« Reply #6 on: Thursday 28 September 23 18:25 BST (UK) »
It wouldn't be easy if your ancestor was called John Smith, but I managed to find the progress of a disappearing relative through insolvency by searching the London Gazette for the different stages of the process eg the case brought by the indebted, appointment of an administrator, through to final settlement of xp in the £.
This was supplemented by searching newspaper coverage.
In my case the debtor had disappeared into thin air, leaving an empty village shop, so the newspaper coverage provided a bit more colour.
In piecing it all into a story you'd need to be mindful as to what the legal rules and process were at the time it all happened, which is where the TNA guide is helpful.
I am just saying all this to give you some encouragement
JULIAN
ESSEX Carter, Enever, Jeffrey, Mason, Middleditch, Pond, Poole, Rose, Sorrell, Staines, Stephens, Surry, Theobald HUNTS Danns KENT Luetchford, Wood NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Baker, Dunks, Kemp, Price, Priestley, Swain, Woodward SUFFOLK Rose SURREY Bedel, Bransden, Bysh, Coleman, Gibbs, Quinton SUSSEX Gibbs, Langridge, Pilbeam, Spencer WILTSHIRE Brice, Rumble
