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Who's next in line to inherit Trenwith Estate?
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Feb 05, 2016 02:59PM
Who is next in line to inherit Trenwith Estate? Is it possibly Harry Poldark or Georgie Warleggan? (view spoiler)[Amadora Poldark has had a second daughter. Supposing she and Georffrey Charles have no more children, sons, can the daughter's inherit or does it go to one of the boys? (hide spoiler)]
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Myth busting: inheritance law in the Regency Era
In the first part of Ross Poldark, when his Father is dying he tells his brother Charles that he wanted Verity to receive Nampara...not Francis.
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Good catch! Unfortunately, he must not have had anything written up legally to ensure that. Or maybe he changed his mind after her "affair" with Blamey?
Tanya wrote: "...the answer is.....IT DEPENDSThat was a good article. It clears up a lot about those other stories, as well.
As you say, regarding Trenwith it depends on whether the estate is entailed. I suppose the likelihood is very slim because IF Ross was in line to inherit it, especially with Geoffrey Charles being away at war for so long it would have come up at some point in the 12 books.
It would, however, have made an interesting twist in the story, especially if, eventually, there would have been a portrait of Demelza hanging on those walls.
Mara wrote: "Tanya wrote: "...the answer is.....IT DEPENDSThat was a good article. It clears up a lot about those other stories, as well. As you say, regarding Trenwith it depends on whether the estate is ent..."
Tanya wrote: "Cassandra wrote: "In the first part of Ross Poldark, when his Father is dying he tells his brother Charles that he wanted Verity to receive Nampara...not Francis."
Good catch! Unfortunately, he mus..."
Mara wrote: "Tanya wrote: "...the answer is.....IT DEPENDS
That was a good article. It clears up a lot about those other stories, as well. As you say, regarding Trenwith it depends on whether the estate is ent..."
Tanya wrote: "Cassandra wrote: "In the first part of Ross Poldark, when his Father is dying he tells his brother Charles that he wanted Verity to receive Nampara...not Francis."
Good catch! Unfortunately, he mus..."
Since Joshua( Ross' Father) has died before she had met AB I don't think it matters.....what I find interesting is that she(Verity) didn't seem to do anything with Nampara ....it was in a bad state when Ross got back.
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Well we know that it was already in decline while Joshua was ill. And he's only been dead for 6 months. No one is sure if Ross is coming back and as far as anyone knows, the mines and land are worthless. I think they just didn't bother because it wasn't worth the effort.
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Mara said: As you say, regarding Trenwith it depends on whether the estate is entailed. I suppose the likelihood is very slim because IF Ross was in line to inherit it, especially with Geoffrey Charles being away at war for so long it would have come up at some point in the 12 books.
Geoffrey Charles is studying to become a lawyer at the end of the series. I would bet he would be making sure his daughters and wife are cared for after his death--especially having lost his own father when he was young.
Trenwith came into the Poldark family by marriage if you look at the family tree, so I would think it would pass to Geoffrey Charles daughter. Was Nampara part of the Trenwith estate that split in order to be given to Ross father as 2nd son?
Mayi--That's probably what happened. I remember a comment to that effect very early on when Ross gets back from war. Sorry I don't have the book to look for that. I suppose it's also possible Amadora has a son.
Amadora is expecting again. I hope it's a son. When she's expecting #2, someone asks if GC would like a boy this time. He said he didn't know but he guessed it would be nice to continue the Poldark line in this country (Cornwall). Trenwith is entailed but in a strange way.Charles dies and the estate passes to Francis. It skips Verity. She's a girl and girls don't usually inherit. Any money they get is as a dowry and marriage portion. That's used to support them when they're widowed.
Francis dies and the estate will pass to GC when he turns 21. Standard entail. However, it seems that as GC was underage when Francis died, Trenwith belonged to Elizabeth.
Elizabeth marries George and he inherits all her property because the married women's property act was still a good 100 years in the future.
IF GC dies without an heir, the estate was to pass to Valentine. I don't understand that part of the entail. Valentine has an heir so his heir should be next to inherit Trenwith if GC doesn't have a son.
I think Ross should be next in line as the next male heir and therefore, Harry. Ross loved Trenwith as his family's home but I think for GC and even to a certain extent Ross, the house is haunted by the memory of Elizabeth, her marriage to George, and her tragic death. I don't think either of them really care for inheriting Trenwith. Valentine, on the other hand, has his only happy childhood memories at Trenwith. His memory of his mother is there so he feels attached.
