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| 1751 | Imprisoned in 1097. Afterwards a monk. | MACCAENNMOR, Edmund (I6977)
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| 1752 | In "Burke's Landed Gentry" her name is spelled Gwendoleyne. In "A rmourial Families - A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat Armour" it is spelle d Gwendoline. | LAMBERT, Gwendoleyne Elizabeth (I10048)
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| 1753 | In "Glassmakers of Stourbridge and Dudley 1612-2002" by Jason Ellis, there is a reference in Chapter 8 (which covers Colemans Glasshouse, Lye) to a Chelwood Glasshouse in Somerset set up by Paul Tyzack and two partners after a fire destroyed the Colemans company in 1658. [www.glassmessages.com] Regarding glassmaking at Stourbridge: In 1658 the original Colemans building, probably made of wood, burned down. The partners who had been working there were Paul [Tyzack], Zacharias [Tyzack] his nephew, and Abraham Bigo. For a while, after the fire, they worked at Chelwood Somerset, for a man called Robert Foley but by March 1661 they were all back at Coleman's, Paul the younger having taken out a fresh lease and rebuilt the works. [tyzack.net] | WILLIAMSON Glassmakers (I2347)
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| 1754 | In 1251, on the death of his Mother, he did homage to Henry III for her lands in England. He was made Sheriff of Cumberland and Constable of Carlisle. His claim to the crown based on a verbal nomination (tanistry) by Alexander III. In 1290, on the death of the Maid of Norway, he and John BALIOL claimed the succession. The arbitrator, King Edward I of England, decided in favour of John BALIOL. To avoid swearing fealty to his rival, Robert resigned Annandale to his eldest son. {Burke's Peerage and Chamber's Biographical Dictionary} | BRUCE, Robert "The Competitor" (I8330)
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| 1755 | In 1332, accompanied by disinherited barons who wanted to recover forfeited lands in Scotland, he landed with 3,400 followers at Kingshorn, Fife. He defeated the Earl of Fife and at Dupplin Moor, Perthshire on 12 Aug 1332 they routed 30,000 men under the new Regent MAR. On 24 Sep 1332 he was crowned by the English at Scone. In Dec 1332 he was surprised in camp at Annan by Archibald DOUGLAS and fled, abandoning the crown. His death ended the Baliol line. {Burke's Peerage and Chamber's Biographical Dictionary} | BALIOL, Edward (I7061)
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| 1756 | In 1553, the Duke of Northumberland, foreseeing the early death of King Edward VI determined to secure the succession to his own family. He forced Lady Jane against her will, to marry his fourth son. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen by the Privy Council on 9 Jul 1553. Ten days later she was in the Tower and 4 months later sentenced to death for treason. Her Father's participation in Wyatt's revolt sealed her fate. Queen Mary refused mercy. Lady Jane and spouse were beheaded together. {Burke's Peerage and Chamber's Biographical Dictionary | GREY, Jane (I6250)
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| 1757 | In 1582, a William MALORY held the manor of Shelton, possibly his eldest son (who died without issue). | MALORY, Anthony of Papworth, Cambridgeshire (I22111)
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| 1758 | In 16th year at baptism. | Source (S220)
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| 1759 | In 1734 a William NEALE, schoolmaster, was the beneficiary in the Will of H. Wyndowe of Churchdown: from "Notes and Recollections of Stroud" by Paul Hawkins Fisher. This book also refers to a Sir Phelim O'NEALE involved in insurrection in 1641. | NEALE, William (I11569)
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| 1760 | In 1776 inherited property in Butter Row, Rodborough from his father, previously owned by his uncle William NEALE. | NEALE, William (I14352)
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| 1761 | In 1851 (Bedminster District 1n) this address was occupied by Elizabeth JOSE (64), b. Minehead, Somerset, and her family. No known connection to Agnes FLEXNEY. | FRANCIS (alias FLEXNEY), Agnes (I115)
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| 1762 | In 1851, a Joseph Francis, b.1779, retired Yeoman from South Leigh, Oxon and his wife Ann (b.1785) were living near to Edward Flexney (b.1812) on Bridge Street. No known connection to this James FRANCIS. | FRANCIS, James (I184)
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| 1763 | In 1855, business advertised as John Scott & Son in Directory. | SCOTT, John (I12636)
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| 1764 | In 1860 the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway [OW&WR] amalgamated with the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway and the Worcester and Hereford Railway to become the West Midland Railway, which in turn was amalgamated into the GWR in 1863. The OW&WR had its workshops in Worcester but after amalgamation with the West Midland Railway and then the GWR, and a disastrous fire [1864], they were removed to Swindon. | RUTTER, William (I537)
