I found the bankruptcy records of my greatgrandfather (though fortunately he was not imprisoned) by searching in the online public access catalogue of the national Archives of Scotland. Not all their collections are indexed, but you may find something there. http://212.140.253.244/NAS/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Site20&dsqCmd=Index.tcl Or if that link doesn't work go to the main page at www.nas.gov.uk and click on the link for catalogues and indexes on the right hand side, then look for the link to the Online Public Access Ctalogue Catherine On 2/02/2008, at 9:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Has anyone any knowledge about finding further information > regarding a man > in the Prison of Edinburgh for debt. > The time was July 1851 in Edinburgh. > > He applied for Cessio Bonorum, - to see whether his creditors would > accept > payment > in another form. > Would there be any records of this meeting with creditors, which > was to be > in the > Sherriff-Clerks Office, County Buildings, Lawnmarket. > > Would there be any prison records? Any ideas on where I might look? >

Many thanks, Catherine Will try that, and I am going to Scotland in November, so hopefully I might see whatever original record there is to find then. Doing my 'homework' now, so at least I know where to go!!!!! Thank you for your help Margaret On 5/2/08 5:15 PM, "Catherine Fitchett" <[email protected]> wrote: > I found the bankruptcy records of my greatgrandfather (though > fortunately he was not imprisoned) by searching in the online public > access catalogue of the national Archives of Scotland. > Not all their collections are indexed, but you may find something there. > > http://212.140.253.244/NAS/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Site20&dsqCmd=Index.tcl > > Or if that link doesn't work go to the main page at www.nas.gov.uk > > and click on the link for catalogues and indexes on the right hand > side, then look for the link to the Online Public Access Ctalogue > > Catherine > > > On 2/02/2008, at 9:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > >> >> Has anyone any knowledge about finding further information >> regarding a man >> in the Prison of Edinburgh for debt. >> The time was July 1851 in Edinburgh. >> >> He applied for Cessio Bonorum, - to see whether his creditors would >> accept >> payment >> in another form. >> Would there be any records of this meeting with creditors, which >> was to be >> in the >> Sherriff-Clerks Office, County Buildings, Lawnmarket. >> >> Would there be any prison records? Any ideas on where I might look? >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message