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Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858

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Nottsgirl

Nottsgirl Report 28 Oct 2016 11:45

Hi,

Could some kind person please look on the above records for Thomas Goodacre death abt 1814 Leicestershire, would like to see if its one who died in Wymeswold and if any other family is meantioned please.

There was two Thomas who died in Wymeswold one in 1814 and one in 1815 so trying to sort out which one is mine.

Thank you for any help given on this.

Wendy

P.S sorry forgot to say its on Ancestry :-(

alviegal

alviegal Report 28 Oct 2016 12:02

Name: Thomas Goodacre
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1730
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1815
Burial Place: Wymeswold, Leicester, England
FHL Film Number: 596084
Reference ID: bk 1 cn43


or


Name: Thos . Goodacre
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1735
Burial Date: 14 Dec 1814
Burial Place: Wymeswold, Leicester, England
FHL Film Number: 596084
Reference ID: bk 1 p4 cn30


This seems to be a big coincidence, both getting buried on the same day but a year apart.




This seems to be a different man.

Name: Thomas Goodacre (the younger)
Probate Date: 15 Oct 1814
Residence: Leicestershire, England

This is really hard to read but he was a gentleman, late of Northampton but from Lan? in Leicester. His wife was Mary.


EDIT Lan? could possibly be Leir.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Oct 2016 12:02

I've found the document and saved it - attached it to a PM for you, but GR doesn't seem to be sending the PM.

Will try again later, unless anyone else manages it before me.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Oct 2016 12:22

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D234428

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D226318

(references from National Archives Wills 1384-1858)

Chris :)

(Northampton one mentions a cousin John Goodacre the younger, of Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire)

Nottsgirl

Nottsgirl Report 28 Oct 2016 12:34

Hi Chris and ArgyllGran,

Thank you both so much does look like the Thomas I'm after as his wife was Mary,
Thank you Chris for the links and Thank you Argyll if you can manage to send it that would be brilliant.

I know only one of those Thomas was born in wymeswold one married an Mary ? dont know where yet and the other married an Elizabeth.

Again Thank you both soooooo much :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Wendy

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 28 Oct 2016 12:36

Nottsgirl. The Thomas Goodacre who was buried Dec 14 1814 appears to be the son of William and Jane he was Baptised Nov 19 1735.


This site should help .....



http://www.hoap.co.uk/who/localhisregister.htm

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Oct 2016 12:42

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D246152

(also a John on above, if he relates)


06 January 1832 - Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the

Death
On Tuesday week, suddenly, in the 75th year of his age, John Goodacre, Esq., Ullesthorpe, for many years of the late firm of Goodacre and Buzzard, bankers Lutterworth.

Chris :)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/

(although on Ancestry to view, they do have mistranscriptions!, sometimes best to check above first)


Edits (also newspaper item, 1815, Rev. Benjamin Richings, Marriage to Harriet Jane, eldest daughter of John Goodacre, banker, Ullesthorpe House)

alviegal

alviegal Report 28 Oct 2016 12:47

In 1757 Thomas Goodacre married Elizabeth Smith.

Nottsgirl

Nottsgirl Report 28 Oct 2016 12:48

Hi Eringobragh yes I've seen that christening the problem is that Chris says the Will says he was Thomas the younger whcih means to me he was the son of a Thomas.

Chris sorry you put probate date as 15 Oct 1814 but thomas wasnt buried until Dec 1814 also the link you sent says 8 May 1818 sorry to be a pain unless I got it wrong.

Wendy

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Oct 2016 13:02

Something not right then!...

(1818 one was from Leire)

Chris :)

http://www.freereg.org.uk/

(not seeing on above to check)

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Oct 2016 13:20

(ah!, not looking Wymeswold then, for 1814)

Chris :)

Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903 (Find My Past)

Tho Goodacre 1814 ULLERTHORPE LEICESTERSHIRE PCC And Country Courts

(Executor, Jn. Goodacre Ullesthorpe Leics.)

Nottsgirl

Nottsgirl Report 28 Oct 2016 13:37

OK thanks Chris,

Right there was 2 Thomas in Wymeswold one born abt 1730 and one born 1735 there is only a christening for the one in 1735 and not one for 1730 both dying 1814/15 one married to a Mary and their son William born 1763 was my 4th g-grandfather. There other Thomas married Elizabeth Smith there son William was born 1765 and died the same year.

I was hoping to sort out which Thomas was which.

Wendy

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 28 Oct 2016 17:36

GR still won't send my PM with the attachment.

The document is the Will of the Thomas Goodacre "the younger, late of Leir, Leicestershire, and now of the town of Northampton"
His Will was proved on 14th October 1814.

It mentions "my dear and loving wife Mary Goodacre".

If that's the Thomas you're looking for (I'm a little confused), I can email the document to you if you like to PM me your email address, Wendy.

And good luck deciphering the handwriting!

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 28 Oct 2016 18:33

http://record-office-catalogue.leics.gov.uk/CalmView/

(above has some items which look to relate to 'Banker' John, if he is the Cousin of Thomas above)

Chris :)


http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D155628

(above looks to be other Banker. Goodacre/Buszard)

Nottsgirl

Nottsgirl Report 28 Oct 2016 19:30

Hi ArgyllGran,


Thank you anyway but I dont think it's my Thomas Goodacre as that Will was proved in Oct 1814 and my Thomas was buried in Dec 1814 or Dec 1815.

Thank you Chris.

Wendy