Evidence Reference
The National Archives, Kew — Anderson v De Nar Bey, C 16/693/A113 (1871)
Associated with Annie Elizabeth De Nar Bey
Citation
The National Archives, Kew, C 16/693/A113. Court of Chancery, Clerks of Records and Writs Office, Pleadings 1861–1875; cause number 1871 A113. Short title Anderson v De Nar Bey. Plaintiff: Arthur Anderson. Defendants: Joseph De Nar Bey (commonly called Prince De Nar Bey); Annie Elizabeth De Nar Bey his wife (commonly called Princess De Nar Bey). Documents extant: bill; interrogatories. Open record; three working days' notice to produce. Retrieved via TNA Discovery, 2026-09-27.
Supporting claim
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A person named Annie Elizabeth De Nar Bey — styling herself "Princess De Nar Bey" and named in the 1871 Chancery filing as the wife of Joseph De Nar Bey — appears as a co-defendant in Anderson v De Nar Bey (TNA C 16/693/A113). As with Joseph, the "commonly called" phrasing records that the princely styling was currently in use, not that it has been substantively endorsed. Her name pattern is distinctly English and does not match the naming pattern of Ambroise Calfa's Paris marriage to Marie-Louise-Joséphine Legoupil (1863); if Joseph is later confirmed as a brother of Ambroise, he married outside the Armenian / Catholic circle Ambroise remained inside. Her parentage, birthplace, and prior identity are not documented at tier-1 depth in the current record and are out of scope of this admission.