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Will of Henry Townesend, the Second Justice of Chester and one of His Majesty's Council...
Catalogue reference: PROB 11/138/558
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This record is about the Will of Henry Townesend, the Second Justice of Chester and one of His Majesty's Council... dating from 17 December 1621 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 11/138/558
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Title (The name of the record)
- Will of Henry Townesend, the Second Justice of Chester and one of His Majesty's Council in the Marches of Wales of
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Date (When the record was created)
- 17 December 1621
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Description (What the record is about)
- Will of Sir Henry Townesend, the Second Justice of Chester and one of His Majesty's Council in the Marches of Wales
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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
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D909953/
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PROB 11
Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers
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