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| 1765 | In 1881 he gives his birthplace as Woodgate, which is to the north-west of Frankley and Northfield. | HUGHES, John (I16840)
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| 1766 | In 1892, Boesendorfer married Henrietta Latinovics de Borsod. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WKMXAQAAIAAJ&q=latinovits+de+borsod&dq=latinovits+de+borsod&hl=en&ei=dcPqTZf-PMOp-gax0c29Dw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA] | Latinovics de Borsód, Isabella (I21569)
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| 1767 | In 1937, Frances and her brother George Harwood Hemus visited Los Angeles. | HEMUS, Frances (I10909)
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| 1768 | In 1962, a Bob Hemus, of the USA, wrote to Geraldine and Irene Hemus Auckland, New Zealand, asking about family relationships and whether Benjamin or George Hemus was his great-grandfather. In this letter, he mentioned that his grandfather, Harry Hemus, ran away from home when he was 13, and worked as a cowboy in Arizona. Later he a whip braider and harness maker, and when business fell off repaired shoes. It would seem that this Harry Hemus was probably Benjamin's third son, born 1878. | HEMUS, Harry Porter (I10730)
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| 1769 | In 1974 at time of brother John's death, Margaret lived Hamilton, Ontario. | CHRISTIE, Phyllis Margaret (I5238)
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| 1770 | In 1989 a memorial plaque was unveiled here by the violinist, Iona Brown. | BANKS, Benjamin the Violin Maker (I21167)
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| 1771 | In 2011, this is Od?aci in Bosnia Herzegovina. | Latinovics de Borsód, Isabella (I21569)
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| 1772 | In Accrington/Clayton-le-Moors more than 11,000 people were employed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to shadow its principal plant at Filton in the manufacture of Hercules engines. Nearly 14,400 engines were made for installation in Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling, Wellington and Beaufighter aircraft together with a small number of its more powerful development, the 18-cylinder Centaurus. [Lancashire County Council web site, 15 Dec 2009] | BAKER, Ernest Jeffrey alias Tom\Ernie (I326)
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| 1773 | In Birmingham, the family may have been associated with the non-conformist group planning settlement in Albertland, north of Auckland. Only Leah went to live in Albertland, after her marriage. Solomon also bought the Warkworth - Matakana area, and in his later years was lecturer in the district. | HEMUS, Solomon (I10736)
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| 1774 | In household of James Knight, retired farmer. | FORD, Martha (I490)
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| 1775 | In husband's Will, wife is referred to as MARY... | Mary (I846)
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| 1776 | In same household are Pamila GODFREY (64) and Charlotte GODFREY (18) | SMITH alias GODFREY, John (I18074)
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| 1777 | In September 1868 H J Milliner, aged 50, Preacher, took ship from Kingston Jamaica to New York, intending to immigrate to the USA. The initials and age are incorrect for this individual, but the surname and occupation are unusual, and (assuming his first wife died between 1862 and 1868) the date fits. If he did indeed emigrate, he had returned to Jamaica by 1874 when he married again. | MILLINER, George (I82)
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| 1778 | In the 12th Henry II (1165-6), contributed for his knights' fees (seven in number) to the assessment for marrying the king's dau., 47 marks. He was s. by his son, Adam De Port, Lord of Basing. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 466, St. John, Barons St. John of Basing] | DE PORT, John (I22045)
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| 1779 | In the 1938 register of electors Alfred Peter Quilter and his wife are recorded as living at 17 Bermuda Road Tilbury. According to Aunt Rose : Alfred was an engine driver based at Tilbury and was involved in a fatal accident when he ran somebody over. | Quilter, Alfred Peter (I15076)
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| 1780 | In the 2nd Light Battalion, he saw service as follows: Expedition to Hanover 1805 Expedition to the Baltic 1808 Peninsula Campaigns 1808-9-11-12-13 Sicily(?) 1809 Station in the Netherlands 1814-15 | PRINGLE, Volkier Rudolph (I21575)
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| 1781 | In the Crimean War, he commanded the Russian fleet and held the British and French in check before Kronstadt. In 1865 and 1878 he became President of the Council. In 1882 he was dismissed for revolutionary views. {Chamber's Biographical Dictionary} | ROMANOV, Constantine Nikolaievitch (I7429)
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| 1782 | In the household of Christopher B. Thring, solicitor. | STEVENS, Kate (I407)
