Transcription of the Will of Louisa Ann Desborough, 1830. (To close this page use the back navigation button)

  I   Louisa   Ann   Desborough
of Clapham in the County of Surrey, Widow, do make this my last Will and Testament. After payment of my debts I leave various articles of Plate & to my Children to be divided & the remainder sold.  I leave to my Son Henry & in case of his death to his heirs & Executors the Leasehold Estate in Limerick which was bequeathed to my late Husband & to myself by Mr. Eavis Ninbus, late of Bideford in Devon & as ……. in his Will.  I leave to my Sister Sophia Elizabeth Kellner should she survive me the sum of Two hundred pounds, but in case she dies before me I then leave to her Daughters & my Nieces Sophia Kellner & ffanny Kellner the sum of One hundred pounds each & to my Nephews George Kellner and John Kellner the sum of ten pounds each.  As to the rest and residue of my property of whatsoever kind or nature I leave to be equally divided among my Sons and Daughters share and share alike, but in case of the death of any of them then the share of each Son and Daughter so dying to be appropriated and applied to the use & benefit of any Child or Children surviving in equal proportions share and share alike.  I hereby constitute my Sons Henry & Laurence Executors of this my Will.  – Louisa Ann Desborough   March 15 1830.    

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I Louisa Ann Desborough  leave my Plate, Pictures and Books to be divided as follows: To my Son Henry, Neal’s History of Westminster Abbey, 2 Vol.; Bible containing ages of the ffamily; Common Prayer Book by Baskmiller; History of Josephas; Miniture of … …. Ffather by Kirkpatrick; … of  …  … Desborough; … of his Grandfather and Grandmother; Profiles of … and … … Desborough; Portraits of George the Third & Queen Charlotte; Miniature of myself; … of One Print; Marble Box for his Wife; Plate, Soup Ladle, Wine ffunnell and Marrow Spoon and his ffather’s Gold Seal, Diamond Ring belongs to my Son Henry being the late Coll. Winbusand willed to my Son by Mrs. Eavis Winbus.  To my Son Laurence