1830 Bristol Bankrupcy proceeding

[Llanfihangel]

Hi,
I have the attached record of a court case in Bristol in 1830. The person I am researching is David Williams Shopkeeper from Brecon. He was declared bankrupt and I think he appered at court to face his creditors.

I am unable to find archived records of this case on the Internet and have tried searching the National Archived but keep getting referrals back to Bristol

I would be very grateful for any help in finding further details of the case...

Thanks!

Llanfi 

[GrahamSimons]

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/bankrupts-insolvent-debtors/ might be helpful

[maddys52]

Not sure if it helps:

"David Williams, linen draper, of Brecon, was committed to Bristol Gaol on Saturday last, by the Commissioners under his bankruptcy, for not accounting for the deficiency in his estate."
Tuesday,  Mar. 30, 1830
Publication: Bristol Mercury

[Llanfihangel]

Hello
GrahamSimons and maddys52

The Bristol Mercury article seems to be the David Williams tried on the 26 March for bankrupcy. The newspaper descibed him as a linen draper, and the summons was for a shopkeeper. For some reason I thought he might have been a grocer, but the only references I have is for a generic shopkeeper.

David next appears in Radnor Ohio. He emigrated first and then brought his wife and children there in 1832. I wonder how he managed to get out of Gaol and pacify his creditors!

Many thanks!

Llanfi 

[Capetown]

Checking on

Welsh Newspapers Online

newspapers.library.wales

1830

FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 12

David Williams, Brecon, Shopkeeper, February 25, 26 and March 26, at one, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol.

Solicitors, Bridges and Mason, Red Lion-Square;
and Hare and Little, Bristol.

[Capetown]

David Williams from Brecon.

1830 Pigots Directory for Gloucestershire, Bristol

? there is a

David WILLIAMS, Tailor, 2 Lower College Street, Bristol.


? Although David was from Brecon, is Bristol where he had his Shop
? Why was he tried in Bristol and not in Wales

[Capetown]

Bristol Times and Mirror gives the date as 12 March 1831 - British Newspapers on Line

Back to Page 1 of this article, and the date of the Newspaper is Saturday, March 12, 1831.


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The Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt, bearing date of 4th day of February 1830, awarded and issued forth against DAVID WILLIAMS, of Brecon, otherwise Brecknork, in the County of Brecon, otherwise Brecknock, Shopkeeper, Dealer and Chapman, intend to meet on the 19th day of March next, at One of the clock in the Afternoon, at the White Lion Inn, Broad-Street, Bristol, in order to make a first and final Dividend of the Estate and Effects of the said Bankrupt; when and where the Creditors who have not already provided their debts, are to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of the said Dividend.

And all claims not then proved will be disallowed.

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Occupation: Chapman

'Itinerant dealer or hawker in early modern Britain'

[hanes teulu]

London Gazette - see col 2
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/18667/page/624

There are 3/4 other items which are reflected in the newspaper reports

I note he is described as a "dealer and chapman". If I remember rightly the description "chapman" has a significance on his treatment as a bankrupt? There was a Rootschat thread on the subject.

[hanes teulu]

Maddy,
Re. the "dealer/chapman" angle we contributed to the same thread -
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=854063.msg7221881#msg7221881