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GDC/423/9 · Item · 1907-1908
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Letter book of J. P. Guy containing carbon copies of letters from 28 September 1907 to 1908, dealing with transfers of shares and related matters.

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Accounts
GDC/423/2 · Item · 1889
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Commission accounts dated 31st January 1889 and 29th September 1889, showing J.P.Guy in account with Harvey L. de Montmerency and Lingham.

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Telegrams
GDC/423/4 · File · 1908
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Bundle of copy telegrams to Guy, Lendal, York. They are instructions to buy and sell stock.

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GDC/423/7 · Item · 27 May 1902
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Envelope addressed to J. P. Guy containing a photograph of Percy Noble, who died 13 April 1904 aged 53. Also includes a typed copy of a hymn 'The Crown of Life' by Scrivner, dated 27 May 1902.

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Draft bills of costs
GDC/423/1 · Item · 1895-1899
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Draft bills of costs dated 1896 to Mr S. H. Hopton, York; 1897 to Mr H.S.Hopton; 1895 to Messrs T.Thompson; 1897 to Mrs Welburn, executrix of John Welburn deceased; and 1899 to H. T. Thompson.

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J.P.Guy, Solicitor, York
GDC/423 · Series · 1886-1908
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Includes draft bill of costs, accounts, agreements, telegrams, letters, share dealing paperwork, receipts and notes, photograph and ledger book. It is thought that the business of J P Guy was a constituent of Gray, Dodsworth and Co. Please see item and file level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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GDC/420/96 · Item · 18 June 1860
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Administration de bonis non, with the will annexed, of Mary Sutcliffe widow, deceased. Died 7 July 1838. The Executors Joseph Wood and William Crabtree proved the will in December 1838 and 'for some time intermeddled in the personal estate and effects' of the deceased. Letters of Administration were subsequently issued in 1844 and similar events ensued. The matter was not resolved until 1860.

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Deed of Settlement
GDC/420/91 · Item · 21 April 1843
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Deed of Settlement on the marriage of Mr Thomas Todd with Mrs Hannah Benson.

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Copy of Will
GDC/420/88 · Item · 18 October 1828
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Copy of the will of Miss Anna Maria Farrer of Barnbrough Grange in the County of York, spinster.

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Affadavit and correspondence
GDC/420/89 · File · 24 March 1945
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Inland Revenue Affadavit of Benjamin Dodsworth and correspondence concerning the affairs of Jane Dodsworth, deceased, who died 6 March 1945. Copy will also enclosed.

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Deed of Trust
GDC/420/94 · Item · 1 November 1855
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Deed of Trust made between Henry Bellerby the Elder and Henry Bellerby the Younger both of the City of York, booksellers, stationers and manufacturers and James Chadwick of the same city, Alderman and merchant and Francis Taylor. Relates to partnership matters.

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Copy of Will
GDC/420/90 · Item · 13 September 1883
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Copy of the will of Mr William Templeman deceased, who died 21 May 1893, veterinary surgeon and farmer. Will proved 13 September 1883 by the executors: Edward Reed Templeman, nephew of the deceased and Richard Smith.

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Deed of Assignment
GDC/420/92 · Item · 29 May 1772
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Deed of Assignment of a legacy of £50 charged upon estates at Clifton; Mr Edward Addison and Edward Bennett and wife to Mr Thomas Hartley.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/93 · Item · 2 June 1870
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Probate of the will of Thomas Todd of Heworth in the County of York, farmer. Date of death 13 May 1870. Surviving executor: Mr William Henry Cobb.

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Deed of Assignment
GDC/420/95 · Item · 17 November 1843
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Deed of Assignment for the benefit of creditors; Josh Wood Jnr. to Messrs. Scawin Barnes and Brearey.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/83 · Item · 26 January 1842
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Probate of the will of the Mr Robert Owing deceased late of Bishophill in the City of York, mason. Will dated 30 March 1841, date of death 30 July 1841. Joint Executors: Henry Richardson and Robert Williamson.

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Deed of Assignment
GDC/420/84 · Item · 28 May 1852
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Deed of Assignment of the personal estate of Robert Cattle deceased, from Mr Nicholas Charles Gold and John Acaster, clerk, William Scott, gentleman and David Hill, to the Rev. Jno. Acaster and Messrs. William Scott and David Hill the old and new trustees under the will of Mr Robert Cattle.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/81 · Item · 22 October 1841
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Probate of the will of Jane Housman widow, deceased, late of the City of York. Executors: William Dibb (also William Evers and Richard Evers named but have renounced).

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Deed of Covenant
GDC/420/80 · Item · 1 May 1856
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Deed of Covenant for the production of title deeds. Parties: Mrs Sarah Coates and Mr Seth Gregory to Elisha Elders.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/85 · Item · 3 January 1853
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Grant of probate of the will of Louisa Oldfield late of the City of York, spinster. Executor: George Oldfield, her brother.

