11-1972-904_FloraWillis1842

This is the last will and testament of me Flora Willis of Hampton Court in the County of Middlesex widow first I direct the payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses by and out of my personal estate by my executors hereinafter named Whereas by indenture of settlement made on or in contemplation on my marriage with my late husband James Willis deceased bearing date the twentieth day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety five and made between the said James Willis of the first part myself (then and therein described as Flora Wynch spinster the daughter of William Wynch Esquire) of the second part the said William Wynch and Alexander Brodie Esquire William Smith Esquire and Richard Legge Willis Esquire[1] of the third part the three several principal sums of six thousand pounds five thousand pounds and one thousand pounds (therein mentioned to be paid and secured upon mortgage of certain lands hereditaments and premises) were paid accrued and vested in the said William Wynch Alexander Brodie William Smith and Richard Legge Willis the trustees named in the said settlement upon the trusts ends intents and purposes therein expressed and declared of and concerning the same (amongst others) after the decease of the said James Willis and myself and the survivor of us in trust for the child and children of the said James Willis and myself or the issue of such child and children if any to be paid and payable and divided to and amongst them at such times and in such shares as proportions manner and form as the said James Willis and myself should by any deed or writing under our respective hands and seals to be by us in the presence of two credible witnesses limit direct or appoint and for want of such direction limitation or appointment then in trust for the child or children of the said James Willis and myself or the issue of such child or children (if any) in such parts shares and proportions and for such estate and estates manner and forms as the survivor of us the said James Willis and myself should by any deed or by his or my last will and testament to be by him or me in the presence of a competent number of witnesses duly executed direct limit or appoint give devise or bequeath the same and for want thereof then in trust for the benefit of the child or children of the said marriage and their issue as therein mentioned expressed and contained And whereas the said principal sum of one thousand pounds was invested by the said trustees pursuant to the trusts in the said settlement in the purchase of one thousand two hundred and sixty five pounds sixteen shillings and six pence four per cent bank annuities and which has since been converted into the like sum three and a half per cent bank annuities pursuant to an Act of Parliament made and passed in the eleventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Fourth and the first year of the reign of his present Majesty King William the Fourth and the said two principal sums of six thousand pounds and five thousand pounds so secured as aforesaid were called in by the said trustees pursuant to the trusts of the said settlement and laid out and invested by them in the purchase of the two several sums of six thousand and sixty eight pounds five shillings and six pence and five thousand nine hundred and twenty five pounds eighteen shillings and six pence five per cent navy bank annuities (making together the sum of eleven thousand nine hundred and ninety four pounds four shillings five per cent navy bank annuities) and which last mentioned stock was by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Fourth converted into the sum of twelve thousand five hundred and ninety three pounds eighteen shillings and two pence new four per cent bank annuities and by the said Act of Parliament made and passed in the eleventh year of the reign of the said late majesty King George the Fourth and the first year of the reign of his present Majesty King William the Fourth again converted into the like sum three and a half per cent bank annuities and which two several sums of one thousand two hundred and sixty five pounds sixteen shillings and six pence three and a half per cent bank annuities and twelve thousand five hundred and ninety three pounds eighteen shillings and two pence three and a half per cent bank annuities are now respectively standing in the books of that fund kept by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England in the joint names of the said William Wynch and James Meadowcroft Sir John [Whiteford] and Calvert Clarke new trustees appointed under the powers contained in the said settlement upon the same trusts and for the same intents and purposes and under and subject to the same powers provisions declarations and agree monies as are in and by the before in part recited indenture of settlement mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the said sums of six thousand pounds five thousand pounds and one thousand pounds wherewith the same stocks have been purchased as aforesaid and whereas there was issue of the marriage of the said James Willis my late husband deceased and myself seven children and no more viz. James Legge Willis who attained his age of twenty one years and died after the decease of his late father in the East Indies intestate unmarried and without issue Flora Willis who died on the second day of June one thousand eight hundred and eleven in the life time of her late [father? omitted] unmarried and under the age of twenty-one years William Alexander Willis a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Paul Wynch Willis a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in the Honorable East India Company Service Rhoda Susan Willis now the wife of James Charles Baird Esquire of the Fifteenth Hussars Elizabeth Anne Georgina Willis now the wife of The Reverend Julian Charles Young of [Amport] and Emily Frances Wallis (sic) and whereas the said James Willis departed this life on or about the eleventh day of February one thousand eight hundred and seventeen intestate and without he and myself having in any manner exercised the joint power or authority