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Will of James RYMAN of Summertown
Will 6 Oct 1874 Codicils 6 Oct 1874; 15 Apr 1876; 13 Feb 1879; 5 Aug 1879 Probate 24 Mar 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Died 25 Oct 1880 at Summertown. William RICHARDS Jr ("the younger") is described as both nephew and great-nephew, and William Sr as "nephew". Deciding which is actually which is left as an exercise for the reader :-) Frank HALL becomes Frank Ryman HALL at some stage. Was he so christened, or is it an attempt to curry favour with rich uncle? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I James Ryman of Summertown and of High St in the City of Oxford, gentleman ...
First Codicil 6 Oct 1874 (same day as Will)
Second Codicil 15 Apr 1876
Third Codicil 13 Feb 1879
Fourth Codicil 5 Aug 1879
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As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I James Ryman of Summertown in the County of Oxford and of High Street in the City of Oxford Gentleman declare this to be my last Will and Testament. I appoint Henry Graves of Pall Mall London Publisher and Printseller Frederic Parker Morrell of the City of Oxford Gentleman and my Nephew Frank Hall Executors and Trustees of this my Will And I give to each of my Executors accepting the trust for the trouble he may incur the sum of One hundred pounds sterling. I give and bequeath to my Nephews Frank Hall Edwin Hall and William Richards the Younger my business of a Printseller in the High Street Oxford and all my stock in trade Book debts fixtures goodwill and effects connected therewith and all my interest under Brasenose College in the Shop and premises where the said business is carried on as tenants in common I give devise and bequeath to my said Trustees their heirs executors and administrators all the residue of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal Upon trust to continue the same in their present investments or if they should deem it advisable to sell the same or any part thereof except such parts as are hereafter specifically devised or bequeathed and to pay the income thereof to my dear Wife during her life And I desire that my said Wife shall be allowed to occupy rent free the House and Grounds at Summertown where I now reside and to have the use of the Furniture therein and all my Wines and other consumable stores And after the death of my said Wife I devise all my House at Summertown known as “Summer Hill” with the gardens and closes held and occupied therewith and all other my Freehold houses cottages land and estate at Summertown aforesaid unto and to the use of my said Nephew Frank Hall his heirs and assigns for ever I give and bequeath to my Great Niece Mary Richards who is now living with me her executors administrators and assigns my two Leasehold Houses held under Saint John’s College Oxford one known as “Burcot House” in the occupation of Mr Townsend and the other known as “Backworth” in the occupation of The Reverend G. S. Ward I give and bequeath to my Niece Mary Wyatt the two houses under Saint John’s College now in the occupation of Mr Guiness and Mr Baines respectively I give and bequeath to my relations Thomas Hall and James Thomas Hall Printers the sum of One thousand pounds sterling such sum to include the sum of Eight hundred pounds or other the monies owing by them to me at the time of my death And I direct that my said Trustees their heirs executors and administrators shall stand possessed of all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate and Effects both real and personal and wheresoever situated including the furniture the Overbecks drawings Turner's Engravings and other pictures prints articles of vertu and effects in my house at Summertown Upon trust so soon as they shall in their sole and uncontrolled discretion and without being responsible for the exercise thereof deem it expedient after the death of my Wife and from time to time or at any time to sell the same either together or in parcels and either by Public Auction or Private Contract and subject to such stipulations as to title and evidence of title or to other matters connected with the Sale as my said Trustees shall judge expedient with liberty to buy in and rescind or vary any Contract and shall stand possessed of the monies to arise from such Sale and conversion of my Real and Personal Estate Upon trust in the first place and out of moneys applicable thereto to pay to the Treasurer of or other Officer who is empowered to give receipts on behalf of The Blue Coat Boys School in Oxford and Blue Coat Girls School in Oxford One hundred pounds each and the receipts of such Treasurer Officer shall be sufficient discharges to my said Executors for the said sums and in the next place to pay and divide the net proceeds of such sale and conversion from time to time as the same are realized between and among the persons who at my death shall be my next of Kin according to the Statutes of distribution and in the proportions as prescribed by the said Statutes And I declare that if my said trustees shall deem it advisable to postpone the Sale of any portion of my real or leasehold Estate they shall during the suspense of Sale be at liberty to let and manage the same and to receive the rents and profits thereof and to apply such rents and profits in the same manner as the proceeds would be applicable under the trust lastly hereinbefore mentioned so that notwithstanding the postponement of the Sale of my said trust Estates or any of them the same shall for the purpose of this my Will be considered as converted in equity from the time of my decease I give to my said Executors all Estates vested in me as Trustee or Mortgagee subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same And I declare that my said Executors and Trustees shall have power to compound debts and demands and submit disputes to arbitration and that the receipts of my said Trustees shall exonerate all purchasers and others paying monies to them from all liability in respect to the application thereof and from the necessity of enquiring as to the propriety or regularity of any Sale or other transaction purporting to be made under the trusts of this my Will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Sixth day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy four. Signed by the Testator in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence James Ryman of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses Arthur E. Ward 41 S Giles Street, Oxford, Articled Clerk Geo J Coleman, 11 Leckford Road, Oxford, Attorney’s Clerk ======================================== This is a Codicil to the above written Will. Immediately after my death I give and devise to my gardener Thomas Dumbledon the house he now lives in at Summertown aforesaid free of Succession duty, and all my shares in the Randolph Hotel Company Limited and the Clarendon Hotel Company Limited I give to the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer thereof shall be a