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History lesson needed
« on: Sunday 05 February 23 16:12 GMT (UK) »
Why would a will be reworn?  And signed the Commissioner of Stamps.  This is the second will I have seen this way.


Under 100£
   The 20th September, 1808, Thomas Low, and John Hamnnett,
   The Executors within this Will named, were sworn in Common
   Form, and they further made oath, that the Personal Estate &
Effects of the Testator within the Diocese of Chester were under
The Value of one hundred Pounds
Before Me
Probate Issued                John Baldwin Surrogate   
   Dated 20th Sep. 1806

                  Resworn 2nd April 1816 under 800£
                  As appears by the Returns of the
                  Commissioners of Stamps.

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Re: History lesson needed
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 February 23 16:15 GMT (UK) »
A different sum of money. ;  under£100 & under£800    [the dates look suspect]

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Re: History lesson needed
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 February 23 16:51 GMT (UK) »
Yes. I wondered if there was some historical event occurring in this time period that caused wills to be reassessed

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Re: History lesson needed
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 February 23 17:28 GMT (UK) »
The estate was found to be worth more than originally sworn. Presumably some money or real property came to light unextectedly.
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
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Re: History lesson needed
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 February 23 20:56 GMT (UK) »
I see you have altered the dates, makes more sense now.

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Re: History lesson needed
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 February 23 21:01 GMT (UK) »
Probably trying to fiddle the taxman and got caught.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_inheritance_taxes_in_the_United_Kingdom
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