• Reference
    Z455/20
  • Title
    Extract from the will of Michael Biddulph, Ledbury, Herefordshire
  • Date free text
    1800
  • Production date
    From: 1800 To: 1800
  • Scope and Content
    ... To daughter Harriet -estate in Staffordshire ... to Francis Biddulph, his brother -£3000 in trust to pay interest to testator's wife, for life, and after wife's death to pay said principal sum to daughter ... to wife -£1000 -stores, furniture, plate, linen and china, horses and carriage ...to each of servants -year's wages sons Robert and John Biddulph appointed executors and residuary legatees will dated 2 Jan 1796 with various additions: ... to daughter, Mrs Adam Gordon -£500 ... to daughter Mrs Phillips -£500 ... to daughter Mrs Davis Gordon -£500 'tho' her great situation in life may be supposed to place her far above my regard to such a legacy yet I know she will receive it as a token of my affection.' With codicil 'In consequence of a considerable addition to my fortune by the death of my brother...' residue of estate given to executors shall not include any part of estate testator has received from brother ... to son John -£10,000 ... to each of 4 daughters -£3000 ... to wife -remainder of fortune received from brother 31 October 1800 Proved (PCC) 24 Dec 1800
  • Level of description
    item