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Will of Benjamin Shepherd, Cut Glass Manufacturer of Westminster , Middlesex
Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1717/93
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This record is about the Will of Benjamin Shepherd, Cut Glass Manufacturer of Westminster , Middlesex dating from 23 September 1826 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 11/1717/93
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Title (The name of the record)
- Will of Benjamin Shepherd, Cut Glass Manufacturer of Westminster , Middlesex
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Date (When the record was created)
- 23 September 1826
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Description (What the record is about)
- Will of Benjamin Shepherd, Cut Glass Manufacturer of Westminster , Middlesex
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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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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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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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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D187718/
Series information
PROB 11
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
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