Knatchbull Will 1849

Extract of the Will of Sir Edward Knatchbull

of Mersham, Kent


Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury Probate 18 Jul 1849
Sir Edward Knatchbull, Baronet dated 26 March 1847

To be buried in my vault in Lynsted Church close to my dear wife's remains
Indentures of lease & release dated 12-13 March 1841 between me, Norton Joseph Knatchbull, William Honywood & Stevens Wade Henslow
Hugesson Edward Knatchbull, son of Norton Joseph
eldest son Norton Joseph
second son John

Settlement dated 4 Jun 1803 between my father & myself
wife Fanny Catherine, guardian & executrix
brother Captain Thomas Knatchbull [by the half blood]
poor of Mersham, Brabourne, Smeeth and Bircholt
property at Norton
Witnessed by William Foord, Susanna Bickerten

Republished 3 Jan 1848
witnessed by William Foord, Susanna Bickerten

My Private poor Book written out for me by my wife F.C.K. April 19, 1845

Mersham 1845
Andrewes Edward, Andrewes James, Andrewes widow
Blanche Robert, Bartlett Isaac, Bayley Thomas, Bayley Robert, Bayley widow, Bull William, Butcher John, Butcher John jun'r,
Edward Bayley - see my childs list dated 14 Dec 1844
Clarke Thomas, Clarke Edward, Clarke John, Colegate James, Colegate widow, Castle George
Dennard John, Down Thomas
Earle Edward, Earle George, Earle James, Else Thomas, Else Thomas jun'r, Else William
Ferris Richard, Ferris John, Ferris William, Ferris George, Ferrege William
William Gilbert, John Gilbert, George Gilbert, Charles Gilbert, Richard Gower, Charles Gower, Thomas Gower, Charles Gower jun'r, James Gower jun'r
Heas George, Hills Richard, Hayward William, Hayward William jun'r, Howland widow, Hills Anne
Huntly - lives in the Cottage purchased by me of Moore have a large family & are very poor make the whole for them £10, it may do them much service Apr 15, 1848 EK
Jordan? Elizabeth, Kingsmill John, Kirby widow Oct 18 1846
Langford Richard, Lads Henry, Lilly George
Marshall John, Marshall George, Mitchell David, Pearce Charles, Post James
Reynolds John, Robus Christopher, Robus Thomas, Roberts Robert, Roberts John, Roberts Robert jun'r
Spicer Jesse?, Smith William, Stace John, Stone David, Stone David jun'r, Stone Edward, Stone widow, Stone widow W., Stone George
Swinyard James, Swiners William, Swiners Charles, Swiners Humphrey, Stone William jun'r
Terry William, Terry Charles, Terry Thomas, Terry widow, Taylor widow, Tickner Elizabeth
Taylor __ - who belongs to Braborne is married is of very good character & has 13 children. Let him have £10 EK
Wood James, Wood William, (Woolley widow - erased), Woolley Thomas, Weekes William, Weekes widow, Waters John, Wilson John, Wilson widow E.
Wilson Stephen, Wraight Thomas, Wright William, Wright George

Brabourne
Ashman John, Ashman Thomas, Aby William, Austen widow
Baigeant John, Bourne Edward, Bourne Edward jun'r, Brooks William, Brooks widow, Brooks Charles, Butcher George, Butcher Charles, Butler widow,
Burt William, Chittenden John, Cooke George, Cooke Stephen, Crow George
Dodd William, Dodd Richard, Dodd Charles, Darell John, Dryland Richard, Epps John, Epps George
Finn George, Finn George jun'r, Finn J, Foreman Edmund, Gilbert widow T, Gilbert George
Hayward John, Henesey widow, Horsland widow, Hills John, Hills William, Jones widow, Judges William
Kennett Stephen, Kennett Thomas, Kennett widow J, Lilly Charles, Lilly Thomas, Lilly Mark, Lilly Henry
Marsh widow, Marsh John, Oliver widow, Oliver Thomas, Oliver William, Palmer Edmund, Philpott widow, Pope James
Quested Samuel, Rogers John, Rogers widow, Rogers Thomas, Rogers Wat, Rogers John jun'r, Revel widow
Sims Thomas, Sims William, Sims Thomas jun'r, Stickles John, Souton Stephen, Souton Robert, Stone James, Stokes John, Stokes widow
Trice Jesse, Trice Henry, Trice William, Trice Henry jun'r, Thornby widow, Tull widow
Varyer Edward, Ward Charles, Ward Edward, Webb Thomas, Willington William, Webb, Young William, Young William

Smeeth
Andrews James, Andrews George, Andrews Stephen, Bartlett widow, Clements John, Clements William
Denis John, Denis John jun'r, Denis George, Divers widow, Dines Sarah, Greenstreet John, Harris John
Hayward Thomas, Hayward William, Huxted John, Martin John, Post Edward, Philpott Thomas, Revel John, Richardson James
Smith John, Shrubsole Thomas, Shrubsole William, Swinerd Henry, Shrubsole Richard
Tickney Henry, Tickney Thomas, Tickney John, Tookey Thomas, Tutt James, Ward Richard, Wright widow E?
Worrell Henry, Woodhouse John, Wood - who works for me, I forget his Xtian name.

Codicil dated 26 Mar 1847
witnessed by William Foord & Susanna Bickerton
Republished 3 Jan 1848
witnessed by William Foord & Susanna Bickerton

Codicil dated 29 Jan 1849
Reverend Charles Bridges Knight of Egerton & John Deedes Esq. of the Temple London - to be guardians and executors with my wife
ref to deceased child Fanny Elizabeth
witnessed by John Morland Rice, Magdalen Coll Oxford & Rob Furley sol'r Ashford

26 Jun 1849 & 29 Jun 1849 Appeared personally Dame Fanny Catherine Knatchbull of Mersham Hatch, widow re book of names of poor
Woolley widow - struck out because she remarried and left the parish about October last
Probate 18 July 1849.


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