Last will and Testament of John BECK

I wonder what happened to all this. Would love to know who Mrs Elizabeth TODD is - she ended up with the family bible!!!

Transcript

I John BECK of Old Brentford in the parish of Ealing in the county of Middlesex formerly carrying on the trade of Linen Draper but now of Gardening do constitute this my last will and testament 

first I give and bequeath to Mrs Elizabeth ? TODD a large family bible

the residue of my property of any or what description that shall or do belong to me at my decease but particularly the household furniture in the dwelling house formerly in my possession as tenant but now tenanted by Mrs Edmund TREDAWAY at which place I now reside the following goods furniture described as follows viz -

• Goose feather bed
• 4 good ditto ditto
• 5 bolsters & 4 pair pillow
• 5 Bedsteads
• 3 Mattress
• 3 Bed funitures
• 5 (8?) pair sheets
• 6 pair blankets
• 6 quilts
• 6 pair pillow cases
• 2 large Table Cloths
• 6 small ditto
• 1 Double Chest of Drawers
• 1 Bureau
• 1 large Mahogany table
• 3 small Mahogany tables
• 3 Deal ditto
• 1 Wainscot ditto
• 1 Dozen Rush bottomed chairs
• 6 Mahogany chairs
• 1 ditto ditto
• 1 stand
• 1 painted ditto
• 1 night chair
• 1 knife Cast
• 1 dozen knives and forks
• 3 tea trays
• 1 small ditto and Bread Basket + 2 decanters & stands
• 1 dozen Glasses
• 6 (runners or rummers) of Salts Cut Glass
• 2 sets of China cups & Saucers & full set of Blue & White Dinner Service
• 2 large trunks
• 4 looking glasses and 1 dressing Glass
• 40 books various and one Large Family Bible
• 2 Tea Chests
• one pair Plated Candlesticks
• 6 Brass ditto
• Large Copper
• 5 Stoves
• 4 sets Fire irons
• 4 Fenders
• 2 large Carpets
• 3 pair bedside ditto
• 2 hearth rugs
• copper coal scuttle and copper tea ? kettle and 2 ? watches with the fixtures of the shop

Great read

This is such a good read, (print is a bit on the small side).

Ruby Tuesday Too

Very interesting book.

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New books at the Library

There are a lot of new 'Family History' books at the library.

Here is one

Go and browse shelve 929.

A fun link to try 

enter a birth date here.

The ASHER family

The ASHER Family left - right

 Walter Herbert (Bert) b. 31/07/1893 Lincoln 

Alfred E (Ern) b. 1892 Lincoln

William (Sgt Royal Marine Artillary) b.1865 Potter Hanworth

Laura (nee HUTTON) b.1869 York

Laura Cecilia (Polly) b.1905 Portsmouth