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Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry...

Catalogue reference: J 86

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J 86

Records of the Principal Probate Registry, later the Principal Registry of the Family Division relating to probate and divorce practice generally; to the administration of district registries; and to reorganisation schemes and staffing.

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Reference

J 86

Title
Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry of the Family Division and predecessors: Correspondence and Papers
Date

1841-1984

Description

Records of the Principal Probate Registry, later the Principal Registry of the Family Division relating to probate and divorce practice generally; to the administration of district registries; and to reorganisation schemes and staffing.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The first two sections of the series are arranged in chronological order until 1938 after which date they are arranged according to file number. The papers referring to district registry discipline are arranged in chronological sequence, whereas Treasury files are listed by department and in chronological order within these groups.

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Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in PROB

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

452 files and volumes

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Marriage and divorce
Wills and probate
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9694/

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