Robert Blake is the testator. He and his wife Martha and children Eliza 8 years, George 4 years and Thomas 1 year appear on the 1841 census at Cheltenham. He was not born in Gloucestershire, Martha and the children all were born in Gloucestershire. He is said to be 40 years of age and Martha 35.
On the 1851 census Martha Blake is still a widow living at Cheltenham, 44 years of age, born at Preshute Worcestershire with daughter Eliza 17 years, son George 13 years, son Thomas 10 years and daughter Harriet 8 years.
On the 1861 census Martha Blake is still a widow living at Cheltenham, 49 years of age, born at Pershute, Worcestershire with son Thomas 21 years, Fly Driver, born at Cheltenham and daughter Harriett 18 years, born at Cheltenham.
Could not find a marriage for this couple or a baptism for Robert.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 24 Oct 2014
Source: Ancestry – Diocese of Bristol Wills
Testator: Robert Blake, Coachman
Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 20 Mar 1847, probated 18 Jun 1847
Condition: 19th century English, legible copy
1 This is the last Will of me Robert
2 Blake of Cheltenham Coachman made
3 the twentieth day of March one thousand eight
4 hundred and forty seven as follows, after the
5 payment of debts funeral and testamentary
6 expences I give to my dear Wife Martha all
7 my Household furniture and Effects and also
8 Sixty pounds part of the sum of one hundred
9 and twenty pounds I have in the National
10 Provincial Bank in Cheltenham and the
11 remaining sixty pounds I give equally between
12 my four children namely Eliza George Henry
13 Thomas and Harriet to be paid them as they
14 severally attain twenty one years of age and that
15 the Interest on each Child’s share shall accumulate for
16 his or her benefit until that period but in
17 case of the death of either of my said children
18 before that time then I give the share
19 of him or her so dying unto my said wife
20 absolutely and in case of her death before
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21 before my children shall attain twenty one
22 and one or more of my children should die between
23 that period and attaining twenty one then I
24 will and direct that the share or shares of
25 him or her so dying and all accumulations shall
26 go and belong to the survivor or survivors in
27 equal shares my Executors not to be accountable
28 for any loss that may occur to my Estate through
29 any Banker I appoint my said Wife and
30 my friend Mr John Bennett Executrix and
31 Executor of this my Will and Guardian of my
32 children as witness my hand
33 Robert Blake
34 Signed and published by
35 the said Testator as his last Will in the presence
36 of us in his presence and
37 in the presence of each
38 other and here subscribe our
39 names as witnesses
40 Jane Brimson 20 Rutland St
41 Ja[me]s Bevan 26 North Place
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42 A Codicil to my Will on the other
43 side I authorize my said Trustees to
44 place the said sum of sixty pounds
45 in the Cheltenham Savings Bank
46 which I have given to my Children
47 and request them do so and I also
48 authorize them to advance out of the
49 share to come to either of my said
50 children any portion thereof to apprentice
51 them or for their advancement in life
52 Witness my hand the 20th of
53 March 1847 Robert Blake
54 Witness
55 Jane Brimson
56 Ja[me]s Bedvan
[Send prob to Mrs Blake No 20 Sherborne Place Chelt]
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57 18th June 1847
58 Appeared personally Martha Blake of
60 Cheltenham in the county of Gloucester
61 Widow and alleged upon oath that this
62 paperwriting contains the last Will and
63 Testament and Codicil of Robert Blake
64 late of Cheltenham aforesaid deceased who died
65 on the 26th day of May 1847 leaving Goods
66 Chattels and Credits wholly within the diocese
67 of Gloucester and Bristol under the value
68 of two hundred pounds That she is the Executrix
69 therein named That she will well and faithfully
70 perform the same and render an Inventory and
71 account etc
72 Wherefore she prayed probate
73 Let probate pass reserving power
74 for the other when etc
75 Andrew Sagar
76 Sworn under £200 before me Andrew Sagar Surrogate
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77 In the Consistory Court of Gloucester,
78 In the goods of Robert Blake deceased
79 18th June 1847
80 Appeared personally Martha Blake of
81 Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester
82 Widow the Executrix named in the last Will
83 and Testament with a Codicil thereto of Robert Blake late of
84 Cheltenham aforesaid deceased bearing date
85 respectively the twentieth day of March One
86 thousand eight hundred and forty seven
87 now hereunto annexed marked it and
88 made oath that she was present at the
89 execution of the said Will and Codicil and
90 did see the Testator sign his name at
91 the foot or end of each respectively and that
92 Jane Brimson and James Bedvan were
93 also present at the execution thereof and
94 did sign their respective names thereto
95 as Witnesses in the presence of the said
96 Testator, the said Testator and Jane
97 Brimson and James Bedvan being all
98 present together at the same time
99 Martha Blake
100 Sworn at Gloucester
101 this eighteenth day of
102 June 1847
103 Before me
104 Andrew Sagar Surrogate
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