William Glanville
16 Apr 1842
Extracted from the Registry of the Prerogative Cout of York
I William Glanville of Doncaster in the County of York
gentleman do make and publish my last will and testament as follows first
I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and also
the two sums of ten pounds each herein after bequeathed to my daughter Eliza
Percy and my son Edward Glanville shall be paid and discharged by my
dear wife out of the rents issues profits proceeds and annual income of my
real and personal estates I give and bequeath to my said daughter Eliza
Percy the sum of ten pounds for the purpose of buying mourning for herself
and family which I direct shall be paid to her by my said wife
immediately after my decease And I give and bequeath to my said son
Edward Glanville the sum of ten pounds which I also direct shall be paid
to him by my said wife in manner hereinafter mentioned within six
calendar months after my deceased I appoint Thomas Walker of Doncsater
aforesaid esquire and George Clark Walker the younger of the same place
chemist and druggist to be executors and trustees of my will I give and
bequeath all such sum and sums of money belonging to me at my decease
as shall then be in the hands of my bankers in Doncaster aforesaid unto my
said trustees their executors administrators and assigns upon trust that my
trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall from time to time when
and as occasion shall require pay thereof or out of the interest thereof such
sum and sums of money as they or he shall think necessary for properly
educating my grandson William Glanville Percy at the Doncaster Grammar
School or any other school which may be deemed suitable for him until he
attains the age of sixteen years And upon my said grandson attaining such
age then upon further trust that my trustees or trustee for the time being
do and shall place out my said grandson William Glanville Percy as an
articled clerk to be instructed in the profession of the law with and by some
respectable attorney or solicitor or to such other profession or business as he
my said grandson may prefer And my said executors and trustees shall
approved of and do and shall by with and out of such monies and interest
as aforesaid pay such premium or premiums with my said grandson
as they or he my said trustees or trustee for the time being shall think proper
together with the stamp duties and other expenses attendant upon
the articleing or binding of my said grandson to any profession or business
as aforesaid and after the several payments aforesaid then upon trust that
my trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall pay the residue of such
monies and of the interst thereof unto such person or persons and in
such manner as my wife whether covert or sole shall appoint and in
default of such appointment the same shall be paid to my said grandson
William Glanville Percy absolutely I give and bequeath all such
sum and sums of money belonging to me at the time of my decease
as shall stand in my name or which may then be invested for my
benefit in the public stocks or funds called the new three and a half
per cents or in any of the other public stocks of funds unto my said
trustees their executors administrators and assigns upon trust to pay
the interest dividends and annual produce thereof unto my said wife
during her life if she shall so long continue my widow with a
proportion to part thereof up to the day of her decease or marriage
And from and immediately after the decease or marriage of my said
wife whichever event shall first happen upon trust that my
trustees or trustee for the time being do or shall pay or transfer the
said stocks in the new three and half per cents and other stocks aforesaid
unto my said grandson William Glanville Percy absolutely in
case he shall then have attained the age of twenty one years subject
nevertheless to the payment thereout of the sum of nineteen guineas
unto messieurs Fox and Company of Craigs Court Charing Cross
London my Agents which I give and bequeath to them as a mark of
my esteem for their kind and considerate conduct to me during a series
of years but without interest in the meantime and to be a vested interest
in them at the time of my decease But if my said grandson William
Glanville Percy shall not have attained his age of twenty one years at
the decease or marriage of my said wife Then upon trust that my
trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall pay the interest
dividends and annual produce of my said stocks or funds or such
part of parts thereof as they or he shall deem proper in the maintenance
education and bringing up of my said grandson William Glanville Percy
during his minority and shall accumilate the unapplied interest
thereof and dividends thereof and add such accumulations to the
principal from whence the same shall have arison And up my
said grandson attaining his age of twenty one years then upon trust
to pay and transfer all my said stocks and funds and all accumulations
thereof unto my said grandson William Glanville Percy absolutely
subject nevertheless to the payment of the said sum of nineteen guineas
hereinbefore given to messieurs Fox and Company provided that if
my said grandson William Glanville Percy shall die during the
widowhood of my said wife without leaving issue living at the
time of his decease then upon trust that my trustees or trustee for the
time being do and shall pay or transfer all my said stocks and funds and
all accumulations thereof (subject as aforesaid) unto and amongst such
of the children of my daughter Eliza Percy of my son Edward Glanville
and of my nephew William Glanville Boyre and of my wife's sister
Jane Barratt as shall be living at the time of the decease of my said
grandson William Glanville Percy without issue aforesaid in the
event of his death during the widowhood of my said wife equally to
be divided between them as tenants in common and not as joint tenants
provided always and I do hereby declare that if my said wife's sister
Jane Barratt shall happen to be living on the decease of my said grandson
William Glanville Percy without issue as last aforesaid that then and
in such case she shall take a share of and in my said stock and funds
in the same manner as if she were on of her own issue And I do hereby
