RAWSTORNE, Sir William (d 1684)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/523 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : RAWSTORNE, Sir William (d 1684) |
Date(s) | : 1609-1803 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 7 production units. |
Name of creator(s) | : Rawstorne | Sir | William | d 1684 | Knight | alderman and sheriff of the City of London |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Sir William Rawstorne (died 1684), citizen and grocer, was alderman of Lime Street ward 1678-84 and sheriff 1677-8. His son William Rawstorne, citizen and grocer, was nominated sheriff in 1735 but not elected. He was also of New Hall, Preston, Lancashire.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Sir William Rawstorne relating to property in the City of London and Holborn including title deeds, expired leases, marriage settlements and related records.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The records were transferred to Guildhall Library by Lancashire Record Office in 1954 and 1958, and were catalogued in the same years by members of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Records prepared May to September 2011.
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