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Will (draft) of Henry Brandreth of Houghton House and Jermyn St.,
Picadilly, Mddx., esq. [p. 8 missing, and catalogue entry made
up from B395 below]
To be buried in chancel of parish church of Houghton Regis according
to instructions.
To sister Sarah Prosser Gibbs, wife of Thos. Gibbs, Old
Brompton, Mddx., annuity of 200. Should she die in her husband's
lifetime, then annuity to go to him.
To Miss Emma Catherine Elliott, who has resided with late dear
wife and with testator for many years, annuity 100, both
annuities being charged on estates at Houghton Regis.
His capital mansion caled Houghton House and all manors etc. in
Beds., Devon, Cornwall, Middlesex, to use of nephew Humphrey
Gibbs, eldest son of sister Sarah Prosser Gibbs, for life,
then to heirs male, in default, or in case of forfeiture, to
neph. Robert Gibbs, second son of Sarah and Thos., and then to
great nephew MacLaughlin Robert Gibbs his eldest son and heirs
male, in default heirs male of nephew Robert, in default to
neph. Benj. Brandreth Gibbs, youngest son of Sarah and Thos.
and heirs male, in default to use of heirs female of neph.
Humphrey, in default heirs female great neph. Maclauchlin
Robt. Gibbs, in default heirs female neph. Robt. Gibbs, in
default heirs female neph. Benj. Brandreth Gibbs, in default
to niece Rebecca wife of John Bergne and heirs male, in
default heirs female, in default right heirs of testator.
Power for tenant for life to lease property (except capital mansion
at Houghton and outbuildings, gardens and pleasure grounds)
for not more than 21 years.
Power to sell estates in Devon, Cornwall and Mddx. and a cottage
consisting of 5 tenements in the middle of Houghton and a
cottage and garden st Thorn, in order to buy free-hold her ditaments
at Houghton.
Trustees to lay out money to be held with the said estate at
Houghton on the same uses in the names of Humphrey Gibbs, Robt.
Gibbs and Benj. Brandreth Gibbs.
Limited power to cut timber.
Tenant for life to take name Brandreth and Brandreth arms.
Copyhold estate as freehold estate.
China, furniture, plate, books, pictures, glass at mansion house
at Houghton and house at Jermyn St., to be annexed to house
at Houghton as heir looms.
The person for the time being entited to mansion house at Houghton
shall reside in and occupy the same for not less than 3 months
in every year.
To nephews Humphrey and Benj. Brandreth Gibbs, 2,000 to invest in
stock for use neph. Robt. Gibbs and family;
To nephews Humph. and Robt. Gibbs 2,000 in trust for Benj.
Brandreth Gibbs.
To nephews Robt. and Benj. Brandreth Gibbs, 2000 in trust for
niece Rebecca Bergne.
To Emma Catherine Elliott 500 clear of legacy duty and 20 for
mourning.
To esteemed old friend Mr. Geo. Arnald 100.
To bailiff Wm. Scroggs Partridge of Leagrave 100.
To old servants John and Mary Deacon 50 each.
Release of debt due from Mrs. Louisa Marian Draper Bolton of Chelsea
for 200, and legacy to her of 15 for mourning.
To Hump., Robt. and B.B. Gibbs as trustees, 20,000 to be laid out
for purchase of hereditaments in the neighbourhood of the
Houghton estate.
Estate in Middlesex to Humphrey Gibbs, who is sole exor.
made 6 May 1841
Codical (draft) as to great nephew Thomas Gibbs second son of
nephew Robt. Gibbs, and further legacy to Emma Catherine
Elliott