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| 1783 | In the Milliner Orphan Papers George refers to his wife (still living in 1862) who with him was a witness at his brother James's wedding in 1848. The transcribed marriage entry included in the Papers gives her name. | Family: George MILLINER / Katherine THOMAS (F6386)
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| 1784 | In the name and by the Grace of God Amen I Zachariah Shrapnel of Bradford in the County of Wilts. Esq. being by ? of sound mind memory and understanding but considering the.. uncertainty of life and of all things do below do by Grace make this my Last will and Testament in manner following In the first Place Recommend my soul into the hands of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ who I trust has loved me and given in himself for me and my body I commit to the Earth to be .. interred(but without pomp) in the burying ground railed in by my dear Father's walled Grave where his remains are deposited in Bradford Church Yard and as to the Worldly Estate which with it has pleased God to bless me. I think proper to dispose of this and in the following manner I give and devise unto my good friends Richard Atwood of Turleigh in the Parish of Bradford, Esq. and Joseph Smith of Bradford aforesaid Gentleman and their heirs all that my messuage or mansion House wherein I now Dwell situate and being in St. Margaret's Street in Bradford aforesaid together with the offices, Garden, Paddock, Stable, Chaise House and appurtenances hereunto belonging and near adjoining. Also all that Messuage or tenement near adjoining to the said Mansion House in St. Margaret's Street aforesaid with New Workshop and other Appurtenances thereunto belonging now in the Occupation and Renting of Benjamin Richardson, Cloth worker. Also all that Messuage or Tenement Situate at the Bottom of a place called "Nowhere Lane" in Bradford aforesaid with the New Building adjoining and Appurtenances belonging now in the occupation and renting of Richard Sheppard and also those several Quit or reserved Rents issuing and payable out of the divers tenements and buildings situate and being in St. Margaret's Hill in Bradford aforesaid. Also all those scattered or dispersed Lands commonly called Beggars Bush , Little Field and Tyning, Prentite(?) Land, Baily's Barn, figure(?) Winter Leaze and Raynard in Bradford and in adjoining Parishes and now in occupation of Thomas Harding, James Biggs and Farmer Crook(?) and some of those in my own occupation Also all those three tenements with the two closes of Pasture grounds there to belonging with Right of Common appertaining situate and being in Bradford Leigh in the Parish of Bradford aforesaid and now in the occupation of Edward Prare(?) and all those two closes of Pasture Land situate and being at Camberwell in the said Parish of Bradford and now in the occupation of Posthumous Bush and also all that my estate and farm called Midway Farm together with the farm house and Mansion House adjoining Offices, Barns ,Stables, Outhouses, Buildings, Gardens, Orchards, Closes, Lands,.. and parcels of land, herediaments and appurtenances there to belonging and appertaining, situate and being in the Several Parishes of Bradford and Wingfield and Westwood in the said County of Wilts and of Hungerford Farleigh in the County of Somerset and now in the occupation of John Coles Baily as Tenant of the said farm and premises and all ways, waters, watercourses, paths, passages, easements, profits, commodities, herediaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said Mansion House, Messuages or tenements, dispersed Lands, closes of Ground, Farm, Farmhouse and Mansion House, adjoining Closes, Lands and Premises belonging or in any way appertaining . To hold the said Mansion House at Bradford, Messuages or Tenements, dispersed Lands, Closes of Ground, Farm at Midway , Farm House and Mansion House adjoining Closes , lands and premises belonging or in any way appertaining to hold the said Mansion House at Bradford, messuages or tenements , dispersed Lands, closes of Ground, Farm at Midway, Farm House and Mansion House adjoining Closes, Lands, Hereditaments and premises situate and being in the said Several parishes of Bradford, Wingfield and Westwood in the County of Wiltshire and Hugerford Farleigh in the county of Somerset aforesaid with their and every of their rights ? and appurtenances together with the said quit or reserved rents unto the said Richard Attwood and Joseph Smith and their Heirs to the several messuages the several trusts and to and for the several Intents and purposes and subject to the provisos herein after particularly in? limited expressed and declared of and concerning the same of that is to say as for and containing my said Mansion House wherein I now dwell at Bradford together with the Offices, Garden, Paddock, Stable and Chaise House with the Appurtenances to the Sole and proper use and both of my dear and beloved wife Lydia and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life and as for and concerning all other my said Messuages or