Will of William Thompson Rawes of Bromley, Kent. Made 29th October 1842. Proved 23rd December 1842 at London. (PRO PCC Prob.11/1972). (Bromley Line)

I William Thompson Rawes / of Clay Hill Beckenham Kent being ill in body but by the blessing of All- / almighty God of sound understanding mind make this my will and testa- / ment I give to my two sisters Elizabeth Rebecca Palmer & Mary Rawes All / the Property I am possessed of constisting of freehold & leasehold lands / [------?] money in [--?] funds or [---------?] furniture books &c [---- ---] my hand this 29th day of Octr in the yearof our Lord one thousand eight / hundred & forty two - W T Rawes - signed by the said William Thomp- / son Rawes the testator in presence of us who were present at the same time / in his presence have subscribed our names as witnesses - Marianne / Rawes - Joseph Jones. On the 23rd December 1842 London (with the will annexed) of the goods chat- / els and receipts of William Thompson Rawes late of Clay Hill Beckenham in / the county of Kent deceased was granted to Elizabeth Rebecca Palmer widow / the sister and one of the universal Legatees named in the said will [-----ing] / [----] first sworn [----] to administer. No Executor. Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe, 2003