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The Will of William Vines
of Highworth
1865
This is the last will and
testament of me William Vines of Highworth in the county of Wilts.
I devise all my real estate
and I give and bequeath all the personal estate to which I am entitled
at the time of my decease to my wife Mary Mathurine Vines and to my friend
Mr Henry Reynolds of Stanton Fitzwarren in the said county of Wilts in
trust for the following purposes, namely in the first place to pay all
my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses.
I desire that my said wife
shall enjoy the rents and interest to arise from such my property during
her life and that at her decease the following legacies shall be paid thereout
namely Fifty pounds to my brother John Vines
One hundred pounds to my
brother Jacob Vines
One hundred and twenty pounds
to my brother Michael Vines
One hundred pounds to my
sister Susanna Macey the wife of George Henry Macey
And One hundred pounds to
my sister Mary Matilda Vines
It is my desire that if
either of my said brothers or sisters should die in my wife's lifetime
leaving lawful issue such issue shall take their parent's share equally
share and share alike but in the event of either of them so dying leaving
no lawful issue then the share of such one to revert to the residuary fund
to be disposed of as hereinafter directed.
The rest and residue of
my property it is my wish should revert to my surviving brothers and sisters
at the decease of my wife Mary Mathurine Vines but nevertheless I desire
that my said wife shall dispose of the same in such manner as she may think
best.
I exempt every trustee of
my will from liability for losses occurring without his own wilful default
and authorise him to retain and allow to his co-trustees or co-trustee
all expenses incidental to the trusteeship.
I appoint my friend Henry
Reynolds to be trustee of my will and I appoint my said wife and my said
trustee to be executrix and executor of my will. Lastly I revoke all other
testamentary writings.
In witness whereof I have
hereunder set my hand this twenty third day of September in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty five
_____William Vines_____
Signed by the said testator
William Vines as 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 subscribed our names as witnesses.
John C. Salmon of Highworth
Auctioneer
John Lea of Highworth
Baker
5 folios
Proved at Salisbury the twenty
fourth day of November 1865 by the oaths of Mary Mathurine Vines widow
the relict and Henry Reynolds, the executors to whom administration was
granted.
The testator William Vines
was late of Highworth in the county of Wilts, miller, and died on the 17th
day of October 1865 at Highworth aforesaid.
Under 800 pounds
Probate extracted by Charles
Coles
Solicitor
Highworth
Fitzt. McDonald
District Registrar
The
1850 will of William Vines, this William's father, mentions that sons Jacob
and William were abroad. Jacob went on to Australia from Mauritius. From
the 1861 census it is inferred that William junior and Jacob went together
to Mauritius where both married. William junior and wife Mary Matherine
returned to England.
1861
census for Westrop Highworth
William
Vines 50 born Foxham
Mary
Matherine 42 born Mauritius
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