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Will of John Perkins Muschamp, Tin Plate Worker of Saint Mary Magdalene Bermondsey...
Catalogue reference: PROB 11/2069/385
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This record is about the Will of John Perkins Muschamp, Tin Plate Worker of Saint Mary Magdalene Bermondsey... dating from 29 February 1848 in the series Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. 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 11/2069/385
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Title (The name of the record)
- Will of John Perkins Muschamp, Tin Plate Worker of Saint Mary Magdalene Bermondsey , Surrey
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Date (When the record was created)
- 29 February 1848
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Description (What the record is about)
- Will of John Perkins Muschamp, Tin Plate Worker of Saint Mary Magdalene Bermondsey , Surrey
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Labour
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D122997/
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PROB 11
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
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