Will of John Bilcliffe (copy), St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex

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  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Doc.1222
  • Dates of Creation
    • 2 May 1747
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Will of John Bilcliffe, painter, late of St. Giles in the Fields, Msex. He bequeathes all his goods to he brother, Thomas, Bilcliffe, who is to be his sole executor. Signed by John Bilcliffe. Witnessed by Fran. Jackman. Below: Edward Prestidge, mason, of the parish of St. James's, Westminster, deposes, 31 March 1750, to above being in the proper handwriting of John Bilcliffe, before Mr. Robt. Chapman, surrogate.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from G. David, Cambridge, 8 February 1923

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