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Cambridgeshire / Re: William Arthur Toates
« on: Wednesday 30 December 20 17:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hmmm

1881 doesnt help. Both still with parents. And no middle initials for either.

Joseph/Susan one in Histon,  Benjamin/Mary one in Oakington

Might need the 1897 marriage cert?

Or work back from the mmn of the births and find the parents marriages... (red writing, tazzie thinking the same!)

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: William Bastard - Preston North Shields
« on: Monday 28 December 20 12:19 GMT (UK)  »
Or this one?

1871
Preston Cemetery

William Bastard 49  Sexton tynemouth Cemetery bn Norfolk
Margaret 49 wife bn Norfolk
Elizabeth Wardenham 24  dtr married bn Norfolk
Robert G Bastard 9  son bn Northumberland
Charles Wardenham 26  son in law  carter  bn Norfolk

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: William Bastard - Preston North Shields
« on: Monday 28 December 20 12:16 GMT (UK)  »
Is this one of them?

1891
Preston Cemetery
William Bastard  widower 71  Sexton  bn Norfolk Barney
Robert G 29  son Clerk bn Preston Cemetery

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The Common Room / Re: Ancestry playing up, today 25th Nov?
« on: Wednesday 25 November 20 15:52 GMT (UK)  »
Just logged on for first time today - and finding the same problems. Glad it's not just me.

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The Common Room / Re: Ethical Question About Finding Illegitimacy
« on: Thursday 12 November 20 13:48 GMT (UK)  »
You say you are in contact again. Is he asking about any progress re Family History research?  If so tell him what you have facts for, but not what you "suspect".
We never know the fathers of illegitimate children unless the mother leaves some sort of written record naming the father, and it is not fair to anyone to "name" someone as a father of an illegitimate child without such documentation to back up a suspicion . A child may be called after a friend who was particularly helpful during a difficult time, after a favourite uncle,  or just a name that the mother heard and liked, it may not be because it is named after the father.

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Kent / Re: Looking for baptism of Abel NEWINGTON about 1819 +/- 5 years
« on: Thursday 12 November 20 13:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hi
Can you tell us where you have found Abel, and how you know his parentage ?


There's a Mary christened Frinsdbury 10 Sep 1820 parents Zebulon and MAry.  A year after mother MAry died?????

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1854 Will of William Wright
« on: Thursday 12 November 20 11:08 GMT (UK)  »
And I hereby nominate resolute? and appoint my said wife Martha Wright sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and hereby revoking all former and other Wills Codicils and Testamentary dispositions by me at any time theretofore made I do declare this only to be and contain my last Will and Testament In ..... I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty four  William Wright  Signed by the said testator William Wright as and for the last will and testament in the presence of us both present at the same time and without his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses James Tidy? Wesleyan Minister Ampthill Edwd Handsome Solr Ampthill.


On the 14th Dec 1854 Admon with the Will annexed of the goods chattels and credits of William Wright late of Lonnington in the county of Bedford Schoolmaster deceased was granted to William Bell Wright the natural and lawful son and only child of the said deceased having been first ..... to administer Martha Wright the wife of the testator the sole executrix and the residuary legatee named in the said Will having died in his lifetime.



Hope that helps. Words with question marks after them I am not sure of. A series of dots indicates a word I haven't even attempted!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 1854 Will of William Wright
« on: Thursday 12 November 20 10:48 GMT (UK)  »
No trouble. I have recently been (trying!) to do several in my own research, and this one is short in comparison to many!

Here goes:

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Wright of Lorrinton?Storrington? in the county of Bedford schoolmaster which I make and ordain in manner and form following that is to say I give and devise all and singular my messuages tenements lands and hereditaments whether freehold or copyhold and whether in possession inversion ....... or contingency with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances unto my dear wife Martha Wright and her assigns for and on such the term of her natural life she and they paying the interest of any monies which may remain devised? at the time of my decease on the said hereditaments or any of them by way of mortgage or otherwise as the same interest shall become due and also keeping the buildings in tenantable repair and insured against loss or damage by fire and from ..... immediately after the decease of the said Martha Wright I give and devise all and singular the said messuages tenements lands and hereditaments (charges and chargeable with any monies which may remain served thereon by way of mortgage or otherwise as a ....) unto my son William Bell Weight his heirs and assigns for ever Also I give and bequeath all and singular my ready money household furniture stock in .... live and dead farming stock ..... and other debts bills notes bonds  and securities for money stocks funds and Parliamentary securities and all the rest residue and remainder of my goods chattells and personal estate and effects whatsoever subject to the payment of all my just debts except mortgage debts unto my said wife Martha Wright absolutely  to and for her own use and benefit

to be continued !


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Ann who?
« on: Wednesday 11 November 20 16:49 GMT (UK)  »
One possible might be:

Christening 8th June 1794 (born 24 Nov 1793)
St Leonard Shoreditch

Ann dtr of Denis and Elizabeth Dunovan of something Alley


That would make her a minor at the marriage.

(gadget's looks better!)


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