The Rev Charles William Stocker's Will 1863

[Alexander.]

Hi Dora,

The next excerpt you posted -

classical books in Greek and Latin Finally I pray our heavenly father
to have mercy on my sinful soul for Jesus Christs sake and to reunite
in endless bliss me his unworthy servant with those beloved ones whom
I have already survived or who shall hereafter survive me Signed by
me the testator this fourth day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty three - Charles William Stocker

Alexander

[Alexander.]

And the next one (first part) -

In the Name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, I Charles
William Stocker D.D. Rector of Draycot-le-Moors in the Diocese of
Lichfield being at this present time by the blessing of God in sound
health both of mind and body make this my last Will and Testament
I appoint as my Executors Richard Stocker of Cumberland Street
Surgeon Harry Dupuis M.A. Vicar of Richmond and Edward Seymour

Cheers,
Alexander

[DozyDora]

Alexander you are brilliant!!  How come you're so good at these translations?

Thank you very much.

[DozyDora]

However, I do think that Draycott le Moors is in Staffordshire, Stafford.

Dora

[mgf]

That may be, but the will definitely reads "in the Diocese of Lichfield" -- that was my reading also, even before I saw Alexander's rendition. (And I agree, he is absolutely brilliant at deciphering these old documents  )

Mike.

[DozyDora]

What I would like to do now is try and find out where Charles William Stocker was buried to find out what was put on his grave.

Maurice Stocker married Augusta Theadora Jenkins and his father was the Rector of Lyminge.  We went near there for a holiday and called upon the present Rector to get the keys of the church.  It was simply amazing because her father the Rev Robert Charles Jenkins had left eulogies on plackardes all around the altar for all his sons who had died before him.  I have photographs of all these eulogies.

It may be that a similar plackard has been left in the church (if it still stands) for Charles William Stocker.

Like I stated before, if I try and attach the pdf version of the whole Will, it is over 900 KB and can't be posted.  Likewise for the Picasso version as well.

Alexander, Thank you very much for what you have done for me so far ... if I may call upon your kind services again in a separate posting.  This time it is when the Will was proved.

Dora

[DozyDora]

This is what the Rev Charles William Stocker looked like as per a painting I was sent by a cousin.

[DozyDora]

Before I clear up the Proved ... bit, let me clear up where the witnesses signed first ...

[DozyDora]

This is starting from where he signed the Will ...

"Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three – Charles William Stocker in the presence of the undersigned witnesses who have also signed their names ... at the same time in attestation thereof in each other’s presence  and in that of the testator – Clement Braughton (York ... ... ... ... ...) William ... ... ... ... ...

In Her Majesty’s Court of Probate the ... Registry in the Estate of the Reverend Charles William Stocker deceased

I, the Reverend William ... of ... ... in the County of Stafford ... Doctor of Civil Law make oath that I am one of the surviving witnesses to the last Will and Testament of the said ... Reverend Charles William Stocker ... of the Rectory Draycott ... in the county of Stafford ... Doctor of Divinity ... the said Will being ... hereunto annexed bearing date the fourth day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty tree and that the said testator on the day of the ... therein on signing his name at the foot or ... of the date of the said Will meaning and ... the same for his final signature to this Will as the same now as the same now appears therein in the presence of him and of the Reverend Clement ... Braughton ... is the other surviving witness thereto both of us being present at the same time and have thereupon attested and witnessed the said Will in the presence of the said testator and that there was no writing on the ... side of the ... of ... whereupon the said Will is ... at the time of the said execution – William ... ... D.C.L. in the city of London this ... day of July 1870 before me ... ... Clarke Commissioner of the ... of Probate.

Proved at London 7th July 1870 by the oaths of Richard Stocker the brother and the Reverend Edward Seymour ... therein ... the surviving Executors ... ... was granted.