Reference
C459
Title
Will of Thomas Aynscombe of Charterhouse, esq (copy)
Date free text
11 May 1739, proved 1740
Production date
From: 1739 To: 1740
Scope and Content
to be buried in London with handsome monument;
charitable bequests to Christ's Hospital, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, St. Sepulchre's Charity School;
mourning: £10 each to John Bosworth & Edward Dodd, London, & John Miller senior, of Dunstable, wholesale dealer in straw-hats;
also to nephew Thomas Chew Gilbert;
bequests to servantts;
to wife Ann, jewellery, plate. household goods; then to sister Elizabeth Gilbert, with 20 guineas for mourning, 'which with
several hundred pounds I have paid for her towards erecting & endowing Dunstable Charity School will prove me to be a truly affectionate brother';
residue (stock) for benefit of granddaughter Valentina Aynscombe;
(further details).
Level of description
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