William Read of Nether Broughton 1752 Inventory and Administration
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives, Leicestershire Wills and Probate Record 1752
A true Inventory taken the Eighth Day of November Anno Dom 1752 of all the Goods and Chattles of William Read of Neather Broughton in the County of Leicester Miller Deceased by Charles Looe John Hill and Henry Man
| £ | s | d | |
| Imp: his purse & apparrel | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| It: In the House one Clock 2 Tables pewter case nine Chairs fire Iron and hooks | |||
| with other small things | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It: in the parlour one press one Table one Chest with Drawers four Chairs one | |||
| looking glass | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| It: Pewter & brass | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| It: in the Kitchin one Cheese press 15 Trenchers with other materials | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| It: In the Dary four tubs four Barrels one Form with other small things | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| It: In the Chambers 2 beds with their furniture Chests four Chairs with other | |||
| goods | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It: In the Stable Coals and Offall Wood | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| It: In the home yard Hay and Oats | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| It: One Swine hog | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| It: three Cows and two Calves | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| It: two Lambs | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| It: one Gelding | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| It: hay in the Weelsick Close | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| It: Wheat and Barley | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| It: at the Mill one Ax one bar of Iron with other Things | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| It: for goods undiserned | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sum totalis | 34 | 0 | 6 |
Praised by Us
Charles Looe
John Hill
Henry Man
Bond, bound Ann Read relict of William Read miller intestate and John Hill butcher of Nether Broughton £140 4 December 1752, condition bound Ann Read to produce inventory and administer estate
The Mark of Ann Read
John Hill
On Tuesday the fifth day of December In the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred & fifty Two Ann Read Widow Relict & Administratrix to William Read late of Nether Broughton in the County of Leicester Miller Deceased was sworn before me
Thomas Myddelton Surrogate