in us vested under and by virtue of the said indenture of settlement and letters of administration of the goods and chattels rights and credits of the said James Willis were granted to me as his widow by and out of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury whereby I became his legal personal representative and as such possessed myself of his estate and effects which consisted of two several sums of three thousand four hundred and three pounds four shillings and six pence [Carnatic] stock and four thousand three hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities and whereas I have paid or transferred unto my son William Alexander Willis the said three thousand four hundred and three pounds four shillings and six pence Carnatic stock for his use I have also transferred to my son Paul Wynch Willis the two several sums of eight hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities and one thousand six hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities for his use and I have also executed a deed of appointment bearing date on or about the seventeenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty two under the powers given to and vested in me under and by virtue of my said marriage settlement to or in favour of my said son Paul Wynch Willis of the sum of two thousand four hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities (part of the said sum of twelve thousand five hundred and ninety three pounds eighteen shillings and two pence three and a half per cent bank annuities so standing in the names of the said trustees under the trusts of the said settlement and I have also paid or transferred unto or for the use of my daughter Rhoda Susan Baird on or previous to her marriage the sum of six hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities And whereas my late father the said William Wynch deceased by his will dated the twenty seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and fifteen gave and bequeathed unto Charles Bourchier and George Taylor their executors and administrators the sum of two thousand pounds of lawful money of England upon trust to lay out and invest the same in or upon government or real securities in their names and he thereby directed that they and the survivors of them and the executors and administrators of such survivors should stand possessed of and interested in the securities in or upon which the same should be so placed out or invested upon the trusts and for the intents and purposes thereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say) upon trust to pay into the proper hands of me his daughter Flora all the dividends interest and annual produce to arise therefrom from time to time when and as the same should be received for and during the term of my natural life to and for my own sole separate and peculiar use and benefit absolutely independent of my then present or any future husband with whom I might happen to intermarry as therein mentioned and from and after my decease upon trust to pay assign or transfer the said sum of two thousand pounds or the securities in or upon which the same should be then placed out or invested unto and amongst all and every or such one or more of the children of me his said daughter then born or thereafter to be born at such time or times and in such parts shares and proportions and with such limitations over being for the benefit of such children some or one of them as I his said daughter should notwithstanding my coverture by any deed or deeds writing or writings with or without power of revocation to be by me executed in the presence of and to be attested by two or more credible witnesses or by my last will and testament or any writing purporting to be my last will and testament or any codicil thereto to be by me signed published and declared in the presence of and to be attested by a like number of witnesses direct or appoint and in default of such appointment or as to so much thereof concerning which no such appointment should be made upon trust to pay assign or transfer the same unto and equally between or amongst all and every the children of me his said daughter then born thereafter to be born in equal proportions and share and share alike at the days and times and in the manner therein mentioned and expressed and whereas the said sum of two thousand eight hundred and seventy four pounds fifteen shillings and six pence three per cent reduced bank annuities is now standing in the books of that fund kept by the Governor and Company of the Bank of England in the names of Charles Bourchier and George Taylor Upon the trusts contained in my said father’s will And whereas it is my wish and intention that all my children should have and take an equal share of and in the several stocks and funds trust estate and premises so far as the varying and different values of the said stocks and funds will permit the several sums so already given and appointed to my sons William Alexander Willis and Paul Wynch Willis and my daughter Rhoda Susan Baird being considered and taken as part of their shares respectively Now in order to equalize the shares and proportions of my said children of and in the estate of their said late father and of and in the monies arising by or under my said late father’s will and in my aforesaid marriage settlement or otherwise so far as the different values of the said stocks and funds will permit I do (in pursuance exercise and performance of the power and authority so given to and now vested in me under and by virtue of the said indenture of settlement of the twentieth day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety five and under and by virtue of all other powers and authorities in me vested or in anywise enabling me in this behalf) by this my last will and testament by me in the presence of a competent number of witnesses duly executed direct limit and appoint give devise and bequeath unto my said son William Alexander Willis the sum of five hundred and ninety three pounds eighteen shillings and two pence three and a half per cent bank annuities (a part of the said sum of one thousand two hundred and sixty five pounds sixteen shillings