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Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Norf, Northants, Suff (calendar 1)
Catalogue reference: PROB 13/55
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This record is about the Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Norf, Northants, Suff (calendar 1) dating from 1653-1654 in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations:.... 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)
- PROB 13/55
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1653-1654
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Description (What the record is about)
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Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Norf, Northants, Suff (calendar 1)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- ^^ PROB 13/55-59, 61 are cited as calendars 1-5, 7 in PROB 12/30 and in Index to administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, volume I, 1649-1654, ed John Ainsworth, Index Library 68 (London, British Record Society, 1944). Calendar 6 has not been identified, and although the counties that it covers are those covered by PROB 13/62, PROB 13/62 does not appear to contain the names given in the Index to administrations ... 1649-1654 as having been taken from calendar 6.
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3412266/
Series information
PROB 13
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Court for Probate of Wills and Granting Administrations:...
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Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Norf, Northants, Suff (calendar 1)
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