The story of
Anne Lister and Ann Walker's archival legacy
Anne Lister and Ann Walker's romantic relationship defied societal norms of their time, as we can encounter through the archival material they left behind.
Piece
Assignation books and draft acts
Catalogue reference: PROB 43/83
What’s it about?
This record is about the Assignation books and draft acts dating from 1661 - 1677 in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Assignations. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PROB 43/83
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Date (When the record was created)
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1661 - 1677
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Description (What the record is about)
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Assignation books and draft acts
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Damaged; some dates missing or illegible
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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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
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3881694/
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Series information
PROB 43
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Assignations
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
1,265,632 records
Within the department: PROB
Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
84 records
Within the series: PROB 43
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Assignations
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Assignation books and draft acts
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