Thanks! > To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com > From: carolsaul49@aol.com > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 03:20:42 -0500 > Subject: Re: [LAN] pew in Croston Church > > I found this article which hopefully explains how the purchase of pews > arose. There are others if you google. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pew > > Carol > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ruth Wright <atlooncall@hotmail.com> > To: lancsgen <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 18:27 > Subject: [LAN] pew in Croston Church > > > In the 1832 Will of Thomas WORTHINGTON of Warton (probated in 1835), > he leaves > his pew in Croston parish church to his daughter Jenny Worthington. > Were these > pews bought or did he just claim it as his own because he was fairly > wealthy? > After Jenny's death the pew was to go to a blood relative of hers. How > long > could this go on? And is there a plan of the church pews anywhere that > could > show where the Worthington pew was? > > Thanks, > Ruth > Ontario,Canada > > > > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message