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Closure in 1940, by order of Lord Chancellor of personal application department opened...
Catalogue reference: J 86/131
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This record is about the Closure in 1940, by order of Lord Chancellor of personal application department opened... dating from 1940 Dec - 1943 Mar 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 86/131
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Dec - 1943 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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Closure in 1940, by order of Lord Chancellor of personal application department opened in March 1943 enabling an applicant to apply for a grant of probate in an estate which exceeds £500 and does not exceed £2,000.
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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 42/31
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3218122/
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J 86
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Closure in 1940, by order of Lord Chancellor of personal application department opened...
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