City of Cork Steampacket Company Archive Descriptive List

IE CCCA U370

City of Cork Steam Packet Co Ltd

Ref.

U370/B/038

Date:

17 Apr 1912 - 8 Jan 1923

Title:

Register of Probates

Level: item Extent: 47 ff Scope and Content:

Volume recording 'Probate, Letters of Administration, &c., presented to the City of Cork Steam Packet Company Limited'. These legal documents were evidently presented in the context of deaths, marriages, and other legal arrangements [eg, powers of attorney] affecting a member (shareholder) of the company. The volume, however, records no details of shareholdings or subsequent arrangements. Information is recorded under the following headings: Date when presented; By whom presented; Account of whom Deceased; Date of Probate or Administration; Effects Sworn at [cash value]; Date of Death; Observations. Where the legal instrument is not probate of will, no or different information is inserted into fields relating to probate. The Observations column generally records the place where probate was registered, and name of witness. Some affidavits, declarations, and powers of attorney have been inserted or transcribed into the volume. An entry for 13 January 1918 (f45) records a Board of Trade order vesting the shares of Alfred Hilser in the Official Asignee in Bankruptcy, under the Enemy Amendment Act 1916. Indexed.

Ref.

U370/B/039 Dividend Book

Date:

1 Jan 1916 – Dec 1918 (-Jul 1922)

Title:

Level: item Extent: 600pp Scope and Content: The volume records half-yearly payment of dividends, noting the number of the warrant, name (shareholder), number of shares, amount, and when paid.

Ref.

U370/B/040

Date:

17 Jul 1889 - 17 Jun 1914

Title:

CCSPC Ltd Investments

Level: item Extent: c50pp Scope and Content: The volume notes date, stock, amount, stock sold, dividends received, value, and apparent profit/loss.

Ref.

U370/B/041 Investments

Date:

1 Jul 1914 - 28 Feb 1921

Title:

Level: item Extent: c50 pp Scope and Content:

Volume recording details of investments in stock by the City of Cork Steam Packet Company. Fields record Date Bought; Stock [see below]; Amount; Price; Commission; Total Cost; Stock Sold; Balance

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