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Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK: entry numbers Wills 1-779, Administrations...
Catalogue reference: IR 26/428
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This record is about the Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK: entry numbers Wills 1-779, Administrations... dating from 1807 in the series Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers.... 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)
- IR 26/428
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1807
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Description (What the record is about)
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Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK: entry numbers Wills 1-779, Administrations 1-157 (entered with Wills). Sede vacant 5 Nov 1807-20 Jan 1808; see IR 26/436
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 volume(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Religions
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3339576/
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IR 26
Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers...
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