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Please can anyone help me out with some of the missing words in the attached will - I'm now going cross eyed!  And if there are any errors in what I have already transcribed please let me know! 

I have deciphered the following I think - approx location of missing words given in []

Thanks,

Jean

In the name of God Amen the tenth of September in the year of our Lord God 1651 I Simon Steward of Mobberley the elder in the County of Chester Yeoman being weak and sick in body but of sound and perfect remembrance praised be God for the same and knowing death to be certain to all men but the time and hour thereof uncertain and for the satisfying and contenting my mind in the disposing of my worldly goods I do devise and make this my last will and testament in manner and forms [? End Line 7] following

First I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God trusting in the Lord to be saved by and through the [? cMid Line 9] death and blood shedding of his dearly beloved son Jesus Christ my Redeemer

And my body to be interred in the earth in Christian burial at the discretion of my executors

Inprimis I give unto my eldest son Simon Steward one shilling
I give likewise to his wife Margaret Steward one shilling
I give to Francis Newton my son in law one shilling and to his wife Margaret Newton my daughter one shilling, and these I give unto them [? Line 15 Left Middle] in full satisfaction as their whole childs part for ever

Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Steward my [? ? ?  Right Line 16] Chest
Item I give unto here likewise my [? Line 17 Middle] round table that stands in the parlour
Item I give unto my daughter Mary Steward the chest that stands at my bed[? Line 18 Right]
Item I give unto my son James Steward the great table in the [? Line 19 Right] with the bench and forms belonging to it with my long chest standing ? the

Being repeated on BBC4 on Tuesday night's at 22:00.  Most of the films relate to Lancashire or the North, they were found in a basement in Blackburn. The first was Tuesday 19th but is still available on iPlayer for those with access.

Series which examines the recent discovery of 800 short films from the Edwardian age. The films have now been rescued after lying hidden in a cellar for over 80 years. Restored to their original clarity, these films shot by pioneering film-makers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon now take the viewer into a lost world. Dan Cruickshank then uses the films to throw new light on Britain at work and play before the First World War.

1.  19th July - Life and Times: This first programme shows us life in the new cities as well cotton mills and factories.
2.  26th July - Sport and Pleasure: This programme features the first ever film of Manchester United, made within weeks of the club adopting the name of what is the most famous club in the world. It reveals how new leisure time swelled the crowds at exciting sporting events, and how people's extra cash allowed them holidays and fun in Blackpool and at home for the very first time.

Assume that the 3rd and final part (Saints and Sinners) is the week after.

Link for more information: http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/mk/


Jean

Hi All,

In browsing the new familysearch.org database, England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900, I've found a marriage licence that may refer to a family member.

Freebmd has the marriage as Jun Q 1844 Liverpool 20 309, Isaac Alexander PENNELL to Mary Ann DAVISON
LancashireBMD has Isaac A PEMBELL to Mary A DAVISON Our Lady & St Nicholas & St Anne, 1844

The licence states Isaac Alexander PENNELL to Mary Ann DAVISON issued 19th Jun 1844.

If anyone has access to the marriage register for Our Lady & St Nicholas & St Anne and can obtain the details from the marriage register it would be greatly appreciated - it doesn't look as if the register is available at Preston Records Office.  The marriage would probably have taken place just after the licence was issued - so between 19th June and the end of the month.

Thanks for any help with this,

Jean

I'm a little out of my depth when it comes to research abroad, so I'm after some pointers!

In my extended tree I have Richard PENNELL born 20 December 1798 in Cheshire who turns up in New York as Richard PENNELL M.D.  I have been able to find him on the 1850 and 1860 US census records and have found lots of supporting evidence via search engines.

I'd like to try and find out when he arrived in New York.  I have tried looking at various sites for passenger lists but no luck so far.  He married Mary Schroeppel and their first son George Caspar PENNELL was born in 1833.  I haven't yet found a marriage for Richard and Mary.

On his gravestone it says that he became a citizen of the US on 3rd May 1826.  He submitted his dissertation to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the city of New York in April 1821 - this was to obtain his degree as Doctor of Medicine.  The dissertation covers a Typhus epedemic in 1820 so he must have arrived before then.  Is there anywhere online that I can find out any more?

Thanks for any help,

Jean