Tenements, Dispersed Lands, Closes of Ground , Herediaments and Premises in the Town and within the parish of Bradford aforesaid except the several Messuages or tenements and appurtenances given to my daughter Elizabeth Warren as after mentioned and also all that my Estate and farm called Midway farm with the farm House and Mansion House adjoining Offices, Barns, Stables, Outhouses, Buildings, Gardens, Orchards, Closes, Lands, .. and Parcels of Land, herediaments and Premises with their appurtenances situate and being in the Several Parishes of Bradford, Wingfield, Westwood and Hungerford Farleigh aforesaid. And Also the before mentioned quit or reserved Rents from and immediately after my Decease together with my said Mansion House in Bradford aforesaid and the offices, Garden, Paddock, Stables, Chaise House and Appurtenances belonging from and immediately after the Decease of my said Dear Wife to the use of my said son Henry Shrapnel, Captain in the Royal Artillery and his assigns for and during the term of his Natural Life and from and after the Determination of that Estate by forfeiture or otherwise in the Life Time of the said Henry Shrapnel to the use of the said Richard Attwood and Joseph Smith and their Heirs during the natural life of the said Henry Shrapnel upon trust to preserve the Contingent now and remainder herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make Entire and bring Actions as occasion shall require never the less to permit and suffer the said Henry Shrapnel and his assigns to Reserve and take the Rents, Issues and Profits there of to his and their own use and benefit during the Natural Life of the said Henry Shrapnel as aforesaid and from and after the decease of my said son Henry Shrapnel to the use of the first and all other the sons of the Body of the said Henry Shrapnel Lawfully to begotten severally successively and in remainder and after all other as they and every of .. shall be in priority of birth and priority of age and of their several heirs made of the body and bodies of all and every such son and sons lawfully issuing the elder of such sons and their heirs made of his body lawfully issuing being always preferred and to take place before the younger of the same sons and the heirs made of his and their body and bodies lawfully begotten and in default of such issue make then to the use and .. of all and every the Daughter (if no more than one) of the Body of my said son Henry Shrapnel lawfully to begotten to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike and to take as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and of the several and respective lives of the body and bodies of all and every such daughters lawfully issuing and in case there shall happen to be but one such daughter .. to the use of such only daughter and their heirs of her body lawfully issuing and in default of all such issue .. to the use of my daughter Elizabeth Warren and her assigns for and during the term of her Natural Life with like power to my said trustees for preserving contingent remainder aforesaid and from and after her decease to the use of the first and all and every other the son and sons of the Body of the said Elizabeth Warren lawfully to be begotten severally successively and in remainder as they and every of them shall be in priority of birth and of the several heirs made of the body and bodies of all and every such son and sons lawfully issuing the elder of such sons and their heirs made of his body being always preferred and to take place before the younger of the same Sonsa of his ? body and bodies lawfully issuing and in default with issue? daughters ( if more than ? of the body of the said Elizabeth the war.. Lawfully to be begotten to be equally divided between them share and sharealike .. as tenants in ? and not as joint tenants and of the several and .. heirs of the body of all and every such daughter and the heirs of her body lawafully and in default of all such ? other daughter Rachel Biddulph and jher Assigns for and during her term of her natural Life with like power to my said trustees for preserving .. remainder of aforesaid anf from and after the decease of the said Rachel Biddulph to .. my Grandson Thomas Shrapnell Biddulph and his assigns for and during the term of his natural life and from and after his decease then to .. of his first an all and every other the son and sons of his body of the said Thomas Shrapnell Biddulph Lawfully to be begotten severally .. heirs .. of the body and bodies of all and every such son and sons lawfully in issuing the elder of such sons and their heirs .. of his body being always preferred to take place before the younger of the said sons and their heirs ? Daughter( if more than one) of the body of my said Grandson Thomas Shrapnell Biddulph lawfully begotten All and my said Messuage .. called Midway Farm with ye farm houses and Mansion House adjoining closes and Herediaments and premises situate and being in the said several parishes of Bradford Wingfield Westwood and in Hungerford Farleigh in the county of Wilts and Somerset( except the said Mansion House and its appurtenants in Bradford aforesaid with