TRANSCRIPT OF WILL OF ROBERT THOMAS PRICKETT OF LITTLE BRITAIN PARISH OF SAINT BOTOLPH ALDERSGATE CITY OF LONDON PROVED 5TH MARCH 1806 UK PRO PROB 11/1440  198

SUMMARY

DATE WILL MADE    2nd August 1805   
DATE OF CODICIL/S    Nil
DATE OF PROBATE    5th March 1806

NAMES OF EXECUTORS & RELATIONSHIP IF KNOWN

Sarah Prickett wife (nee Booth from marriage records)

WITNESSES TO WILL

R Macg/quillin?/ Peacock Street Newington?/
Abrm Booth Little Britain, probably Brother in Law
William Taylor Bartholomew Close

BENEFICIARIES AND RELATIONSHIP

Sarah Prickett        wife
Francis Prickett    daughter

PROPERTY DETAILS

All Estate goods and Chattels
All estate goods and chattels that may become due or entitled to after decease
All monies and accounts lying in the hands of Charles Prickett Cabinet maker Aldersgate Street and executor of will of Charles Richard Prickett
Monies bequeathed by late father Charles Richard Prickett late of Saint Ann’s Lane Parish of Aldersgate  (father’s will left everything to him provided he did not borrow against the money due to him, brother Charles was executor).

OTHER

See Wills of Charles Richard Prickett and Charles Prickett
See marriage licence and Church documents for marriage of Robert and Sarah (Witnesses, also entry above was Robert Prickett as witness to marriage of a Booth)
See Business Directory and Post Office directory entries 1795 – 1810 London

FULL TRANSCRIPT

In the Name of God Amen
I Robert Thomas Prickett of Little Britain in the Parish of Saint Botolph Aldersgate in the City of London being weak in body but of sound mind memory and understanding thanks be to God do make this my last will Stxxll? I give unto my dear and loving wife Sarah Prickett all my estate goods and Chattels of whatsoever nature or kind soever that may be due owing or belonging to me at the time of my decease and all estates goods or chattels that may become due to me or be entitled to either before or after my decease will and bequeath to my said wife all monies and balances of accounts lying in the hands of Charles Prickett Cabinet maker  Aldersgate Street executor of the will of my late father Charles Richard Prickett  late of Saint Ann’s Lane in the Parish of Aldersgate I xxxx xxx monies bequeathed me by my late father remaining due or might be entitled to at the time of my decease to be paid my said wife with six calendar months after my decease and all the interest of xxxx xxxxxx in said Charles Richard Pricketts will subject to the conditions hereinafter mentioned First I give unto my daughter Francis Prickett by former marriage the sum of twenty pounds for her own and sole use and I say the said twenty pounds to be under the immediate (?) Inspection??? Of my said wife Sarah to be laid out for the said Francis as she shall think most prudent and in case the said Francis departs this life before the said Sarah then the said legacy to go to my said wife and if the said Sarah should depart this life before the said Francis then such of my property to come to the said Francis Prickett I do hereby appoint my said wife sole executrix thereof hereby revoking all former will or wills made by me hereby declaring this alone to be my last will and testament  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of august one thousand eight hundred and five
Robt Thos Prickett  signed sealed published and declared by the within named testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us and in the presence of each other and at his request have hereunto set our hands as witnesses hereto R Macquillxxx Peacock(?) street Newington  Abrm Booth Little Britain  William Taylor Bartholomew Close

This will was proved at London the fifth day of March in this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and six before the worshipful George Ogilvie doctor of Laws  Surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wxxxxx Knight also doctor of Laws Master Keeper or commissary of the perrogative court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of Sarah Prickett widow the relict of the deceased and the sole executrix named in the said Will to whom administration of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased was granted having been first sworn duly to administer

Acknowledgements

This came from Glenis Crocker.
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