Richard Nightingale (est 1814 – 1879)

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Life Events and Attributes

Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG Birth estimated 1814	Location Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Birth estimated 1814	Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, England3,4
Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 29 May 1814	Location Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 29 May 1814	Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire, England12
St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG Baptism 29 May 1814	Location St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Baptism 29 May 1814	St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, England12
St John’s Parish Church, Halesowen, Worcestershire, EnglandG Marriage 10 August 1834	Location St John’s Parish Church, Halesowen, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Marriage 10 August 1834	To Mary Darby St John’s Parish Church, Halesowen, Worcestershire, England10
Halesowen, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 10 August 1834	Location Halesowen, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 10 August 1834	Halesowen, Worcestershire, England10
Occupation 13 March 1836	Location	Location	Occupation 13 March 1836	Banks Man12
Occupation 17 May 1839	Location	Location	Occupation 17 May 1839	Boat loader2
Near Summer Row, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 17 May 1839	Location near Summer Row, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 17 May 1839	Near Summer Row, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England2
Occupation 6 June 1841	Location	Location	Occupation 6 June 1841	Boat loader3
Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Census 6 June 1841	Location Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Census 6 June 1841	Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England3
Occupation 25 December 1847	Location	Location	Occupation 25 December 1847	Boatloader7
Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 28 December 1847	Location Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 28 December 1847	Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England7
St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG Marriage 13 June 1848	Location St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Marriage 13 June 1848	To Lucy Smith St Thomas’s Parish Church, Dudley, Worcestershire, England8 Notes: Woman’s age: > 21y Man’s Age: > 21y
Occupation 13 June 1848	Location	Location	Occupation 13 June 1848	Labourer8
Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 13 June 1848	Location Dudley, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 13 June 1848	Dudley, Worcestershire, England8
Occupation 29 July 1849	Location	Location	Occupation 29 July 1849	Labourer12
Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Residence 14 December 1850	Location Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Residence 14 December 1850	Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England11
Occupation 30 March 1851	Location	Location	Occupation 30 March 1851	Boat loader coal, Beer House4
38, Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Census 30 March 1851	Location 38, Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Census 30 March 1851	38, Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England4
Occupation 6 July 1851	Location	Location	Occupation 6 July 1851	Boat loader12
Occupation 7 April 1861	Location	Location	Occupation 7 April 1861	Waggoner and provisions dealer5
Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Census 7 April 1861	Location Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Census 7 April 1861	Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England5
Occupation 21 May 1861	Location	Location	Occupation 21 May 1861	Carrier1
Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Census 2 April 1871	Location Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Census 2 April 1871	Birchyfield Lane, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England9
Occupation 2 April 1871	Location	Location	Occupation 2 April 1871	Pawn Broker9
Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Will 10 March 1875	Location Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Will 10 March 1875	Oldbury, Worcestershire, England13,14 Notes: Richard Nightingale left all his personal estate and money to his wife Lucy during her life or widowhood (including the right to continue to run his Pawnbroking businesses). She was also appointed guardian to his minor children. His investments were to be held in trust by his male executors to generate an annual income for Lucy. After Lucy’s death or marriage, the proceeds of the sale of his investments (including those made by his executors after his death) were to be divided equally between his 11 children: Sarah wife of William Smith Mary wife of Samuel Brookes Ann wife of John Preston Daniel Richard Joseph Elizabeth Harriett Lucy George Hannah Portions for minors (under 21) were to be held in trust and could be spent on their maintenance and education. Portions for married females were to be paid to them ‘for their sole and separate use free from the debts controls and engagements of their husbands.’ His real estate was left (after Lucy’s death or marriage) as follows: – Eight properties shared (equally as tenants in common) between 3 married daughters: Sarah Mary and Ann – Two properties in Parkhouse Lane Oldbury to Daniel – Three properties in Parkhouse Lane Oldbury to Richard – Property on the corner of Church Street plus the Pawnbrokers business carried on therein plus household effects to Joseph. Joseph was required to pay Elizabeth £200 out of this legacy, and to pay an annuity of 2s 6d per week to Hannah while she was unmarried. – Two properties at Churchbridge (occupied by him as single dwelling house) and household contents and Pawnbrokers business therein to Harriett and Lucy in equal shares as tenants in common. Harriett and Lucy were required to pay an annuity of 2s 6d weekly to Hannah while she was unmarried. – Land and properties at Birchyfield Lane to George.
Oldbury Cemetery, St Pauls Road, West Smethwick, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Burial estimated January 1879	Location Oldbury Cemetery, St Pauls Road, West Smethwick, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Burial estimated January 1879	Oldbury Cemetery, St Pauls Road, West Smethwick, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England15
Occupation 16 January 1879	Location	Location	Occupation 16 January 1879	Pawn Broker6
Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG Death 16 January 1879	Location Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, EnglandG	Location	Death 16 January 1879	Churchbridge, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England Cause: Chronic Bronchitis Asthma6,14
District Probate Registry, Worcester, Worcestershire, England Probate 2 May 1879	Location District Probate Registry, Worcester, Worcestershire, England	Location	Probate 2 May 1879	District Probate Registry, Worcester, Worcestershire, England13,16

