Hi Sandra Have you tried the London Gazette (http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London)? Despite it's apparent location, it would list all brankruptcies across the country. I have found details of my husband's acestors business liquidation and they were based in Colne, Lancashire. There are sister Gazettes for Belfast and Edinburgh. As James Wood is a fairly common name, you may have to enter the type of business and limiting dates. Have you found him in any business directories? This might help you to pin point the timescale more accurately and possibly an area of Manchester. If you haven't already done so, I would try http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/ I choose location first, then order the results by decade, then open each directory in turn and enter a name, location or business type. Hope this helps, if not, come back to the list and maybe someone else can offer another avenue to explore. Heather Sandra Geddes 1 wrote: > Does anybody know if there are papers dealing with Bankruptcy ? I am looking for mention of a James WOOD Bankrupt between 1840's - 1879 probably in the Manchester area > Thank you > Sandra Aus >

Many thanks Heather, Am really flying blind on James WOOD, all I have is a mention of him in his Brother in laws William PRINCE'S Will which states that he Wm PRINCE purchased property from the afsignees under the "said James WOOD'S Bankruptcy", these properties were situated in Stott st Hulme. Now there's a thought.... perhaps there may be somewhere to search for when the properties changed hands? Thanks for the London Gazette website, I hadn't managed to find it previously, have been looking through the Directores site though, eventually my brick wall must come tumbling down. Sandra Aus > > Have you tried the London Gazette > (http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London)? > > Despite it's apparent location, it would list all brankruptcies across > the country. I have found details of my husband's acestors business > liquidation and they were based in Colne, Lancashire. There are sister > Gazettes for Belfast and Edinburgh. > > > Hope this helps, if not, come back to the list and maybe someone else > can offer another avenue to explore. > Heather > > > > Sandra Geddes 1 wrote: >> Does anybody know if there are papers dealing with Bankruptcy ? I am >> looking for mention of a James WOOD Bankrupt between 1840's - 1879 >> probably in the Manchester area >> Thank you >> Sandra Aus >> > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.10/1549 - Release Date: 7/12/2008 > 4:31 PM > > >

Hi Sandra, Check out this site http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/Merseysidebankrupts.html it lists bankrupts from all around the north west. Gilly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra Geddes 1" <sandrageddes@aanet.com.au> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Bankrupts > Many thanks Heather, > Am really flying blind on James WOOD, all I have is a mention of him in > his > Brother in laws William PRINCE'S Will which states that he Wm PRINCE > purchased property from the afsignees under the "said James WOOD'S > Bankruptcy", these properties were situated in Stott st Hulme. Now there's > a > thought.... perhaps there may be somewhere to search for when the > properties > changed hands? Thanks for the London Gazette website, I hadn't managed to > find it previously, have been looking through the Directores site though, > eventually my brick wall must come tumbling down. > Sandra Aus >> >> Have you tried the London Gazette >> (http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London)? >> >> Despite it's apparent location, it would list all brankruptcies across >> the country. I have found details of my husband's acestors business >> liquidation and they were based in Colne, Lancashire. There are sister >> Gazettes for Belfast and Edinburgh. >> >> > Hope this helps, if not, come back to the list and maybe someone else >> can offer another avenue to explore. >> Heather >> >> >> >> Sandra Geddes 1 wrote: >>> Does anybody know if there are papers dealing with Bankruptcy ? I am >>> looking for mention of a James WOOD Bankrupt between 1840's - 1879 >>> probably in the Manchester area >>> Thank you >>> Sandra Aus >>> >> >> >> >> >> ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ >> >> Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. >> Other people can learn from them! >> >> ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.10/1549 - Release Date: >> 7/12/2008 >> 4:31 PM >> >> >> > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message