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In the matter of: Sarah Root, infant. Document type: Administration summons, appointment...
Catalogue reference: C 17/3/496
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This record is about the In the matter of: Sarah Root, infant. Document type: Administration summons, appointment... dating from 1855 in the series Court of Chancery: Clerks of Records and Writs Office: Administration and other Summonses. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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C 17/3/496
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Date (When the record was created)
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1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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In the matter of: Sarah Root, infant.
Document type: Administration summons, appointment of a guardian and maintenance order.
Application made by: Mary Root of Wardington, Oxfordshire, widow, her mother and next friend.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14591634/
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C 17
Court of Chancery: Clerks of Records and Writs Office: Administration and other Summonses
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Within the series: C 17
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Administration and other Summonses. (Described at item level)
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In the matter of: Sarah Root, infant. Document type: Administration summons, appointment...
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