and six pence like annuities) to and for his own absolute use and benefit and I also direct limit and appoint give devise and bequeath unto Henry Rouse of the East India House Esquire and James Taylor at present in Italy Esquire their executors and administrators the sum of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities (the remaining part unappointed part of the said sum of twelve thousand five hundred and ninety three pounds eighteen shillings and two pence like annuities) and also the sum of nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities (the remaining unappropriated part of the said sum of one thousand two hundred and sixty five pounds sixteen shillings and six pence three and a half per cent annuities) to the uses and upon the trusts and with under and subject to the powers of appointment by and to and for the benefit of my said daughters Rhoda Susan Baird Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young and Emily Frances Willis equally share and share alike in the manner hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same and further to carry my said will into effect for equalizing as far as may be the shares and proportions of my said children as aforesaid I do (in pursuance exercise and performance of the power and authority so given to and now vested in me under and by virtue of the said will of my said late father and under and by virtue of all other powers and authorities in me vested or in anywise enabling me in this behalf by this my last will and testament by me signed published and declared in the presence of and attested by the two credible persons whose names are heretunto subscribed as witnesses direct and appoint give and bequeath unto my son William Alexander Willis the sum of one hundred and sixty four pounds fifteen shillings and six pence three per cent reduced bank annuities part of the said sum of two thousand eight hundred and seventy four pounds fifteen shillings and six pence like annuities so given and bequeathed to me under the will of my said late father to and for his own absolute use and benefit and unto my said son Paul Wynch Willis the sum of ten pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities (other part of the said last mentioned stock) to and for his own absolute use and benefit and unto the said Henry Rouse and James Taylor their executors and administrators the sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities (the remaining unappointed part of the said sum of two thousand eight hundred and seventy four pounds fifteen shillings and six pence like annuities) to the uses and upon the trusts and with under and subject to the powers of appointment by and to and for the benefit of my said daughters Rhoda Susan Baird Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young and Emily Frances Willis in the proportions and in the manner hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same and I hereby declare that they the said Henry Rouse and James Taylor their executors and administrators shall stand and be possessed of and interested in the said three several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities two thousand seven hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities and the stocks funds and securities in or upon which the same are respectively secured or invested to for and upon the several uses trusts ends intents and purposes hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say) as to for and concerning one equal third part or share of and in the said two several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and as to for and concerning the full sum of five hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities part of the said sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds like annuities in trust to set apart the same and receive and pay the interest dividends or other annual proceeds thereof from time to time as and when the same shall become due and payable unto my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird or permit and suffer her to receive and take the same to and for her own sole and separate use and benefit independent of and not to be subject or liable to the debts engagements control or interference of her present or any future husband for and during the term of her natural life and her receipt and receipts alone to be a good and sufficient discharge and discharges for the same and from and after the decease of my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird upon trust to pay assign and transfer the principal of the said one third part or share of the said two several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and the sum of five hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities and the interest and dividends thereof respectively unto the child or children of my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird at such age or ages time or times and in such parts shares and proportions manner and form as she my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird (notwithstanding her present or any future coverture and whether covert or sole) shall by deed or deeds in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be sealed and delivered by her in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by her last will and testament in writing or any codicil thereto to be by her signed sealed and published in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses direct limit or appoint give or bequeath the same and in default of any such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest and as to such part or parts thereof whereof no such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest shall be made or shall not extend and subject thereto in trust for such child and children in equal shares and proportions if more than one share and share alike the shares of such of them being a son or sons to be paid assigned and transferred to him and them on his and their attaining the age of twenty one years and the shares of such of them being a daughter or daughters to be paid assigned and transferred to her and them at that age or day or days of marriage and if there shall