carolchipp
30-04-2009, 2:52 PM
I found a mention of my g.g.grandmother in a newspaper notice re Transfer of Licences (as a widow in the 1871 census she is listed as an innkeeper)where she is described as' Martha Hull, executrix of the late Thomas Hull'.So a couple of questions for anyone who knows about these things:
Firstly - and excuse me if I'm being really thick - am I right in assuming that if she his executrix, there must have been a will? If so, how would I find it?
Secondly, does the fact that she is named here as his executrix mean that he had some connection with the licence? (otherwise, why is that mentioned, I'm wondering) ie. In 1861 Martha is a corn millers wife, in 1871 as a widow, she is an innkeeper but I don't know if she took the inn before or after Thomas died.
Also, anyone know why the licence might have been temporarily transferred. There were loads of them under the line 'At the Preston Police Court on Wednesday, the following licences were temporarily transferred...'
On the subject of wills - I always thought not that many ordinary folk left wills in the past. How common was it to make a will in the 19th century?
Carol
Firstly - and excuse me if I'm being really thick - am I right in assuming that if she his executrix, there must have been a will? If so, how would I find it?
Secondly, does the fact that she is named here as his executrix mean that he had some connection with the licence? (otherwise, why is that mentioned, I'm wondering) ie. In 1861 Martha is a corn millers wife, in 1871 as a widow, she is an innkeeper but I don't know if she took the inn before or after Thomas died.
Also, anyone know why the licence might have been temporarily transferred. There were loads of them under the line 'At the Preston Police Court on Wednesday, the following licences were temporarily transferred...'
On the subject of wills - I always thought not that many ordinary folk left wills in the past. How common was it to make a will in the 19th century?
Carol