Quaker Family History Society

Will of Lydia CHANDLER of Staines, Middlesex

Will 21 December 1848, Probate 16 June 1853

Summary.

Biographical Notes.

·        Parents: Thomas Ashby (1733-1813) Mealman, Brewer & Banker of Staines, and Hannah (née Wickens, 1734-1818) his wife

·        Date of birth: 2 July 1770, Staines

·        Occupation: Widow, Druggist & Land Proprietor, High Street, Staines

·        Marriage: 18 May 1797 to John Chandler (1774-1812) Surgeon, son of Joseph Chandler (1720-1795), Mealman & Baker of Guilford and Ann (née Booker, 1737-1796) his wife, at Staines Meeting

·        Date of death: 1853

·        Burial: - record not found

Highlights of Will

·        To son John Chandler the contents of the shop.

·        To son John two shares in the Staines and Egham Gas Company and £100 in the Staines Bank.

·        To daughter Ann Chandler two shares in the Staines and Egham Gas Company and £700 in the Staines Bank.

·        To daughter Emma Simpson two shares in the Staines and Egham Gas Company and £300 in the Staines Bank.

·        To son John Chandler and daughters Ann Chandler and Emma Simpson all the household furniture divided equally.

·        To daughters Ann Chandler and Emma Simpson the linen divided equally.

·        Directions that her debts are to be divided equally between son John Chandler and daughters Ann Chandler and Emma Simpson, also any surplus is to be divided equally.

Transcriber’s and Editor’s Notes

·        At the time of the marriage to John Chandler he was identified as a Surgeon of Gracechurch Street, London.

·        The 1841 and 1851 Census identifies Lydia Chandler’s occupation as “Druggist” and “Land Proprietor” respectively.

Will as transcribed from a copy of the original document

I Lydia Chandler of High Street Staines

in the County of Middlesex make this my last Will and Testament I devise

and bequeath to my Son John Chandler every thing in the Shop two

Gas shares in the Staines and Egham Gas Company and one hundred

pounds in the Staines Bank I devise and bequeath to my daughter

Ann Chandler two Gas shares in the above Company and Seven

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hundred pounds in the Staines Bank I devise and bequeath to my

daughter Emma Simpson two Gas shares in the above Company and

Three hundred pounds in the Staines Bank all the household furniture

and plate to be equally divided between my Son John and my two daug

hters Ann and Emma The linen to be divided between my two daughters

A & E The debts to be equally divided unless there is a surplus left which

if more than sufficient to defray the expences to be equally divided between

my Son John and my daughters Ann and Emma I appoint Tho’s Ashby

and Fred’k Ashby Sole Executors to this my will In witness thereof

I have hereunto set my hand this twenty first day of this twelfth month

(December) one thousand eight hundred and forty eight ~ Lydia Chandler.

Signed by the said Lydia Chandler in the presence of us who were pre

sent at the same time & who in her presence and in the presence of each

other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses John Simmonds.

Elizabeth Simmonds.

Proved at London the 16^th. June 1853 before the Worshipful William

Calverley Curtis Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by Thomas Ashby and

Frederick Ashby the nephews, the executors to whom admon was granted

They having first made a solemn and sincere declaration or affirmation

According to Act of Parliament duly to administer