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Title: I need help deciphering the will of John Rawlins
Post by: gennig on Friday 31 July 20 08:46 BST (UK)
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
Title: Re: I need help deciphering the will of John Rawlins
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 31 July 20 10:38 BST (UK)
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 ...



Title: Re: I need help deciphering the will of John Rawlins
Post by: gennig on Friday 31 July 20 15:29 BST (UK)

 thank you Bookbox, I like your suggestion. I think the Surname for William is Lamden or Lambden.