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Folios 425-426. Will of William Griper , husbandman of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. Will...
Catalogue reference: PROB 10/641/204
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This record is about the Folios 425-426. Will of William Griper , husbandman of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. Will... dating from 1644 August in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Other Probate Jurisdictions: Bundles of Original.... 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)
- PROB 10/641/204
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1644 August
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folios 425-426. Will of William Griper, husbandman of Wimpole, Cambridgeshire. Will dated August 1644: no evidence of probate, or of any connection with Oxford. Moved here from the bundle labelled 1547 in 1883
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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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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- Topics
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9551073/
Series information
PROB 10
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Other Probate Jurisdictions: Bundles of Original...
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