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==== Bankrupts ==== | ==== Bankrupts ==== | ||
From almost its earliest days notices about bankruptcies began to be published in the ''London Gazette'' and in the course of the 18th century it became standard practice to publish a formal statement there, showing the name, address and occupation of the bankrupt. In 1785 some 500 were listed; by 1850 the number had grown to about 2,000 a year. It is from these notices that the lists published in the ''Gentleman's Magazine'', ''The Times'' and other periodicals derive. Entries in the period 1820-43 were also reprinted in George Elwick, ''The bankrupt directory 1820-1843'' (1843) [ | From almost its earliest days notices about bankruptcies began to be published in the ''London Gazette'' and in the course of the 18th century it became standard practice to publish a formal statement there, showing the name, address and occupation of the bankrupt. In 1785 some 500 were listed; by 1850 the number had grown to about 2,000 a year. It is from these notices that the lists published in the ''Gentleman's Magazine'', ''The Times'' and other periodicals derive. Entries in the period 1820-43 were also reprinted in George Elwick, ''The bankrupt directory 1820-1843'' (1843) [FS Library microfiche 6085602-9]. | ||
By the end of the 18th century the notices contained details of the days set for the hearing of the disclosure of assets, for the creditors to prove their debts, for the meetings of creditors to approve sales of property (usually briefly described) and so forth, and for the final distribution of any dividend. From the 1830s there are entries also for Scotch bankrupts and the meetings of their creditors. | By the end of the 18th century the notices contained details of the days set for the hearing of the disclosure of assets, for the creditors to prove their debts, for the meetings of creditors to approve sales of property (usually briefly described) and so forth, and for the final distribution of any dividend. From the 1830s there are entries also for Scotch bankrupts and the meetings of their creditors. | ||
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