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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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Joan de Thorald, widow of John de Thorald. de Thorald Joan King. Thorald states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/317/E278
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This record is about the Joan de Thorald, widow of John de Thorald. de Thorald Joan King. Thorald states that... dating from [? 1314] 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 8/317/E278
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1314]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Joan de Thorald, widow of John de Thorald.
- Name(s)
- de Thorald, Joan
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Thorald states that her late husband was in the king's company at Stirling and she requests aid with her sustenance and for her children as her lands are in Scotland and she has no suitor other than the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Stirling, [Stirlingshire, Scotland]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- John de Thorald, late husband of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? 1314 because of the reference to the petitioner's husband being with the king at Stirling, presumably a reference to the battle of Bannockburn.
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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)
- 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/C9529330/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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