FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)

50/94 Bardwell, Richard - Beccles - 1800
Probated Will - parchment - names 9 children [including one daughter married to Crickinor ]. £28

10/2 Barfield, Benjamin and Cole, Mary - Barham - 1784 to 1793
Certified copy of entries in Parish Records of their marriage (1784), and the baptisms of 4 of their children on 2 sheets of paper, each certified & signed over a 1d lilac stamp by the Rector, J E L Schreiber and folded to form a letter addressed to F Hayward, Needham Market, in 1864. Penny Red postage stamp slit in two when letter originally opened. 2 franks (Ipswich & Needham Market).   £10

171/223 Beales, John - Gorleston - 1902
Letters of Administration - son Francis Isaac Beales.  Watermarked paper, wafer seal attached, 1 company stamp / dusting to reverse.  £4

67/57 Beamish, Mary - Beccles - (1797)
Certified copy of Will. Father Isaac, sister Carolina, brothers not named. Original Will had been made 1797. Sheet of paper, watermarked 1803, folded in two & written on 3 of the sides - some small holes in folds, slight staining in places & reverse dusty. Certified as true copy by Deputy Registrar, John Steward, bearing impressed Duty Stamps & pencil annotations. £25

67/58 Beamish, Mary - Beccles - (1797)
A further copy of Will. Details as for 67/57. Sheet of paper, written on 1 side, with some small holes in folds (slightly affecting text). £20

67/60 Beamish, Mary - Beccles - 1803 - Stamp Office Receipt & Discharge relating to Legacy received by James Beamish from Estate of his sister, Mary. Printed paper form with embossed Duty Stamp, and manuscript insertions - signed by ‘James Bemish’ with receipt on reverse for duty paid. Witnessed by GWB Bohun, also signed by Richd Willby & Josh Walford. £20

67/62 Beamish, Mary - Beccles - (1803 - 1808)
Five receipts for annual interest received by Carolina Beamish from R Chinery (Trustee of Mary Beamish), each being a small scrap of paper - four with embossed Duty Stamp, signed by Philip Pullyn, three with ‘mark’ of Carolina. £10

67/68 Beamish, Benjamin - Sudbury / London - (1844)
Receipt / discharge in respect of payment to Joseph Doubleday Beamish (Sudbury) as Administrator of his father, re estate of Mary Beamish. Sheet of watermarked paper signed by Joseph Doubleday Beamish. £9

84/270 Betts, Robert - Wrentham - (died 1815)
Pre-printed paper form with manuscript insertions issued in 1845 by Legacy Duty Department relating to possible duties on Estate following the death of his father (also Robert). Document signed by C Trevor (Comptroller) folded and sent as a letter, franked for Wangford - torn where originally sealed as letter. Incorporates a copy of the solicitor's reply, with details of the Probate and funeral expenses of Robert jnr.  £15

50/97 Blowers, Francis - Remburgh / Beccles - 1796
Paper copy of Probated Will - Surgeon in Royal Navy - names grandparents [Howas , Remburgh ], brother and cousin. £25

211/76 Bowles, Caleb - Beccles - 1894
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Ann, son Walter George - refers to their partnership, also house in Norwich.. Parchment - some pencil notations, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £21

171/221 Bowles, Ann - Beccles - 1894
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - late husband Caleb Bowles, son Walter George, daughter Sarah (w/o Edward Canham, Cambridge St), possibly other un-named children. Parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £20

50/99 Calver, Samuel - Wrentham - Died pre 1781
Letters of Administration, granted in 1814 -Paper - names 2 sons and refers to earlier Letters of Administration issued 1781. £15

50/100 Chipperfield, Robert - Beccles - 1827
Paper copy of Probated Will - names wife. £16

98/138 Clowes, Rev. Thomas - Ashbocking - died 1862
Limited Letters of Administration - 1888 - to Thomas King relating only to Estate of Miss Flora E M Kell Burdon of which Clowes had been Exor & Trustee.  Clowes' wife Caroline, sons Thomas A & Josiah H. Parchment with wafer seal attached. £12

106/29 Collins, James - Ipswich - died 1874 - dated 1882
Appointment of new Trustees of Will. Includes ref to Will, widow Hannah, late son Walter James Collins (who left widow & family), retiring trustees - son William Henry Collins (Ipswich) & Edward Garrard (Needham Market), new trustees William Green (Brantham) & Alan Turner (Ipswich). Parchment sheet with embellished 1st 2 words - writing faint in places - signed / sealed by Hannah & W H Collins, Garrard, Green & Turner. Olive Collins (Southsea) witnessed the reverse.  £45

118/77 George, Martin - Hedenham - 1895 - named in brother's Will - for details see Norfolk page - Wills - George, William - Sprowston .

