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Probate of the will of John Brunt, Biggleswade, gentleman, deceased
Frederick Conder, Biggleswade, auctioneer and Eliza, wife of William Perkins, late of Woburn but now of Biggleswade, appointed executor and executrix
... To granddaughter Mary Jane Brunt, daughter of late son John Emery Brunt
- 300 for her own sole use and benefit
... To granddaughter Emily Brunt, youngest daughter of said son John Emery Brunt
- Similar legacy of 300, at 21, for her own sole use and benefit
... To housekeeper, Fanny Mead
- 19 19s
... To said Frederick Conder
- 10 for trouble as executor
... Daughter Eliza, wife of William Perkins, and daughter, Mary Larkins, wife of Frederick Perkins, 83, Pages Walk, Old Kent Road, London, equally
- Household furniture, linen, consumable articles etc about her house at time of decease if daughters cannot agree then property to be sold and proceeds divided between them
... To daughter Eliza Perkins
- Copyhold dwelling house, draper's shop, etc at Bedford
Street, Woburn, late in occupation of son in law William Perkins
- 3 copyhold tenements near or adjoining, in occupation of said William Perkins
- Messuage or dwellinghouse etc on west side of Langford Street, Biggleswade
- 5a land adjoining now in occupation of George Daniels, junior
- 6 cottages called Manchester Row, gardens etc (except
Common right which is to be sold) situate on west side of Langford Street, in Biggleswade, in occupations of George Taylor, John Cowland, Widow Head, Thomas Crowther, James Bass and William Pope
-newly erected cottage called Waterloo Cottage in Biggleswade 'now in my own occupation', garden buildings etc belonging
- Piece ground of width of 6ft at SE end or corner of ground belonging to said cottage and extending in depth from Langford Street to said field of land (5a), making with said piece of ground now occupied with said cottage 15ft in width from said cottage and premises towards the south
- part of
---share and interest in certain messuages or dwelling houses in Biggleswade devised in trust for him by late father William Brunt, deceased, expectant on deceased of son in law, William Perkins and Sarah Larkins Perkins (called in father's will Sarah Brunt Perkins)
Subject to payment of 600 to executor and executrix, within 6 months after his decease, with interest at 5% p.a. in meantime, in aid of his personal estate in payment that may be due from him on mortgage of his copyhold estate at Woburn
... To daughter Mary Larkins wife of Frederick Perkins
- 8 cottages called Waterloo, barns, gardens etc in Langford Street, Biggleswade, in occupations of William Purser, Joseph Harris, Ellis Hare, Samuel Mintle, William Goodship, Thomas Hawkins, William Green and widowBreed except piece garden ground of 6ft width on south side of ground 'occupied by me' with cottage devised to daughter Eliza Perkins and extending whole length of land from Langford Street to field
- Dwelling house, grocer's shop, etc in Shortmead Street, Biggleswade,late in occupation of late son George Emery Brunt, and now of Thomas Handley
- Remaining half part of property devised in trust by late father expectant on decease of son in law William Perkins and Sarah Larkins Perkins
... To said Frederick Conder and Eliza Perkins
- Real estate or interest in real estates devised by
William Larkins, late of Biggleswade, deceased
- Common right in Biggleswade devised to him by late father, William Brunt deceased, purtenant to Manchester Row cottages
- All other real estate in trust for sale. Proceeds to form part of personal estate
- Personal estate
To be converted into money and divided between 2 daughters - Mary Larkins Perkins to get 300 more than sister, Eliza Perkins
If deceased to children
- All estate vested in him as trustee and mortgagee
Frederick Conder to transact any business in his character as auctioneer
Will dated 17 June 1871
He died 2 August 1871
Probate (PPR) 9 December 1871