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Description: | John and Ann Proffitt were married in 1805 in Aldridge Staffordshire, and had at least eight children. Their son Thomas (b 1807) became a butcher and married Ann Chester. Joseph (b 1809) married Elizabeth, William (b 1818) moved to Birmingham and became a corn and seed merchant while James (b 1824) became a grocer in Aston. Thomas and Ann Chester had two sons, John (b 1848) and Joseph Alfred (bb 1850). Joseph remained at home but John moved to London and became a successful solicitor with Batton, Proffitt and Scott of Westminster. This series contains papers for property in Walsall and professional papers of John Proffitt, solicitor. The papers relate to premises in High Street (later 29 High Street) and include a lease between John Proffitt of Aldridge, farmer and maltster, Joseph Proffitt of Walsall, farmer, Thomas Proffitt of Walsall, butcher, Charles William Leonard of Demerara and Thomas Hildick of Walsall, brass founder (Sep 1827), indentures, further charges and agreements on the same property. Included in these are Edward Adams, saddlers ironmonger, Mr John James, John Bradnock Adams, limemaster, George Shipton, farmer and Samuel Huband. Also included are a Schedule of Deeds and writings relating to property in High Street from 1797 to 1873 and the probates of the wills of William Proffitt of Hockley Hill, Thomas Proffitt and Elizabeth Proffitt. The professional papers of John Proffitt include his entitlement to be a Commissioner of Oaths and his Certificate of admission to the Incorporated Law Society. Also entitlements for him to take affidavits and oaths for the Supreme Court of North-Western Territories of Canada, the Court of Ontario, Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Also purchases of shares in the Pri-Assur Syndicate. (33 items ) | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | Various | Subjects: | Primary documents | Temporal: | 1827 - 1908 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Various | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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