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Offline brianz

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3 more words in a will
« on: Saturday 22 June 13 16:17 BST (UK) »
Can anyone help with the last few words in this Will please. I wonder if the first word on the botom line could be a shortened form of Executor?

Thanks  Steve
Hannam in London, Nottinghamshire and Sheffield
Collins in Staffordshire
Brackenbury, Gurnell and Willson in Lincolnshire and now Nottinghamshire
Marples in Derbyshire and Yorkshire
Heginbotham in Derbyshire

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Re: 3 more words in a will
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 22 June 13 16:52 BST (UK) »
1.   adm[inistrat]ors

2.    As you said, a shortened form of Executor.

3.    admon - a technical term essentially meaning the administration of the estate.

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Re: 3 more words in a will
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 22 June 13 17:06 BST (UK) »

adm(instrat)ors
Ex(ecut)ors
adm(inistrati)on

Without seeing horselydown86's suggestions, I came to
the above similar conclusions. Quite unusual to see
contraction marks over the last two, which were standard
abbreviations, and yet nothing for the first one.

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Re: 3 more words in a will
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 22 June 13 17:13 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone that's that sorted now for the next puzzle.

Thanks   Steve
Hannam in London, Nottinghamshire and Sheffield
Collins in Staffordshire
Brackenbury, Gurnell and Willson in Lincolnshire and now Nottinghamshire
Marples in Derbyshire and Yorkshire
Heginbotham in Derbyshire