Quote from: Tickettyboo on Sunday 06 October 24 11:13 BST (UK) The originals are at the NA and can be ordered to view advance of when you plan to visit I'm afraid not, because for this date they are accessed at TNA on microfilm only, so they cannot be pre-ordered as documents. In any case, the FamilySearch digitisation (free to access at TNA) is often more legible than TNA's own film.
The originals are at the NA and can be ordered to view advance of when you plan to visit
words in red are those I am unsure ofIn the Name of God AmenI Sarah Goldsmith of Charlotte Place in the Parish of Woolwich in the county of Kent Widow being of sound mind but aware of the uncertainty of human life do make and ordain this my last will and testament and first Icommit my soul unto God through the merits of my conduct My worldlygoods I dispose of as follows I bequeath unto William Goldsmith the sum of 5 pounds sterling To my daughter Celia Goldsmith I bequeaththe two silver tablespoons My freehold house situated in New Street in the parish of St Nicholas Deptford I direct to be sold to meet the expenses of administration and funeral and to pay my just debts To mysons Charles Goldsmith and Thomas Goldsmith I bequeath my leasholdhouse situated at No 13 in Adams place in the parish of Woolwich jointly andnow in the occupation of Mr Augustus [***lin] To my son George Goldsmithand to my daughter Sarah Ann Goldsmith I bequeath my dwelling housesituated in Charlotte Place jointly and to my daughter Sarah Ann I [****]bequeath all my household furniture linen and the residue of my plate Myleashold house situated at No14 Adams place and now in the occupationof my son William aforesaid I direct to be sold and the residueof the proceeds after my debts are paid to be equally divided between thewhole of my children who may be living at the time of my decease and Iherby nominate and appoint Mr William Stuart of Mulgrave place in the parish of Woolwich and Mr WIlliam [?_ling?] of Charlotte place to bemy Executors Sarah Goldsmith X her mark signed sealed and delivered this 18 day of December 1840 in the presence of Henry [?Roberts?] John Richards Thomas RichardsonBoo
apologies for the multiple posts but I can only take things in baby steps or I get confused :-)That index record for admin gives a volume and folio numberI haven't seen an admin abstract so have no idea what info they contain but have a couple of will abstracts which did help my research. These are inland Revenue records so may give an idea of what his estate was valued at and how much the death duties were.Family Search have digitised these but because of contractual restrictions they are only viewable at a Family History Centre or an affiliate library EDIT can also be viewed at NA as that is an affiliate libraryIf you have one near you they will let you search and view on their computers and allow you to either download or print the image.to find your nearest FHC look here:https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/522838?availability=Family%20History%20Librarydo ring before you visit to be sure they are still open (our nearest is no longer in operation as they didn't have enough volunteers)go there, using the info from the index image on the NA. - year 1828, vol 1 folio 11scroll down till you see the entry forAdministration abstracts, A-Z, 1828 (p. 1-230, Jan.-Apr.). film 1817904 image group number 8220572and from there you should be able to find the record on folio 11The originals are at the NA and can be ( EDIT ordered to view advance of when you plan to visit see reply from Bookbox) ordered online but there will be a cost to that £8.40 for them to look for it and see if its suitable to be copied at which stage they send you a quote to actually copy it which will be at least that amount againhttps://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3339375Boo