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Short title: Major and others v Major. Testator or intestate: Major, Thomas of Hungerford,...
Catalogue reference: PROB 37/1286
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This record is about the Short title: Major and others v Major. Testator or intestate: Major, Thomas of Hungerford,... dating from 1843-1844 in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Cause Papers, Later Series. 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 37/1286
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1843-1844
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Description (What the record is about)
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Short title: Major and others v Major.
Testator or intestate: Major, Thomas of Hungerford, Berks.; surgeon
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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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- Topics
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3509464/
Series information
PROB 37
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Cause Papers, Later Series
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