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Catalogue description Lord Chancellor's Office and Lord Chancellor's Department: Ecclesiastical Patronage: Personal Files of Clergymen
| Reference: | LCO 54 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lord Chancellor's Office and Lord Chancellor's Department: Ecclesiastical Patronage: Personal Files of Clergymen |
| Description: |
This series comprises a selection of personal files of clergymen who have registered for preferment. The files include information about the date and place of birth, education, date of ordination, record of service, churchmanship, practice (ie use of incense, vestments, coloured stoles, evening communion), marital status, private means, present stipend, preference for work, outside interests and references. Also notes on visits to the parish by the Ecclesiastical Secretary, notes of meetings and references from other clergy and general correspondence. |
| Date: | 1947-1990 |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical order by surname of clergyman. |
| Related material: |
A selection of files where the Prime Minister has recommended to the Queen the names of candidates for higher preferment are PREM 5 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 17 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to closure for periods up to 50 years |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 1998 Lord Chancellor's Department |
| Selection and destruction information: | Selected cases were chosen to reflect the way in which the Ecclesiastical Office carried out its functions, the range of applicants and the results of their applications. |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
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