In death duty registers I found mention of Joseph Harriman d 1824 and John Rogers d 1836 in Wolverhampton. Does this mean that they made Wills and if so how would I access them.
In a Will of 1872 a beneficiary was awarded 5s (25p) per week for life...that being fron 1872-1897. Can anyone tell me how much in today's money 5s in 1872 would be worth
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20-03-2018, 3:07 PM #1
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Death duty registers
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20-03-2018, 4:02 PM #2
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Have you read the research guide?
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h...ies-1796-1903/
I've only looked at Joseph Harriman. Column 2 has the name of the executor. An executor usually implies there was a will although I'm not too sure whether these indexes might also use it for an administrator.
Column 3 has the name of the court. It looks to me like the Peculiar of Wolverhampton.
Staffordshire Record Office sounds like a likely place or you could try the Mormons.
The Peculiar of Wolverhampton seems to be included in this lot...
https://www.familysearch.org/search/...tory%20Library
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20-03-2018, 4:04 PM #3
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In a Will of 1872 a beneficiary was awarded 5s (25p) per week for life
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20-03-2018, 4:13 PM #4
From the MeasuringWorth site
If you want to compare the value of a £0 5s 0d Income or Wealth , in 1872 there are four choices. In 2016 the relative:
historic standard of living value of that income or wealth is £20.48
labour earnings of that income or wealth is £135.60
economic status value of that income or wealth is £168.90
economic power value of that income or wealth is £397.50
Keith
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22-03-2018, 11:37 AM #5
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Thanks Peter. Will follow up on your info. Would be great to find wills for both men
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22-03-2018, 11:39 AM #6
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Thanks Keith
I thought 25p per week might have been worth having, but maybe not so generous.
What a comprehensive answer Thank you
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08-04-2018, 8:15 PM #7
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Just an uppdate. Chatted with James from Archives and he managed to give me the correct information to request the documents I needed. Just waiting to get them delivered. So thanks to you and thanks to James for taking so much trouble to help.
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