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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Calpe 1704 on Friday 28 May 21 16:04 BST (UK)
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https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D645238 (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D645238)
Attached is his Will available from the N.A. U.K.
I am trying to decipher the Will to check on family matters.
Where Sir George Rooke lived with his 2nd wife, Mary (nee Luttrell) 1681–July 1702?
They married Jan. 1701.
What happened to his only son George (his mother passing away at birth) and who looked after him, as his father passed away when he was only 6 1/2 years old?
Sir George Rooke married a Catherine (nee Knatchbull) ? – 1755, 3rd wife.
I believe they married Jan. 1706.
With thanks
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https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D645238 (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D645238)
Attached is his Will available from the N.A. U.K.
This will is not 'attached'.
You have given a link to the page on The National Archives from where it can be downloaded.
This means only those who have a registered account at TNA can access it, and then only if they want to spend their time doing that for you, and reading through the whole will.
It would be better to post parts of the will you would like looked at for deciphering, as you would reach a wider audience who may be able to help you.
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Thanks goldie61.
In this thread all parts of the Will of Sir George Rooke can be seen.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=848450.27 (https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=848450.27)
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I am trying to find out information of who took personal care of Sir George Rooke's son - George?
George was born July 1702, and passed away Nov. 1739, and was only 6 1/2 when his father died.
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I am trying to find out information of who took personal care of Sir George Rooke's son - George?
George was born July 1702, and passed away Nov. 1739, and was only 6 1/2 when his father died.
Beyond finding the identity of his legal guardians, whose names you've now been given on another thread, I suspect you're unlikely to find more details about this in his father's will.
You may already know that young George was admitted a fellow-commoner* of Pembroke College, Cambridge, on 21 March 1717/18, at the age of 16; Bachelor of Arts, 1719/20 (Venn, Alumni Cantabrigienses) ...
https://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/Documents/acad/2018/search-2018.html
So, if you contact the archivist at Pembroke College, they will probably be able to tell you whether he previously attended a public school (and, if so, which one), or if he had a private tutor.
Contact details for Pembroke are on this page ...
https://www.pem.cam.ac.uk/college/library/archives-special-collections
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Venn also says he married Frances Ward (daughter of John, Viscount Dudley), died without issue 24 Nov 1739, and was buried St Paul’s, Canterbury (from a published notice in The Genealogist, iv, 198, which I daresay might be found online somewhere).
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* Fellow Commoner - originally an affluent, usually aristocratic, student granted among other privileges that of sharing with the Fellows of a College the amenities of the high table
(https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/university-archives/glossary)
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Bookbox, many thanks for the valuable information you have given, this is all new information to me.
I have now looked at this new information, it's great news! Thank you.
I have also contacted Pembroke College too.