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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D239/M/T/443
TitleCopy of the probate of John Cooper of Ashbourne esq. To son John Douglas Cooper, £20 as he has already received his portion; to Eliza, wife of John Douglas Cooper, £20; to all of his grandchildren, £10 each; to Joseph Strutt of Derby esq., John Douglas Cooper, and his own wife, all his plate, linen, china, books, pictures, household goods and furniture to be used and enjoyed by testator's wife Susannah during her life, and after her death to sell the same and to merge the money with the rest of his estate. To same people (trustees), his real estate and the residue of his personal estate upon trust to pay Susanna an annuity of £200 for her life, and then to divide the same equally between his younger children Clara, Elizabeth, Isabella, Emma, Charles, and Selina as tenants in common; his executors to succeed to his share of the cotton mill; trustees to be executors. Dated 28 April 1818. Proved at Lichfield 22 January
Date1820
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorFitzHerbert family of Tissington
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