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Title: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 05 May 20 09:12 BST (UK)
Can someone tell me exactly what this says please.

His actual will is 2 pages long,but this is at the end of it,and seems to be signed a year after his death?

Thanks Carol
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: shanreagh on Tuesday 05 May 20 09:26 BST (UK)
Did he die before the calendars changed over?
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: PaulineJ on Tuesday 05 May 20 09:28 BST (UK)
4th line
" was proved in common form of  law and probate"
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 05 May 20 09:36 BST (UK)
Did he die before the calendars changed over?

I thought that was early in the 1700's?
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 05 May 20 09:47 BST (UK)
I'd suggest the will was originally proved in Ireland, and this is a copy made later for the PCC registry, endorsed and signed by the Irish registrar. Maybe the testator had assets in both jurisdictions?
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 05 May 20 11:11 BST (UK)
4th line
" was proved in common form of  law and probate"

Thank you Pauline, now that was one bit I could read  ;D
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 05 May 20 11:27 BST (UK)
4th line
" was proved in common form of  law and probate"

Thank you Pauline, now that was one bit I could read  ;D

Do you need the rest of it?

The last Will and Testament of Richard
Aylmer late of Ushers Island in the
City of Dublin Esquire Deceased, having
&c was proved in Common form of
Law and probate thereof Granted by
the most Reverend ffather Richarde
and so forth to Betty Aylmer one
of the Executors she being first
personally Sworn, Saving the Right
of Robert Bonoyne* and John
Bury the other Executors dated 17th
November in the Year of our Lord 1779
A True Copy which I attest
Hen. Upton
I Reg(istra)r


     * written Bonynge in the will and Boninge in the PCC probate.

The next section shows that the will was proved again in the PCC on 23 February 1780.
Title: Re: Will of Richard Aylmer
Post by: carol8353 on Tuesday 05 May 20 11:30 BST (UK)
Thank you Bookbox.

We could work out some words and hopefully got the gist,but the fact that there were 2 or even 3 dates was confusing. Yes he did indeed have links to the UK as well as in Ireland,so being proved in both places at 2 different times makes perfect sense.

Carol