give devise and bequeath all that my cottage or tenement situate
at Tickhill in the County of York called Glanville Cottage with the household
furniture implements utensils plate linen and china books prints
and pictures which shall be therein at the time of my decease and
also all other my real estate situate at Tickhill aforesaid unto and
to the use of my said trustees their heirs executors administrators
and assigns upon trust to permit such household furniture
implements utensils plate line and china books print and pictures
to be used and occupied along with the said cottage called Glanville
Cottage during the widowhood of my said wife and do and shall
pay the rents and profits of the said cottage and of the said articles
of furniture therein and of all other my real estate situate at
Tickhill aforesaid unto my said wife during her life if she shall
so long continue my widow And up the decease or marriage
of my said wife whichever event shall first happen upon trust
that my trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall permit
and suffer my said daughter Eliza Percy from time to time and at
all times during her life to have the use and enjoyment of the
last mentioned household furniture utensils plate linen and china
books prints and pictures to and for her own sole use and benefit
either in the said cottage or elsewhere exclusively of her present or
any future husband or husbands and without being in any manner subject
or liable to the debts control forfeitures disposal or engagements of the
present or any future husband or husbands and to and shall pay the
rents issued and profits of my said cottage and other real estate situate
at Tickhill aforesaid to my said daughter Eliza Percy during
her life to and for her own sole and separate use and benefit
independent of the debts control or engagements of her present or any
future husband or husbands and so as she may not anticipate
the same and for which rents issues and profits the receipt or receipts
of my said daughter Eliza Percy shall notwithstanding her present
or any future Coverture be good discharge to my trustees for the
time being and upon the decease of my said daughter Eliza Percy then
upon trust that my trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall
convey assign and assure my said cottage and real estate situate at
Tickhill aforesaid and the said articles of furniture above mentioned
until the youngest child of my said daughter Eliza Percy who shall
be living and his or her heirs executors administrators and assigns
according to the different nature and tenure thereof respectively
And I direct my said cottage and other real estate situate at
Tickhill aforesaid shall by with and out of the rents issues and profits
thereof be kept in good and tenantable repair during the widowhood of
my said wife and the life of my said daughter Eliza Percy and adequately
insured against fire to the satisfaction of my trustees or trustee for life
time being I devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder
of my real estate whatsoever and wheresover of or to which I shall
die seized possessed or entitled And also the residue of my personal
estate and effects unto and to the use of my said trustees their heirs executors
administrators and assigns upon the trusts following (namely) upon
trust that my trustees or trustee for the time being do and shall permit
and suffer my said wife during her life if she shall so long continue
my widow to have the use possession and enjoyment of the household
furniture implements utensils plate linen china books prints and pictues
which shall be in or about any messuage situate in Doncaster aforesaid
wherein I may reside at the time of my decease and also permit and suffer
her during the period aforesaid if she shall so long continue my widow
to occupy any part of my real estate situate at Doncaster aforesaid And
upon further trust that my trustees or trustee for the time being do and
shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease convert and get in
the residue of my said residuary personal estate and place out the
money arising therefrom in their or his names or name in real of
government securities at interest with power to vary and transpose the
same as occasion may require And upon further trust that my trustees
or trustee for the time being do and shall permit and suffer my said wife
during her life if she shall so long continue my widow to have receive
and take or otherwise pay to her the rents issues and profits dividends
and annual produce of my said residuary real and personal estates
however constituted with a proportionable part thereof up to the
day of her decease or marriage she keeping my said real estate in a
good tenatable repair and adequately insured against fire to the
satisfaction of my trustees or trustee for the time being and from and
immediately after the decease of marriage of my said wife whichever
event shall first happen then upon trust that my trustees or trustee
for the time being do and shall sell my said residuary real estate
and my said last mentioned household furniture implements
utensils plate linen china and glass books print and pictures and
call in the rent monies which shall have arisen from my said
residuary personal estate and do and shall stand possessed of the
monies arising from my said residuary real and personal esate
upon trust in the first place to pay and retain thereout unto each of
them my said trustees the sum of nineteen guineas as a slight acknowledgment
for their kindness in carrifing into effect the trusts of this
my will and do and shall stand possessed of the residue or surplus
of the said monies upon the trusts following namely as to for and concerning
one equal fourth part thereof upon trust to place out and invest
the same in their or his names or name on government or real security
at interest with power to vary and transpose the same as occasion
may require and do and shall pay the interest of the same fourth
part or the capital thereof unto my daughter Eliza Percy during her life
and for the own sole and separate use and benefit in such and the
same manner in every respect and under the same restrictions as the
issues and profits of my real estate situate at Tickhill aforesaid are hereinbefore
directed to be paid to her and from and immediately after the decease
