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Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK: Dean and Chapter (1796-1808):...
Catalogue reference: IR 26/436
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This record is about the Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK: Dean and Chapter (1796-1808):... dating from 1796-1808 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 26/436
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1796-1808
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Description (What the record is about)
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Will and administration register: Diocese of YORK:
Dean and Chapter (1796-1808): entry numbers Wills 1-285, Administrations 286-336.
Exchequer Court (1807-1808): entry numbers Wills 337-525, Administrations 526-575 Sede vacant; see IR 26/428
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3339584/
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IR 26
Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers...
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