This is the Last
Will and Testament
of me John Rowe
of South Normanton
in the Parish of
South Normanton in
the County of Derby.
Termed made
published and
declared this
Twentyfifth day of
June in the Year of
Our Lord one
thousand eight
hundred and sixty
four.
In the first place I
will and direct that
all my just debts
funeral expenses and
the charge and
expenses of proving
this my Last Will
and Testament be
fully paid and
satisfied by my
Executors
hereinafter named
out of my personal
Estate.
Then I Give Devise
and bequethe to my
daughter
Catherine Rowe
all those six
messuages Tenements
or dwellinghouses
and Gardens situate
on the West Side of
the Yould Yard of
Normanton in the
Parish of South
Normanton in the
County of Derby
which is now or late
in the occupation of
Samuel West and
Griffin Batisson and
William Brookes and
John Brookes and
William Bardemore
and William Flint
for and enduring of
her natural life
after the
determination of her
natural life then to
her several and
respectif heirs for
ever.
Also I Give and
bequethe to my
daughter Keziah
Rowe all those
five messuages
tenements or
dwellinghouses and
gardens which is
situate lying and
being on the north
and east part of the
Yould Yard and in
Normanton in the
Parish of South
Normanton in the
County of Derby
which is now or late
in the several
occupations of
Eli Rowe and
John Clark and
Benjamin Brooks and
William Simpson and
William Purdy for
and enduring the
term of her natural
life, after the
forfiture and
determination of her
natural life then to
her several and
respectif heirs for
ever.
Also I Give devise
and bequeathe to my
daughter Mary
Sims the wife of
Thomas Sims of
Alfreton All those
four messuages
Tenements or
dwellinghouses and
Gardens which is
situate lying and
being in Normanton
in the Parish of
South Normanton in
the County of Derby
and is now or late
in the several
occupations of
Elizabeth Rowe
and Daniel Page and
William Barocliff
and Henry Stocks for
and enduring the
term of her natural
life after the
forfiture and
determination of her
natural life then to
her two daughters
Ellen and Catherine
Sims and to
their heirs for
ever.
Also I Give devise
and bequeathe to my
son John William
Rowe all those
four messuages
tenements or
dwellinghouses and
gardens which is
situate lying and
being in a part of
the town called the
Lane in Normanton in
the Parish of South
Normanton in the
County of Derby and
is now or late in
the several
occupations of Mary
Brown Widdow and
Emanual Ball and
Catherine ………
Widdow and the other
House is at the
north part of the
Yould Yard and is in
the occupation of
John Welch for and
enduring the term of
his natural life,
after the forfiture
and determination of
his natural life
there to his heirs
for ever.
Also I give, devise
and bequeath to my
three Granddaughters
Catherine Wheeler
and
Ellen Wheeler
and Keziah Riley
all those three
messuages, tenements
or dwellinghouses
and gardens which is
situate lying and
being in a part of
the town called Ball
Hill in Normanton in
the Parish of South
Normanton in the
County of Derby. The
House at the east
end I bequeathe to
Catherine Wheeler.
The house at the
west end I bequeathe
to Ellen Wheeler
and the middle house
I bequeathe to
Keziah Riley for
and enduring there
natural lives and to
there several and
respective heirs for
ever, these houses
to be delivered when
they arrive at
twentyone years of
age.
Also I bequeathe to
my daughter
Catherine Rowe
one set of Bedsteds
one Fether bed one
Fether bolster and
five Fether pillows
one pare of shees
one pare blankets
and one coverlet.
Also I bequeathe to
my daughter
Keziah Rowe one
set of Bedsteds one
Fether bed one
Fether bolster and
two Fether pillows
one pare of sheets
one pare of Blankets
and one Coverlet.
Also I Give devise
and bequeathe to my
Son Adrian Rowe
all those two
messuages Tenements
or dwellinghouse and
garden one is
occupide by Samuel
Bamford and the
other is occupide by
myself and the
frontage of my house
and all the
outbuildings Barn
Cowhouse and all
other outoffices and
all the Yould yard
and all the remander
of the househould
furniture which is
in my possession
together with all
the Cattle Cows
Stirks
Calfs and Pigs and
also all the Hay and
Corn and Straw I may
have in my
possession and also
all those three
Closes or fields or
pieces or parcels of
Land against my
house and is called
or known by the name
of the First Croft
and Narrow Croft and
Bottam Croft and
also all that other
Close at the West
end of Normanton and
is called and known
by the name of Brook
Field which is all
situate in Normanton
in the Parish of
South Normanton in
the County of Derby
for and enduring the
term of is natural
life and after the
forfiture and
determination of his
natural life then to
his heirs for ever.
Also I Give devise
and bequeathe a
Legacy the sum of
Eighteen pounds to
be paid to my
Granddaughter
Catherine Wheeler
when she shall
arrive at the age of
twentyone years.
Also I bequeathe a
Legacy the sum of
Eighteen pounds to
be paid to my
Granddaughter
Ellen Wheeler
when she shall
arrive at the age of
twentyone years.
Also I devise and
bequeathe what ready
money I may have in
the house and over
notes or in the
Bankers hands at the
time of my
deceace to be
equalley devided
amongst all my sons
and daughters share
and share allike.
Also I Bequeathe
half a Crown apiece
to be paid to four
of my tenents to
carre me to the
church to be paid at
my Funeral. Also I
nominate constitute
and appoint, my son
Adrian Rowe
and John Stocks
Bookkeeper sole
executors of this my
Last Will and
Testament, whereby
revoking all former
Will or Wills
heretofore made by
me In Witness
whereof I have set
my hand and seal on
the day and year is
first above written
–
John Rowe
Signed sealed
published and
declared by the said
Testator John
Rowe as and for
his Last Will and
Testament in the
presence of us and
in the presence of
each other whom is
present, and at is
request have
subscribed our names
as Witness –
Thomas Alvey –
John Lomax –
William Barowcliff.
In Her Majesty’s
Court of Probate –
The District
Registry at Derby
In the Goods of
John Rowe
deceased
N.B. : There is
no mention of goods
going to Ann (who
married Michael
Holmes Wheeler of
Alfreton in 1844).
Hiram and Samuel
Herbert were already
deceased.