be but one child then the whole to such one child at such age or time as aforesaid the interest and dividends of each child’s share in the meantime to be paid and applied towards his her and their maintenance education and support and in case my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird shall have no child living at her decease or leaving such who shall not live to attain a vested interest under this my will then in trust for my said sons William Alexander Willis and Paul Wynch Willis and my said daughters Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young and Emily Frances Willis or such of them as shall be then living and the issue of such of them as shall be then dead in equal shares and proportions share and share alike such issue taking his her or their parent or parents share only in equal proportions and to be paid applied assigned and transferred between and amongst such issue as and in the manner hereinbefore directed with respect to the unappointed parts or shares of the children of my said daughter Rhoda Susan Baird and as to for and concerning one other equal third part or share of the said two several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and also as to for and concerning the full sum of one thousand one hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities (other part of the said sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds like annuities) in trust to set apart the same and receive and pay the interest dividends or other annual proceeds thereof from time to time as and when the same shall become due and payable unto my said daughter Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young or permit and suffer her to receive and take the same to and for her sole and separate use and benefit independent of and not to be subject or liable to the debts engagements control or interference of her present or any future husband for and during the term of her natural life and her receipt and receipts to be a good and sufficient discharge and discharges for the same and from and after her decease then upon trust to pay assign and transfer the principal of the said last mentioned one third part or share of the said two several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and the said sum of one thousand one hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities and the interest and dividends thereof respectively unto the child or children of my said daughter Elizabeth Anne Georgina young on such age or ages time or times and in such parts shares proportions manner and form as she my said daughter Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young (notwithstanding her present or any future coverture and whether covert or sole) shall be deed or deeds in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be sealed and delivered by her in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by her last will and testament in writing or any codicil thereto to be by her signed sealed and published in the presence of and attested to by two or more credible witnesses direct limit or appoint give or bequeath the same and in default of any such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest and as to such part or parts thereof whereof no such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest shall be made or shall not extend and subject thereto in trust for such child and children in equal shares and proportions if more than one share and share alike the shares of such of them being a son or sons to be paid assigned and transferred to him and them on his and their attaining the age of twenty one years and the shares of such of them being a daughter or daughters to be paid assigned and transferred to her and them at that age or day or days of marriage and if there shall be but one child then the whole to such one child at such age or time as aforesaid the interest and dividends of each child’s share in the meantime to be paid and applied towards his her and their maintenance education and support and in case my said daughter Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young shall have no child living at her decease or leaving such who shall not live to attain a vested interest under this my will then in trust for my said sons William Alexander Willis and Paul Wynch Willis and my said daughters Rhoda Susan Baird and Emily Frances Willis or such of them as shall be then living and the issue of such of them as shall be then dead in equal shares and proportions share and share alike such issue taking his her or their parent or parents share only in equal proportions and to be paid applied assigned and transferred between and amongst such issue as and in the manner hereinbefore directed with respect to the unappointed parts or shares of the children of my said daughter Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young and as to for and concerning the remaining one third part or share of the said two several sums of nine thousand six hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and nine hundred pounds three and a half per cent bank annuities and also as to for and concerning the sum of one thousand one hundred pounds three per cent reduced bank annuities (the remaining part of the said sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds like annuities) in trust to set apart the same and receive and pay the interest dividends or other annual proceeds thereof from time to time as and when the same shall become due and payable unto my said daughter Emily Frances Willis or permit and suffer her to receive and take the same to and for her own sole and separate use and benefit independent of and not to be subject or liable to the debts engagements control or interference of any husband with whom she may intermarry for and during the term of her natural life and from and after the decease of my said daughter Emily Frances Willis upon trust to pay assign and transfer the principal of such last mentioned trust estate stocks funds and securities and the interest and dividends thereof respectively unto the child or children of my said daughter Emily Frances Willis at such age or ages time or times and in such