1855 Will - John Reeve
Introduction
Dated: 4 Jan 1855, West Ham Lane Straford, EssexProbated: Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 17 Feb 1857
Recorded: Piece 2246, folio 375 reverse
Transcript
This is the last Will and Testament of me John Reeve of West Ham Lane Straford in the parish of West Ham in the County of Essex formerly of the Kings Head Inn Stratford aforesaid Lircused? Victualler but now out of businessI appoint George Alder of Battersta Rise in the County of Surrey Gentleman sole executor of this my will and subject and charged to and with the annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds first hereinafter mentioned and the payment of the rent and the performance of the covenants to be paid and performed in respect of the same and any underlease or underleases I have granted or may grant thereof I give and bequeath all those my leasehold cottages or tenements and ground situate on the coast or south west side of Angel Lane Stratford aforesaid which I hold for the residue of a term of eighty one years granted by an Indenture of lease dated on or about the twenty eighth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty four with their rights members and appurtenances unto my daughter Sophia Willett the wife of John Willett of Barking in the said County of Essex naper during the joint lives of the said Sophia Willett and her said husband for her sole and separate use exclusive of the said John Willett and free from his control debts and engagements but without any power for my said daughter to sell charge or otherwise dispose of the said leashold premises or the rents and profits thereof or any part thereof by way of anticipation. And from and after the decease of the said John Willett if my said daughter shall survive him then I give and bequeath the said leasehold premises unto my said daughter her executors administrators and assigns Bit if the said John Willett shall survive my said daughter then from and after her decease I give and bequeath the said leasehold premises unto such person or persons for such interest or interests and generally in such manner as my said daughter shall notwithstanding coverture by her last will or any writing or writings in the nature thereof to be by her duly executed direct or appoint and in default of any such direction or appointment and subject thereto I give and bequeath the said leasehold premises unto the said John Willett his executors administrators and assigns and I charge the said leasehold premises hereinbefore bequeathed with the payment of one annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds to be paid to my son Charles Reeve during his life if he shall return to England and reside there the same to be paid free and clear of all deductions whatsoever by equal quarterly payments on the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June the twenty ninth day of September and the twenty fifth day of December in each year the first quarterly payment to be made on such of the said days as shall happen next after my decease if my said son shall be then resident in England but if he shall then be resident abroad then on such of the said days as shall happen next after he shall return and demand payment of the same as hereinafter mentioned and subject and charged to and with the annuities of ten pounds and thirty pounds hereinafter mentioned and to the payment and performance of the rents and covenants to be paid and performed in respect of the same and the underlease or underleases I have granted or may hereafter grant thereof I give and bequeath all that my messuage or tenement called the "Rings Head Inn" and all other the messuages cottages or tenements and buildings with the appurtenances situate at Stratford aforesaid and partly fronting towards the South the High Road leading from London to Leytonstone and partly on the east or south east side of Angel Lane aforesaid which I hold for the residue of a term of fifty six years granted by an Indenture of lease dated on or about the twenty ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and twenty five with their rights members and appurtenances unto my daughter Ann Oldaker the wife of William Oldaker of Great Ilfordin the said County of Essex Gentleman during her natural life for her sole and separate use exclusive of the said William Oldaker and free from his control debts and engagements but without any power for the said Ann Oldaker to sell charge or otherwise dispose of the said leasehold premises lastly hereinbefore bequeathed or the rents and profits thereof any part thereof respectively by way of anticipation and from and after the decease of my said daughter Ann Oldaker then I give and bequeath the same leasehold premises unto my said daughter Sophia Willett during the joint lives of the said Sophia Willett and her said husband for her sole and separate use exclusive of the said John Willett and free from his control debts and engagements but without any pwer for my said daughter Sophia to sell charge or otherwise dispose of the said leasehold premises lastly hereinbefore bequeathed or the rents and profits thereof or any part thereof by way of anticipation And from and after the decease of the said John Willett if my said daughter Sophia shall survive him then I give and bequeath the said leasehold premises lastly hereinbefore bequeathed unto my said daughter Sophia her executors administrators and assigns but if the said John Willett shall survive my said daughter Sophia then from and after her decease I give and bequeath the said leasehold premises unto such person or persons for such interest or interests and generally in such manner as my said daughter Sophia shall notwithstanding coverture by her last will or any