George William Hughes D'Aeth was an attorney at the firm of Fairfoot, Webb & Daeth in 1852, 12 & 13 Clements Inn, London. I should clarify this is when I saw the date of him being there, he may have started before this.
He died in approx. June 1873 and was replaced by a name I can't find at the present time. What I would love to know is, what happened to the legal firm? Did it go under? Did it change hands? Was it taken over? Is there any trace of it out there? Any info on my ancestor's involvement?
If anyone could help I'd be a very happy man!
2007-10-02 05:21:09 · 1 answers · asked by Strok McHaggis 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I have never heard the name of your ancestor's firm. It would have become a solicitors practise in around the 1870s when the Law Society was formed. Attorneys became an obsolete term in the UK, lawyers being known either as 'solicitors' or 'barristers'. I can say your ancestor was the former as barristers have never formed firms. Incidentally, I think the last name would have been D'Eath, which is the usual spelling . As to how to trace them. Try writing to the Law Society, Chancery Lane, London WC1. I'm not sure, however, how far back their records go. If they cannot help, you need to go through old trade directories for Clement's Inn. That would show you how long the firm remained at the address, but not where they moved to - if that was the case. Buildings called that still stood when I was a young man in the 1960s as I used to visit an address there regularly.
2007-10-02 06:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