Hugh YERWOOD

[grantleydawn]

I am trying to work out what the missing word is.

It is part of a list of debts, tacked onto the bottom of a late 16th century will.

The first letter does not appear to be repeated in the document.

Can anyone help me, please?

Regards
Grantley

of Hugh YERWOOD ..e my sone in lawe

[Colin Cruddace]

Hi Grantley,

Could it also be sone without the capital letter, ie son of Hugh Yerwood.

Colin

[grantleydawn]

Hi Colin,

It could be, but it doesn't sound right to me.

The ending looks very much like ..ce

Regards
Grantley

[keyboard86]

I know it may be stating the obvious it couldn't be ONCE could it?

Keyboard86

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou Keyboard86,

You suggestion has made me think, a lot.

The full sentence reads; "Detts owing me of Hugh YERWOOD ..ce my sone in lawe xxvi^s viij^d whereof Rec xiij^s iiij^d all wch I forgeve".

If it was once, then was he dead or divorced. If dead, I would have thought the word would be "late". I haven't experienced divorces in the 16th century records before, so don't know how to read that.

Regards
Grantley

[Alexander.]

I would expect the word to be some sort of occupation or rank. Looking at the first letter, the connection from the d seems to confuse it. I wonder if it begins with c? But nothing I can think of makes any sense, unless it's an abbreviation. Do you know Hugh's occupation?

Alexander

[silvervista]

If Hugh Yerwood was once the son-in-law of the testator, then did Hugh's wife, daughter of the testator, die?  Could be that even though the relationship is technically ended, Hugh is remembered as good family and possibly father of the grandchildren...?

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou Alexander & silvervista,

As yet, I know nothing of Hugh YERWOOD other than this will. He may be Hugh YARWOOD. He was alive in 1594 in Churche Hulme, County of Cheshire.

There is nothing that I can see in the will to disprove that Hugh’s wife may have been dead, but the Will is short on details.

He bequeaths to;
  his “feathfull yokefellowe”, wife
  his son Thomas
  his grandchildren “Thomas YERWOOD and to Elsabeth YERWOOD my doghters children”
  his son William
He appoints as overseers, a son & “John AMSON my soneinlawe”

And tacked on the end (after the witnessing etc) is the;
"Detts owing me of Hugh YERWOOD ..ce my sone in lawe xxvis viijd whereof Rec xiijs iiijd all wch I forgeve".

I had never considered that a son in-law would cease to be a son in-law after the death of his wife.

Regards
Grantley