1849 Sir Edward Thomason Kt

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In the name of God, Amen, I Sir Edward THOMASON, Knight, residing at 50, Pultney Street, Bath and being in tolerable health and sound mind, blessed be God for it, I herewith certify that I make a will dated the twentieth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and also that the said Will was witnessed by William Grubb and Edwin Sale, and signed by me on the twenty-fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and also I subjoined or added a codicil to this said will dated May 16th 1847 say one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and signed by me and witnessed the nineteenth day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty seven, now I do hereby certify and declare that, for certain weighty and important reasons, and the difficulty I find in bequeathing my property to Institutions and certain individuals, and to give my dear wife as little trouble as possible, and as much power as may be for her comfort, I do thereby appoint and constitute my beloved wife Phillis Bown THOMASON my sole executrix to this my will and testament, and I do hereby further declare that I make null and void and of none effect any aforesaid will and codicil and all other wills and codicils that may be found dated prior to the day of the date of this instrument, and I do hereby solemnly declare that I give and bequeath the whole of my property of every kind and denomination whatsoever and wheresoever discovered, including all freehold estates and leasehold houses or estates, and all monies in the funds or out at interest, and all my (book) credits or debts and stock in divers places on sale and all my shares and interests in institutions as Canal shares, Gas shares, Fire shares, Waterworks shares, Railway shares and Mining shares and my Bank shares, all these together with my furniture, books, plate, jewels, wines, works of art, pictures, potentate and presents, I do hereby give and bequeath to my beloved wife Phillis Bown Thomason for her own interest, use and benefit, knowing as I do that I can place every confidence in her to follow out in her lifetime and by her will my intentions of which she is well acquainted. I hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven – Edward Thomason, Knight – witnessed by us and in the presence of each other to the signing hereof – John Downs, William Grubb

Appeared personally, William Grubb of Jury Street in the Parish of Saint Mary in the town and county of Warwick, Butler, and made oath that he is one of the subscribed witnesses to the last will and testament hereto annexed, bearing date the eleventh day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, of the said Sir Edward Thomason, formerly of Pulteney Street Bath in the County of Somerset, but late of the town and county of Warwick, Knight, deceased; and he further made oath that on the eleventh day of December aforesaid, the testator duly executed his said will by signing his name at the foot or end thereof in the presence of this appearer and of John Downs the other subscribed witness thereto, they being both present at the same time, and the said John Downs and this appearer, then attested and subscribed the said will in the presence of the said testator, and of each other – William Grubb– on the twenty-ninth day of October 1849, the said William Grubb was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit by virtue of the commission thereto annexed. Before me Henry Donne Hilton, Clerk Commissioner

In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, in the Goods of Sir Edward Thomason, Knight, deceased:

Appeared personally, Dame Phillis Bown Thomason of Jury Street in the Parish of Saint Mary in the town and county of Warwick, widow, and made oath that she is the relict and sole executrix named in the last will and testament of the said Sir Edward Thomason formerly of Pulteney Street, Bath in the County of Somerset but late of the town and county of Warwick, Knight, deceased now hereto annexed bearing date the eleventh day of December one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and with reference to the following clause contained in the said will, to wit: “and I do hereby solemnly declare that I give and bequeath the I give and bequeath the whole of my property of every kind and denomination whatsoever and wheresoever discovered, including all freehold estates and leasehold houses or estates, and all monies in the funds or out at interest, and all my (book) credits or debts and stock in divers places on sale and all my shares and interests in institutions as Canal shares, Gas shares, Fire shares, Waterworks shares, Railway shares and Mining shares and my Bank shares, all these together with my furniture, books, plate, jewels, wines, works of art, pictures, potentate and presents, I do hereby give and bequeath to my beloved wife Phillis Bown Thomason for her own interest, use and benefit, knowing as I do that I can place every confidence in her to follow out in her lifetime and by her will my intentions of which she is well acquainted”, she this appearer further made oath that her acquaintance with the said testator’s intentions therein referred to was derived from verbal communication only – Phillis Bown Thomason – on the twenty-ninth day of October 1849 the said Dame Phillis Bown Thomason, widow, was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit by virtue of the Commission hereto annexed – before me Henry Donne Hilton, Commissioner

Proved 3rd November 1849 by Dame Phillis Bown Thomason, widow, the relict and sole executrix