I think it is most unlikely that everyone made a Will. They certainly don't today and I would have thought numbers would have been even lower then especially for those who died in the Workhouse. Meg Galley-Taylor -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Margaret Horrocks Sent: 28 April 2008 18:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Old Wills Many thanks for the replies to my question about John Ainsworth Horrocks who died 1841 and John Horrocks who died in Fishpool Workhouse, Farnworth on 4th December 1871. I have looked at Preston, and tried the other sites, do you think they did not make a will? although I was assured at Preston, that every one made a will, even if it was only old clothes they were leaving. I will just have to keep on looking and hoping one will turn up. Margaret Horrocks :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Margaret Meg is correct. Only about one third of adults make wills now and probably 90% have some assets to leave to leave. historically property (all descriptions) owning was considerably less. if a person had nothing to leave there was no need to pay a solicitor to prepare a will. Also, until the Married Women's Property Act 1870 (from memory) i believe what belonged to a wife also belonged to her husband and no will was necessary to transfer its ownership on death. Certainly that Act gave women the right to own and control personal property. Personal Property is effectively everything except freehold land. David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meg Galley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Old Wills >I think it is most unlikely that everyone made a Will. They certainly >don't > today and I would have thought numbers would have been even lower then > especially for those who died in the Workhouse. > > Meg Galley-Taylor > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Margaret > Horrocks > Sent: 28 April 2008 18:04 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Old Wills > > Many thanks for the replies to my question about John Ainsworth Horrocks > who > > died 1841 and John Horrocks who died in Fishpool Workhouse, Farnworth on > 4th > > December 1871. I have looked at Preston, and tried the other sites, do > you > think they did not make a will? although I was assured at Preston, that > every one made a will, even if it was only old clothes they were leaving. > I will just have to keep on looking and hoping one will turn up. Margaret > Horrocks > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >