Genealogy Chat

Nudging this so I can find it again when I have more time. Isn't it wonderful that there are so many kind people willing to help.

Hi Jim, I've had a better copy sent, and also a family member has had a go at transcribing it. (bless!) I now have a more or less ok transcription, which has only arrived very recently. There are a few areas where we're not very sure, but thank you for trying anyway. I feel awful now that a transcription has appeared unexpectedly. Thank you so much again.

I am finding Mandy's Will v hard to read as it is faint and slightly out of focus.

Thanks John, I've ammended the transcript. Chris

Just a useful bit of legalese. It will be seised with an s not seized with a z. Seised of means owned by. J (not a lawyer!)

I had to leave the computer and have only just got the will. I can't even attempt to make a better job of it than Zoe, so I won't try, but I will have a go at reading it over again just for practice in case I need to read any old writing in the future. Kath. x

Deb, It's an email from a scan! I've now received a better version of it, as it's been cleaned up somewhat! I can make out more of it than I could before, but still no idea who got what! I'll email it to you again! Thanks

Sorry Chris and Mary..I had to dash off!!! Chris, I see that your will has been done and Mary, I'm having problems with the image...I'ts not very clear and is very faint in some areas.....is the original like that or is it the scan?? Maybe Jim is having more luck than me?? Deb

Sockett????!!! with and S? *goes red* I assure you the rest of my transcription is fairly reliable

Thank you all very much. I was interested in the parish in Worcestershire. Henry Sockett defended in court Dic Penderyn who was hanged for his part in the Merthyr Riots of 1833. He was supposed to have stabbed a soldier in the leg, a crime that someone else confessed to years later on his death bed. It has taken me three years of reaearch to hunt down Henry and at last he is starting to emerge from the darkness. Thank you all once again Chris

ah - you're right - it's relict I'll update above You'd LOVE my 4x great grandfathers will then - he has 4 codicilis each getting more and more restrictive with his daughters he basically said my 3x great grandmother was a bit stupid and incapable of choosing a husband or keeping him and if she got married or had children she'd get no money (and there was a lot of it) She married one of the executors, had 10 kids, and contested the will for years before she got her share

I enjoy it too, Zoe, and I would have offered on this thread if there hadn't already been so many offers before I got back on the computer. That ?????? after 'the widow' will most likely be 'the relict'. You can tell how many of these I have transcribed, can't you?! I do have my favourites among my family ones, I must say. I particularly like the ones with codicils. Kate.

do you know something - I've just remembered HOW much I love reading old wills and transcribing them does that make me just 'peculiar' or 'dead peculiar'? Z

Not that I have seen it, but that 'administers?????' will be 'administrators', and the other ???????? might well be 'declare'? Kate.

This is the last will and testament of me Henry Lockett of the town of Swansea in teh county of Glamorgan Esquire (?) Barrister of Law. I give devise and bequeath unto my beloved wife Catherine Lockett all my freehold and leasehold estates respectively situate in the parish of Abberley (?) in the county of Worcester and in Grays Inn in the county of MIddlesex and all other the real estate of or to which I am or may be seized (?) possessed or entitled at the time of my decease. And also all my personal estate or every description to hold the same estates landed her to the natures tenures and legal qualities thereof respectivelyunto my said wife, Catherin Lockett, her heirs, executors, administers ?????? and assigns for ever and I hereby appoint my said wife executor of this my will hereby revoking all former and other wills and testamentory writings by me at any time heretofore made and ??????? this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. **Henry lockett** signed sealed published and declared by teh above named henry Lockett as and for his last will an dtestament in teh presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses **J Gwyn Jeffreys** Slr Swansea (could be I gwynn Jeffreys) **A C jenkins** Clerk to Messrs Jenkins and Jefrreys. Solrs Swansea PROVED at LOndon 5th April 1848 before the worshipful Robert Joseph Phillimore Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Catherine Lockett widow the relict the sole Executor to whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer Hope thats matches with everyone else Z xx

Thanks Chris, Obviously the 'Will Angel' was looking on me at that point in time...the email came through with the will, and so did your thread! Mandy

Sorry it took so long ladies. Now sent. Mandy no problem join in Chris

Thanks Jim and Deb for your help:) Email on the way

anyone had email from Chris yet? my 'refresh email' finger is getting tired

Mandy..I have sent you PM Deb