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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Catherine Berham, wife of John Berham, esquire. Berham Catherine Commons of parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4794
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This record is about the Catherine Berham, wife of John Berham, esquire. Berham Catherine Commons of parliament.... dating from [? c. 1422-c. 1460] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. 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)
- SC 8/96/4794
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1422-c. 1460]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Catherine Berham, wife of John Berham, esquire.
- Name(s)
- Berham, Catherine
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- Catherine, wife of John Berham, esquire, who was born in Normandy, asks the commons to ask the lords and King that she and her heirs might become denizens, by authority of parliament.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be delivered to the lords.[On dorse] It is to be done as is requested.
- Places mentioned
- Normandy, [France].
- People mentioned
- John Berham, esquire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated impressionistically, on its general appearance and written hand, to the reign of Henry VI.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1043
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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)
- French
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149360/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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