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Copy of Will of Talbot Barnard of 'The Hoo' Kempston.
- To w. Mary, £500.
- To godson Nic. Fitzpatrick, £200.
- To godson Edw. Carpenter, £200.
- To god-dau. Mary Wilmer, £50 (when 21, if C. of E.)
- To father's old servant Eliz. Webb, £100.
- To childrens' nurse Cath. Foster, £50.
- To S.P.G., £200
- To Bedford Infirmary, £100.
- To Society for promoting the employment of
additional curates, £100.
- To w., all household effects, excluding works of
art etc., which are to be held in trust by exors.
- To brother Thos. & brothers-in-law Ric. Fitzpatrick,
& Fred. Carpenter (hereafter called 'the trustees'),
£10,000 in trust for wife for life, then to fall
into residuary estate.
- To son Talbot in tail, all freehold real estate.
In default to other sons, then w., then bro.
Thos., then sister Emma Carpenter, then her son
Fred., then to her other children. Who ever
comes into the prop. by intermarriage shall
change his name to Talbot Barnard. Trustees to
hold prop. during minorities.
- All copyhold estates to come under same terms
as the freehold.
- All leaseholds, under the same conditions as near
as possible.
- If testor has other sons then, (a) if only 1 other,
£30,000, (b) if 2 other, £20,000 each, (c) if 3
or more, £50,000 in equal shares. The sum to be
invested by the trustees, who may advance up to 1/3
of each child's share towards its maintenance.
- To trustees, residual estate, to purchase lands
to be held on same trusts as above. In meantime
to be invested & sale of lands can be postponed.
Money to be used for purch. of any estate for
not less than 60 yrs. & near other props.
- Trustees to raise £10,000 in trust for sister Emma &
her heirs. Interest on this to be used for
maintenance of her children if they are minors
at her death.
- To trustees, all mortgage & trust estates.
- Wife, then trustees, to be guardians of children.
Exors. : Thos. Barnard, Rev. Ric. Fitzpatrick,
Fred. Carpenter.
Witn. : Thos. T. Wing, Ric. Ducane.
3 Feb. 1854.
Codicil :
- To Bedford Infirmary, addit. £100.
- To trustees, £10,000 to invest in trust for
sister Mary Grant for life, then 1/2 to become
part of residual estate & rem. to be held for
nephew Alex. Grant for his education. On his age
of 25 (if in C.of E.) to be vested in him,
otherwise to become pt. of residual estate.
- The Hoo, Kempston, to w. for life, with power
to lease for up to 7 yrs.
- If more that 1 son (a) if 1 more £6,000,
(b) if 2 or 3 more, £5,000 each, (c) if 4 or
more, £25,000 in equal shares.
Witn. : Hen. Wing, Walter Dinnes.