Record revealed
Jane Austen’s will
Explore Jane Austen's will, in her own handwriting, which shows how the novelist planned to share her belongings with family and friends after her death.
Piece
KEMPSTER v WRIGGLESWORTH: Probate and will of Christopher Kempster of Burford, Oxon,...
Catalogue reference: C 106/145
What’s it about?
This record is about the KEMPSTER v WRIGGLESWORTH: Probate and will of Christopher Kempster of Burford, Oxon,... dating from 1695-1718 in the series Exchequer and Chancery: Master Richards' Exhibits. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 106/145
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1695-1718
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
KEMPSTER v WRIGGLESWORTH: Probate and will of Christopher Kempster of Burford, Oxon, 1716, and of William Kempster, citizen and mason of London, 1718. Mason's bills and work books: Oxon, London
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
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))
-
- Topics
- Legal
- Wills and probate
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3752704/
Series information
C 106
Exchequer and Chancery: Master Richards' Exhibits
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,513,569 records
Within the department: C
Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal...
740 records
Within the series: C 106
Exchequer and Chancery: Master Richards' Exhibits
You are currently looking at the piece: C 106/145
KEMPSTER v WRIGGLESWORTH: Probate and will of Christopher Kempster of Burford, Oxon,...
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Record revealed
Plea roll for the Court of King’s Bench, with a portrait of Henry VIII
This record of disputes taken to court in 1518, written in abbreviated Latin, includes a vivid portrait of the reigning monarch at the time. -
Record revealed
Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
The oldest complete document at The National Archives, this charter recording a grant of land dates back over 1,000 years.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.