Reference
X612/21
Title
Copy of will of Thomas Bromsall, Blunham, esquire.
Date free text
19 Apr 1750
Production date
From: 1750 To: 1750
Scope and Content
Executors:
- 'loving cossen' John Orlebar of Hinwick, esquire
- Mr Edward Rudd, Biggleswade, gentleman
- Mr John Allard now living with Mr Jekyll, a grocer, in St Andrew's parish in Holburn, Middlesex, gentleman and grocer
to each executor
… £100
… £10 for mourning
… ring each of 20s cost
to 'trusty Arlece Major'
… £10 for mourning
to every servant hired at my demise
…£5 for mourning
his body to be buried in 'dear Mother's vault' in St Andrews churchyard, Hertford.
Wife Margaret has £400 per annum which includes his dwelling house. After her death it shall go to John Orlebar and then to his son, and failing a son, to said John's youngest daughter Constantia
whereas he has purchased the reversion of a farm lying in Hatch, which is now let at £38 per annum, purchased of Mr Daniel Draper of Royston, clerk, c.1729
to housekeeper Arlce Major
… premises lying in Northill
after her death to Elizabeth Major, her daughter
… £100 raised out of said farm 'provided the said Elizabeth followeth the Advice of her said Mother'
to Margaret Lambert, late servant to my dear Mother
… £5 per annum for life, to be paid 6 monthly
to the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge by a Voluntary Subscription
… 3 guineas yearly for 20 years
to a dissenting Free School in Bartholomew [Street?], Middlesex
… a guinea a year for 10 years
to Henry Uthwhat, esquire
… £20 for mourning and a ring value 20s
to cousin Mrs Brandrat of Dunstable
… £100 payable 2 years after my decease
to poor of Mogerhanger
… £5
to poor of Blunham
… £10, besides £10 on my note to Blunham Poor
whereas 'I much desire a school on my Town of Blunham
… £5 yearly to be paid out of personal estate as a 'sallary to an Accepted Schoolmaster chose by the then Rector of Blunham'. Churchwardens and executors. To be paid from real estate if not sufficient. Period - 99 years.
All personal estate to be sold 'except my collection of British Roman Greek etc. coins, curiositys, Urns and Implements in the Heathen Superstition (Library of Books excepted)
to St John's College, Cambridge
… said coins, books etc. 'they giving an authentick Cattalogue' of them
to Mrs Sarah Mason, widow of late Mr John Mason of Spaldwick, Huntingdonshire
… £5 per annum
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