English term
Of / Late of
OF:..........................
LATE OF:.........................
These are actually the first two lines of the document. Most of these annexes are acknowledgments about the personal, marital, professional, etc. status of a person (for example in one of them the person signing the document testifies that he/she is single, etc,)
Any idea about what these two lines are supposed to mean?
Thanks in advance
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Living at/previously lived at
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Note added at 15 hrs (2009-05-23 08:59:22 GMT)
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Having looked at the discussion, I thought I'd add some clarification:
Dead or alive? Could be either, though more commonly used if the person concerned is now dead, otherwise it is better to use "previous address". There can be several reasons for wanting a previous address especially in a country, such as the UK, which doesn't use ID cards. It is just an extra check on identity and saves wasting time on research e.g. if previous financial information is required. On the other hand, if the person in question is dead only the "late of" entry will be completed.
"Nil" would never be an appropriate response. Either a dash or "N/A" if one or other doesn't apply.
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Deborah Workman
: Seems right. See example 12 at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/of late
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Thanks Deborah. I note the ref, but think "late of" is adjectival, not adverbial. Strangely, Collins doesn't have it at all and my copy of Chambers has gone walkiesm so can't confirm; I tend to be wary of online dictionaries.
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Edith Kelly
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Discussion
4. Dead, especially if only recently deceased: in memory of the late explorer.
It has more references to being dead than be an occupier of a residential address, and the only one which is close is if they were the late president of a company... But we mostly use Previous, as if you were saying the late president xxxx (company), you would have to field a lot of questions as to how he died on the job.
1. Having recently occupied a position or place: the company's late president gave the address.
2. Dead, especially if only recently deceased: in memory of the late explorer.
Where as with "previous address" If you didn't have one (lived at the same place all your life) you could answer "Nil" But with "Late Of" it is saying you must have been living somewhere else and could not answer "Nil"
You can't even answer it with just the country or city, maybe something like below.
But in legal forms they generally require a delivery address for serving documents and also so they can check your previous address (as it may be your parents) in case they need to look for you should you disappear.
Of....... London, England
Late of .... New York, USA.... Maybe???
Maybe the client can give you better information if you explain your situation.
OF:..........................
LATE OF:.........................
No mention of address or name...
How would you fill the dotted line in?
OF:............ (Address?)
LATE OF:............ (Another address, A name (deceased person?), A name (heir of the deceased person?)
I am a little bit confused now
Thanks
Ie: James Brown, late of 111 Bridge Street Brighton, passed away.
James brown late husband of Joan Brown, father of 3 children....
If it is a previous address, then usually will list it like:
Name .............................James Brown
Of...................................111 Bridge St Brighton.
Previous Address............4 Gold St Nutting.
If you said he is your late friend..... It would suggest your friend has died recently.
My late mother...... My mother who has just passed away.
If it does mean "previous address" it may be wise to change it to previous address..