parts shares and proportions manner and form as she my said daughter Emily Frances Willis (notwithstanding coverture and whether covert or sole) shall be deed or deeds in writing with or without power of revocation and new appointment to be sealed and delivered by her in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by her last will and testament in writing or any codicil thereto to be by her signed sealed and published in the presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses direct limit or appoint give or bequeath the same and in default of any such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest and as to such part or parts thereof whereof no such direction limitation or appointment gift or bequest shall be made or shall not extend and subject thereto in trust for such child and children in equal shares and proportions if more than one share and share alike the shares of such of them being a son or sons to be paid assigned and transferred to him and them on his and their attaining the age of twenty one years and the shares of such of them being a daughter or daughters to be paid assigned and transferred to her and them at that age or day or days of marriage and if there shall be but one child then the whole to such one child at such age or time as aforesaid the interest and dividends of each child’s share in the meantime to be paid and applied towards his her and their maintenance education and support and in case my said daughter Emily Frances Willis shall leave no child living at her decease or leaving such who shall not live to attain a vested interest under this my will then in trust for my said sons William Alexander Willis and Paul Wynch Willis and my said daughters Rhoda Susan Baird and Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young or such of them as shall be then living and the issue of such of them as shall be then dead in equal shares and proportions share and share alike such issue taking his her or their parent or parents share only in equal proportions and to be paid applied assigned and transferred between and amongst such issue as and in the manner hereinbefore directed with respect to the unappointed parts or shares of the children of my said daughter Emily Frances Willis and I do hereby confirm the gifts and appointments by me hereinbefore made of the said several sums of three thousand four hundred and three pounds four shillings and six pence eight hundred pounds one thousand six hundred pounds two thousand four hundred pounds and six hundred pounds and do by this my last will and testament by me in the presence of a competent number of witnesses duly executed direct limit and appoint give devise and bequeath the said several sums to the several parties in the manner upon trusts and subject to the limitations I have hereinbefore given and appointed the same and I hereby declare that the before mentioned directions limitations and appointments gifts and bequests unto for or in favour of my said children are so directed limited and appointed given and bequeathed by me unto for or in favour of them and each and every of them in full satisfaction and discharge of any demand which they or any or either of them can shall or may have or claim against me or my estate as administratrix of their said late father for or on account or in respect of them or any or either of their share or interests of and in the personal estate and effects of their said late father or any part thereof respectively or otherwise howsoever and I hereby further declare that in case any or either of my said children shall be dissatisfied with this my will or commence any proceedings whatever either in law or in equity to contravene the same against my executors hereinafter named for an account of the personal estate and effects of the said James Willis their said late father deceased possessed and received by me or any part thereof that ten and in such case I hereby revoke and make void all such directions limitations and appointments gifts and bequests hereinbefore by me made to or in favour of such child or children so commencing any such proceedings as aforesaid and in lieu and stead thereof respectively I hereby direct limit and appoint give and bequeath unto him her or them so commencing such proceedings as aforesaid the sum of ten pounds only and after payment and satisfaction of what may be found to be due to such child or children commencing such proceedings as aforesaid for or in respect of his her or their share of their said late father’s estate and effects out of his her or their share or shares which he she or they would have taken or been entitled unto under this my will but for such forfeiture as aforesaid I direct limit and appoint give and bequeath the residue of such forfeited share or shares unto the other or others of my said children in equal shares and proportions to and for his her and their own absolute use and benefit any thing therein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding provided also and I hereby declare that in case the said Henry Rouse and James Taylor or either of them or any trustee or trustees to be appointed under this my will shall die or desire to be discharged from or decline or become incapable to act in the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed then as often as the same shall happen it shall be lawful for the said Henry Rouse and James Taylor and the survivor of them his executors or administrators with the consent in writing of my said daughters as to their respective shares notwithstanding their present or any future coverture and whether covert or sole and the survivors and survivor of them and after the decease of such survivor then for the surviving or continuing trustees or trustee for the time being under this my will or the executors or administrators of the last surviving or continuing trustee by any deed or deeds to be sealed and delivered by them him or her in the presence of and attested by one or more witness or witnesses from time to time to appoint any other fit person or persons to supply the place of the trustee or trustees so dying desiring to be discharged or declining or becoming