writing or writings in the nature thereof to be by her duly executed direct or appoint and subject thereto I give and bequeath the said leasthold premises unto the said John Willett his executors administrators and assigns and I charge the said leasehold premises lastly hereinbefore bequeathed with the payment of one annuity or yearly sum of ten pounds to be paid to my said son Charles Reeve during the join lives of himself and my said daughter Ann Oldaker if he shall return to England and reside there and with the payment of an annuity or yearly sum of thirty pounds to be paid to my said son Charles Reeve during the remainder of his natural life if he shall survive my said daughter Ann Oldaker and return to England and reside there the said several annuities to be paid free and clear of all deductions whatsoever by equally quarterly payments on the said quarterly days of payment hereinbefore mentioned the first quarterly payment of the said annuity of ten pounds to be made on such of the said days as shall happen next after my decease if my said daughter Ann Oldaker shall be living and my said son shall be then resident in England but if he shall then be resident abroad then on such of the said days as shall happen next after his return and he shall demand payment thereof in manner hereinafter mentioned And the first payment of the said annuity or yearly sum of thirty pounds to be made on such of the said days as shall happen next after the said deceases of myself and my said daughter Ann Oldaker if my said son shall be then resident in England but if my said son shall be then resident abroad then on such of the said days as shall happen next after his return and shall demand payment of the same in manner hereinafter mentioned provided always and I declare that no quarterly payment of the said several annuities or yearly sums of ten pounds and ten pounds and thirty pounds respectively or any part thereof respectively shall be payable to my said son Charles Reeve unless he shall be resident in England at the time hereinbefore mentioned for payment thereof and that if my said son shall be resident abroad at the time when the said annuities or yearly sums respectively are hereinbefore made payable then the first quarterly payment of the said annuities or yearly sums respectively shall be postponed and not become due and payable until he shall have demanded payment of the same by some writing under his hand delivered to the person or persons liable to the payment thereof respectively or to some one or more of the tenants or occupiers for time time being of the leasehold premises charged with the payment thereof respectively provided always and I declare that if the said several annuities or yearly sums of ten pounds ten pounds and thirty pounds or either of them or any part thereof shall be due and unpaid by the spare of twenty one days after the same shall become due and payable as aforesaid then it shall be lawful for my said son Charles to distrain upon the leasehold premises charged with the payment thereof respectively for the said annuities or yearly sums respectively or for so much thereof as may remain unpaid and all costs and charges occasioned by the nonpayment thereof and such distresses to sell in like manner as if the same annuities or yearly sums were rent reserved on a common demise provided always and I declare that if by virtue of any act or deed of my said son Charles or by operation of law the said annuities or either of them or any part or parts thereof if his own absolute property or in the absence of this proviso to the contrary would become vested in or payabe to or for the benefit of any assignee or assignees or creditors or creditors of my said son then as to the whole or such part or parts of the said annuities or yearly sums or any of them as shall or but for this proviso would be so vested in or payable to any assignee or assignees creditor or creditors of my said son the same shall thereupon absolutely cease determine and be no longer layable I give the sum of fifty pounds sterling free of legacy duty unto my old and faithful servant Ann Webster if she shall be living with me at my decease to be payable at the end of two calendar months after my decease I also give unto her so much of my household furniture and household effects as my said executor shall in his discretion think fit but not exceeding altogether in value the sum of twenty pounds and I give and devise all the residue and remainder of my real and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever my trust and mortgaged estates excepted unto my said daughter Sophia Willett subject to the payment of my just debts and funeral and testamentary expences and I give devise and bequeath all the estates which at my decease shall be vested in me on any trusts or by way of mortgage and which I have power to dispose of by this my will with their appurtenances unto the said George Alder his heirs executors administrators and assigns but subject nevertheless to such equities as I shall hold the same subject to and lastly I hereby revoke all wills and codicils by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof I the said John Reeve have to this my last will and testament which is contained in five sheets of paper subscribed my hand this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five
John Reeve
Signed by the said John Reeve the testator in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
R G A Hilleary 5 Fenchurch Buildings solicitor
G E Hilleary Solr same Place
Proved at London 17th February 1857 before the worshipful William Calverley Curteis Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of George Alder the sole executor to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.