an annuity of .. yearly rent charge of £100 of lawful money of great Britain to be issuing out of the said herediatements and premises and to be paid unto the hands of my said trust Richard Attwood and Joseph Smith(?) or their survivors In St Margarets Street, Morgan`s Hill and Nowhere Lane in Bradford aforesaid and now in the Occupation of Renting of the widow Baily, Issac Gibbs, Thomas Brown, Dr. Browne (Apothecary) James Mead, William Gerrish, Thomas Paul John Holbrook, Widow Dicks(?) and .. sevrerall Orchard to hold the said Messuages or tenements with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said Richard Attwood and Joseph Smith and their heirs to the several .. But unto and purposes here in after particularly mentioned limited expressed and declared of and containing.. (that is to say) to the use of my said daughter Elizabeth Warren and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life with full power to my said trust for preserving contingent remainder from being defeated or destroyed and.. and after her death to the use of her heirs of her body lawfully issuing and for default of such issue then to the use of my said son Henry Shrapnel and his assigns for and during their term of his .. life with like power to my said trustees for preserving contingent remainders .. and after his death to the heirs of his body lawfully issuing and for default of such issue to the use of my daughter Rachel Biddulph and heirs??? and I give and bequeath to my dear wife all my household goods, plate, china, pictures and household linen with her rings, towels and paraphernalia to be .. at her own disposal to her? my son Henry Shrapnel such disposition as first in this entail of the said Mansion House where the household goods and furniture are and where the principle part thereof to remain while the said Mansion House shall be occupied by any of my family and I give my wife £100 money to be paid her as soon after my death as possible, also I bequeath to my said daughter Elizabeth Warren the sum of £200 and to my said daughter Rachel Biddulph the sum of £100 to be paid in respectively 12 months after my death and I hereby ratify and confirm to my said daughter Elizabeth Waren and Rachel Biddulph and the trustees | SHRAPNEL, Zachariah (I21409)
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| 1785 | In the name of God Amen the last will & testament of Henry Shrapnell of Bradford in the County of Wilts, Cooper made & signed the 19th day of April A.D. 1688 in manner & form following .That is to say I having first of all made null & void all form & other wills by me made what form.do give my soul unto almighty god having assuredly enjoy eternal life through the only movity of ye dear Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ who loved me & died for my ...against for my justification and my body I commit to the dust from whenceI was taken to be buried at the discretion of my executors. And as .. My wordly estate my will is that it shall be disposed of as followes Imprimus unto Ann my dear & loving wife I give & bequeathe all the goods & various stuff that was hers before our Marriage and brought to Bradford and unto her also I give & bequeathe the sum of of one hundred and fourty pounds of godd & lawful money of England I give . What Interest shall remain due to me from any person that has or shall have the same in interest at the day of my decease, on this condition never the less that my said wife at the bequest of my son Zaccariah Shrapnel & Noah Shrapnell that .. For ever all her jointure and dower whatsoever that she may have or may challenge to have out of any of my lands ,houses or tenements whatsoever .. And .. Void all be .. My said wife & my children I do hereby .. that what money is owed my wife at Taunton. I never had nor hath any thing to do herewith nor it with 25 of 15 if on band in bradford 10 of on a mortgage in Melksham for with for shall not be accountable any person or persons whatsoever nor yet for any thing I do give delivered unto her always to be under stood that these bonds in my name or hobards name of any person or persons with in 5 miles of Bradford for 25 are to be ammounted part of the £180 of good & lawful money of England. Also unto my said wife I give and bequeathe all such provision I shall have in my house towards house keeping at the day of my decease together with all wood for .. For the fine and my will is further that so long by me after my deceaee as my wife shall continue in bradford she shall have the use of any of my household goods as are fitting for her house keeping leaving the same to my son noah at her marriage or from thence unto my son Zaccariah to give and bequeathe my ground called udduths for all my therein paying out of the same pounds of lawful money of England unto the first child that my daughter Elizabeth shall have he attain the age of one & twenty years and he or his executors shall not then pay the same ten pounds to such child then in my my will that child shall from thence forth have & to hold ground for at for me then to thereon item unto my daughter Elizabeth I give and beqwueathe one broad piece of gold and unto my daughter in law .. Buck thought I give a& bequeathe a gunny and unto her brother Robert s two children I give & bequeathe ten shillings a piece and unto a widower viz, Ann Batchellor Mary Ruth Mary Rogers & Alice Holbrook I give & bequeathe five shillings a piece my son Noah Shrapnell I give & bequeathe all the rest & residue of my personall estate not for in before given or bequeathed and my said son noah & the said Ann my wife I do hereby make & ordaine to be unto & executive of this my last will & testament in witness whereiof I have hereunto set my hand the day and given full above written Signed sealed & published to be the last will & testament of the said Henry Shrapnell. | SHRAPNEL, Henry (I22318)
