Thomas MOBLEY of Bloxham

Will of Thomas MOBLEY of Bloxham

Will 28 Mar 1847 Admon 15 Aug 1854

Source:	TNA no. PROB11/2196
Contributed by:	Jon Malings	Go to Translation	Go to Transcript

Summary.

... me Thomas Mobley of Bloxham ...
Name	Relationship	[Comments] or Major Bequests
Thomas MOBLEY		Bloxham
Ann MOBLEY	Wife
Richard MOBLEY	Son
- MOBLEY	Other children
Charles HERBERT	Witness & Affidavit	Bloxham
Caleb CHARLES	Witness
James? HODGSON?	Bureaucrat

Admon 15 Aug 1854 (with the will annexed) of the goods etc of Thomas Mobley als Mobbley of Bloxham ... granted to Richard Mobley one of his children and one of the Universal Legatees substituted in the will ... no Executor being named and Ann Mobley, the relict and Universal Legatee for life named in the will, being dead ...

Transcriber's and Editor's Notes

Admon was required because he forgot to name an Executor. Usually his wife would have become administratrix, but she had died, so a son got the job.

Translated and paragraphed.
with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed.
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... me Thomas Mobley of Bloxham ...

I give my wife Ann Mobley all my copyhold premises etc and all my household furniture, stock in trade, plate, linen, book debts and all my other property, for life.
After her decease all the property is to be equally divided amongst my children.
I revoke all former wills.
Witnesses Caleb Charles; Charles Herbert

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Affidavit 9 Aug 1854

In the PCC re the goods of Thomas Mobley deceased
Appeared Personally Charles Herbert of Bloxham, gentleman, and swore:

That he is one of the witnesses to the annexed will of Thomas Mobley of Bloxham, dated 28 Mar 1847.
That on that day the deceased executed the will by signing his name in the joint presence of the deponent and Caleb Charles the other witness.
That the deponent and Caleb Charles then attested to the said Will in the presence of the deceased and of each other as now appears.
Signed Charles Herbert ..... before me James? Hodgson? Commissioner

As transcribed from a copy of the original document.
Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Of me Thomas Mobley of the Parish of Bloxham in the County of Oxford
I do hereby give devise and bequeath unto my wife Ann Mobley all my
Copyhold premises with all the appurtenances thereto belonging and all my
household furniture stock in trade plate linen book debts and all other
my property of what nature or kind soever it may be for Ann my said wife to
use occupy and enjoy for and during the term of her natural life and after
the decease of my said wife I do hereby direct that all the property of what
nature or kind soever it may or shall be equally divided amongst my child-
-ren share and share alike hereby revoking all other former wills and declare
this only as and for my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I here-
-with set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of March One thousand
eight hundred and forty seven – Thomas Mobbley (seal) – Signed sealed
published and declared by the said Thomas Mobley as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of us and in the presence and sight of
Each other – Caleb Charles – Charles Herbert
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In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
In the Goods of Thomas Mobley deceased

APPEARED PERSONALLY Charles Herbert of Bloxham
in the County of Oxford Gentleman and made Oath that he is one of the
subscribed witnesses to the last Will and Testament of Thomas Mobley
late of Bloxham in the County of Oxford deceased bearing date the
twenty eighth day of March in the year One thousand eight hundred
and forty seven and now thereto annexed And he further made Oath
that on the day of the oath of the said Will the said deceased only
executed the same by signing his name thereto in the joint presence of
him the deponent and of Caleb Charles the other subscribed witness there-
to and that thereupon the Deponent and the said Caleb Charles attested
and subscribed to the said Will in the presence of the said deceased and of
each other in manner as now appears – Charles Herbert – on the ninth
day of August 1854 the said Charles Herbert was duly sworn to the truth
of this affidavit by virtue of the annexed Commission – before me
James? Hodgson? Commisioner

On the 15th August 1854 Admon with the Will annexed of the goods
chattels and debits of Thomas Mobley otherwise Mobbley late of Bloxham
in the County of Oxford deceased was granted to Richard Mobley one of
the natural and ^lawful children of the said deceased and as such one of the Uni-
-versal Legatees substituted in the said Will he having been first sworn
by Com[missi]on duly to Administer – No Executor being named in the said
Will and Ann Mobley widow the Relict of the said deceased and the Uni-
-versal Legatee for life named in the said Will being dead

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