The story of
Anne Lister and Ann Walker's archival legacy
Anne Lister and Ann Walker's romantic relationship defied societal norms of their time, as we can encounter through the archival material they left behind.
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Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court...
Catalogue reference: J 170
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J 170
These volumes, which are indexed, relate to divorce and matrimonial actions brought in the late 1850s and the early 1860s. They contain brief notes of proceedings in the High Court of Justice, including the dates of the filing of documents, the...
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J 170
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice: Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, Principal Probate Registry: Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1858-1882
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Description (What the record is about)
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These volumes, which are indexed, relate to divorce and matrimonial actions brought in the late 1850s and the early 1860s. They contain brief notes of proceedings in the High Court of Justice, including the dates of the filing of documents, the taking of evidence and the grants of decrees nisi and absolute by the judge.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes, 1858-1875
- Court of Probate, 1858-1875
- Supreme Court of Judicature, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, 1875-1970
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9777/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: J
Records of the Supreme Court of Judicature and related courts
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Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice: Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, Principal Probate Registry: Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court Books
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