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Title: 1804 will - help please!
Post by: natp_70 on Tuesday 19 March 13 15:21 GMT (UK)
Hi

I am transcribing a will from 1804 and am stumped by a word in the attached section - hoping someone can help  :)

I have:

"of household plate linen china money and securities for money wages XXX money debts and all other my ..."

I think I can recognise the letters 'pr' then not sure and ending with 'e'

Thank you for any help!
Title: Re: 1804 will - help please!
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Tuesday 19 March 13 15:27 GMT (UK)
Other?
Title: Re: 1804 will - help please!
Post by: Alexander. on Tuesday 19 March 13 15:42 GMT (UK)
Prize money, I believe.

Was the testator in the navy?

Alexander
Title: Re: 1804 will - help please!
Post by: natp_70 on Tuesday 19 March 13 16:34 GMT (UK)
Thank you Alexander!!! It must be prize ... I've just done a search on the word connected to naval history and it makes perfect sense in the context.  He was a Shipwright (and a rather successful one at that it would appear).
Title: Re: 1804 will - help please!
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Tuesday 19 March 13 16:44 GMT (UK)
Prize money was the sum shared between the crew of a fighting ship when they captured enemy vessels and these were then bought into the navy. I don't know that a shipwright would have shared in the loot, unless of course he was on board at the time that the prize was captured.

Mike