Ann Fuller of Great Marlow, singlewoman. Will written 1851 and proved 1852.
Margaret Hickman has kindly offered to be her executor so she is appointed as such.
Just debts, funeral and costs for proving the will are to be paid first.
1 guinea each to:
Sarah Truss, widow.
Elizabeth Piggott, widow.
The wife of Edward Edwards.
The wife of Benjamin Marcham.
Elizabeth ?Mayor?
The wife of Thomas Robinson of Harleyford.
To the wife of Joseph Austin her fire irons, fender, and sheets.
To Hannah Austin her best ....ing.
Tea caddy to ....Hickman.
Chest of drawers to Margaret Hickman.
From the rest of the furniture and clothing Martha Atkins, Susan Cleobury, Ann B.... and Caroline ?Dark? can choose something to remember her by.
Rest of her possessions: half to the said Mrs Austin and half to be divided between the children of Mrs Austin.
Witnessed by Ann Fry and William Fry both of Marlow.
The will was proved by Margaret Hickman wife of George Hickman.
Notes:
Ann lived with an elderly William Hickman, a surgeon, in West Street Marlow at the time of the 1841 census. I am unsure if she was related to him as the 1841 census did not record household relationships. William died aged 94 in 1850. George Hickman was his son and also a surgeon. Margaret Hickman was nee Aitchinson.
Benjamin Marcham and his wife lived in Oxford Road.
The wife of Thomas Robinson of Harleyford was named Mary. He was a Chelsea Pensioner.
Elizabeth Piggott was a laundress in Chapel Street Marlow.
Sarah Truss was an elderly laundress of Spittal Street.
William Fry was a servant (live out) who lived in West Street. It is uncertain whom he worked for. He had a daughter called Ann but she would have been only in her mid teens in 1851 which seems young for a will witness, though not unprecedented. The grave of William and his wife Phebe / Phoebe can be seen on the blog here, and their home here
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Will is held at the National Archives Kew. Transcribed by me and then summarised here.