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Deed of Appointment
GDC/420/79 · Item · 22 April 1869
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Deed of Appointment of new trustees of the will of Miss Anna Maria Farrer of Barnbrough Grange, deceased.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/86 · Item · 26 August 1887
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Probate of the will of Henry Overton, late of Clifton in the North Riding of the County of York, gentleman. Date of death 15 July 1887. Executors: John Walton and William Henry Cobb.

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Deed of release
GDC/420/72 · Item · 7 October 1887
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Deed of release on the winding up of the trusts of the will of the late Mrs Sarah Templeman made between the beneficiaries under the will of the late Sarah Templeman. This item is missing.

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GDC/420/75 · Item · 7 October 1887
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Deed of release and indemnity on the winding up of the trusts of the will of the late Mrs Sarah Templeman and made between the beneficiaries under the will of the late Mrs Sarah Templeman and John Craven and Thos. Jewison Jefferson. This item is missing.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/76 · Item · 6 July 1875
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Probate of the will of Mr George Edward deceased, nurseryman. Date of death 10 June 1875. Executors: Eliza Edwards, widow and relict of the said deceased; Joseph Robinson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/70 · Item · 17 February 1887
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Grant of probate of the will of Sarah Templeman formerly of Claremont Terrace in the City of York but lately of Thorne near Doncaster in the County of York, widow. Date of death 30th December 1886. Executors: John Craven and Thomas Jewison Jefferson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/73 · Item · 26 June 1884
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Grant of probate of the will of Simeon Templeman, formerly of South View but late of Heworth Road both in the suburbs of the City of York, Gentleman. Date of death 12 March 1884. Executors: Sarah Templeman, widow and relict of the said deceased; John Craven and Thomas Jewison Jefferson.

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GDC/420/74 · Item · 7 October 1887
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Deed of release and indemnity on the winding up of the trusts of the will of the late Mr Simeon Templeman and made between the beneficiaries under the will of the late Mr S Templeman to Messrs J. Craven and T. J Jefferson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/77 · Item · 27 April 1857
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Probate of the will and codicil of Mr William Bennett. Executors: James Lancelot Foster and John March.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/78 · Item · 11 August 1842
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Probate of the estate of John Tesseyman late of the parish of St Giles in the suburbs of the City of York, grocer. Executors: George Tesseyman his brother and Elias Thomas Wolstenhome.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/64 · Item · 31 July 1848
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Probate of the will of Mr Charles Foster deceased late of Fossgate in the City of York, Tallow Chandler. Date of death 12 July 1848. Joint Executors: Jane Foster, widow his relict and Thomas Wales.

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GDC/420/65 · Item · 25 February 1860
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With will annexed. The will of Charles Foster was not proved by his designated executors before their respective deaths and subsequent Letters of Administration of 1857 were left unadministered. In 1860 Letters of Administration were granted to Thomas Hopwood, one of the residuary legatees, his having attained the age of 21.

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Deed of Release
GDC/420/63 · Item · 1 July 1865
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Deed of release on the winding up of the trusts of the will of the late Mr Robert Haw.

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Letters of Administration
GDC/420/68 · Item · 8 April 1844
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Grant of Letters of Administration with the will annexed to Mr Joseph Wood (cutler). Date of death 11 December 1843. Executor: Joseph Wood his son and one of the revertionary legatees in the said will.

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GDC/420/62 · Item · 24 November 1880
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Deed of Release and Indemnity on the winding-up of the trusts of Mrs Mary Ann Webster's share under the will of the late Mr Robert Haw. Parties: the children of the late Mrs Mary Ann Webster and others to the Rev. G.F.Browne.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/66 · Item · 23 August 1862
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Grant of probate of the will and codicil of Mr William Young deceased. Date of death 16 June 1862. Executors: Richard Tesseyman and George Duffitt. This item is missing.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/67 · Item · 11 May 1797
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Grant of probate of the estate of Michael Eastburn late of Bootham in the suburbs of the City of York, Gentleman. Joint Executors: Henry Eastburn and Michael Eastburn, sons of the deceased. (See also GDC/420/58).

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/56 · Item · 16 February 1811
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Grant of probate of the will of Mr Peter Bealby late of York. Joint Executors: John Watson; Ann Bealby, widow and relict.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/59 · Item · 15 August 1810
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Grant of probate of the will of Peter Bealby, deceased. Executors: Francis Elgin, John Watson and Ann Bealby, widow and relict of the deceased.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/53 · File · 27 October 1819
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Grant of probate of the will of Joseph Mollet late of the City of York deceased. Executors: James Benson; Martha Benson (daughter of the deceased). Also includes a bill for proving Mr Mollet's will.