98/136 Goodchild, John - Ipswich - 1860
Probated copy of Will  - wife Sarah, children John E (London), William, Sarah w/o Edward Bass, Elizabeth w/o Cornelius Clarke. Details of several properties (with occupiers) in Ipswich. Dusting to reverse - parchment - Cert of Probate & badly damaged wafer seal attached, ink faded in some folds.  £16

50/95 Gooding , Robert - Durnham Bridge - 1803.   See also,53/160.
Original Will - Paper - names wife, 3 children by former wife, wife’s daughter by former marriage [Hart ] and daughter by current wife. £45

53/160 Gooding , Robert - Durnham Bridge - 1805. See also, 50/95 - earlier Original Will.
Original Will - Paper - signed by Robert Gooding and two witnesses, John Baldrey and J.E. Sparrow - names present wife, 3 children by former wife and daughter by current wife. £40

50/101 Goodwin, Caroline Amelia - Sproughton - Died 1846
Appointment of New Trustee 1867 - gives details of original Will and Mortgage granted by trustees. £28

171/220 Green, Eliza - widow -  Beccles - 1890 
Probated copy of Will - sisters Maria, Sarah & Ellen Burton. Brother in law William Green (Ellough), late brother Charles Burton (widow Sarah).  Late husband's gt niece Laura Brock (d/o William Brock (Kessingland).   Land at Barnly.  Parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached, several company stamps on reverse.  £20

118/93 Green, Samuel - Rushmere nr Wangford - 1883 
Probated copy of Will  -  wife  Eliza  - parchment - Cert of Probate &  wafer seal attached, several company stamps on reverse.  £18

48/164   Official copy of Will of Reeve, Judith (spinster) - (Bromyard, Hfdsh.) - died 1827 -  with bulk of estate going to cousins - Rev. John Hallward (Essington, Suffolk) and Thomas Hallward . For details see Herefordshire page.

171/2224 Hansell, Thomas William - Kirkley - 1919
Probated copy of short Will  -  wife Jane. Paper booklet, 4 company stamps inside covers.  £12

118/79  Hayes, Rev Arthur - Ipswich - 1896 - wife Ellen was beneficiary named in  Will - for details see Norfolk page - Wills - Case, Charles - Toftrees.

160/112 Linsley, John - Lowestoft - 1903
Probated copy of Will  -  wife  Emily, son James John Linsley. Details of several properties in Lowestoft & charitable bequests (including National Life Boat Inst) to be made in event of no surviving child reaching majority. Paper booklet written on 4+ sides, several pencil markings.  £16

57/2 Marsh, John - Broome - dated  1840
Assignment of life assurance policy and interest under Will of late uncle John Marsh (Broome) as security for loan by Henry Brunning Marsh (Upton on Severn) to Robert Rising (Worcester). John's widow was Mary, brothers Nathaniel Marsh [children Nathaniel & Mary] & William Marsh [children Elizabeth (w/o George Beard), Emma (w/o James Wilkinson), Harriet, Eliza, William, John, Arthur, Walter, Henry Brunning & Edward Brunning Marsh]. Large sheet parchment with  1st 2 words embellished, some dusting to reverse. Signed / sealed by Henry Bru Marsh. [see also my Worcestershire page - Wills etc - Marsh for documents 57/3, 57/4, 57/5, 57/12]  £54

160/9 Minns, John - Thwaite - 1841
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Loise, sons in law James Minns (? Etchingham, Norfolk), George Strange (Mettingham), children Loise, Charlotte (late w/o William Fflaxman & their children George & Hannah), Maria, Harriett, Honor (w/o Thomas Pain), Caroline, John, Charles, James & Mary dec'd (her children not named).   The original had been witnessed by a  David Minns.
3 large sheets parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached. Pencil notes & some underlining to text, some fading in folds & dusting to outer.  £39

84/264 Moulton, Samuel - Sudbury - 1800
Copy of Will - sons Nathaniel & Thomas. Details several properties (including the Royal Oak) in Sudbury - occupiers named. Sheet of paper watermarked 1806 - folded in 2 & written on 2 sides. [see also 84/263 & 267 in Property, Sudbury, above]  £23

118/35 Newson, Henry  - Bury St Edmonds - 1860 - son of Mary of Norwich for details of  Letters of Administration see Norfolk page - Wills.

