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1832 will of Charlotte Rowles
Widow of Samuel Rowles
This is the last Will and Testament
of me
Charlotte Rowles
of Yeovil in the County of Somerset
Widow made the
nineteenth day
of April one
thousand eight
hundred and
thirty two I
give and
bequeath all
those two
Leasehold
Messuages or
Tenements
situate in
Howland Street
Fitzroy Square
in the County of
Middlesex
whereof I am
possessed by
virtue of my
Fathers Will
unto George
Bagster the
younger of the
audit office
Somerset Place
Gentleman and
James Smith of
Yeovil in the
County of
Somerset
Gentleman their
Executors
Administrators
and Assigns Upon
trust that they
my said Trustees
or the survivor
of them or the
Executors
Administrators
or Assigns of
such survivor do
and shall so
soon after my
decease as he
and they shall
deem expedient
sell and
absolutely
dispose of both
or one of the
said two
Messuages or
Tenements by
public auction
or private
contract and lay
out and invest
the money
arising by such
sale in any of
the Government
Stocks or Funds
and do and shall
vary alter or
transpose such
Stocks or Funds
as they my said
Trustees may
deem expedient
Upon Trust in
the first place
to pay and
satisfy all my
just debts and
Funeral and
Testamentary
expences and
also all debts
and sums of
money due by my
late Husband
Samuel Rowles to
George Bagster
late of Beaufort
Buildings Strand
Tailor and any
other person or
persons to whom
he was indebted
at the time of
his decease and
subject thereto
to assign
transfer and pay
the same equally
between and
amongst my dear
Children William
Weston Rowles
Charlotte Rowles
and Martha Smith
Wife of James
Smith of Yeovil
the County of
Somerset
Gentleman share
and share alike
provided and I
do hereby
declare my will
to be that if
any such Child
or Children
shall die before
their shares
under this my
Will shall
become payable
having issue
then that such
issue shall
receive in equal
proportions
their parents
share in the
said Trust Stock
and Fund upon
their attaining
the age of
twenty one years
with benefit of
survivorship
between them and
in the meantime
the dividends
and interest to
be applied in
and towards
their
maintenance and
education and I
do hereby
declare that the
purchaser or
purchasers of my
said Messuages
or Tenements his
her or their
Executors or
Administrators
shall not be
obliged or
required to see
to the
application of
their purchase
money for the
same but that
the receipt and
receipts of my
said Trustee or
Trustees for the
time being shall
be a good and
sufficient
discharge and
discharges to
the purchaser or
purchasers of
the said
premises for his
or their
purchase money
or so much
thereof as shall
be thereon
acknowledged or
expressed to
have been
received
provided also
and I hereby
declare it to be
my will that if
any said Trustee
or Trustees
shall deem it
more beneficial
to my estate to
retain
possession of
the Leases of
the whole or
part of the said
Messuages
or Tenements or
to grant fresh
Leases thereof
they shall be at
liberty to do so
and shall in
such case and
until such sale
as aforesaid and
subject to the
payment of my
own and my late
Husbands debts
as aforesaid pay
the rents and
profits thereof
from time to
time equally
between and
among my said
three Children
and the Children
of such of my
Children who
shall die
leaving issue
and who I direct
shall be
entitled to
their deceased
parents share in
the said rents
and profits in
equal shares and
proportions with
benefit of
survivorship and
with power for
my said Trustee
or Trustees to
advance and pay
such rents and
profits during
the minorities
of such Children
to and for their
maintenance and
education and if
my said Children
shall die
leaving no issue
then that the
said rents and
profits shall be
paid and payable
to his her or
their Executors
Administrators
or assigns mt
Books I give and
bequeath to my
said dear Son
but authorise my
said two
Daughters to
select six sets
each I give to
my dear Son any
Family portraits
in my possession
at the time of
my decease and
as to all other
my Household
Goods an
Furniture Plate
Clothes and all
the Rest Residue
and Remainder of
my Estate and
Effects
whatsoever and
wheresoever I
give and
bequeath the
same unto my
said two
Daughters in
equal shares and
proportions to
and for their
own absolute use
and benefit and
I do direct that
all and every
sum and sums of
money and
effects given by
this my Will to
my said two
Daughters
respectively
shall be paid
and payable to
them for their
sole and
separate use and
benefit free
from the control
debts and
engagements of
any present or
future Husband
and that the
receipt and
receipts of my
said two
Daughters
respectively
shall
notwithstanding
their marriage
be a good and
sufficient
discharge and
discharges to my
said Trustees or
Trustee for the
same And I
appoint the said
George Bagster
and James Smith
Executors of this
my Will and
direct and
authorise them
to deduct retain
to and reimburse
themselves all
costs charges
and expences
whatsoever which
they may expend
o be put to in
the execution of
the Trusts of
this my Will or
in relation
thereto In
Witness whereof
I the said
charlotte Rowles
have hereunto
set my hand and
Seal the day and
year first above
written
Charlotte Rowles
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Testatrix Charlotte Rowles
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
subscribed our
names as
Witnesses
thereto
William Porter Bookseller Yeovil Somerset
Robert
Allen Miller
Yeovil Somerset
Proved at London 5th July 1839 before the Worshipful Frederic Thomas Pratt Doctor
of Laws and
Surrogate by the
oath of George
Bagster the
Younger one of
the Executors to
whom
administration
was granted
having been
first sworn duly
to administer
power reserved
of making the
like grant to
James Smith the
other Executor
when he shall
apply for the
same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
