I have a copy of the will of my 2GGrandfather who died in London, Westminster in1848. He left many properties to his children and brothers, Is there any simple way that I can find out the value of his estate? This information is contained in the indexes to later will at First Avenue House. Terry Silcock

In message of 23 Apr, "Terry Silcock" <terry.silcock@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have a copy of the will of my 2GGrandfather who died in London, > Westminster in1848. He left many properties to his children and brothers, > Is there any simple way that I can find out the value of his estate? > This information is contained in the indexes to later will at First Avenue > House. I have a strong negative feeling that the value reported for the post 1858 wills was only the personal estate: landed (aka real) property was omitted. Though at an even later date, possibly in the 20th century, real estate was included. PS I wonder if the word 'real' derived from 'royal' and referred to the medieval feudal practice that all land was, supposedly, held of the king? -- Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org