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Two wills of Ralph Bradshaw the elder of Whatcroft, Cheshire, yeoman: (1) Makes bequests...
Catalogue reference: WALE 31/509
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- WALE 31/509
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1693-1700
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Two wills of Ralph Bradshaw the elder of Whatcroft, Cheshire, yeoman:
(1) Makes bequests to: John Baguley, his son-in-law; the children of Anne Weston, his late daughter; and Randall Kenworthley, his son-in-law. Empowers Peter Wood, his executor, to raise £30 by lease or mortgage should Mary Key, Bradshaw's eldest daughter, become a widow. Witnesses:- James Hill; Mary Key; Jane Wilkinsgon; Peter Wood. 1693 Aug 9
Superseded by (2) Empowers his son Ralph Bradshaw to raise £55 from tenements in Middlewich, with £5 to go to Mary Key, his eldest daughter, £10 to go to Hannah Weston, his granddaughter, £20 each to go to Randall Kenworthley and John Baguley. Witnesses:- John Baguloy the younger; Eleanor Ratcliffe; Peter Wood. 1700 Dec 13. Endorsed with note that the wills were shown in court on 1 Aug 1712.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- F 9 and 10
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Conveyancing
- Children
- Banking
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WALE 31
Palatinate of Chester: Modern Deeds, Series F
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