Well done! Minor changes to Line 1, 2 and 17 (a couple of initial capital letters and a missing word) and completion of lines 9 & 10, 14 & 15. 1 Charlotte within twelve months after my decease such payments to be 2 free from legacy duty And I hereby declare that the legacies of one hundred 9 give devise and bequeath all estates vested in me as transfer or mortgage 10 unto my said son Albert subject to the trusts and [?] affecting the same 14 involuntary losses or misfortunes nor the one for the other of them and 15 that they may reimburse each other all expenses incurred in the execution 17 estate In witness whereof I have at the foot hereof set my hand this fourth The missing word in line 10 - bequests? or better, legacies? Cheers, Liz in Melbourne, back out into the garden... On Sunday, March 14, 2004 3:20 PM, Karen Bennett [SMTP:calleja@chariot.net.au] wrote: > hello list > I have been watching with interest help given on garys post re old wills, I have also downloaded a will this is the link to it, hope it gets through and will still work > > http://www.documentsonline.pro.gov.uk/download.asp?T=103047&S=I/04/00099 757V&E=calleja@chariot.net.au > > this being my first attempt at reading old wills would someone please check over my interpretation of last 18 lines on 1st page, cannot quite read lines 14 and 15 > > any help much appreciated > karen > adelaide > > > 1 charlotte within twelve months after my decease such payments to be > 2 free from legacy duty And i hereby declare that the legacies of one hundred > 3 pounds and two hundred pounds given by this my will to my said > 4 daughter shall be respectively independent of any present or future > 5 husband and that her receipt alone shall be a sufficient discharge for the > 6 same And all the rest residue and remainder of my real and > 7 personal estate I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife my said > 8 son Albert and my said daughter to be equally divided between them I > 9 give devise and bequeath all estates > 10 unto my said son Albert subject to the trusts > 11 And I appoint my said wife and my said son Albert Executrix and > 12 Executor of this my will and hereby declare that they shall be > 13 answerable only for such money as they shall actually receive and not for > 14 involuntary losses or misfortunes > 15 that they may reimburse > 16 of this my will such expenses to be paid out of the residue of my personal > 17 estate In whereof I have at the foot hereof set my hand this fourth > 18 day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty eight >