sufficient discharge for the same and in all other respects I confirm my said Will Dated the Sixth day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy four. Signed by the Testator as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have James Ryman hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses Arthur E. Ward, 41 S Giles Street, Oxford, Articled Clerk Geo. J. Coleman, 11 Leckford Road, Oxford, Attorney’s Clerk This is a second Codicil to the above written Will and first Codicil of me James Ryman both of which bear date the Sixth day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy four. Whereas by my said Will I have devised all my House at Summertown known as “Summer Hill” with the gardens and closes held and occupied therewith and all other my Freehold Houses Cottages land and Estate at Summertown aforesaid Unto and to the use of my said Nephew Frank Hall his heirs and assigns for ever Now I hereby revoke the said devise and do give and devise the said Estate to the said Frank Hall for the term of his natural life and after the decease of the said Frank Hall I give and devise the same to his present Wife Sarah Hall for her life And from and after the decease of the survivor of them I devise the said Estate to my Great Nephew William Richards the Younger his heirs and assigns for ever And whereas I have by my said Will given my House known as “Burcot House” in the occupation of Mr Townsend to my Great Niece Mary Richards Now I revoke the said gift and do hereby give the same to my Nephew Edwin Hall his executors administrators and assigns absolutely And I also give and devise to the said Edwin Hall All my freehold Cottages Paddock and premises situate at Kidlington in the County of Oxford to hold unto the said Edwin Hall his heirs and assigns for ever And I do further give and bequeath to my Nephew William Richards the Elder my two semi-detached Houses situate on the Woodstock Road known as “Orton Villa” and “Holland Villa” and now in the occupation of Mr Cole and the said Frank Hall respectively. And in all other respects I confirm my said Will and Codicil In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Fifteenth day of April One thousand eight hundred and seventy six Signed by the Testator in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other James Ryman have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses G W Norton Thomas W Hodges Clerks to Messrs Morrell & Son, Sol'rs. Oxford This is a further Codicil to the Will of me James Ryman. The bequests to my Executors I desire to be paid free of duty and I authorise the said Frederic Parker Morrell to make the usual professional charges for proving and carrying out the trusts of my Will though he is appointed an Executor thereof And whereas by my said Will I have given a Life interest in all my property both real and personal other than my business in High Street bequeathed to my three Nephews to my dear Wife And whereas my said Wife in her present weak state of mind is not fully capable of managing such Life interest. Now I do hereby authorise and empower my said Trustees in the event of my Wife remaining in her present weak mental state to receive and retain the proceeds of my said Residuary Estate and after providing thereout for the insurance of all buildings thereon and all necessary repairs and other expenses incurred in the management and maintenance thereof to apply the net proceeds and income thereof for the benefit of my Wife at such times in such manner and generally as my said Trustees in their sole discretion shall think best Provided always and I do hereby authorise my said Trustees in the event of there being any surplus of the said net proceeds and income in any year after making proper provision for my said Wife to accumulate such surplus during the life of my said Wife in the way of compound interest by investing the same and the resulting income thereof in or upon any of the stocks funds and securities for the time being authorised by Law for the investment of Trust Funds for the benefit of the person or persons who shall on the death of my said Wife become entitled to my residuary Estate with power for my said Trustees to resort to the accumulations of any preceding year or years and to apply the same for the benefit of my said Wife And it is my particular desire that my Wife should have a full and liberal allowance in every respect and that my Trustees should only accumulate such of the income if any as in their sole discretion they may consider cannot be usefully and properly expended under the trusts before contained for the benefit of my said Wife And in all other respects I confirm my said Will and the Codicils thereto In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Thirteenth day of February One Thousand eight hundred and seventy nine. Signed by the said James Ryman in the presence of us both being present at the same time who in his presence and James Ryman in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses. Thomas W. Hodges 12, Leckford Road, Oxford Clerks to Messrs Morrell & Son George Shelton Sol'rs, Oxford 9 Museum Terrace, Oxford ========================================= This is a further Codicil to the Will of me James Ryman. Whereas my Nephew William Richards the Elder to whom I had given my two semi-detached houses on the Woodstock Road Oxford known as Orton Villa and Holland Villa is dead Now I hereby give and bequeath the said two houses to my Nephew Frank Ryman Hall (in my said Will and previous Codicils thereto hitherto called Frank Hall only) his executors administrators and assigns absolutely. I give and bequeath a Legacy of Five Hundred pounds sterling to my Great Nephew Henry Richards and a similar Legacy of Five hundred pounds to my Great Nephew Thomas Richards both payable within or at the expiration of Six months from the death of my Wife And in all other respects I confirm my said Will and the Codicils thereto. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Fifth day of August One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine. Signed by the said James Ryman in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the James Ryman. presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses. George Shelton, Clerk to Messrs Morrell & Son, Solicitors, Oxford Hannah Mullins, 13 Beaumont Buildings, Oxford. Proved at Oxford, with four Codicils, the Twenty fourth day of March 1881, by the Oaths of Henry Graves, Frederic Parker Morrell, and Frank Ryman (in the Will written Frank Hall, the Nephew, the Executors named in the Will to whom Administration was granted. The Testator James Ryman was late of Summertown in the Parish of Saint Giles in the County of Oxford, and of High Street in the City of Oxford, Gentleman, and died on the Twenty- fifth day of October 1880, at Summertown aforesaid. Under £20,000 Morrell and Son, Solicitors, Oxford It is hereby certified that the foregoing is a correct Copy. Dated this Thirty first day of March 1881. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||