with some transcriptions and certificates relating to his professional qualifications and appointments, 1847-70.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions governing access:
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
These papers were given to Guildhall Library by a descendant in 1985. They were catalogued in the same year by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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:
Records prepared May to September 2011.
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