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Will of Frances Askham [copy], Conington, Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.406

Scope and Contents

Frances Askham of Conington devises her lands, freehold and copyhold, in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire to her daughter Anne Askham and her heirs for ever; her lands in Willingham, Cambridgeshire, to her daughter Harriot Hatton and her heirs for ever; to her daughters Anne and Harriot a certain sum; to her grandchildren John Hatton and Thomas Dingley Askham Hatton and to each of Sir Thomas Hatton's daughters a certain sum; to Mrs Mary Moody if she lives with her at the time of her death a certain sum; the residue to Sir Thomas Hatton, whom she appoints executor. Witnesses: Susanna Langton, Susannah Langton, William Bloom.

Dates

  • Creation: 1 Sep. 1781 (Date of Probate: 26 April 1783)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 collection (paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from G David, Lot 522/3, 24 November 1910

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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