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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Cornwall => England => Cornwall Lookup Requests => Topic started by: TadlowNewell on Wednesday 03 August 22 19:52 BST (UK)
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I know from GRO indexes that Thomas Nodder died Q4 1857, St German's Registration District.
Many Public Trees on Ancestry give his date of death as 17 Nov 1857, but others quote 12th October. As so often, no-one cites any primary source to support either date; everyone is blindly copying each other. I could resolve the issue by buying his death certificate, but before I do so, I wonder if anyone here can confirm his date of death?
It is just possible he died 12 October and was buried 17 Nov, but such a long gap seems very implausible to me. The parish burial records for Antony are not available online via Family Search 'Catalog'.
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This may be where one date comes from
Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions
Thomas Nodder 52
Death date 17 Nov 1857
Place Antony
Burial ground Parish church
www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FD%2F77001699%2F1
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There is a Will for this man.
https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/8bf16538-91c0-451d-bd05-5bb374310736/?tH=%5B%22Thomas%22%2C%22Nodder%22%2C%22%22%5D
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Thanks Comberton, That is very interesting as I had not come across 'Cornwall Memorial Inscriptions' until now. It sounds like a useful and reliable source. It may even entice me to buy a sub to FindMyPast for a while. They seem to be available in several places but nowhere free.
I am aware Thomas's will exists and is available for £15 from Kresen Kernow. It is also mentioned in the Cornwall OPC wills index as follows:
Year 1857
Forename Thomas
Surname NODDER
Description postman
Parish Antony
Abode Antony
Reference AP/N/1188
Film Number 2220901
Image Range 759-812
Reference Range AP/N/1174-1188
Transcriber John Evans
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or you could look at FamilySearch - he died 17 Nov 1857 & there was no will, admon granted to widow Maria
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6827-22?i=809&cat=329778
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Hi Osprey. That is very useful, and tantalising. Can you explain how you searched for that, please.
I know Family Search Catalog quite well, and use it lots for parish registers, but have never found will/probate type information.
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The parish page on the OPC website has an index to the wills available. Then this link to FamilySearch for Cornwall wills & look for initial of surname & relevant year & click on camera.
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/329778?availability=Family%20History%20Library
Also spotted entry for his father in the OPC index. Again, no will, admon to widow Arminall
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6823-K5?i=523&cat=329778
opc database
https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/person-search/
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Thanks for the clues, Osprey. Most helpful, as all Rootschatters always are.
Just for completeness, for future readers of this thread, I found a third Nodder's will, namely that of Joseph Nodder, a Mason who latterly turned to brewing and running a pub which he named 'The Mason's Arms'. He died 1851
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682Q-8X?i=666&cat=329778 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682Q-8X?i=666&cat=329778)
also the previous two pages.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682Q-PN?i=665&cat=329778 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682Q-PN?i=665&cat=329778)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682W-XR?i=664&cat=329778 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-682W-XR?i=664&cat=329778)
Thanks again.