Reference
X692/140
Title
Draft will of Edward Lawrence, High Street, Egham, Surrey, sadler.
Date free text
13 August 1895
Production date
From: 1895 To: 1895
Scope and Content
Wife, Annie Elizabeth Lawrence, and brother Charles Lawrence, St.Mary Church, Devon, ironmonger, to be executors and trustees. Wife appointed guardian of infant children...... to wife: £75 to be paid within one month of his decease; furniture and things of household use or ornament....... To trustees etc.: real estate and residue of personal estate to be converted into money to pay debts and to invest residue in trusts as are authorised by law: income to wife for life or second marriage, then for children at 21; ½ of share of child or grandchild may be used for its benefit or advancement; before any part of real estate be sold it shall be offered to sons according to seniority of age. Shall have 10 days to decide. Price to be decided by 2 arbitrators; trustees to have power to delay sale as long as they think fit or may lease land; wife to have power to appoint new trustee. Witnesses: Walter Henry Harley, Slapton End, Egham, sadler, Elizabeth Belney, 47, Longboro[?] Road, Belgrave, Leicester
Level of description
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