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Sources: 1) Typed manuscript, copy in possession of Ian Davidson, hand
ed down in Reynell family 2) Carol Sherwood GEDCOM http://wc.rootsweb.
com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:3184418&id=I3022 1871 census Henry Gib
bs (41) Widower and Member of London Stockbrokers is living in Selhur
st Road, Croydon with children Chas. Adolphus (18), John (14), Frederi
ck (10) Harry (8) and daughter Marian Eliza (7) there is a Cook Domest
ic Servant Ellen Wright (19). 1881 census Henry (61) a Stockbroker i
s with his second wife Elizabeth H (33) at living in a House called He
athfield, Croydon with their children Alexander (8), Bertram (7), Care
w (4), Douglas (3) and Eleanor (6 mths). They have 3 servants Albin
a Goodwin (17)Domestic Servant, Emily Goodwin (26) Nurse Domestic bot
h born Headcom, Kent and Mary Ann Leggett (15) a General Servant bor
Yarmouth Norfolk. 1891 census Elizabeth H (43) a Widow Living on he
own means at 152 Selhurst Road, Croydon with her children Alexande
(18) an Engineer - Electric Light Fitter, Bertram (17) East India Me
chants Clerk, Carew (14) a Stockbrokers Clerk and Douglas (13) a Scho
lar and Emily M Handy (30) a Servant. The 1901 still has Elizabet
h H (53) Widow living on own means at 152 Selhurst Road, Croydon wit
h children Alexander (28) Mechnical Engineer, Carew (24) Stockbroker
s Clerk, Douglas (23) Living on own means with Emily M Handy (40) stil
l their General Domestic Servant. REYNELL HENRY GIBBS Perso
al Estate 17,510 Proved 8 December 1888 The Will of Henry Gibbs R
eynell late of Cushion Court in the City of London and of Heathfield S
elhurst Road South Norwood in the County of Surrey Stockbroker who die
d 3nd November 1888 at Heathfield was proved at the Principle Registr
y by Elizabeth Hodges Reynell of Heathfield Widow the Relict and Joh
Clapham and Frederick Reynell and Harry Reynell the Sons all of th
e Stock Exchange Stockbroker the Executors This is the last Will an
d Testament of me Henry Gibbs Reynell of No 1 Cushion Court Old Broa
d Street in the city ot London and of Heathfield, Selhurst Road Sout
h Norwood in the county of Surrey Stock Broker which I do make publis
h and declare in manner following that I to say in the first place
, I direct the payment of all my just debts and my funeal and testamen
tary expenses as soon after my decease as conveniently may be. I appo
int my dear wife Elizabeth Hodges Reynell Guardian of my infant childr
en during their respective minorities. I nominate and appoint my sai
d dear wife Eizabeth Hodges Reynell my partner John Clapham of the Sto
ck Exchange, in the city of London Esquire and my sons Frederick Reyne
ll and Harry Reynell herein after described, Executors and trustees o
f this my will. And I give and bequeath to the said John Clapham th
e sum of one hundred pounds for the trouble he may have in the executi
on of the trusts thereof. I give and bequeath unto my said dear wif
e Elizabeth Hodges Reynell all my household furniture and effects plat
e, linen, china glass pictures and jewellery for her own sole persona
l and peculiar use and benefit absolutely I also give and bequeath t
o my said wife the sum of five hundred pounds for her own absolute use
, and benefit to be paid to her within one month after my death. I a
lso give and bequeath to my said dear wife Elizabeth Hodges Reynell, f
or her sole and separate use and benefit absolutely my leasehold messu
age and premises in which I now reside called Heathfield situated in t
he Selhurst Road South Norwood in the County of Surrey for all the res
t residue and remainder of the term of ninety nine years from Michaelm
as as one thousand eight hundred and seventy five granted by the leas
e of the premises subject to my said wife paying the rent and performi
g the covenants reserved by an contained in the said lease and o th
e leases part to be paid and performed. I give and bequeath to my exe
cutors and trustees herein before appointed the sum of two thousand po
unds upon trust to invest the same in their names immediately after m
y death and to pay and apply the interest dividends and annual incom
e thereof from the day of my death time to time during the natural lif
e of my son Charles Adolphus Reynell my only child by my first wife, i
such manner in all respect for the maintenance and support or otherw
ise for the benefit of my said son Charles Adolphus Reynell as my sai
d executors and trustees shall in the exercise of their uncontrolled d
iscretion think most for his advantage. And I direct that they shall n
ot be liable to be called to account either by my said son Charles Ado
lphus or by any other person, whomsoever for the, way in which they sh
all have exercised such discretion. And, from and after the death o
f my said son Charles Adophus Reynell I direct my said executors and t
ustees to stand possessed of and interested in the said sum of two th
ousand pound or the stocks funds and securities in or upon which thenc
e same shall for the time being invested and the dividends interest an
d annual produce thereof upon trust to divide the same into six equa
l parts or shares and to pay and apply such six equal parts or share
s to and among the same persons by name, being my five children by m
y second wife Eliza the daughter of the late Charles Bodley Esquire o
f Exeter in the same proportions with the same directions as to the sh
are of my daughter Marian Eliza and with the same directions in the ev
ent of any of their deaths and generally in the same manner in all res
pects as I have written herein after named directed and declared wit
h reference to the one third part or share of my residuary estate an
d effects which I have herein after given devised appointed and bequea
thed to them or for their benefit and as if sum of two thousand pound
s formed part such one third part or share of my said residuary estat
e and effects. And as to all the rest residue and remainder of my est
ate and effects what soever whether real of personal and of what natur
e or kind soever and wheresoever situate, and however secured and whet
her in possession reversion remainder or expectancy which I may be sci
sed or possessed of interest I or entitled to at the time of my deceas
e or which I may have power to appoint or dispose of by this my will
. I give devise appoint and bequeath the same to my said dear wife an
d the said John Clapham and my said sons Frederick Reynell and Harry R
eynell upon trust to stand possessed of and interested in two equal th
ird parts of shares thereof upon trust that they my said dear wife an
d the said John Clapham and my said sons Frederick and Harry Reynell o
other the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will d
