The last will and testament of me Henry Rickett of the Town of Caerleon in the County of Monmouth, tiler. I hereby give and bequeath to my beloved wife Esther Rickett my freehold house and garden situate on Goldcroft Common in Caerleon aforesaid together with my household furniture and other effects, moneys owing to me, and all other property, after my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses have been paid to her the said Esther my beloved wife for the term of her natural life and at her decease to my son Alfred and unto all other my children and heirs in succession upon the death without issue of any or each of them. And I further will that the household furniture and the goods and chattels at the decease of my said wife Esther shall be equally divided between my then surviving children or the heirs of each of them.

Given under my hand as my last will and testament this twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven. Henry Rickett

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us the undersigned who in his presence and in each others presence have hereunto set our names on the same twenty eighth day of April one thousand eight hundred and forty seven Daniel Jones, Vicar of Caerleon; Richard Morgan, cordwainer, Caerleon; William Honton?, mason, Caerleon

Transcribed from a photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB Tel 01633 858 359 29 March 2001