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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Will Of William Sawyer

 William Sawyer, gentleman. Written 1810. Proved 1814.

To loving wife Hester my house in West Street Marlow with the wheeler's shop, stables, backside, land and gardens that go with it. This is in the occupation of testator and the wheelwright Thomas Cox.

All other personal possessions to Hester too.

Witnessed by John Rance Lovegrove, Timothy Tregoe and T. E English.

Codicil:

The property in the will has since been exchanged by William for another Marlow property and this is now to be given to Hester instead.

Witnessed by John Rance Lovegrove, Robert ?Chellow? and Henrietta Lovegrove.


Will transcribed and then summarised by Charlotte Day from a will held at the National Archives,  Kew.

Notes

 Hester's own will was previously  transcribed and summarised on this blog. See here

Timothy Tregoe was a watchmaker. His sister Sarah Puddifant was a near neighbour of William in West Street, as was John Rance Lovegrove who was a plumber and glazier. Henrietta Lovegrove was his wife. TE English was Timothy English, a draper and yet another close neighbour.

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