Will of Robert CROSSWELL

Robert CROSSWELL written 18 Aug 1866, died 8 Sep 1866, proved 29 November 1866

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This is the last Will and Testament of me Robert CROSSWELL of Durley in the County of Southampton Builder. Whereby after payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses I give and bequeath unto my three sons Robert, Samuel and Alfred CROSSWELL all my stock in trade and the goodwill of my business to be equally divided between them as tenants in common. I give and bequeath unto my Wife Miriam CROSSWELL all my household goods and furniture book debts monies and securities for money and all other my personal estate and effects except as hereinbefore disposed of for her own absolute us. And I give and devise unto her my said Wife Miriam CROSSWELL her heirs and assigns all my Copyhold or Customary messuages gardens land and premises and all other my real estate whatsoever or wheresoever over which I have now or may at the time of my decease have a disposing power. To hold the same to her heirs and assigns according to the several natures or tenures thereof respectively for her and their own absolute use. Yet nevertheless but without intending to defeat limit or control the absolute power and right of my said Wife to devise and bequeath sell or otherwise dispose of my said real and personal estate so devised and bequeathed to her as aforesaid and every part thereof at any time and in any manner she shall think proper I hereby declare that if she my said Wife shall happen to die without having sold or disposed of my said personal estate or any part thereof by Will or >>>

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>>> otherwise or without having sold mortgaged charged or disposed of my said Copyhold hereditaments or other real estate either by deed surrender or otherwise in her lifetime or by her last Will and testament then and in such case I give devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof or so much and such part or parts thereof respectively as she my said Wife may not have sold mortgaged charged or disposed of as aforesaid unto my Trustees hereinafter named. To hold to them their heirs executors administrators and assigns respectively according to the nature and quality of the same estates respectively. Upon trust to sell and convert into money all such estates and effects or such part thereof as shall not consist of money or securities for money and out of the net proceeds to arise from such sale and conversion to set aside the sum of One Hundred pounds and pay and apply the same in manner hereinafter directed and to pay and divide the residue or surplus thereof unto and equally between my three sons the said Robert Samuel and Alfred CROSSWELL and my daughter Eliza Ann the Wife of Charles James BUNGEY share and share alike as tenants in common. And if any or either of them shall die in the lifetime of my said Wife without leaving any child children or other issue them respectively surviving or leaving such and such child children or other issue shall all have died under the age of twenty one years then I will and direct that the share or shares of my said Sons and daughter so dying whether original or accruing shall go and belong to the survivors or survivor of them and the issue living at the decease of my said Wife of such of them as shall have died in her lifetime leaving issue as aforesaid in equal shares as aforesaid. And

Proved at Winchester the twenty ninth day of November 1866 by the Oath of Miriam CROSSWELL Widow the Relict the sole Executrix to whom administration was granted. The Testator Robert CROSSWELL was late of Durley in the County of Southampton Builder and died on the eighth day of September 1866 at Durley aforesaid.
Under £300.
B B HEWITT Solr, Bishops Waltham