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Title: help with will - COMPLETE! & so quickly too :-)
Post by: mosher on Saturday 20 March 10 02:36 GMT (UK)

Hello,

Can anyone please help decipher the following bits I can't read?

So far I have:
I give devise and bequeath, excepting the (....) blocks of land with cottages erected thereon (....) near

&

executors of this my will and (.................) of my several children at the time of my decease during their respective monorities (?) and lastly severing (?)

I have removed the town name for privacy of anyone concerned.  :)

Many thanks
(more close ups in next post)

Title: Re: help with will
Post by: mosher on Saturday 20 March 10 02:37 GMT (UK)

a bit closer on the odd bits.

Title: Re: help with will
Post by: BridgetM on Saturday 20 March 10 03:04 GMT (UK)

various? of my children
respective minorities?
severing all former wills?

Title: Re: help with will
Post by: BridgetM on Saturday 20 March 10 03:05 GMT (UK)

situate? near

Title: Re: help with will
Post by: sassofalco on Saturday 20 March 10 04:08 GMT (UK)

Quote from: mosher on Saturday 20 March 10 02:36 GMT (UK)

Hello,
Can anyone please help decipher the following bits I can't read?
So far I have:
I give devise and bequeath, excepting the (....) blocks of land with cottages erected thereon (....) near
&
executors of this my will and (.................) of my several children at the time of my decease during their respective monorities (?) and lastly severing (?)
I have removed the town name for privacy of anyone concerned.  :)
Many thanks
(more close ups in next post)

Hello mosher, this is my first post here on this interesting looking site, so here goes for you;

....."excepting two blocks of land with cottages erected thereon situate near"

....."of this my will and guardians of my several children during their respective minorities" - [until the children reach the age of 21 years].

....."and lastly revoking all former wills".

I hope this answers all. ;D

Title: Re: help with will - COMPLETE! & so quickly too :-)
Post by: mosher on Saturday 20 March 10 04:52 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the replies!

Sassofalco, I can't believe how glaringly obvious the words are when someone points them out!

I didn't think "Minorities" fitted before with "Guardians" it definitely does.

Thanks to Bridget also!

Title: Re: help with will - COMPLETE! & so quickly too :-)
Post by: sassofalco on Saturday 20 March 10 05:00 GMT (UK)

You're welcome mosher,

.....my background as an Architectural Draughtsman, with a long term interest in Calligraphy helps......as do six pairs of glasses ;)