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Will of William Stevens, stud groom, 1875
Oxford Probate Registry
This is the last Will and Testament of me William Stevens of Winslow in the County of Buckingham, Stud Groom. I bequeath unto my Wife Louisa and to her executors administrators and assigns absolutely All my household furniture plate linen china and other household effects and all other personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever which shall belong to me at the time of my death subject to the payment thereout of my just debts my funeral and testamentary expenses I devise all the real estate which shall belong to me at my decease to my said Wife Louisa during her life she insuring and keeping the same insured against loss or damage by fire to the full value in the names or name of the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my Will and also keeping the same in good repair and condition (reasonable wear and tear excepted) and from and after the decease of my said Wife I devise the same real estate to my Son Thomas his heirs and assigns absolutely And in case of the death of my said Son Thomas under the age of Twenty one years without leaving lawful issue I devise all my real estate at Winslow aforesaid with the appurtenances thereunto belonging after the death of my said Wife to Louisa Monney Niece of my said Wife her heirs and assigns absolutely And in case of the death of my said Son Thomas under the age of Twenty one years without leaving lawful issue Then after the death of my said Wife I devise all my real estate at Ramsden in the County of Oxford and elsewhere (except at Winslow aforesaid) with the appurtenances to my Wife’s Niece Louise Charles Monney Daughter of my Wife’s Brother Charles Monney her heirs and assigns absolutely I appoint my friends Henry Sharp of Winslow aforesaid, Surgeon’s Assistant and Austin Watson of Winslow aforesaid, Gardener, Executors and Trustees of this my Will and revoke all other Wills. In Witness whereof I the said William Stevens the Testator have hereunto set my hand the Third day of February One thousand eight hundred and seventy five
William Stevens [signature]
Signed by the said William Stevens the Testator In the joint presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses
Thos Price Willis [signature] Attorney, Winslow, Bucks
Arthur S. Midgley [signature] his Clerk
Proved at Oxford, the Third day of November 1875, by the Oath of Austin Watson one of the Executors to whom Ad(ministrati)on was granted. Henry Sharp, the other Executor named in the Will, having renounced the Probate and execution thereof.
The Testator William Stevens was late of Winslow in the County of Buckingham Stud Groom, and died on the 12th day of March 1875, at Winslow aforesaid
Under £100.
Willis and Willis, Solicitors, Winslow.
It is hereby certified that the foregoing is a correct Copy. Dated this Eleventh day of November 1875.
ON the 3rd day of November 1875, the Will of William Stevens late of Winslow in the County of Buckingham Stud Groom, deceased, who died the 12th day of March 1875, at Winslow aforesaid, said was proved in Her Majesty’s Court of Justice, the District Registry attached to the Probate Division thereof at Oxford by the Oath of Austin Watson of Winslow aforesaid Gardener one of the Executors therein named he having been first sworn duly to administer. Henry Sharp, the other Executor named in the said Will, having renounced the Probate and execution thereof.
It is hereby certified that the above is a correct Copy. Dated this Eleventh day of November 1875.
Effects under £100. No Leaseholds
Extracted by Willis and Willis, Solicitors, Winslow.
Notes
William Stevens was aged 48 when he died. The 1871 Census shows that he was born at Barton, Oxon, and was living in Cowley’s Walk (now The Walk) with his wife Louisa (born in Switzerland, aged 51) and son Thomas (aged 17, apprentice carpenter, born at Barton). William Stevens married Louise [sic] Monney in 1854 in Woodstock registration district (probably at Steeple or Westcot Barton). Louisa was still living in Winslow in 1881 on “income from house rents”. William probably worked for the Greaves family of Western House.