The Last Will & Testament of some local people |
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| Every so often I, and other contributors, come across copies of the wills of
local people. Sometimes they contain information of interest to the local
historian but more usually they are a great help to the family historian. On
this section of the site I will post my analysis of these documents and would
ask if anyone else has other wills that may be of interest then they send the
relevant details to me so they too can be included.
Many thanks to Susan Bellefeuille and Chrissie for their contributions Eventually all of those listed will be summarised and some will reveal interesting facts. For example George Gale's illegitimate children, Reverend Gale's begrudging payment of a debt of honour, James Ralfe giving two voting house in Great Bedwyn to the Ailesburys for no apparent reason and in most, the mistrust of any daughters' future or current husband and the attempt to control the family fortunes well beyond the grave. I would recommend looking at the inventory of George Jackman's possessions to give some idea of how the world has changed in 250 years. The easiest way to find individuals mentioned in the analysed wills, you could use the search facility on the home page |
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Name |
Date Proven |
| Richard Jackson Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 | 1603 |
| Thomas Blandy of East Grafton | after 20/09/1670 |
| John Blandy of East Grafton | after 28/06/1720 |
| James Westbury Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 | 1729 |
| Giles Westbury Page 1 , Page 2 | 1748 |
| An inventory from the will of George Jackman, yeoman of Grafton | 07/04/1749 |
| William & Rachel Jackman's Will and Rachel's Administration Bond | 1755 |
| James Ralfe, gentleman of Burbage | 27/06/1758 |
| William Westbury Page 1 , Page 2 , Page 3 , Page 4 , Page 5 | 1795 |
| Thomas Blake, yeoman of Burbage | 29/11/1799 |
| Thomas Norfolk, innkeeper of Burbage | 05/02/1800 |
| William Hilliard Barley of Burbage | 02/06/1808 |
| John Jackman of East Grafton | 01/12/1820 |
| Mary Westbury Page 1 , Page 2 | 1821 |
| John Clarke, farmer of Westcourt | 20/03/1822 |
| John Church, yeoman of Harepath | 26/03/1834 |
| Thomas Stanley, gentleman of Burbage | 13/11/1847 |
| Charlotte Stanley, nee Robins, wife of Thomas Stanley | 07/05/1849 |
| Fanny Lawrence, spinster of Burbage | 23/06/1850 |
| Robert Church of Burbage | 27/02/1828 |
| Reverend John Shepard Gale | 16/02/1852 |
| John Martin, labourer of Durley | 22/08/1852 |
| William Cox, shopkeeper of Burbage | 13/10/1852 |
| George Gale, farmer of Durley | 29/04/1857 |
| Ann Astley, saddler & harness maker of Grafton | 13/09/1886 |
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