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Will of William COLLCUTT of Oxford St Aldates
Will 15 Feb 1808 Probate 2 Jun 1814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buried 22 May 1814 St Aldate’s, age 72 Also recorded in Bank of England Wills Reg 27 Jun 1814 No 373 - £1400 consols, - £952. Noted there that Elizabeth Toovey was buried 5 Jun 1834, Sarah Collcutt 30 Aug 1838, her sole executor Mary Godfrey Talmage, wife of Charles Talmage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I William Collcutt of Oxford St Aldates ... coal merchant ... at present in health ...
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In the name of God Amen I William Collcutt of the parish of Saint Aldates in the City of Oxford Coal Merchant being at present in health and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding but considering the uncertainty of this Mortal life do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following First and principally I commend my soul to God who gave it and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executrixes hereinafter named And as to such worldly Estate as God of his goodness hath bestowed upon me I give and dispose thereof in manner herinafter mentioned that is to say I give and bequeath unto my Sister Sarah Collcutt of the parish of Saint Aldates aforesaid Spinster the Sum of one thousand four hundred pounds stock in the three per cent Consolidated Annuities now standing in my name the interest dividends and produce of which said Sum of one thousand four hundred pounds Stock being paid to me by Messrs Fletcher and Parsons of the City of Oxford Bankers In trust for my said Sister Sarah Collcutt to receive the Interest dividends and produce thereof as the same shall become due for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her decease then I give and bequeath the said Sum of one thousand foun hundred pounds Stock and all Interest and dividends then due thereon unto the children of my Sister Mary Basley wife of Daniel Basley late of the City of Oxford but now of London Broker that shall be then living Equally to be divided amongst them share and share alike and in case there shall be but one Child of the body of my said Sister Mary Basley living then I give & bequeath the said sum of one thousand four hundred pounds Stock and all interest and dividends due thereon unto such only Child his or her executors or adm[inistrat]ors also I give and bequeath unto my said Sister Sarah Colcutt all and Singular my Simple contract Book Debts and the Money due and owing to me thereon In trust that she my said daughter Sister Sarah Collcutt do & shall with all and singular convenient Speed as soon as may or can be after my decease collect get in and recover all such Sum and Sums of Money as shall appear to be due and owing to me on Simple contract Book Debts and in the first place to pay thereout my funeral & testamentary Expences and after payment then of the remainder of the Money arising therefrom my Will and meaning is that my said Sister Sarah Collcutt do and shall from time to time place out at Interest on Government Security in her name and the Interest Dividends and produce arising therefrom to have receive and take to and for her own use and benefit for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after decease then I give and bequeath all such Stock purchased on Government security by my said Sister Sarah Collcutt with the Money received and got in from my book debts and is standing in her name at the time of her decease & all such Book debts as shall then remain uncollected and unpaid and due and owing to me unto the children of my said Sister Mary Basley that shall be then living equally to be divided amongst them share and share alike and in case there shall be but one Child on the body of my said Sister Mary Basley living then I give and bequeath the said Stock purchased on Government security by my said Sister Sarah Collcutt with the money arising from my Book debts as aforesaid and all Interest and dividends due thereon and all such book debts as shall then remain uncollected and unpaid and due and owing to me unto such only Child his or her Executors or adm[inistrat]ors and all the rest and residue of my Goods Chattels Stock of Coal wood Faggots horse and horses Cart and Carts Hay Corn and Grain and all other my personal Estate and Effects of what sort or nature soever and wheresoever that I shall die seized possessed of interested in or entitled unto and not hereinbefore by me given and bequeathed I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Toovey of the parish of Saint Aldates aforesaid widow and James Toovey son of the said Elizabeth Toovey Equally to be divided between them share and share alike but subject nevertheless to the payment only of such Simple contract debt or debts as shall remain due and unpaid on my own Stock of Coal Wood Sacks Hay Corn and Grain and personal Estate given and bequeathed to the said Elizabeth Toovey and James Toovey as aforesaid & I do hereby make ordain nominate constitute and appoint my said Sister Sarah Collcutt and the said Elizabeth Tovey Executrixes of this my will hereby revoking annulling and making void all former and other will and wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I the said William Collcutt have to this my last Will and Testament written and contained on two sheets of paper to the first sheet thereof set my hand and to the last sheet my hand and seal the fifteenth day of February in the year of our lord one thousand Eight hundred and Eight William Collcutt Signed sealed published and declared by the William Collcutt the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence who at his request in his presence & in the presence of each other have have [sic] hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses William Shayler Wm Marsh Proved at London 2nd June 1814 before the Judge by the Oath of Sarah Collcutt Spinster the Sister and one of the Executrixes to whom adm[inistrati]on was granted having been first sworn by commission duly to adm. Power reserved to Elizabeth Toovey Widow the other Executrix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||