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Title: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 23 July 12 18:05 BST (UK)

I am stuck on 3 words.

It(em) I give to my other ?? children Jane: ?? Claxby Lidia:Taylor will:scott fortie (?) shillings each to be paid within twelve months after my death(?)

Any help appreciated

tks

Edward

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: 1pds on Monday 23 July 12 18:32 BST (UK)

"my other four children"?

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 23 July 12 18:34 BST (UK)

That was my initial reaction, but he only seems to have named 3  ???

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: 1pds on Monday 23 July 12 18:49 BST (UK)

Could the four children be Jane, Lydia, Taylor and Scot?

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: HannahB on Monday 23 July 12 18:58 BST (UK)

It looks to me like   "my other four children Jane Chillery(?), Elerby (presumably male with the same last name as the maker of the will) Lidia Taylor and Will (also male) fortie shillings etc

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Old Bristolian on Monday 23 July 12 19:04 BST (UK)

I read the children as: Jane:Co?  Allis: Eler? Lidia:Taylor & Will: Scot  -it would make sense for the women (presumably married) to have different names. I can't see other "four" - but it could be right. At the end, "after my decease"? Could it be "sixteen" shillings?

Steve

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: HannahB on Monday 23 July 12 19:15 BST (UK)

On looking again I think it is Jane Cole, Alys Elerby, Lidia Taylor and Will. Scot.  Hannah

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Alexander. on Monday 23 July 12 19:19 BST (UK)

This is how I read it, much the same as the other replies.

It[em] I give to my other four children Jane Cole, Allis
Elerby, Lidia Tayler, Will[iam] Scot fortie shillings a piece
to be paid wthin twelve months after my decease

Alexander

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 23 July 12 19:21 BST (UK)

All, thanks, I can see the fourth one now.

Time to delve back into the PR's (which possibly being during the inter regnum may or may not exist)

Edward

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: HannahB on Monday 23 July 12 19:37 BST (UK)

If I had a puzzle I would go with Alexander's solution every time.  Hannah

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 23 July 12 19:45 BST (UK)

It makes sense & Aliss/Alys fits, the Elerby surname fits as well.

Now is time to make sense and piece this together which will involve yet another (400 mile round) trip to Lincoln.

At least I can pick up another pile of proper Lincoln bangers for the freezer :)

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: johnxyz on Monday 23 July 12 20:03 BST (UK)

Probably a daft question, but do the LDS London FHC, currently at Kew, happen to have films for the relevant parish(es)?

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 23 July 12 21:07 BST (UK)

No it's Lincolnshire.

Children born & probably married c1640-1670, so very much in the dark Cromwellian PR area. There are some records for East & West Keal around this time but only available at the Lincoln archives.

Edward

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: johnxyz on Tuesday 24 July 12 08:32 BST (UK)

http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=4&p=England,England,Lincoln,East+Keal&f=1

http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=2&p=England,England,Lincoln,West+Keal&f=1

Title: Re: Help reading part of a will (1)
Post by: Edward Scott on Tuesday 24 July 12 18:54 BST (UK)

Quote from: johnxyz on Tuesday 24 July 12 08:32 BST (UK)

http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=4&p=England,England,Lincoln,East+Keal&f=1

http://www.londonfhc.org/content/catalogue?c=2&p=England,England,Lincoln,West+Keal&f=1

Thanks for this, saves me a few miles but doesn't get the sausages in the freezer!!