Henry Angier 1790 - 1860

[bobtonks]

The attached is the Will of Henry Angier. It would be really good if someone could decipher the attached documents - Part 1 & Part 2

[goldie61]

You have attached the same part of the will twice - what looks like the second page.

These are the pertinent bits:
daughter Margaret Howlett Angier
daughters Elizabeth Margaret Angier and Mary Ann Angier
daughter Caroline Mary Angier - he leaves no provision for her as it his intention his wife should provide for her

Date the will was made 24th Novemebr 1846

‘Henry Angier’ signs and his seal
witnesses Thomas Banyard and J E Marshall (or T E Marshall)

'Proved at London 23rd November 1860 by the oaths of Henry
James Banyard and Frederick William Rowley, two of the Executors
to whom adm(inistrati)on was granted - power reserved of making the like
grant to Mary Angier widow the relict the other Executor.'

[bobtonks]

Thank you. Quite interesting.

[bobtonks]

I'm sorry, I was in such a rush this morning I hadn't realised the content of your message. I have now attached 3 additional pages ....   4 in all.

Sorry Again

[bobtonks]

I am having trouble uploading the files so some may be in twice.

[bobtonks]

Third File

[goldie61]

Start of the will:

This is the last will and Testament
of me Henry Angier of Histon in the county of Cambridge
farmer first I nominate constitute and appoint my wife Mary
Angier and my friends Henry James Banyard of Fen Ditton in
the said county of Cambridge farmer and Frederick William
Rowley of Harston in the said County farmer Executrix and
Executors of this my will and I give and bequeath unto the
said Henry James Banyard and Frederick William Rowley the
sum of nineteen guineas each for their care and trouble in the
execution hereof I give and bequeath unto my said wife Mary
Angier All my household furniture plate linen china books
wine and other household effects in and about my dwelling
house at Histon aforesaid at the time of my decease for her own
absolute use and benefit And I also give and bequeath unto
her my said wife the sum of fifty pounds to be paid to her

[bobtonks]

You must have a good understanding of these old documents. I can read the odd word but never a complete line. Thank you.

[goldie61]

Gist of the rest:


within fourteen days after my decease ….

He authorises his executors to sell
‘all and every my messuages
lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever as well as freehold and
copyhold as of any tenure with their
apputenances situate lying and being at Coton in the said County
of Cambridge or any parish or place’

The money so raised is to become part of his personal estate and disposed of as later directed

All his ‘money securi
-ties for money money in the funds debts live and dead farming
stock and crops implements of husbandry and all the rest residue
and remainder of my personal estate and effects whatsoever’
to be gathered together and in the first instance to discharge any debts and his funeral and testamentary expences, then as far as it will extend, to pay his mortgage.
All his other freehold messuages lands tenements and hereditaments at Histon, go to his wife Mary during the term of her natural life.
After her decease the property at Histon, containing one hundred and twenty acres (more or less), to go to his daughter Elizabeth Margaret Angier.
His farm called  ‘the old farm’ at Histon , containing ninety acres, is to go to his daughter Mary Ann Angier.