of my said daughter then as to the same fourth part or the capital thereof
upon trust for such child and children of my said daughter Eliza Percy
(except my said grandson William Glanville Percy) then living and such
issue then living of such child or children of my said daughter then
dead (except as aforesaid) as tenants in common such issue if any
deceased chidl to take amongst them only the share or shares which
their deceased parent or parents would have been entitled to if living
as to for and concerning one other fourth part thereof upon trust to
pay to or retain the same in trust for the benefit of my said son Edward
Glanville in manner hereinafter mentioned and as to for and concerning
one other fourth part thereof in trust for my nephew William Glanville
Boyre his executor administrators and assigns And as to for and concerning
the remaining fourth part thereof in trust for such child or children
of my said daughter Eliza Percy living at the decease or marriage of my
said wife (whichever event first happen except my said grandson
William Glanville Percy) and such issue living of any child or children
of my said daughter then dead as tenants in common the issue of any deceased
child to take amongst them the share only which their deceased parent
or parents would have been entitled to if living and I direct that the fourth
part or share of my said trust monies and also the said sum of ten pounds
hereinbefore give to my said son Edward Glanville shall be paid to him
in small sums of money not exceeding the sum of two pounds at one
payment and that four weeks shall intervene between each payment
provided and I declare that if my said trustees or trustee for the time being
shall at any time or time during the widowhood of my said wife consider
that the rents interest income and annual produce hereinbefore bequeathed
to her of my real and personal estates are inadequate for her comfortable
maintenance and support and for payment of my just debts funeral
and testamentary expenses and the expenses of keeping my said
real estates in good and tenantable repair and adequately insured
against fire then and in such case and so often as the same shall happen
I empower my trustees or trustee for the time being (notwithstanding
the trusts hereinbefore contained) to raise any such sum or sums of
money which they or he shall deem requisite by selling mortgaging
or calling in any part of my said residuary real and personal estate
(except my money in the funds) or any part or parts thereof by
all or any of those means as to my trustees or trustee shall seem
expedient and to pay the money so raised or such part of parts thereof
as they or he shall from time to time think requisite to or for the beneft
of my said wife or in payments of my said debts funeral and testamentary
expenses and the expenses of keeping my said real estate in good
and tenantable repair and adequately insured against fide and I declare
that any mortgage which may be made during the life of my said
wife by my said trustees or trustee for the time being under the provision
last aforesaid shall not invalidated any of the powers of sale hereinbefore
give to my said trustees but such powers shall and may be exercised
in such and the same manner as if no such mortgage had been made
or created and I declare that the receipts or receipt of my said trustees
or trustee for the time being shall be sufficient discharges for the same
and from all liability to see to the application thereof and I declare that no
purchaser or mortgagee shall be obliged to ascertain the occurrance or existance
of any event or purpose in or for which a sale mortgage or charge as hereinbefore
directed to be made nor to enquire into or take notice of any matter
connected with the propriety or regularity of any sale mortgage or
charge I devise to my said trustees and their heirs all the estates
vested in me as mortgage or trustee subject to the equities and upon
the trusts affecting the same and in case my said trustees or either of
them shall die in my lifetime or shall on my decease renounce the trusts
of my will or in case any trustee for the time being shall die or become
unwilling or unable to act or shall cease to reside in England then I
empower my said wife during her widowhood after her death or
marriage then the surviving or continuing trustee or in default of
any such then the retiring trustee or the executors or administrators
of the deceased trustee as the case may be by any writing to nominate
a new trustee or new trustees for the purpose of filling such
vacancy or vacancies and such new trustree or trustees hereby appointed And I
direct that the respective trustees for the time being of this my will shall be
responsible only for much money as shall come to the respective hands
and they they shall not be answerable for the involuntary losses for the the acts
deeds or defaults of each other and I empower my trustees to reain and allow to
each other the costs and expenses incurred in the execution of the trusts of this my
will or in relation thereto and I revoke all former and other wills by me made
In witness I the said William Glanville the testator have to this my last will and testament
contained in ten sheets of paper set my hand to each and every sheet thereof thus
sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
two - William Glanville - Signed published and declared by the said William
Glanville the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of
us who present at the same time in his presence at his request in the presence
of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses the interlineations
in the first firth seventh eighth and ninth sheets being first made
John Collinson - John Noyner
This will was proved at York the 29th day of July in the year of our Lord 1842
before the reverend John Sharpe LD surrogate of the right worshipful Granville
Harpours Vernon Master of Acts Commissary and Keeper General of the Exchequer
and prerogative Court of York lawfully constituted by the oaths of Thomas
Waker esquire and George Clark Walker the younger the executors in the
said will named to whom administration was granted of all and singular
the good chattels and credits of the said deceased they having been first
sworn duly to administer - Joseph Buckle - Dep Regr