Greathead and Whitelock, Solicitors Papers

This material is held atPembrokeshire Archives and Local Studies / Archifdy Sir Benfro ac Astudiaethau Lleol

Scope and Content

Papers of Greathead and Whitelock, Solicitors, 1739-1992, including records of the Commissioners of Taxes, Castlemartin Division minutes, 1916-1956, land tax assessments collectors' schedules, 1928-1949; deeds and related papers for properties mainly in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Brecknockshire, 1739-1992; account books relating to sales of stock, crops, implements of husbandry and household furniture in Pembrokeshire, 1832-1899; and probate records, 1879-1992.

Administrative / Biographical History

Greathead and Whitelock is a firm of solicitors based in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, who have collected material relating to Pembrokeshire, including probates and Land Tax records of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the Division of Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire.

Arrangement

Arranged into three groups: Group One, taxation records; Group Two, deeds and related documents; and Group Three, probates and deeds.

Access Information

Restricted access. Minutes of the Commissioners of Taxes closed until 2056

Acquisition Information

Deposited by Mr M. C. Whitelock, West Williamston, Dyfed, 1983. Probate records deposited, 2001.

Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: Pembrokeshire Record Office, Title deeds and other papers for properties in various parishes, mainly in South Pembrokeshire, catalogue; The National Archives, Valuation Office, The Finance (1909-1910) Act, research guide, http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=102 viewed 10 June 2005; Hey, David, Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1997).

Other Finding Aids

A hard copy is available in Pembrokeshire Record Office.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual copyright regulations apply.

Appraisal Information

All records deposited at Pembrokeshire Record Office have been retained.

Accruals

Accruals are possible