HN10/273/Thorp10

Will of Maria Thorp of Aspley Guise, spinster: - Frederic Thomas Tanqueray of Woburn, gentleman and Frederick Bassett of Leighton Buzzard, banker to be executors and trustees; - £50 to British & Foreign Bible Society; - £50 to Caroline Sophia Slee; - £100 to her servant Martha Keens and £100 to her sister Harriet Keens; - £50 to each executor; - £25 annuity to be purchased by trustees in the name of Martha Keens; - furniture etc. in her bedroom to Martha Keens along with labelled or listed kitchen furniture and utensils; - plate, drawings, photographs, pictures, jewellery and ornaments of person to children of her cousin late Thomas Corder; - residue to her trustees upon trust for sale/conversion and division into eighths, one eighth to children of her late cousin Elizabeth Spence, remainder equally to children of Thomas Corder living at her death or, if living now but dead at her death then to their children; - "I desire my Said Executors in the Division of my Residuary personal estate to avoid as far as possible any sales by Auctions of my personal effects but if one is found to be unavoidable to remove such effects for the purpose to some convenient spot at a distance from Aspley Guise"; - witnesses: Sophy Ada Swann of Holly Cottage, Aspley Guise, spinster; Charles Herbert, clerk to Frederic Thomas Tanqueray

10 Sep 1891

From: 1891 To: 1891

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Thorp, Maria,
Tanqueray, Frederic Thomas,
Bassett, Frederick,
British & Foreign Bible Society,
Slee, Caroline Sophia,
Keens, Martha,
Keens, Harriet,
Corder, Thomas,
Spence, Elizabeth,
Swann, Sophy Ada,
Herbert, Charles

Maria will: Thorp, Frederic Thomas Tanqueray, banker, specific solicitors, British & Foreign Bible Society, servants, annuities, household furniture, household plate, photographs, drawings, JEWELLERY, solicitors' clerks, ASPLEY GUISE