Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    SL1/29
  • Title
    Will of Robert Henley Ongley, Lord Ongley:
  • Date free text
    Made 24 Mar 1802, proved 1815
  • Production date
    From: 1802 To: 1815
  • Scope and Content
    .. to wife Frances, Lady Ongley, for her natural life, £1000 per annum payable out of his manors etc. in Hill, Old Warden and Southill. To be paid quarterly with no deduction for rates. Powers of distraint and entry in case of non-payment given. This annual sum to be in lieu of dower and thirds. Property charged with payment given in trust for 200 years to Isaac Hindley to allow persons entitled to reversion of said manors to take the rents etc. Power given to him to mortgage premises to pay arrears of wife’s payments, if necessary. Any overplus to be paid to persons entitled to reversion .. subject to life estate of his late steward, Andrew Lane in house and premises at Warden, he gives to first or only son whether born during his lifetime or in due time afterwards, and the heirs male of his body and in default of such issue to second and every other son and their heirs male. In want of all such issue then the property to go to his brother Samuel Henley Ongley and his heirs male. In want of such issue to his own right heirs for ever. .. her watches, jewels and “paraphernalia of every sort” to his wife and £4000 stock, part of share and interest in 3% consolidated bank annuities to be transferred to her at end of 6 months after his death .. to wife all household furniture, liquors etc. (except books) in mansion house at Old Warden at time of his decease. Also riding carriages and horses for them and two saddle horses House at Old Warden to be kept up for accommodation of wife for 6 months after his decease and expenses defrayed from his personal estate .. to said brother and to sisters Frances Henley Ongley and Ann Henley Ongley, spinsters, £4000 stock a piece, other parts of his share in 3% Consols to be transferred to them at end of 6 months after his decease. .. to brother, Samuel Henley Ongley, and to executor, Isaac Hindley, £4000 other part of share of said 3% Consols to be transferred to their names within 6 months of his decease in trust to pay interest to his sister Catherine Fremantle, wife of John Edwards Fremantle, esquire, during their joint lives, for her sole and separate use. If she survives her husband money to be transferred to her. If she dies without issue before her husband, then interest to be paid to husband. If issue then executors to hold money in trust for such issue to be divided equally between them. If only one child, a son, interest to be vested in him at 21, or if a daughter, at 21 or day of marriage, whichever shall first happen. If any child die before have acquired such interest, then share to be divided among survivors. If Catherine’s husband dies before her, children’s shares may be used for their maintenance and education. .. to executors further sum of £4000 in Consuls in trust for sister Sarah Phillimore, wife of William Robert Phillimore, for her separate use. After her decease to be divided equally among her children – sons at 21, daughters at 21 or marriage. Shares of children dying before 21 to be divided equally among others. After decease of Sarah interest to be used for children’s maintenance and education until 21. If no children attains 21 or if Sarah dies in the lifetime of her husband, then her share goes to husband. If no children then after deaths of Sarah and William, share to become part of personal estate. .. to late steward, Andrew Lane, annuity of £80 for life to be paid half yearly out of personal estate. Also house where he now lives .. to brother Samuel and Isaac Hindley £200 apiece for their trouble and care as executors, to be paid 6 months after his decease .. to Miss Arabella Gilbert, £200 ..to servant, William Mitchell, £200 to be paid within 6 months of his decease .. to each of other servants who shall be living with him at his decease and shall have lived with him for one year preceding it, £10 .. to poor of parish of Old Warden, £50 .. to poor of parish of Southill, £30 to be distributed in money or in “cloathes and provisions” as executors should think proper .. for portions of any of his children as shall be living at his death or born in due time afterwards and who shall not be for the time being entitled to any manors or hereditaments devised the following legacies: if only one child except an eldest or only son, or one daughter (and no son) living at his decease - £15,000 if 2 or more children (except eldest son etc.) - £20,000 for the portions or fortunes in equal shares to be paid to sons at 21 or to daughters at 21 or marriage interest to be paid at rate of 4½ per annum. As much as executors should think proper should be paid for maintenance or education of such children. Residue to be invested in Parliamentary stocks or Government securities. Executors might dispose of any part of the children’s portions for their preferment etc. in the world, with wife’s approbation during her lifetime. If any child died the share of such child to got to survivors. If only one such surviving child then to get £15,000 (part of said £20,000) with ¾ of any savings. Residue to become part of personal estate. .. remainder of personal estate to executors in trust to pay dividends to sons etc. and their heirs who are tenants in tail of the estates until such heirs are 21. Then estate to be transferred to such heirs. If no heirs male of his body who shall reach 21, then personal estate and estate held upon leases to be paid to person who is in possession of real estates hereinbefore devised. If law does not allow this, then to be held in trust for first son and others successively. If no son lives to 21 or has issue then residue of personal estate and leasehold premises to be in trust for person who shall next come into possession of his estate of inheritance .. books to continue in mansion house at Old Warden .. wife shall be permitted to live in said mansion house and have use of gardens and pleasure grounds and proper quantity of pasture ground for her horses during the minority of son without paying rent or taxes for same .. brother Samuel Ongley and Isaac Hindley appointed executors. Wife to be guardian of children and have liberal allowance made to her out of their respective incomes to bring them up .. to be buried in family burying place in Old Warden .. all former wills revoked signed Lord Ongley witnesses Philip Monoux Francis Pym H.O.Roe Made 24 Mar 1802. Proved 1815 Endorsed “a Memorial Registered at twelve at noon the first of December 1825 B.B. No.262. J.Riggs joint Deputy Registrar [Proved 1815. It appears that Lord Ongley made a further will in 1810 but it was this 1802 will which was proved in 1815]
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