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Doubt as to paternity
Catalogue reference: RG 48/2817
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This record is about the Doubt as to paternity dating from 1961 in the series General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RG 48/2817
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Doubt as to paternity
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 10210R61
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 75 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2452318/
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RG 48
General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence...
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