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Margaret Darcy, widow of John Darcy, knight. Darcy Margaret King and Council. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/105/5219

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This record is about the Margaret Darcy, widow of John Darcy, knight. Darcy Margaret King and Council. The... dating from [1433] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/105/5219
Date
[1433]
Description
Petitioners
Margaret Darcy, widow of John Darcy, knight.
Name(s)
Darcy, Margaret
Addressees
King and Council.
Nature of request
The petitioner seeks recovery of her dower lands in Ireland that have been taken into the king's hand by the escheator there in the belief that she was dead.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] For chancery, 25 February.
Places mentioned
Ireland.
People mentioned
John Darcy, knight, late husband of the petitioner.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2600
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.283 (resulting action)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.36 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149789/

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