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Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« on: Tuesday 25 April 17 23:37 BST (UK) »
Can anyone decipher the surname on this 1622 will and where she is located? It is supposed to be the will of Elizabeth Merry (or a derivation of MERRY) of Levisham; but it sure doesn't look anything like that to me. The will listing has two different volume/folios shown. This one is 38/37...another is 38/46. The 38/46 is clearly MERRY.

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Re: Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 04:50 BST (UK) »
I read the surname in the will text as Tholltrope or something very similar.

She is a widdowe.

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Re: Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 05:06 BST (UK) »
That's what I thought. I can you read where she is from? I think this is an error in the index. The Elizabeth I'm interested in will be from Lockton or Levisham and I can't read that either.

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Re: Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 05:17 BST (UK) »
Quote from: en2gen on Wednesday 26 April 17 05:06 BST (UK)
That's what I thought. I can you read where she is from? I think this is an error in the index. The Elizabeth I'm interested in will be from Lockton or Levisham and I can't read that either.

The place is named in the dark area at the RHS.

It begins with a T and has a long-s at about the fourth position.

The place is in the diocese of yorke.

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« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 06:19 BST (UK) »
Thanks, that pretty much convinces me it's nothing to do with my family. Thank you....I've got another one coming to you shortly though which is!!

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Re: Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 10:15 BST (UK) »
Just to say, the place is probably Thirsk.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp58-70

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Re: Can the surname on this will be deciphered?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 26 April 17 18:15 BST (UK) »
Thirsk? Well, that confirms it's not mine. Thanks much!!

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