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Sarah Willis Widow Dover, Kent. Proved in the Court of Canterbury.
Catalogue reference: IR 26/297/114
What’s it about?
This record is about the Sarah Willis Widow Dover, Kent. Proved in the Court of Canterbury. dating from March 11 1797 in the series Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: 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)
- IR 26/297/114
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Date (When the record was created)
- March 11 1797
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Description (What the record is about)
- Abstract of will of Sarah Willis , Widow of Dover, Kent. Proved in the Court of Canterbury.
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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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- Topics
- Taxation
- Religions
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D7162100/
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Series information
IR 26
Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors: Registers...
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