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Series
Outport Records: Newport
Catalogue reference: CUST 71
What's it about?
CUST 71
This series contains outport records from Newport. They comprise orders etc. from the Board of Customs to the collector 1806 to 1899; with indexes 1705 to 1891. Letter books, collector to board, 1823 to 1898; general, 1850 to 1901; light dues,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 71
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Title (The name of the record)
- Outport Records: Newport
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1705-1909
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains outport records from Newport. They comprise orders etc. from the Board of Customs to the collector 1806 to 1899; with indexes 1705 to 1891. Letter books, collector to board, 1823 to 1898; general, 1850 to 1901; light dues, 1857 to 1895; shipping, 1850 to 1895; and Office of Works, 1877 to 1893. Entry book of probates, naturalisations, etc. exhibited before collector, 1854 to 1875. Miscellaneous records relating to staff and shipping, 1823 to 1881, and wreck depositions, 1868 to 1909, are also included.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 137 volume(s)
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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/C5647/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
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Outport Records: Newport
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