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Transcript of Will of William Sadler (1809 - 1875):

On the Nineteenth day of July, 1875, the will of William Sadler late of Woodfield in the County of Somerset Gentleman deceased who died on the Second day of May 1875, at Clevedon aforesaid was proved in the District Registry attached to Her Majesty’s Court of Probate at Bristol by the Oaths of Mathew (in the Wilbeweiller Matthew Weir of Portland Square in the Parish of Saint Paul in the Wilbweitter Edward John Morgan of Nelson Street in the same City Wholesale Tea Dealer and Alfred Tilly of Redland in the same City Gentleman the Executors therein named thy having been first sworn duly to administer.

Effects under £6,000. No leaseholds
Extracted by Sweet & Burroughs
Solicitors, Bristol

This is the last will of one William Sadler of Woodfield, Clevedon in the County of Somerset Gentleman. I appoint my friends Matthew Weir of Portland Square in the Parish of Saint Paul in the City of Bristol – Draper Edward John Morgan of Number 7 Nelson Street Bristol Wholesale Tea Dealer and Alfred Tilly of Freeland Place Granby Hill Clifton Bristol Gentleman Trustees and Executors of this my will and I bequeath to each of them the sum on five pounds as a token of my regard. I bequeath to my grandson William Sadler Sinclair my gold watch chain and key and silver snuff box. I bequeath to my step daughter Marion Dalrymple such part of my plate plated articles jewellery and books as formerly belonged to her mother and as to all the rest of such plate plated articles jewellery and books I give and bequeath the same unto my daughter Mary Jane Sinclair the Wife of John Sinclair of Bath Draper and to whom I also bequeath the sum of two hundred pounds. To my Sister Harriet Sadler now residing at Ottawa, Canada West the sum of fifty pounds. To my nephew James Sadler of number 55 Clarence Street, Glasgow the sum of fifty ponds all of the foresaid legacies to be paid free of legacy duty and as to all that my freehold messuage or dwellinghouse and premised number 2 Exeter Buildings Redland in the parish of Westbury upon Tryin in the City of Bristol and also all my shares stocks or other moneys in the Faffbale Railway, the Great Western Railway, the South Devon Railway and the Bristol and Exceter Railway and in the Union Finance Company (Limited) and also all the rest and residue of the real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever of which I shall be seized, possessed of or entitled to at the time of my decease such part thereof as my be vested in me upon any trust or by way of mortgage I devise and bequeath the same respectively unto

my said trustees, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns upon trust to call in and convert into money such part of my said personal estate and effects as at the time of my decease shall not consist of money and as to my said house and other real estate and also as to cuch part of my said personal estate and effects as shall be invested at interest upon trust to retain the same several properties and effects upon the same investments as they shall consist of a the time of my decease or at the discretion of the said trustees to make sale and dispose of my said messuage or dwelling house and other any aforesaid real and personal estate and effects wither together or in parcels and either by public auction or private contract with power to insert any special or other stipulations in any contract or conditions of sale as to the title or otherwise as they or he might think proper and do and shall by and out of the moneys which I may leave at the time of my decease or which may be due and owing to me or which may arise from any such sale or conversion as aforesaid pay all my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and the legacies bequeathed by this my will or any codicil or codicils thereto and do and shall invest the residue of any such moneys in any of the parliamentary stocks or public funds of Great Britain or at interest upon Government or real securities in England or Wales or on the stock or bonds or debentures of any public company incorporated by act of parliament and paying a dividend or on mortgage of the shares of any such company and do and shall at the discretion of the said trustees of trustee for the time being vary the said investments from time to time to him for other investments of the same or a like nature and do and shall pay out of the annual income and proceeds of my said trust estate and effects the annuity or sum of fifteen pounds to my said step daughter Marion Dalrymple for her life for her sole and separate use independent of any husband she may intermarry and so that her receipts alone whether covert or sole shall be a sufficient discharge the same to be paid

quarterly the first payment to be made at the expiration of three calendar months after my decease and subject thereto do pay the said annual income and proceeds of my said trust estate and effects unto or permit the same to be received by my said daughter Mary Jane Sinclair for her sole and separate use and benefit independent of the debts control and engagements of the said John Sinclair and without power t anticipate the same by charge or otherwise and so that her receipt alone for the same shall be a sufficient discharge and from and after her decease I declare that the said trust money, stocks, funds and securities and the annual income thereof shall go, remain and be in trust for all and every or such one or more exclusively of the other or others of the children or child or remoter issue of my said daughter at such age, day or time or ages, days or times for such estate or estate interest or interests and generally in such manner as my said daughter at such age, day or time or ages, days or times for such estate or estates interest or interests and generally in such manner as my said daughter by any deed or deeds or by her last will shall direct or appoint and in default of and until such direction or appointment shall not extend in trust for all and every the present and future children and child and the issue of any child of my said daughter who shall die in my lifetime who being a male or males shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a female or females shall attain that age or marry under that age and to be divided between them if more than one in equal shares yet so that the issue of any child of my said daughter dying in my lifetime as aforesaid shall only be entitled (and if more than one in equal shares) to the share or shares to which her deceased parent might have become entitle if he or she had survived me provided always and I do hereby declare that no child or remoter issue taking any part of the said trust moneys, stock, funds or securities under any such appointment as aforesaid shall be entitle to any part of the unappointed part of the said trust premises without bringing his or her appointed part or share into hotchpot and accounting for the same accordingly unless any sadi daughter shall by writing under her hand direct and declare to the contrary and

I empower my said trustees to apply the whole or any part of the annual income of the share of any children or remoter issue who shall be presumptively entitle in possession during his or her minority for his or her maintenance and education and that whether his or her parent shall or shall not be competent and able to maintain and educate therein and I direct my said trustees to accumulate the unapplied income of such shares (if any) by investing the same in any of the aforesaid securities with power to vary any of the securities for the time being for others of the like nature and to hold the accumulations upon the trusts and subject to th powers aforesaid concerning the fund from the annual income of which the same shall have proceeded and I empower my trustees to advance any part not exceeding one half part of the share of any child who shall be presumptively entitled in possession for his or her preferment or advancement or otherwise for his or her benefit and I devise and bequeath to my said trustees, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns all estates which at my decease shall be vested in me as trustee or mortgagee subject to the trusts and equities affecting the same respectively and I declare that the power of appointing a new trustee or trustees of this my will shall be vested in my said daughter during her lifetime. In witness whereof I the said testator William Sadler have to this my will contained in this and the three preceding sheets of paper set my hand this eleventh day of March, one thousand, eight hundred and sixty nine. Signed by the said testator William Sadler in the presence of no present at the same time and who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribe our names as witnesses.

William Sweet solr, 24 Bridge Street, Bristol
Robt W Hawthron his clerk

William Sadler

Proved at Bristol the nineteenth day of July 1875 by the oaths of Mathew (in the Wilbweitter Matthew Weir Edward John Thomas in the will written Edward John Morgan and Alfred Tilly the executors to whom administration was granted.
The testator William Sadler was late of Woodfield Clevedon in the County of Somerset gentleman and died on the second day of May 1875 at Clevedon aforesaid.
Under £6,000
Sweet& Burroughs solrs Bristol
Certified to be an examined copy

Source: HMCS (Her Majesty's Court Service, United Kingdom)
transcribed by John R. Sadler