Elizabeth
Sex: F
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Death: 11 Feb 1575-11 Feb 1576 - Fressingfield, Suffolk, England
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Spouses and Children
1. *Robert Aldous (Abt 1479 - 1560)
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Children:
1. Thomas Aldous (Abt 1528-1601)
2. Joane Aldous (1520-1597)
3. Agnes Aldous (1522-1558)
4. William Aldous (1525-1583)
5. Alice Aldous (1530-1561)
6. John Aldous (1533-1596)
7. Robert Aldous (1535-1625)
Notes
General:
Elizabeth's will was written 4 Apr 1566. Her heirs incldued: sons William, Thomas, John, and robert, daughter Johan, and grand children. She was quite specific in her bequests. Cash totaled 37 pounds, 5 shillings. Of furniture she mentioned two beds, including "my posted bed in my plor with one fetherbed one bolster one paire of shets and onelaire of blanketts one coveringe and two pillowes" and "my trundlebed that I lye in with A fetherbed one bolster one payre of blanketts one paire of shets and one coveringe". Bed linen given separately from beds consisted of two pillows, two "beares" (pillowcases), four pairs of sheets, and "my red saye bedclothe." Two tables were listed - a "rownde" one, as well as the "table and form (bench) in the hall." Her four sons were each to receive a tablecloth. Other pieces of furniture named were a "greate hutche", a red coffer, a balck coffer, and two chairs.
Many household containers, utensils, and dairy implements were named by Elizabeth. The following were probably all used at teh fireplace: "my spete and Aundiron my latten ladle and my keatle called Abbotts keatle ... my fire pane adn my gridiron adn also my tongs". Dishes included "fyve greate pewtre platters," "two sasers", a "chafing dishe", "three pewter Dishes," and "fowre porrengers." Probably used in the preparation of food were these items: "litle brasse potte... greate brasse potte ... greate keatle ... coper keatle ... katle called tynkers keatle ... two eared brassed pane ... latche pan ... spice morter .. frienge pan." The dairy and other outbuildings likely were where the majority of the ext items were kept adn sued: : lesser brasse mylke pans... greate brase pane... litle brasse mylk pan... great caldron ... newe mylke tubbe ... saltinge trough ... one litle kefer (a broad shallow tub) ... great keler... flitch (probably indicating made of lmainated piecse of wood) trough... charne .. greate sallowin boule ... two great fatts (vats) ... one greate printe ... one breade ... laver... litle starte pane ... brewenge tubbe ... chese press .. rest of my small fatts not before gyven." Some of these items were obviously used in the brewery, called " the Browerne" in Robert's will.
Elizabeth also bequeathed a candlestick and, of personal items, "corall beades", a "silke hatte", a "red mentyll", a "black mentyll", eight yerde kerchers (kerchiefs), ad "fowre yard kerchers". For working in flax and wool were a "hickle" (Hackle), and three "towe combes". Three of Elizabeth's heirs were to receive a "mylche cow "each. She also gave to specific family members her "plowecheynes", a "carte rope", and "all myplanke and borde."
Then she appears to divide what is left among her children, except if they contest the will.