Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    BHD149/2
  • Title
    Copy will of Richard Blackwell of Dunstable, gentleman: - he had only one child living named James William and four grandchildren named Anne, Elizabeth, Mary and Richard; - bequeathing to James William all household furniture, plate, linen etc.; - bequeathing to his niece Sarah Blackwell "who now resides with me" an annuity of £50 for life; - bequeathing £100 to Frederick Sanders of Wood Street, City of London, straw hat manufacturer; - bequeathing £100 to Rev.Daniel Gould of Dunstable, Baptist Minister; - bequeathing £2,000 to his son James William; - bequeathing £2,000 to Frederick Sanders, William Elliott of Dunstable, straw hat manufacturer, John Chambers of Dunstable, grocer and his son James William upon trust to pay interest to his grand daughter Anne Blackwell; - bequeathing £2,000 to Frederick Sanders, William Elliott, John Chambers and James William Blackwell upon trust to pay interest to his grandson Richard until he became bankrupt or assigned the interest to someone else; - bequeathing £2,000 to Frederick Sanders, William Elliott of Dunstable, straw hat manufacturer, John Chambers of Dunstable, grocer and his son James William upon trust to pay interest to his grand daughter Elizabeth Blackwell; - bequeathing £2,000 to Frederick Sanders, William Elliott of Dunstable, straw hat manufacturer, John Chambers of Dunstable, grocer and his son James William upon trust to pay interest to his grand daughter Mary Blackwell; - bequeathing and devising residue of personal and real estate to Frederick Sanders, William Elliott of Dunstable, straw hat manufacturer, John Chambers of Dunstable, grocer and his son James William upon trust to convert into money to pay legacies and annuity and invest the residue and pay half interest to his son John William and half to his son's wife Rebecca, the whole to go to the survivor and after the death of the survivor the trustees to stand possessed and pay a quarter to each grandchild Endorsed with following notes: - testator died on 6 Apr 1863; - will proved in PPR on 23 May 1863; - death of William Elliott on 4 Apr 1866; - death of James William Blackwell on 3 Oct 1868; - appointment of new trustees Joseph Gutteridge and Theodore Harris on 14 Feb 1872; - death of Rebecca Blackwell on 3 Jun 1882; - death of Elizabeth Cutler, née Blackwell on 2 Jun 1876; - death of Joseph Gutteridge on 15 Sep 1888; - birth of Ann Maria Blackwell on 1 Jun 1937
  • Date free text
    12 Mar 1863
  • Production date
    From: 1863 To: 1863
  • Level of description
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