This will for George Blake is the likely son of George Blake whose will was dated 1832. George was living at Duntisbourn Abbots at the time of his death. John Blake, his brother, and also mentioned in the will of George Blake was living at Bagendon. George was a bachelor.
George Blake is listed on the 1841 census at Duntisbourn Abbots living on his own and is a Farmer. On the schedule is one page away from William Blake and Elisa. John Blake is on the 1841 census at Badgington as an Inn Keeper, 50 years of age, with wife Sarah also 50 years of age, Elizabeth 15 years and Eleanor 10 years. He is on the 1851 census still at Bagendon (Badgington is an archaic name for Bagendon) at Parrots Brook Head Inn and he is an Inn Keeper and has 15 acres of land. He is 64 years of age and born at Shipton in Gloucestershire. His wife Sarah is 60 years of age and born at Duntisbourne Abbot. Their children Sarah Ann is 24 years and unmarried born at Horcott near Kempsford. Their daughter Eleanor is 22 years of age, unmarried and born at Horcott near Kempsford. John would have been born circa 1787.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 29 Jun 2014
Source: Ancestry – Diocese of Bristol Wills
Testator: George Blake (died 1 Mar 1849)
Place: Duntisbourne Abbots, Gloucestershire, England
Type of Record: Probate
Date of document:31 Mar 1849, administered 31 Mar 1849
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
1 31st March 1849
2 Appeared personally John Blake of
3 Bagendon in the County of Gloucester
4 Yeoman and alleged upon oath that
5 George Blake late of Duntisbourn Abbotts
6 in the County of Gloucester Farmer deceased
7 died on the first day of March 1849 a Bachelor
8 without leaving any Father or brother him surviving
9 leaving Goods Chattels and Credits wholly
10 within the Jurisdiction of the Consistory
11 Court of Gloucester under the value of
12 one thousand pounds That he is the
13 natural and lawful Brother and one
14 of the next of kin of the said deceased
15 That he will well and faithfully
16 Administer the Goods Chattels and
17 Credits of the said deceased and under
18 an Inventory and account etc
19 Wherefore he prayed that Letters of
20 Admon of all and singular
21 the Goods Chattels and Credits
22 of the said deceased may be granted
23 and committed to him upon
24 giving good and sufficient
25 security and do forth
26 Let Admon pass as prayed
27 Sworn Under £1000
28 Andrew James Surrogate
This Blog will talk about researching my English ancestors from Canada but also the ancestors of our son in law whose families stretch back far into Colonial French Canada. My one name study of Blake and of Pincombe also dominate my blog these days. I published the update and revision of The Siderfin Family of West Somerset and it can be downloaded using - http://www.kipp-blake-families.ca/The Siderfin Family of West Somerset - Elizabeth Kipp 4600.pdf
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