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| 1786 | In the name of God Amen the sixteenth day of June 1645 I Marmaduke Rutter of Sawley in the Countie of York, Taylor, being sick in body but of perfect remembrance, God be praised, do here ordain and make this my will and testament in manner and form following. ------- first and most especially I give and bequeath my soul to almighty god my maker hoping assuredly that by the death and passion of Jesus Christ my saviour to be redeemed from all my sins and my body to buried in the churchyard of Ripon or elsewhere at the discretion of my friends. Item I give and bequeath unto my five{?] daughters each one of them six pounds to be paid within twelve months after my death. Item I give and bequeath unto my son John twentie shillings to be paid him by yearly dowager my son Thomas the ------- of twentie years if her him for long at --------- of Butiosh St. Martin the Bishops in winter by --------- and equal portion ----------------- I purchased of Francis S------ deceased and it to ------- until the said annuity is --fully paid. And my mind is that my son Thomas do teach and ------- him the taylor trade and to maintain him with ------- -------- Glohs and all other ------ until he come to the age of eighteen years if they for longer ----- --------. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Janitt our tithe house called the Barthouse[?], provided that my son Thomas and my wife may make use of the oven[?] when they shall have need at their ----. ----- the rest of my goods my debts and funeral expenses being paid I give and bequeath unto my executor and I ordain and make Margritt my wife sole executor of this my last will and testament. In witness hereof I have set my hand the day and year first above written. Signed: Marma Rutter Witnesses: Mary ---------, --------- Gilkes[?] Jurabit: Shepson Walker | RUTTER, Marmaduke (I12431)
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| 1787 | In the name of God amen. I Thos Baker of White Colne in the county of Essex yeo being sick and weak in body but thanks be to god in my perfect mind and memory and knowing the certainty of death but not the time when for it is appointed for all men once to die and my desire is to set my house in order before my departure hence where I shall be no more seen I do therefore make this present writing and declare it to be my last will and testament in manner following imprimis I give and bequeath my soul into the hands of almighty god my creator trusting in the merits of jesus christ for salvation who is my only saviour and redeemer item I give and bequeath my body to the dust from whence it was formed decently to be buried at the discretion of my executors as under mentioned item I give and bequeath unto Mary my loving wife all my houses and lands freehold and copyhold with apps thereunto belonging after my decease viz two tenements freehold at Halstead now in possession of my father and wid How also two tenements copyhold at Burtons Green in possession of Wm Ward and Robt Browne one house and croft at East Bergholt and likewise one copyhold tenement at Much Tey in possession of one Green during the term of her natural life she keeping them in tenantable repair else to be taken from her and if she should marry my will is that she should have but 1s and all my estate free and copyhold shall go from her to the use of Mary my daughter if she be then living but if the said Mary my daughter should die having no issue after her decease I give and bequeath all stock and store to my brother Wm Baker and his heirs of the Baker's forever item I give all my stock outward and inward immediately after my decease to be sold excepting some household goods as a bed and furniture belonging and chairs and other household goods for the furnishing one room reserving them for the use of Mary my wife and also the clock not to be sold but kept for the use of my daughter till she comes to the age of 20yr but if she dies before she comes to the age of 20yr I give the said clock to my brother Wm Baker that it may remain in the hands of the Bakers and his heirs and what money doth arise of the stock outward and inward my desire is should be put out for the use of my daughter until she comes to the age of 20yr and then she shall have power to take it into her own hands and dispose thereof as her own and the meanwhile Mary my wife shall take the use thereof towards the maintenance of