Citations

1. [S260] England, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Samuel Brookes and Mary Nightingale, married 21 May 1861; Dudley Worcestershire. General Register Office, Southport
2. [S278] England, birth certificate (certified copy) for Mary Nightingale, born 3 May 1839; registered Jun quarter 1839; West Bromwich district, Oldbury Sub-district, Counties of Salop & Worcester; General Register Office, Southport.
3. [S279] 1841 census of England, Shropshire, Halesowen, Richard Nightingale; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk: accessed 8 January 2018); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 908; Book: 9; Folio: 19; Page: 31
4. [S280] 1851 census of England, Worcestershire, Oldbury, Richard Nightingale; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk: accessed 7 January 2018); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 2024; Folio: 575; Page: 11
5. [S281] 1861 census of England, Worcester, Oldbury, Richard Nightingale; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk: accessed 8 January 2018); citing Class: RG09; Piece: 2023; Folio: 105; Page: 9
6. [S380] England, death certificate (certified copy) for Richard Nightingale, died 16 January 1879; registered 17 January 1879. West Bromwich district,Oldbury Sub-district, County of Worcester; General Register Office, Southport.
7. [S381] England, death certificate (certified copy) for Mary Nightingale, died 25 December 1847; registered 28 December 1847. West Bromwich district,Oldbury Sub-district, County of Worcester; General Register Office, Southport.
8. [S382] England, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Richard NIgtingale and Lucy Jones, married13 June 1848; Parish Church, Dudley, County of Worcester; General Register Office, Southport.
9. [S383] 1871 census of England, Oldbury, Staffordshire, Richard Nightingale; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 6 December 2017); citing Class: RG10; Piece: 2977; Folio: 32; Page: 8
10. [S384] Parish of Halesowen St Johns, “Register of Marriages”, Richard Nightingale and Mary Darby , 10 August 1834; citing Dudley Archives PR/HAL
11. [S625] England, death certificate (certified copy) for Mary Nightingale died 11 December 1850; registered 14 December 1850. West Bromwich district,Oldbury Sub-district, County of Worcester; General Register Office, Southport.
12. [S392] FreeReg, database, FreeReg (http://www.freereg.org.uk )
13. [S398] District Probate Registry at Worcester (Worcestershire, England). Grant of Probate for the estate of Richard Nightingale dated 2 May 1879 with annexed will (transcript) for Richard Nightingale dated 10 March 1875; temporary digital image provided by “Find a Will,” (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk : 6 February 2018).
14. [S399] Board of Inland Revenue and predecessors: Estate Duty Office and predecessors. Registers of Legacy Duty, Succession Duty and Estate Duty entry for Richard Nightingale died 16 January 1879 citing IR26/3141 folio 921. The National Archives, Kew.
15. [S386] “Find A Grave,” database with images, Findagrave (findagrave.com: accessed 30 January 2018), Richard Nightingale, 1879; Burial Oldbury Cemetery Warley, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England ; citing record ID 144992988.
16. [S385] “England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 15 December 2017), entry for Richard Nightingale died 16 January 1879 in Oldbury; citing Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration