This is the
Last Will
& Testament
of
me Georgiana
Man of Boscastle in the
County of Cornwall, Spinster, & appoint my brothers Edward Desborough Man
and ffrederick Man to be Executors
and Trustees of this my Will. I
give and bequeath to my Goddaughter Julia Holworthy Kirkness my Watch and Gold
Chain and also the sum of ffive pounds sterling.
To my ffriend Jane Dorothy Abbot the sum of ffive pounds sterling.
To each of my brothers the sum of ffive pounds to purchase something in
remembrance of me. To my aunt Mrs.
ffrances Margaret Man the sum of ffive pounds.
And to Sophia Elizabeth Man her daughter my Pearl ring.
And whereas my brother the said Edward Desborough Man is indebted to me
in the sum of one thousand one hundred and eighty five pounds I hereby direct
and declare that the trustees for the time being of this my Will shall not
demand the repayment of the said sum of one thousand one hundred and eighty five
pounds from the said Edward Desborough Man before it shall be convient to him to
repay the same provided he shall regularly pay the interest thereon every half
year. And I direct that my said Trustees shall stand possessors of
the interest to arise from the same. Upon
trust to pay the same to my sister Julia Mary Kirkness during her life and after
her decease to my nieces the daughters of my said sister in equal shares.
And on the repayment of the said principal sum of One thousand one
hundred and eighty five pounds I direct the trustees for the time-being of this
my Will to stand possessed of the said sum of one thousand one hundred and
eighty five pounds. Upon trust to
invest the same upon such securities as shall seem expedient to them to pay the
Survivors interest and annual income to arise from such investment or
investments to my said sister Julia Mary Kirkness during her lifetime.
And from and after her decease to divide and pay the amount of such trust
ffund and interest amongst and to the daughters of my said sister Julia Mary
Kirkness in equal shares. And I
authorise and empower my said trustees to lay out and appropriate any part of
the share of each of my said ??? in my said trust property for and towards their
and each of their advancement in life as to them my said trustees shall appear
most advantageous. And I direct
that if the trustees of this my Will or either of them or the trustees or
trustee to be appointed under this power shall die or desire to be discharged
from or refuse or decline or become incapable to act in the trusts hereby vested
it shall be lawful for the surviving or remaining trustee with the consent of my
said sister Julia Mary Kirkness during their life. And after her decease of the
sole authority of such surviving or remaining trustee to nominate and appoint
one or more trustee or trustees in the stead and place of such Trustee or
Trustees so dying or desiring to be discharged from or refusing or declining or
becoming incapable to act in the said trusts either by increasing the number of
such trustees or confining the same to the number hereby ??? as shall be thought
expedient. And I declare that the receipt or receipts of the trustee or trustees
for the time being of this my Will shall be a full and sufficient discharge for
all sum and sums of money whether shall be recoverable for and on account of my
said Estate and effects on any account whatsoever Provided also and I further
declare that it shall be lawful for the said trustees or trustee at any time at
their discretion to vary and change the stocks, funds and securities ??? or ???
of my said Estate and Effects shall have been invested as often as shall be
thought fit. And as to all the residue and remainder of the Estate and
Effects whatsoever and wheresoever of which I shall be possessed at the time of
my decease or over which I know have any disposing power I give, bequeath and
appoint the same / after the payment of the expenses of my illness and my other
lawful debts, my funeral and testamentary expenses and the legacies contained in
this my Will to my sister Julia Mary Kirkness for her own sole absolute use and
benefit. I revoke all former and
other wills by me at any time heretofore made.
In witness hereof I have hereto set my hand this sixth day of September
one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.
Georgiana
Man ---
Signed and declared by the Executrix Georgiana Man as and for her last
Will and Testament in the presence of us was in her presence and in the presence
of such other all being present at the same time have at her request subscribed
our names as witnesses hereto the words “to divide and pay the amount of such
trust fund and interest amongst and” having been first written between the
third and fourth lines of the second page or side hereof --- Louisa A Harris,
Clapham, Surrey, Laurence Desborough, 6 Sise Lane, London
Proved
at London 28th October 1861 by the oaths of Edward Desborough Man and
ffrederick Man, the brothers, the Executors to whom Admon was granted.