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Letters of Administration
GDC/420/54 · Item · 25 September 1804
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Grant of Letters of Adminstration of the estate of Edward Clough of Acomb in the County of York. Granted to the widow of the deceased.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/58 · Item · 2 May 1797
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Grant of probate of the estate of Michael Eastburn late of Bootham in the suburbs of the City of York, Gentleman. Joint Executors: Henry Eastburn and Michael Eastburn, sons of the deceased. See also GDC/420/67.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/61 · Item · 6 April 1836
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Grant of probate of the will and codicil of Mr Robert Haw deceased, late of the Parish of St Mary, Castlegate in the City of York, bricklayer. Executors: Benjamin Lodge (named in the will) and George Brown the younger (substituted in the codicil).

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/55 · Item · 8 September 1886
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Grant of probate of the will of Mr Luke Thompson, deceased, late of the City of York, solicitor. Died 29 June 1886. Executors: William Thompson, son of the deceased and John Taylor.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/57 · Item · October 1838
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Grant of probate of the will of the Rev James Dallin, Clerk, late of the City of York. Executor: Rev. Robert Dallin, clerk, nephew of the deceased; Henry Richardson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/60 · Item · 7 November 1842
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Grant of probate of the will of Robert Cattle deceased. Date of death 14 October 1842. Will dated 5 September 1842. Executors: Mary Cattle his widow and relict, the Rev John Acaster, Clerk, Christopher Watson and John Jackson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/51 · Item · 27 March 1886
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Administration of the will of Robert Gowland late of the City of York Gentleman. Died 2 March 1886. Granted to William Henry Cobb and George Brown.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/52 · Item · 2 April 1839
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Grant of probate of the will of the Rev John Overton, late of Clifton near the City of York, Rector of St Crux and St Margaret's in the City of York. Died 17 July 1838. Executors: Henry Overton; Rev John Overton (son) and Christopher Paver.

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Deed of Appointment
GDC/420/36 · Item · 12 March 1823
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Deed of Appointment of a Trustee under the will of Mr Michael Eastburn, deceased, regarding the transfer of a trust estate from Robert Swann to John F Brown.

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Deed of Appointment
GDC/420/40 · Item · 20 April 1894
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Deed of Appointment of Messrs. J. B. Spicer and W. G. Redfern as Trustees under the will of the late Mr Elisha Elders dated 11 December 1899'. Also endorsed appointment of Mr. H.C.Cobb as a trustee under the will of the late Elisha Elders dated 23 April 1906.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/27 · Item · 2 April 1831
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Grant of probate of the will of John Ware late of Gillygate in the suburbs of the City of York. Oswald Allen and James Richardson the Executors in Trust.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/32 · Item · 23 November 1877
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Grant of probate of the will of John Prentice deceased, late of Askham Bryan in the County of York, farmer. Died 21 September 1877. Executors: Thomas Cleveland and Hannah Jane Prentice, widow of the deceased.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/34 · Item · 15 October 1856
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Probate of the will of John Elston deceased, late of Fulford. Mary Elston, widow, his relict and one of the executors.

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Probate Thomas Weatherill
GDC/420/28 · Item · 27 March 1846
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Grant of robate of the will of Thomas Weatherill Gentleman late of Fishergate in the Parish of St Lawrence in the suburbs of the City of York, Joint Eecutors: Henry Weatherill his Son and Francis Plummer.

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Probate Elizabeth Dallin
GDC/420/29 · Item · 26 May 1864
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Grant of probate of the will of Elizabeth Dallin late of the City of York, widow. Date of death 3 May 1864. Executors: Henry Richardson and the Rev. Thomas Dallin, Clerk.

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Copy of Will
GDC/420/35 · Item · 3 September 1861
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Copy of the will of Catherine Parker of Leeds in the County of York, spinster.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/30 · Item · 17 November 1866
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Document endorsed 'Probate of the will of Ann Wood widow deceased 17th November 1866'. Indicates that Probate was not granted. Document is thus the will of Ann Wood which was never proved.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/33 · File · 22 February 1842-4 March 1851
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Probate of the will and codicil of Mr Thomas Benson deceased late of Askham Bryan in the County of York, Gentleman. Executors: Hannah Benson, formerly Hannah Linfoot, his widow and Richard Brown Craggs. Also Deed of Release and Indemnity from Trusts dated 1851.

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Probate and other documents
GDC/420/31 · File · 8 March 1867
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Probate of the will of Mr Robert Wood deceased late of Burley in the Parish of Otley in the County of York, shopkeeper. Died 22 January 1867. Executors: James Lund and Henry Weatherill. Accompanied by Succession Duty Form regarding Henry and Mary Weatherill; IR Form 3 regarding Robert Wood; and copy of Settlement Deed of Mrs Ann Wood.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/26 · Item · 3 October 1793
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Grant of probate of the will of Thomas Weatherill late of the parish of St. Crux in the City and Diocese of York, Joiner. Mary Weatherill , widow and relict sole executrix and universal legatee.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/12 · Item · 4 February 1879
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Probate of the will of Mrs Anne Dobson Smith, deceased, late of the City of York, Spinster. Date of death 30th December 1878. Sole Executrix: Catherine Jane Dobson, widow, the niece of the said deceased (one of the children of the deceased's sister Maria Elizabeth Robinson).