my daughter and if my executors cannot get a good tenant for the house at Bergholt that they shall have power to sell it if they can find a chapman according to their liking and put out the money thereof for the use of my daughter aforesaid item I give some of my wearing clothes as my great coat and waistcoat and a shirt and one pair of ramskin breeches to my father Baker and my best suit and buckskin breeches and all other wearing apparel to my brother Wm Baker item I give and bequeath unto (names crossed out ) Thos Tiffen and Hen Adams jun of EC Thos Woffed Mary Baker his daughter (these names inserted at the end of the will ) whom I nominate and appoint executors to this my last will and testament the sum of 50s to each of them for their trouble not doubting but they will take care that this my will be fulfilled and that the half of the movable goods of Jas Savil's after his and his wife's decease being contracted upon marriage of his daughter should be for the use of my wife and her daughter and also that my executors will take in all debts due and pay debts owing and the overplus money put out for the use of my daughter as before mentioned so setting by all other writings I make this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have set my hand and seal and with the consent of my wife who have subscribed hereunto this 12.3.1716 sealed signed and declared to be the last will of the testator he signing it in the presence of us and we in the presence of him Wm Peartree (sig ) Wm Quinney (sig ) Isaac Potter (sig ) Thos Baker (T B mark ) Mary Baker (mark ) document 57.00181 this within written paper is to certify that in the last will and testament of Thos Baker dated the 12.3.1716 he nominated and appointed Thos Tiffen and Hen Adams both of the parish of EC to be his executors thereunto and the said Thos Baker had given unto each of them 50s for their trouble they not willing to accept the office the said Thos Baker in time of his life hath appointed two other executors viz Thos Walford of the parish of Halstead and Mary Baker his daughter to be executors to his last will and doth give unto the said Thos Walford the sum of 5li which was given in his will to the other two executors to act as a faithful executor in the behalf of his daughter and himself and do promise him reasonable satisfaction further for his trouble if need require in the presence of Joseph Ruggles (mark ) Isaac Potter (sig ) Wm Quinney (sig ) Thos Baker (mark ) | BAKER, Thomas (I12969)
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| 1788 | In the October 21st 1905 newspaper it was reported that Herbert Gale, son of the late James Gale and Mrs Brown of Redland had been lost at sea when he was washed overboard from the North Atlantic Steamship Company's vessel Mohawk during a voyage from Galveston to Le Havre. Herbert was aged 29 and had married the previous year. [www.bristolinformation.co.uk] | GALE, Albert James Grabham Reed (I222)
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| 1789 | In the parish records of St Nicholas at Tolleshunt Major , Peter is recorded as the illegitimate son of Maria Brand. It appears that she later married Peter Price the father. | Price, Peter W B (I14995)
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| 1790 | In the presence of James & Rachel ILES. | Family: James CRANE / Harriet ILES (F6516)
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| 1791 | In the will of Ann Cabell of North Bradley she leaves £5 to Prudence (by then married to Joshua Parsons) & everything else to her daughters Betty & Mary & to Joseph her son. Bequests of £600 were made to both the unmarried sisters. | THRESHER, Ann (I21676)
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| 1792 | In the will of Joseph Cabell of Road, North Bradley, proved in 1762, he leaves - 1 guinea to each of his daughters Rachel & Prudence, plus other bequests to his son Joseph & his wife Ann. | CABELL, Joseph (I21675)
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| 1793 | Indexed at GRO as "Benjamin HOMUS". | HEMUS, Benjamin (I15841)
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| 1794 | Indictment of Thomas George of Copford, yeoman, for stealing one ewe sheep worth 2s. 6d. belonging to Thomas BAKER of the same, husbandman, at the same. Witness, Edward Stanton of the same, gent | BAKER, Thomas (I13095)
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| 1795 | Indictment of William BAKER of Copford husbandman took Thomas Raynor as in inmate. [ASS 35/94/T/46] | BAKER, William (I13097)
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| 1796 | Infancy of scarlet fever | SKRINE, Annie Isabella (I402)
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| 1797 | Infancy of scarlet fever | SKRINE, Emma Ann (I401)
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| 1798 | infant death | YORK, George (I6361)
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| 1799 | Infant death. | STUART, Charles Duke of Cambridge (I6396)
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| 1800 | Infant death. | STUART, Charles Duke of Kendal (I6400)
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