incapable to act as aforesaid the said trust stock monies and premises or the share of any daughter respectively shall respectively be assigned or transferred in such manner that the same may be vested in such new trustee or trustees jointly with such surviving or continuing trustee or trustees or solely as occasion may require their or his executors and administrators upon the trusts and subject to the powers and provisos hereby declared concerning the same in such of them as shall be then subsisting and capable of taking effect and that every such new trustee shall have and exercise the same powers and authorities and act in the execution of the trusts powers and provisions herein contained as fully and effectually in all respects as if he had been originally appointed a trustee by this my will and I hereby declare that the said trustees hereby appointed and the trustees to be appointed as aforesaid shall be chargeable for such monies only as they respectively shall actually receive by virtue of the trusts of this my will notwithstanding their or either of their giving signing or joining in any receipt for the sake of conformity and that they shall not be answerable or accountable the one for the other or others of them nor for the acts receipts neglects or defaults of the others or other of them but each of them for his own acts and wilful defaults only and that they or any of them shall not be answerable or accountable for any banker broker or other person in whose hands the trust monies funds securities and premises shall be deposited for safe custody nor for the rise or fall in price or value of stocks nor for any loss or damage which may happen to arise without his or their wilful neglect or default and that it shall be lawful for the said present and future trustees to deduct retain and reimburse themselves and himself all costs losses charges and expenses which they or he may pay bear sustain or incur in and about the execution of the trusts hereby in them reposed and as to all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever either in possession reversion remainder or expectancy and as to all other property of what nature or kind soever over which I have any disposing power I give devise and bequeath direct limit and appoint the same and every part thereof unto my said children to be equally divided between them share and share alike to and for his her and their absolute use and benefit and lastly I hereby appoint the said Henry rouse and James Taylor executors of this my will hereby revoking all former or other will or wills by me at any time heretofore made and I do hereby declare this and this only to be my true and last will and testament In witness whereof I the said Flora Willis the testatrix have to this my last will and testament contained in eighteen sheets of paper set my hand and seal in manner following that is to say the the first seventeen sheets hereof I have signed my name and affixed my seal this eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty four – Flora Willis – Signed sealed published and declared by the said testatrix Flora Willis as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses – Tho^s Holme Bower 46 Chancery Lane Sol^r – E. W Charlton – William Noad his Clerks

Codicil Oct 5 1841

It is my wish that my daughters Rhoda Susan Elton and Elizabeth Anne Georgina Young relinquish to William 500 stock each in 3p^r Cts reduced for life my fathers legacy to me & 100 stock in cash to William in 3½ p^r cts bank annuities from the marriage settlement I grieve at the measure but feel assured my precious daughters will forgive my thus impoverishing their children for not in equity ought one child to be richer than another I now sign myself in presence of witnesses but previous to this appoint as executor to my will Winslow Young Esq^r of 37 Mortimer Street Cavendish Sq^r in lieu of James Taylor Esq^r first named now signed by me – Flora Willis – Signed & sealed in the presence of us by Flora Willis this fifth day of October 1841 – Peter B. Wynch 22 Portland Place Brighton – Barbara Redy 117 London Road Brighton

Affidavit 20/12/1842

Appeared personally Peter Bourchier Wynch of No 22 Portland Place Brighton in the County of Sussex Esquire and made oath that he is one of the subscribed witnesses to the annexed codicil to the last will and testament of Flora Willis late of Hampton Court in the County of Middlesex widow deceased who died on the twenty fourth day of July last the said will bearing date the eighth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty four and the said codicil bearing date the fifth day of October one thousand eight hundred and forty one and he further made oath that the said codicil was signed at the end or foot thereof in manner as now appears on the said fifth day of October 1841 by the said testatrix in the presence of this deponent and of Barbara Redy the other subscribed witness thereto both present at the same time who thereupon set and subscribed their names as witnesses to the said codicil in the presence of the said testatrix the words “but previous to this appoint as executor to my will Winslow Young Esq^r of 37 Mortimer Street Cavendish Sq^r in lieu of James Taylor Esq^r first named” written at the foot of the said codicil having been first written for deponent on inspecting the said original codicil verily believes the said deceased subscribed the name and that the said clause was therein inserted previous thereto in manner as now appears – Peter B. Wynch – On the twentieth day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty two the said Peter Bourchier Wynch was duly sworn to the truth of the foregoing affidavit before me – John Danberry _Surr – _Present W.F. Gostling _{Noty Pub.}

Probate 23/12/1842

Proved at London with a codicil the 23^rd December 1842 before the Worshipful William Calverley Curteis Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Harry Rouse Esquire the executor named in the will to whom adm’on was granted having been first sworn duly to administer. Power reserved of making the like grant to Winslow Young Esquire the executor named in the codicil when he shall apply for the same.