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GDC/420/13 · Item · 3 May 1879
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Deed of release and Indemnity made between the beneficiaries under the will of the late Mrs Anne Dobson Smith and Mrs Jane Catherine Dobson.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/11 · Item · 24 April 1866
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Probate of the will of Mrs Jane Smith formerly of the South Bailey in the City of Durham but late of the City of York, widow, who died 27 October 1865. Executors: Jane Smith, spinster and Ann Dobson Smith, spinster, the daughters of the said deceased.

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Legal deed
GDC/420/15 · Item · 19th century
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Original deed. It is damaged, but appears to relate to family by name of Agar.

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Assignment of a legacy
GDC/420/9 · Item · 18 June 1774
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Assignment of a legacy: Clarkson to Hartley. Described as being an Indenture in three parts, but only one part is with the Assignment Deed.

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/10 · Item · 11 April 1803
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Grant of probate of the will of Dennis Peacock late of the City of York, Reff Merchant. Executors: John Peacock and George Peacock, Gentlemen, his brothers and executors in trust.

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Deed of Co-Partnership
GDC/420/14 · Item · 24 April 1837
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Deed of co-partnership between the proprieters of The Yorkshire Gazette and York Chronicle Northern Standard newspapers.

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Deed of Release
GDC/420/8 · Item · 10 November 1899
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Deed of release enclosed with the last received probate of John Scott and endorsed as between Mrs Ann Elizabeth Pickering to Wm Henry Cobb.

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York Gas Bills
GDC/418 · Series · 1935-1936
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Includes details of the House of Commons session 1936, minutes of proceedings and copies of the bill.

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Inland Revenue Forms
GDC/417/69 · File · 29 July 1818
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Inland Revenue forms relating to legacy duty in relation to the probate of the will of James Benson who died 22 June 1818.

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York Gas Bill
GDC/418/2 · File · 1936
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Bundle of copies of 'York Gas. A Bill as amended in Committee). The bill was 'To confer upon the York Gas Company powers with reference to the making of provision for supplies of gas in certain cases and for other purposes.'

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GDC/417/70 · File · 27 August 1782-24 July 1816
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Bundle of documents endorsed, including wills of Miles Akid, Elizabeth Akid and Mr Harper. These appear to be: 1) Probate of the will of Miles Akid (Ale draper) (1782). Executrix: Elizabeth Akid his widow and relict. 2) Probate of the will of Elizabeth Akid (1808). Executrix: Martha Benson, wife of James Benson, formerly Martha Mollett. 3) Copy of will of Mr Harper (1816).

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Lists of York Sheriffs
GDC/419 · File · 1928-1939
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Bundle of printed documents entitled 'List of Sheriffs and under Sheriffs Deputies and Agents etc.'

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Will
GDC/417/68 · Item · 30 August 1742
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Copy of will of Richard Cordukes.

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Probate of a will
GDC/417/62 · Item · 25 May 1869
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Grant of probate of the will of Elizabeth Dixon late of the City of York, widow, who died 3rd May 1869. Sole Executrix: Emma Dixon, spinster, the daughter of the said deceased.

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Will
GDC/417/66 · Item · 19 November 1897
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Will of Ann Beedall the wife of George Beedall of Lawrence Row in the suburbs of the City of York (this will appears to be the original and there is no probate).

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Probate of a will
GDC/417/59 · Item · 22 November 1804
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Grant of probate of the will of Mr Ambrose Batty of the City of York, innkeeper. Executors: John Prince, William Prince and Robert Cattle the Joint Executors in Trust.

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Probate of a will
GDC/417/60 · Item · 24 February 1898
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Probate of the will of Miss Jane Arrowsmith of Clifton in the County of York, spinster, who died 20th December 1897. Executors: Joseph Scholey Hargrave (husband of the niece of the testator) and Robert Smith. Will dated 31 December 1897.

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Letters of Administration
GDC/417/63 · Item · 1 April 1853
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Grant of Letters of Administration of the effects of Mary Hodson of Heslington Field in the County of York, spinster, deceased. Administrator: Thomas Todd Hodgson, brother of the deceased.

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GDC/417/67 · Item · 1876
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Draft Authority to pay a legacy of £150 bequeathed to Mr William Carr, and indemnity of Miss Eliza Ann Armiston and others and Mrs Hannah Hardy.

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