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High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice,...

Catalogue reference: HCA 53

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HCA 53

The records in this series relate to the administrative business of the Admiralty Registry arising from duties undertaken for the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (records otherwise in PCAP) in connection with appeals in ecclesiastical and...

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HCA 53

Title
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Privy Council Appeals Correspondence and Papers
Date

1853-1902

Description

The records in this series relate to the administrative business of the Admiralty Registry arising from duties undertaken for the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (records otherwise in PCAP) in connection with appeals in ecclesiastical and maritime causes.

The documents cover the years 1853 to 1858 and 1872 to 1902, and include some papers concerning the fees of the registrar and clerks, and printed lists of Judicial Committee business.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The documents are arranged and catalogued chronologically, and the catalogue gives the number under which they were registered.

Related material

The corresponding register, which has its own index, is in HCA 30/991

Separated material

Papers 33-110, covering the years 1859 to 1871, were missing at their time of transfer to the Public Record Office.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • High Court of Admiralty, 1340-1875
  • Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice; Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
Physical description

2 bundle(s)

Subjects
Topics
Marriage and divorce
Religions
Wills and probate
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8651/

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Within the department: HCA

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High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Registrar: Privy Council Appeals Correspondence and Papers

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