Hello Cynthia, I had a look at Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886 but found nothing. I do not have Cambridge. I presume your will is Will of Reverend Maurice Phillips of Mill Hill , Middlesex 23 January 1822 PROB 11/1652 This was posted on the Berkshire Family History Website and may be of use to you. "A website of "The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540 - 1835 has very recently become available for use. It is a major online resource for historians, genealogists and all interested in the history of the Church of England and its clergy. It is the most comprehensive collection ever compiled of evidence relating to the careers of Anglican Clergy in England and Wales and the locations with which they were associated from the reformation to the mid-nineteenth century. The database includes a persons index a locations index a Bishops index This and more can be found on website www.theclergydatabase.org.uk There is a seminar to be held in Reading University on 22 June 2005 - more details not known." Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Foley" <pfo55884@bigpond.net.au> To: <ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 4:30 AM Subject: [HRT] > I'm at a complete dead end. Can anyone help. I am looking for Esther > Phillips who was the wife and executor of her husband's Rev Maurice/Morris > Phillips will when he died in 1822. > The will was written in 1816 and her address at this time is Harpenden, > HRT. > Rev Maurice died at Mill Hill (?) MDX 1822. > The will was proved at (looks like Soudon although it is probably London). > I am looking for anything on Rev Maurice Phillips born 1767, and/or his > wife Esther Phillips who at some stage was living at Harpenden. > Perhaps Rev Phillips was a rector of the CoE Church in Harpenden in 1816. > His will states his name as Maurice Phillips and in small circle similar > to a handwritten copyright mark are the capital letters (LL) or (LS), > (LT). Does anyone know what this means? > Keeping my fingers crossed. Actually we have a morturary broach of the Rev > Maurice Phillips with the inscription on the reverse side. Rev Maurice > Phillips, died 1822 age 55 years. > The only connection I can make between myself and Rev Maurice is that my > great grandmother was Hannah Ada Sylvia Phillips, daughter of John > Phillips born 'nr Bristol' 1840s. As the broach has been in the family for > more than 100 years, I can only presume/hope that she brought it with her > and that she is the granddaughter of Rev Maurice. > Long shot, but I would love to solve the riddle of the morturary broach. > Thanking you for your interest. > Cynthia Foley > Dubbo NSW Australia > > > ==== ENG-HERTFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily > regarding the English County of Hertfordshire. Discussion of migration > patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, census data, wills, > family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc. involving this area is > encouraged. >