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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Probate page
« on: Wednesday 05 June 19 11:40 BST (UK) »
Can I please have some help in deciphering this account
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US Lookup Requests / Re: John Sampson burial record
« on: Tuesday 04 June 19 12:39 BST (UK) »
Most of the family were gone by 1864, that was the trouble. Emily I haven't traced, Mary Georgina died either on the voyage from NZ to San Francisco, or in California somewhere between 1849 and 1851 (She's not mentioned at all in the probate pleas) John 1850, Augusta 1860, Charles Beverley 1861, Charlotte Harriet 1863, William Henry 1864, Anna Storey their mother in 1872 and Anna Maria in 1888. Ellen I don't know, but she was administrator of her sister Charlotte Harriet's estate, charlotte's husbands and her sister Augusta although her nephew's sought this in court.
Ok. I'll try that tomorrow thanks.
Ok. I'll try that tomorrow thanks.
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US Lookup Requests / Re: John Sampson burial record
« on: Tuesday 04 June 19 04:13 BST (UK) »
I have some difficulty with that probate application for Ellen Sampson. For starters, it was 23 years after the death of John, and Augusta was noted as a spinster.
She wasn't. She married in 1854 (after John died) and died as a result of her third son's birth in 1860.
There was apparently no administration of John's estate for another 13 years until the youngest sister Ellen applied for those duties.
I would like to think John is buried in Marysville, however I'll try to attach the relevant page pertaining to the accounts around John's death. Perhaps a skilled reader in reading these old documents can throw extra light on what we think it says.
No can't add, must be doing something wrong
She wasn't. She married in 1854 (after John died) and died as a result of her third son's birth in 1860.
There was apparently no administration of John's estate for another 13 years until the youngest sister Ellen applied for those duties.
I would like to think John is buried in Marysville, however I'll try to attach the relevant page pertaining to the accounts around John's death. Perhaps a skilled reader in reading these old documents can throw extra light on what we think it says.
No can't add, must be doing something wrong
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US Lookup Requests / Re: John Sampson burial record
« on: Sunday 02 June 19 12:13 BST (UK) »
well I'm still searching for the final resting place of John Sampson. Having read through the many pages of his probate the series of events seem to be as follows. John got sick in early September 1850, In Marysville Yuba county. . His brother Charles ordered a carriage to take him to San Jose. Why? Was there better medical assistance there? John died 10 or 12 days later.
Why did Charles buy calico to refurbish the place John was boarding. Was it to cover windows (maybe no glass in them) or, was it to replace sheets etc. after John died (incase what he had was infectious.)
Nothing in his probate to indicate where he was buried, but, funeral expenses including a burial fee indicates he was. Now I only need a burial record for him. Can anyone tell me if there were such a thing as death certificates in 1850 in San Jose and how would I access one?
Why did Charles buy calico to refurbish the place John was boarding. Was it to cover windows (maybe no glass in them) or, was it to replace sheets etc. after John died (incase what he had was infectious.)
Nothing in his probate to indicate where he was buried, but, funeral expenses including a burial fee indicates he was. Now I only need a burial record for him. Can anyone tell me if there were such a thing as death certificates in 1850 in San Jose and how would I access one?
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United States of America / Shipping: New Zealand to San Francisco
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 22:26 GMT (UK) »
I need a shipping report for the arrival of the "Pilgrim" which left Auckland NZ on Nov. 18 1849. With Mr. and Mrs. Scott and child on board. The Pilgrim was at Pitcairn Island on 26th March 1850, so I calculate she arrived in San Francisco May/June of that year. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were John Scott and his wife Mary Georgina (nee Sampson) Scott and the child was their niece Camilla Beverly Scott Sampson, an early pioneer in Marysville Yuba County, California. Her father was Charles Beverley Sampson, also on the voyage. I have evidence that John, Charles and Camilla were all in Marysville in 1853 but no mention of Mary Georgina. If shipping records of passengers and manifest, or newspaper clippings exist for the Pilgrim, I'd really like to know, or, if MGS died on the voyage.
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England / Re: Probated wills
« on: Tuesday 26 February 19 21:22 GMT (UK) »Don't forget that RootsChat members are very helpful - you could always try the "Deciphering" Forum, when you get stuck.
That's good to know. Have worked out that all "d"s are written like "b"s and the "s" in she is written like a fancy "G" while in words like assess the first s at least is written like a long tailed "f" but there may be phrases that elude me. Can jpeg snips be added to the deciphering forum?
LizzieW, know what you mean by businessmen and wills. Family oral stories confirm a will was made by Gt Gt grandfather and he left an estate in excess of $30,000 US$s yet he was declared intestate and the last Administrator (and last living heir)was only granted £800 by the probate court. We'd love to know how all that wealth was gobbled up. Haven't found a copy of the will but know what happened to the original.
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England / Re: Probated wills
« on: Tuesday 26 February 19 10:43 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone. That worked well and the two wills arrived within a week. Now, the unenviable task of deciphering! 
If I fail, I will take them to a chemist to get them filled! 
If I fail, I will take them to a chemist to get them filled!
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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Charlotte Harriett Sampson married Benjamin Collett
« on: Monday 25 February 19 10:29 GMT (UK) »
Married 5 march 1834 at Leven, Beverley East riding of York.
I actually know quite a bit about this family member but would like to make contact with a direct descendant to see if they have a photograph of Charlotte Harriett nee Sampson.
I actually know quite a bit about this family member but would like to make contact with a direct descendant to see if they have a photograph of Charlotte Harriett nee Sampson.
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England / Re: Probated wills
« on: Wednesday 13 February 19 23:12 GMT (UK) »
So if it shows 23 June Administration (with the will and codicil) as written, white on black background, am I to understand this would also give the will. He died in 1839, outside the 1858-1996 choice and a claim for a new administrator was launched in 1870's