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From: Graham Pointon <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] Looking for occupation, burial plot,and Will information on Robert Smith of Cheshire
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:02:53 +0100
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Dave -

Wherever you looked up "publican" that gave you 'tax collector' must
have been a very old dictionary! The apostle Matthew was described in
the King James' Bible as a 'publican', meaning 'tax collector', but in
more recent times the term is synonymous with 'innkeeper', so I suspect
that your Robert Smith was more concerned with paying as little tax as
possible than with collecting it!

If Robert left no Will, and there is only an Administration, then it is
unlikely that buying the Admon (as it is usually abbreviated) will tell
you any more than is in the index entry.

I'm afraid I can't help at all on your other questions, but other
listers are sure to.

Hope this helps,

Graham

Dave Springer wrote:
> RE: Robert Smith of Hattersley, Cheshire, England
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> Looking for occupational, burial plot and extended Will information on
> Robert Smith b. 15 May 1814, (m. Jemima JONES) d. 18 May 1854, Ashton Under
> Lyne, Mottram, County Of Chester, England. On Robert's Will (INDEX-below)
> is show he was a "Publican" had to look that up (a tax collector), but on
> Robert's death certificate it shows he was an "Innkeeper". Did he collect
> tax in the INN?
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> Jemima JONES was Robert Smith's wife. She died in 24 Mar 1896 in Hattersley,
> Mottram, Ashton Under Lyne, County Of Chester, England. If I knew where she
> was buried I could find additional info on the family.
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> I would like to discover Robert owned the Inn, also what cemetery he was
> buried in Hattersley, Cheshire, England and any other information or
> suggestions?
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> What sources I could review for this information. There appear no city
> directories in 1850's? He must have paid taxes on the property? Nor could I
> find any local digitized newspaper I could search online from Cheshire?
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> Wills Database Online
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> http://apps.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/RecordOfficeWillEPayments/details.
> aspx?id=2525
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> First Name: ROBERT
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> Surname: SMITH
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> Place: HATTERSLEY
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> Occupation: PUBLICAN
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> Date: 1854
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> Will: No
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> Admon: Yes (Would it be worth purchasing??????
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> Inventory: No
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> Codicil: No
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> Notes: WS
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> Document Reference:
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