Hi , try the London Gazette , a lot of people went bankrupt ........had you let us know his name we might have helped further . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "tam smith" <tamiwell@bigpond.com> To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:49 PM Subject: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's > Hello everyone, > I'm wondering if there was any way I could find out if my ancestor was in > some kind of business trouble or fraud situation....did local newspapers > report on that kind of thing? I'm just curious as he travelled all the > way from Heigham Norfolk to Devon sometime between 1881 and 1891 and > changed his first name. It also seems business wasn't doing so well as he > had moved his business from more of a high end area to a poorer area of > town prior to all of this. I'm just wondering if perhaps something went > wrong and he did a runner! > Thanks, > Tam : ) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

SAMUEL MATTHEWS, he was a tailor (worked in Great Yarmouth, then Heigham Norfolk). Last known address was Heigham 1881 census. Can you access the London gazette online? Tam (Australia) -------------------------------------------------- From: "elizabeth howard" <elizgh@btinternet.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:57 PM To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's > Hi , try the London Gazette , a lot of people went bankrupt > ........had you let us know his name we might have helped further . > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "tam smith" <tamiwell@bigpond.com> > To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:49 PM > Subject: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's > > >> Hello everyone, >> I'm wondering if there was any way I could find out if my ancestor was in >> some kind of business trouble or fraud situation....did local newspapers >> report on that kind of thing? I'm just curious as he travelled all the >> way from Heigham Norfolk to Devon sometime between 1881 and 1891 and >> changed his first name. It also seems business wasn't doing so well as >> he >> had moved his business from more of a high end area to a poorer area of >> town prior to all of this. I'm just wondering if perhaps something went >> wrong and he did a runner! >> Thanks, >> Tam : ) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi, yes the London Gazette is online . Just google London Gazette and work your way to the History bit and search the archive . But start earlier the first reference I found to Samuel comes on 14th March 1876, " In the county court of Norfolk held at Great Yarmouth in the matter of proceedings for liquidation by arrangement etc instituted by Samuel Matthews of Great Yarmouth , tailor . " The Norfolk Record Office has a possible document BR 164/26 , which mentions deeds re a tenement conveyed by Samuel Matthews to Bullard and sons , 1870 . And further reference in the same document of 6 rods of land in City St , Heigham , gardens in Union Place, Heigham but this is earlier 1843 . There may be more in The Bury and Norwich Post but the 19th C newspaper site has many references to Samuel Matthews .and it would take a dedicated eye to sift through them all . There may be more in the London Gazette too and under Mathews or Matthew or Saml , or variants . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "tam smith" <tamiwell@bigpond.com> To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 1:16 PM Subject: Re: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's > SAMUEL MATTHEWS, he was a tailor (worked in Great Yarmouth, then Heigham > Norfolk). Last known address was Heigham 1881 census. > Can you access the London gazette online? > Tam (Australia) > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "elizabeth howard" <elizgh@btinternet.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 9:57 PM > To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's > >> Hi , try the London Gazette , a lot of people went bankrupt >> ........had you let us know his name we might have helped further . >> >> >> >> >> life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "tam smith" <tamiwell@bigpond.com> >> To: <NORFOLK@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:49 PM >> Subject: [NFK] fraud or business troubles 1880's >> >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> I'm wondering if there was any way I could find out if my ancestor was >>> in >>> some kind of business trouble or fraud situation....did local newspapers >>> report on that kind of thing? I'm just curious as he travelled all the >>> way from Heigham Norfolk to Devon sometime between 1881 and 1891 and >>> changed his first name. It also seems business wasn't doing so well as >>> he >>> had moved his business from more of a high end area to a poorer area of >>> town prior to all of this. I'm just wondering if perhaps something went >>> wrong and he did a runner! >>> Thanks, >>> Tam : ) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >