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Death and Testamentary Provision
- When
- 1509
- Where
- Guildford
Robert Beckingham died in 1509, leaving a will that mandated the creation of a free grammar school in Guildford using rents from his estate.
Beckingham, a wealthy grocer and member of the Worshipful Company of Grocers, died in 1509. His will directed that parishioners of St Olave's Church in Southwark should obtain a licence to endow a chantry priest. The rents from this endowment were to provide a free grammar school in Guildford.
Sources
- Royal Grammar School, Guildford Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
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