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Probate of the will of William Carent.
Catalogue reference: E 135/7/41
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This record is about the Probate of the will of William Carent. dating from 1516 in the series Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents. 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)
- E 135/7/41
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1516
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Description (What the record is about)
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Probate of the will of William Carent.
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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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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
- Religions
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3408546/
Series information
E 135
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents
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