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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: gennig on Friday 31 July 20 08:46 BST (UK)
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Hi Everyone
The attached is a portion of John Rawlins' will who died in Hampshire in 1803.
it begins " The ? of my personal estate ? ? will and I do direct that the ? of ? ? ? of thousand pounds an d ? / ? household goods and ? ? ? plate Simon? and china to give to my said wife for her life shall be in lieu ? and ? ? ? my son's wife....."
Then I'm completely lost I can make out some words but can't string enough together to make sense.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards
Genni
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Suggestion ...
... the Residuum of my Personal Estate but it is my
Will and I do direct that the Interest of the said
Sum of Two Thousand Pounds and the [rest?] of the
said Household Goods and Implements of Household
Plate, Linen and China so given to my said Wife
for her life shall be in lieu bar and satisfaction
of all Dower and Thirds at Common Law which
my said Wife is or shall or may [claim?] or be
intitled to out of my said Estate Also I Give to
John Ross otherwise Russ who [was?] Apprentice to [...?]
Richard Dore a Shoemaker at Winchester the Sum
of Eighty pounds and to William [La...?] now an
apprentice to Luke Redgrove a Shoemaker at
Basingstoke the Sum of ffifty pounds when they ...
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thank you Bookbox, I like your suggestion. I think the Surname for William is Lamden or Lambden.