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Hatton, Thomas

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Thomas Hatton was a paper maker in Widford, Gloucestershire.

One of his sons (Edward) had a paper mill in Quenington on the Coln and another (John) married at Buscot near Lechlade (at the mouth of the Coln). There was a huge demand in London for stone from the Taynton quarries (from which Christopher Kempster took his stone), and there were also quarries in neighbouring Upton. The stone was transported south to Lechlade where it was transferred to barges. It is therefore possible that Thomas could have been shipping paper to London in like manner.

He left a will, of which his wife Elizabeth was the main beneficiary. The will mentions little about his business affairs or property but it does mention a range of family members. The following is a summary.

Papermaker of Widford

Son Edward Hatton to get £50, cleared a mortgage for £13, his four sons to get £5 each at age 14 to ‘put apprentice’, his three daughters to get £5 each at age 21 or on marrying, half the deceased’s wearing apparel

Son Thomas Hatton to get £20

Daughter Mary Worrell to get £20 Suite of Morning

Son John Hatton to get £300 at age 30 out of stock in paper trade (or cash if insufficient), half the deceased’s wearing apparel (with first choice)

Son in Law Worrell to get a Suite of Mourning

Niece Mary Kempster to get a Guinea and a Suit of Mourning

Wife Elizabeth Hatton to get £100, ‘rest and residue of my personal Estate’ for life. After her death this to be divided as follows:

* Son Edward – 1 Part

* Son Thomas – 1 Part

* Son John – 3 parts

* Daughter Mary Worrell – 1 Part

Wife Elizabeth to be sole Executrix

Signed 2/Jan/1778, proved 7/Feb/1780

There is also a full transcript.

(Based on Public Records Office document prob 11/1061 Pgs 257-258)

Any transcripts and images on this page are Copyright R I Kirby 2005 unless stated otherwise.

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