98/135 Nicholls, John - Beccles - 1852
Copy of Will - wife Sarah - single side of watermarked paper - some damp stains & small holes not affecting text.  £6

160/114 Nichols, Charlotte Mary (widow) - Lowestoft - 1923
Probated copy of Will  - refers to children (not named) & niece Annie Hardy (Norwich). Paper with 3 company stamps on cover.  £12

53/159 Purvis, Richard - Beccles - Captain, Royal Navy - 1802
Attested copy of Will - paper. Names wife Lucy (nee Leman) - Bath, but not minor children. Refers to marriage settlement 1779 and extensive lands in Essex, Suffolk and Warwickshire. £30

160/54 - 1904 - Probated copy of Will - one of  beneficiaries - sister Lydia Self (Worlingham).  For full details & price, please see my Norfolk page - Wills - Shearing, William - Colton

226/23 1704 -  Obligation Bond given by Elizabeth Smith, widow & Dalton Smith (Wickham Brooks) to Thomas Fuller (Saffron Walden) re Indenture of same date. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side - part pre-printed with manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. 1st paragraph in Latin (standard until 1733).  'Marks' & attractive red wax seal of Elizabeth & Dalton Smith, witness signatures of  Jo. Sparrow sen & Robt. Filbridge.  £55

50/98 Smith, Jerimiah - Beccles - 1828
Extracts from Will - Paper - names wife and brother. £7

50/96 Southgate, William - Swilland - 1806
Probated copy of Will - parchment - mentions a large number of names, including brother, nephews and other Southgate but relationship not given. £32

84/57 Squire, Richard - Sudbury - (1868) - Notice served by Emma, Robert John & Richard Squire - Executors of Will of Richard Squire  - on  John King. (Ballingdon, Essex) requiring repayment of mortgage advanced by Squire.
1 side of watermarked paper - signed by the 3 Executors, & reverse signed by Robert Ransom (Solicitor's clerk).  £18

160/77 Marjorie (daughter of Charles F Stubbing of Lowestoft) Beneficiary of Will. For full details & price of this document, please see my Norfolk page - Wills - Woodcock, Samuel Jonathan - Norwich - 1912

97/44 Twaits, James - Bucklesham - dated 1798
Original Will - wife Mary, daughter Amy (w/o John Ford of Kirkton). Freehold cottage & land. Sheet paper watermarked 1794, split approx 1½" to bottom of centre fold. 2 small areas of stain (but text legible).  'Mark' of James Twaits with seal, witnessed by R Dyer with 'marks' of James Goutt & Robert Markham.  £50

160/113 White, Thomas - Oulton Broad - 1914
Probated copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, her aunt Miss Elizabeth Blanch (Lowestoft). Paper booklet.  £12

98/83 Wiggett, Edward W - Bury St Edmunds -   see Norfolk page for father's Will -  Wiggett, Edward - Cromer - 1844

84/262 Wilkinson, Christian - (widow) - Hadleigh - 1791
Attested contemporary copy of Will - names sons John & Charles - details property left to each of them. 1 side Watermarked paper - attested & signed by Robert Offord & Jno Duningham (clerks to Mr Leake).  £32

84/261 Wood, Mary -  Bury St Edmunds / Sudbury - 1769
Small slip of paper (possibly torn from notebook) containing a copy of the Burial Register entry - names husband as Roger Wood - signed by J B Sams (Minr).  £3

160/111 Worman, James - Shipmeadow Union - died 1869
Letters of Administration - mother Hannah, sister Mary Ann (w/o George Rouse). Parchment with wafer seal attached, dated 1877.  £6