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Title: Looking for a few Wills or references to..
Post by: Kim_May on Sunday 30 March 25 05:38 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,

I hope this is going in the right place....

Looking for the Will of John Walker who died between 1781 - 1785.
He married Dorothy Lomas of Ashover, Derbys and they lived in Holloway or around there.

Dorothy then married Richard Glossop in 1785, he passed away before her in 1809 Crich, cant find a Will for him either...and then Dorothy passed away in 1834 in Crich. Cant find  Will for her either.

I have checked the Derbys Records office and also Staffs as they hold some Wills for people in Derbys. I have checked Ancestry and FindMyPast and still nothing for any of these three people...no land or wills.

So, Dorothy's family were well off and owned land in Ashover. He dad Edward Lomas left her land and money when he passed away in 1801. He also mentioned Richard Glossop as Dorothy's husband at the time. The Will also says they also built a house on the land at Coast Hill, Crich, and she lived there until she died.
Surely she would have a Will? Yeah?? Or if she gave her estate to her children before she died, there would be land transfers or something to say she owned that. I just cant find anyhthing...no reference to the land or a Will. Can anyone help with this tricky one?
Thanks,
Kim

Title: Re: Looking for a few Wills or references to..
Post by: Pennines on Sunday 30 March 25 18:32 BST (UK)

Have you tried the 'Yesterday's Journey' website for Derbyshire?

Might be worth a look. Lots of old Derbyshire records on there.

https://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/Wills.htm

Title: Re: Looking for a few Wills or references to..
Post by: Kim_May on Monday 31 March 25 08:38 BST (UK)

Thanks for reminding me about Yesterdays Journey...I have searched this one too...but still no luck.

Title: Re: Looking for a few Wills or references to..
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 31 March 25 17:49 BST (UK)

Deleted, wrong person

Title: Re: Looking for a few Wills or references to..
Post by: spendlove on Tuesday 01 April 25 13:58 BST (UK)

Hi,
The Will of Edward Lomas 1801 states

I give and devise unto my son in law Richard Glossop and my daughter Dorothy now his wife  -goes on to describe property etc.,  TO HOLD TO THEM FOR AND DURING THEIR NATURAL LIVES AND THE LIFE OF THE LONGER LIVING OF THEM.  It then goes on to state who gets the property


Dorothy THE LONGER LIVER could not leave the property in a will because she never owned. 

On her death the property would be divided as per the will of Edward Lomas - it was to go the children born by Dorothy     either Walker or Glossop.

May we worth looking in newspapers after Dorothy dies, assume the property would be sold.

Hope this assists