Hello Roy.   Many thanks for your helpful suggestions which I will follow up. I do know that George Peck Ltd under Barnes' ownership eventually went out of business!   Best wishes.   Adrian. ________________________________ From: "roy.stockdill@btinternet.com" <roy.stockdill@btinternet.com> To: "Leicestershire-Plus@rootsweb.com" <Leicestershire-Plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 29 August 2013, 12:20 Subject: Re: [LEI] Charles BARNES, accountant of Leicester. From:              "adriangardner1@btinternet.com" > This man's name first appears as an executor and co-trustee in the will of my > grandfather George Peck which was drawn up in 1924. The next time I come > across him is in 1932 when shortly following the death of his fellow trustee, > he puts Grandpa George's hosiery business George Peck Ltd, into voluntary > liquidation which he buys back for a song. In the process he winds up the > trust leaving George's widow Jane, without a home or income. >   > I feel that I need to know more about this man and wonder is someone could > come up with any help or guidance as to where I might find further > information?> FreeBMD has two entries at Leicester for the deaths of Charles Barnes after 1932. Deaths Jun 1946  Barnes    Charles    69    Leicester    7a    234      Deaths Jun 1950  Barnes    Charles F    81    Leicester    3a    494   Could either of these be him? A few quick thoughts..... 1) He sounds like the sort of fellow who might just conceivably have made an appearance in the London Gazette (bankruptcy or something to do with partnership in a company). 2) Have you checked the online British Newspaper Archive? 3) Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Famous family trees blog: http://blog.findmypast.co.uk/tag/roy-stockdill/ "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message