Catalogue description BIRKBECK OF WESTACRE PAPERS, 15th-20th century

This record is held by Norfolk Record Office

Details of BIR
Reference: BIR
Title: BIRKBECK OF WESTACRE PAPERS, 15th-20th century
Description:

Birkbeck and Hamond papers

Date: 1432-1925
Arrangement:

Note: By a stipulation made at the time of deposit the identity of the five containers, in which the documents were received has been preserved and so classification has been possible only to a limited extent. The subject index has therefore been expanded to assist the identification of document classes. All dates in this Calendar are New Style.

Related material:

See also the Hamond catalogue (December 1995) in draft.

Held by: Norfolk Record Office, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Birbeck family of Westacre, Norfolk

Hamond family of Westacre, Norfolk

Physical description: 223 files
Restrictions on use:

Reproduction of any document is allowed only by written permission of the depositor.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received by Norfolk Record Office on 18 January 1972 (MS 21547), numbered BIR/1-214, and on 8 December 1995 (MS 33551), numbered BIR/215 - 223

Subjects:
  • Westacre, Norfolk
Administrative / biographical background:

The Westacre Estate was purchased by Henry Birkbeck from Thomas A.H. Hamond in 1897 - 1898, but Nick Hamond continued to act as agent for the estate

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