In the Name of God Amen I John Peach Udall of the Parish of Chideock in the County of Dorset Butcher being of sound and disposeing Mind Memory and Understanding thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto Mind the Mortality of the Body knowing that it is appointed for all Flesh once to die Do this Twenty- second day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-seven make and publish this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following (that is to say)I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Floyer James Udall the sum of two Hundred Pounds of Lawful Money of Great Britain I Give and Bequeath unto my daughter Catherine Wife of Daniel Murphy the East part of my House now occupied by Daniel Larcombe

I Give and Bequeath unto my Son James Peach Udall the sum of two Hundred and fifteen Pounds of Lawful Money I Give and Bequeath unto my Son William Budden Udall the sum of two Hundred and fifteen Pounds of Lawful Money I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Charlotte the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds of lawful Money I Give and Bequeath unto my Son Charles Udall the sum of One Hundred and twenty Pounds of lawful Money

I Give and Bequeath to Sarah my Wife the Rent of three Tenements and the Interest of the above Monies for her Life and then to the Executor of this my Will for the Benefit of Charlotte and William Budden Udall untill the said Wm Budden Udall is of the age of Eighteen Years and then to be Devided as above stated. Now my Will is that if my daughter Catherine Wife of Daniel Murphy should die Childless the Tenement which I have given her on the other side shall be for the rest of my Children

The Mark of John Peach Udall X

(Attestation Clause)

Samuel Perham    James Bartlett     Daniel Lancombe

Proved 30 September 1847 by the Oath of Floyer James Udall, Draper

Testator died 30 June 1847

Estate below £800

Dorset Record Office