John Gosling, Innholder Will 1803

 John Gosling Innholder of Marlow. Will written and proved 1803.

To his trusty servant Mary Humphreys £50.

To Mary Chamberlin £25 at 21.

Servants John (?Bunce?) and George Stewart £5 each.

Rest of his property to his "dear and only child" Sarah at 21. Until then held in trust with the produce and interest to be used for her benefit by his executors. These are his brother Thomas Gosling, farmer, of ?Studsbury? Wiltshire and Richard Westbrook butcher of Great Marlow.

Witnessed by John Phipps and William Hickman.

Notes:

The second witness was a doctor which may indicate John Gosling was ill at the time of writing his will though Hickman was a near neighbour anyway.

From other records the brother Thomas was of Charlton, Wiltshire.

The premises occupied by John are unknown but was likely the Upper Crown. The fact that he had 3 servants implies a larger premises, Richard Westbrook the butcher was almost next door to that and William Hickman very close by there too. 

Employee John Bunce was likely the man of that name who became the landlord of the White Horse in Spittal Street by 1809. 

This P.C.C original will held at the National Archives, Kew was transcribed by me Charlotte Day and then summarised here.

More wills from Marlow transcribed and indexed here.

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