Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN10/267/Seabrook4
  • Title
    Copy will of Elizabeth Seabrook of Grove House, Aspley Guise, widow: - George Claridge and Edward Coleman, both of Ampthill, grocers and Frederic Thomas Tanqueray of Woburn, solicitors to be executors; - to her executors all real estate vested in her by way of mortgage or upon trusts; - her half share of real estate at Pulloxhill and Higham Gobion (her sister Ann Gibbons having the other half) to her sisters Jemima Plant and Ann Gibbons; remainder after death of both to her executors upon trust for sale and division of the proceeds equally among her nephews and nieces Edward Shouler Plant, Edward King, Henry King, Sarah Ann Ling, Elizabeth King, Emma Charlotte King and Lydia King; - to her brother Edward Shouler King her basket carriage; - to her sister Ann Gibbons her dressing case; - to her late husband's nephew Samuel Seabrook the younger her large Bible with notes in two volumes and her two boat shaped silver salt cellars; - to her late husband's nephew John Seabrook her books on "Birds and Animals" and painting of Houghton ruins also her large china punch bowl and silver punch ladle and two silver salt cellars with purple glasses; - to Edward Shouler Plant two large photographs in gilt frames of her uncle and aunt Sexton, one gravy spoon, two table spoons and six tea spoons of those marked JES; - to her servant Sarah Harris all furniture and goods which used to be in the Breakfast Room at Ivel Cottage, Blunham, and of which she had now been given an inventory, her gold watch and chain, watchstand and suit of mourning; - £100 each to Samuel Seabrook the younger and John Seabrook; - to Sarah Harris £50; - George Claridge and Edward Coleman £20 each; - to nephews and nieces the residue of her personal estate as tenants in common; - to nephews and nieces the residue of her real estate as tenant in common charged with payment of £20 annuity to Edward Shouler King and £240 lump sum to Edward Shouler Plant; - Frederic Thomas Tanqueray entitled to charge the estate for work done; - witnesses: Matilda Hodgson Bunning of Aspley Guise; Ernest Edward Challoner-Findall of Aspley Guise Codicil of 3 Oct 1890 noting the death of George Claridge and transfer of the £20 bequest to him to Frederic Thomas Tanqueray; witnessed by Charles Herbert and Frank Smith, both of Woburn, solicitor's clerks Second Codicil of 29 Oct 1892 noting the death of Edward Shouler Plant and charging her real estate with a £20 annuity to his mother Jemima Plant; witnessed by Charles Herbert of Woburn, clerk to Frederic Thomas Tanqueray and Sarah Harris of Aspley Guise, domestic servant
  • Date free text
    30 Dec 1882
  • Production date
    From: 1882 To: 1882
  • Level of description
    item
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