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Claim for loss of property #2794 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  2794 George Elliott Birks File Smith Holin Lane, Malin Bridge  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property   Loss of and damage to Household Furniture & Effects comprising 2 Round Tables, 6 Chairs, Sofa, Cradle, 2 Square Tables, 1 Arm Chair, 2 Fenders, Pictures, Crockery, Tea Service, Tea Spoons, Table Spoons, 6 Tree Pots and Trees, Ornaments, Kitchen Utensils, Brushes, Clock, Roller, Umbrella, 2 Baskets, Tea Tray, Hearth Rug, Matting, Gas Fitting, Beds & Pillows, Mahogany Work Box, Metal Tea Pot £14 5s 9d  
    Loss of and damage to Wearing Apparel comprising Over Coat, Dress Coat, Vest, 1 Boy's Suit, 2 Print Dresses, 2 Girls Frocks, Men & Women's Underclothing, Table Cloth, Baby Clothes, 2 Pair of Men's Boots, 3 Pair of Boy's Boots - 4 Pair of Women's & Girls Boots £9 10s 6d  
    Loss of and damage to Books, viz. 40 Numbers of Cassell's Family Bible, Scott's Bible, Geography and other works £6 8s    
    Provisions destroyed - viz. Bread, Butter, Lard, Rice, Cheese, Bacon, Beef   14s 3d  
    Loss of Fiddle   10s    
    House Cleaning & Whitewashing £1 10s    
    Loss of Pig £1 10s    
    Loss of working Tools £2 5s    
    Loss of Garden Plants, Vegetables, Manure, Lime of Pig Stye £6 4s    
    Load of Coals   10s    
    Loss of Wages & Employment in consequence of the Workshop of Claimant having been washed away - 7 weeks £10 10s    
        £53 17s 6d  
  Certificate Granted
4 July 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £20      

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