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The following wills are under copyright with the Gloucestershire Record Office (GRO), Gloucester, England. The original documents are part of the Gloucester Diocesan Archives held at the Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, GLOUCESTER GL1 3DW, UK. Copies of the original documents were purchased and transcribed. Permission to display the transcriptions on my website was granted 8 May 2002, by Mrs J V Thorpe, Archivist & Record Agent, Gloucestershire Record Office. Note: No attempt has been made to change grammar or spelling. |
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Margaret Hanks 1818 GRO Reference: Margaret Hanks Cheltenham 1818 / 176 EDWARD COOKE, Master of Arts Vicar General in Spirituals of
the Honourable and Right Reverend Father in God Henry, by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Gloucester, and of his Episcopal Consistory Official Principal lawfully constituted, to our beloved in Christ Stephen Jackson and George may, Clerks
Mr. William Hanks YOU DO SWEAR, That you believe Margaret Hanks late of the Parish of Cheltenham in the County and Diocese of Gloucester, Widow lately died without making any last Will or Testament that you know of; That you are one of the Sons and next of Kin That you will well and faithfully administer the Goods, Chattels, Rights, and Credits, of the said deceased, by first paying the Debts, or so far as the same will thereto extend and the Law charge you; That you will exhibit into the Registry of the Lord Bishop of Gloucester, a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, and Credits of the said deceased, and render a just and true Account of your Administration thereof, when you shall be lawfully required so to do. You do also swear, that the Personal Property of the said deceased, at the time of her Death, did not amount in Value to the Sum of Eight hundred Pounds
the above-named William Hanks was duly sworn, according to the Tenor of the above-written Commission and Oath, by and before me Stephen Jackson Commissioner.
The Condition of this Obligation is such That
if the above bounden William Hanks Son and Administrator of all and
singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of Margaret Hanks late of
Cheltenham Widow deceased do make and cause to be made a true and
perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits
of the said deceased which have or shall come to the Hanks Possession
or Knowledge of him the said William Hanks or into the Hands and
Possession of any Person or Persons for him and the same so make
do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Lord
Bishop of Gloucester at or before the last day of October, next
ensuing and the same Goods Chattles and Credits and all other the
Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased at eh time of her
death which at any time after shall come to the hands or Possession
of the said William Hanks or into the hands and Possession of any
other Person or Persons for him do well and truly administer according
to Law And further do make or cause to be made a true and just Accompt
of his said Administration at or before the last day of Sept 1819 and
all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods Chattles and Credits which
shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators Accompt the same
being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time
being of the said Court shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons
respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to the true Intent and Meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and tree and twentieth Years of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lord Kind Charles the Second intituled an Act for the better settling of Intestates Estates shall limit and appoint And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased and the Executor or Executors therein named to exhibit the same into the said Court making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said William Hanks above bounden being thereunto required do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this Obligation
to be void or else to remain in full Force and Virtue
Henry Bateman William Lord |
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John Hanks 1834 GRO Reference: John Hanks Cheltenham 1834 / 127 Admin. Know all Men by these Presents that We Mary Hanks of Cheltenham in the County and diocese of Gloucester Widow John Peart of Gotherington in the same County and Diocese farmer and Charlotte Harris of Gotherington a fores and Spinster are held and firmly bound unto James Henry Lord Bishop of Gloucester and his Successors - - in the Sum of Twelve Hundred Pounds ----------- ----------- of good and lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid unto the said Lord Bishop and his Successors or to his att--- certain Attorney his or their Executors Adminis trators or Assign To which Payment Well and truly to be made We oblige ourselves and each and every of us by himself and herself --- for the whole our and our and each and every of our Heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these Presents Seated with our Seals dated the twenty fifth day June in the forth Year of the Reigh of our Sove- reign Lord William the forth - bu the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Defendr of the Faith , VE? and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and thiry four The Condition of this Obligation is such That if Mary Hanks Administratrix of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of John Hanks late of Cheltenham a foresaid Labourer deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the Hands Possession of Knowledge of her and the said Mary Hanks or into the Hands and Possession of any Person or Persons for and the same so made do exhitit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Lord Bishop of Gloucester at or before the twenty fifth day of December next ensuing and the same Goods Chattles and Credits and all other the Goods Chattles and Credits of the said deceased at the time of his death which at any time after shall come to the hands or Possession of the said Mary Hanks or into the hands and Possession of any other Person or Persons for her do well truly administer according to Law And further do make or cause to be made a true and just Accompl of her said Administration at or before the twenty forth May of June 1835 and all the Rest and Residue of the said Goods Chattles and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the said Administrators Accompt the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the time being of the said Court shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively as the said Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to the true Intent and Meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth Years of the Reign of our late Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second inituled an Act for the better settling of Intestates Estates shall limit and apoint And if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was make by the said deceased and the Executor or Executors there in named do exhibit the same into the said Court making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly if the said Mary Hanks above bounden being there unto required do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had and made) in the said Court then this Obligation to be void or else to remain in full Force and Virtue Sealed and delived in the Presence of Ths Woodward John Peart (signature) (seal) Charlotte Harris (signature) (seal)
25th day of June 1834
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