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Original wills proved in Principal Probate Registry passed to Estate Duty Office...
Catalogue reference: J 86/128
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This record is about the Original wills proved in Principal Probate Registry passed to Estate Duty Office... dating from 1942 Nov in the series Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry.... 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)
- J 86/128
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Nov
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Description (What the record is about)
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Original wills proved in Principal Probate Registry passed to Estate Duty Office immediately after probate, for a period not exceeding 14 days
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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)
- PR 42/28
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3218119/
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J 86
Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry...
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