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Through his hard labour as a miner, William
was able to invest in various mines within the parishes of Uny
Lelant and St Ives He was also able to accumulate a large estate situated in Varvas and Lore Carbis, which is today known as Carbis Bay He bequeathed all his estate to his wife except
for certain dispositions in the will to others To his son, Charles, he bequeathed “the
orchard before the Dore in Lore Garbes and the garden behind
his house at Lelant and a plot of ground to build a house at
the edge of the dwelling house now standing for the payment of
one guinea per year until the estate was clear of incumbrances
that the property was subject to at the date of the making of
the will" To his daughter Hannah, he bequeathed a one year old heifer His wife was to have the management of the estate in Lore Garbes so long as she lived in the property and paid its incumbrances To his sons John and James. he bequeathed the management of the estate in Vorvas, with the prior approval of their mother The will was witnessed by Martha and John Pearce, no doubt they were William's neighbours William died at Lelant and was buried on 11th November 1797, aged just fifty two His will was proved on 5th May 1798, without an inventory Interestingly, the will made no mention of
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