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Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry...
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| Reference | J 86 |
|---|---|
| Title | Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice and predecessors: Principal Registry of the Family Division and predecessors: Correspondence and Papers |
| Date | 1841-1984 |
| Description | Records of the Principal Probate Registry, later the Principal Registry of the Family Division relating to probate and divorce practice generally; to the administration of district registries; and to reorganisation schemes and staffing. |
| Arrangement | The first two sections of the series are arranged in chronological order until 1938 after which date they are arranged according to file number. The papers referring to district registry discipline are arranged in chronological sequence, whereas Treasury files are listed by department and in chronological order within these groups. |
| Related material |
Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in PROB |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Physical description | 452 files and volumes |
| Access conditions | Subject to 30 year closure |
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