Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WE
  • Title
    Webber and Williams of Ampthill, solicitors
  • Admin/biog history
    The company of Williams & Co became part of Geoffrey Leaver LLP of Milton Keynes in 2014 on the retirement of one of the partners. The Ampthill office was closed and the business and remaining partner transfered to the Milton Keynes office of Geoffrey Leaver LLP.
  • Scope and Content
    Deeds etc., relating chiefly to Mid-Bedfordshire deposited by Mr H J Webber, of Ampthill, Solicitor, in seven instalments, November 1936, March and April 1937, December 1937, February and March 1939, and March 1940. [A large proportion of this collection apparently relates to the property and practice of the family of Eagles, Solicitors, Ampthill]
  • Archival history
    Catalogued 1937 (nos WE1-920); 1938 (nos WE921-1051); 1948 (nos WE1052-1392); 1947 (nos WE1394-1742)
  • System of arrangement
    Notes on Classification The deeds were found partly in their original bundles and partly in a loose state: the former were of course retained as such. At the express wish of the depositor, cataloguing was begun shortly after the first deposit (WE1-250). Two further lots of deeds were afterwards found in Mr Webber’s office (WE251-632, and WE633-920), and these were kept separate, also at the depositor’s request. The Classification of each of these three deposits is therefore quite independent. The deeds of the separate deposits are somewhat inter-related, and detailed cross- references have been added in the Catalogue under the appropriate entries. The fourth deposit was added much later and is unconnected with the previous deposits; also the fifth and sixth. Note on amount of detail in Catalogue Every personal name and place-name [including field-names and spot-names] recorded in the documents is included in the catalogue-entries, excepting in the case of the following:- Abstracts of Title and Schedules of deeds: WE153-55, WE160, WE620, WE756, WE808, WE832, WE863, WE875. Terriers, Rentals, Accounts etc.: WE125, WE180, WE362, WE601, WE894-95. Allotments under Enclosure Awards: WE141-43, WE157, WE519-20, WE760-774, WE776-78, WE781-86, WE816, WE822, WE924-5, WE933-36. Other documents: WE127, WE156, WE162, WE184, WE381, WE663, WE666, WE886-87, WE899, WE900, WE913, WE916, WE932, WE937. From WE1052 onwards very few details are given for documents of later date than 1800.
  • Reference
  • Level of description
    fonds
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