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farm baliffs

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Karen

Karen Report 24 Mar 2006 13:16

Can anyone help. where would i find a list of Farm baliffs in either wiltshire or kent for around 1848 Thanks Karen

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 24 Mar 2006 13:23

Hi Karen I don't think there is one. My GG Grandfather was a Farm Bailiff in Bromley through the 1800's and we have never found him on anything other than census or certificate details. Sheila

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 24 Mar 2006 13:25

Hi if you look at www . historicaldirectories . org there's a search facility and you pick out which area you want to search regards Cynthia

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 24 Mar 2006 13:35

Hi Karen, Farm bailiffs varied from being land agents on estates to chief worker on a farm, taking orders from the farmer and supervising the other men. If yours was one of the former, acting as a land agent, you may find some reference to him amongst the private papers of the family of the estate owner, if you know who that was. Mine were the second sort of farm bailiff, and the only references I can find are in census. i haven't come across any lists of bailiffs. Jay

Heather

Heather Report 24 Mar 2006 14:09

I think the only place would be manorial records for the estate he worked on.