o and shall invest the same in manner herein after mentioned and do an
d shall may apply and dispose of the dividends interest and annual pro
duce of such two equal third parts or shares of my said residuary esta
te and effects or of the investment thereof when and as the same shal
l from time to time become due and be received by them into the prope
hands of my said dear wife Elizabeth Hodges Reynell or otherwise per
mit her my said dear wife to receive the same for her own personal an
d peculiar use and benefit for an during the term of her natural lif
e without power of anticipation for the maintenance and support of her
self and the maintenance and education of the children of my marriag
e with her until they shall attain the age of twenty one. And in cas
e the income of such two equal third parts or shares of my said residu
ary estate and effects shall not be sufficient for the maintenance an
d support of my said dear wife and the maintenance and education of m
y children by her then I direct the trustees or trustee for the time b
eing of this my will on my said wife requiring them or him so to do fr
om time to time after the end or expiration of one year from my deat
h during such time as my children by her or any one or more of them sh
all be under the age of twenty one years to sell out and raise so muc
h of the principle or capital of such two equal third parts or share
s of my said residuary estate and effects not exceeding the sum of tw
o hundred pound in any one year as my said wife shall from time to tim
e require and to pay the same to my said wife for the maintenance an
d support for herself and the maintenance and education of my childre
by her and her receipt or receipts for the same monies so raised fro
m time to time shall be good discharges to my said trustees or truste
e which shall exonerate them and him from all responsibility or liabil
ity whatsoever either to enquire or see as to the necessity for or pr
opriety of raising the same monies or the application thereof or other
wise and from and after the death of my said dear wife then I direc
t and declare that the said John Clapham and my said sons Frederick Re
ynell and Hary Reynell or other the trustees or trustee for the time b
eing of this my will do and shall stand and be possessed of an interes
t in such two equal third parts or share of my said residuary estate a
d effects or so much thereof as shall remain after raising and payin
g to my said wife the monies lastly herein before directed and the sto
cks funds or securities in or upon which such two equal third parts o
shares of my said residuary estate and effects or the residue thereo
f as aforesaid shall for the time being be invested and the dividend
s interest and annual produce thereof in trust for such child or child
en or mine by my present wife the said Elizabeth Hodges Reynell as sh
all be living at the time of my death and such issue as shall be the
living on any child or children of mine by my said present wife th
e said Elizabeth Hodges Reynell a shall be then dead as either befor
e or after my death being a son or sons shall have attained or shall a
ttain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter or daughters sha
ll have attained or shall attain that age or shall have married or sha
ll marry as tenants in common per stirpes and not per capita and so th
at the issue of the same deceased children may take by way of substitu
tion the share or respective shares only which the parent or parents w
ould if living have taken and I do give devise appoint and bequeath th
e same accordingly And I direct my said dear wife Elizabeth Hodges Re
ynell the said John Clapham and my said sons Frederick Reynell and Har
y Reynell or other the trustees or trustee for the time being of thi
s my will to stand possessed of and interested in the remaining one eq
ual third part of share of my said residuary estate and effects and th
e stocks funds and securities in or upon which the same shall for th
e time being be invested upon trust to sell and convert into money suc
h remaining equal third part or share and to stand possessed of the ne
t proceeds of such and realisation and the dividends interest and annu
al produce of such third part or share upon trust to divide the same i
to six equal parts or shares and to pay one of such six equal part
s or shares to my son John one of my children by my second wife Eliz
a the daughter of the late Charles Bodley Esquire of Exeter, one othe
of such six equal parts or shares unto my son Edward one other of m
y children by my said second wife Eliza the daughter of the said Charl
es Bodley, one other of such equal parts or shares unto my said son F
ederick one other of my children by my said second wife Eliza the dau
ghter of the said Charles Bodley one other of such six equal pats o
shares unto my said son Harry one other of my children by my said se
cond wife Eliza the daughter on the said Charles Bodley and as to th
e remaining two equal sixth parts of shares upon trust to invest the s
ame as herein after mentioned and to pay the dividends interest and an
ual produce threof unto my daughter Marian Eliza my remaining child b
y second wife Eliza the daughter of the said Charles Bodley for and du
ing the term of her natural life for her sole and separate use indepe
dent of any husband to whom she may be at any time married without po
wer of anticipation and her receipts alone notwithstanding coverture t
o be good discharges to my executors and trustees for the same and fr
om and after the decease of my said daughter Marian Eliza I direct m
y said executors and trustees or other the trustees or trustee for th
e time being of this my will to stand possessed of the remaining two e
qual sixth parts or shares and the stock funds and securities upon whi
ch the same shall for the time being be invested upon trust for such c
hild or children of my said daughter Marian Eliza as shall be living a
t the time of her death and such issues as shall be then living of an
y child or children of hers as shall be then dead as being a son or so
s shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter or dau
ghters shall attain that age or marry as tenants in common and so tha
t the issue of deceased children may make by way of substitution the s
hare, or respective shares only which the parent of parents would if l
iving have taken but in case my said daughter Maria Eliza shall depar
t this life without leaving any child children or issue her survivin
g or being such they shall all die without having attained a vested i
terest under the provision herein before contained then I direct m
y said trustees to stand possessed of the said remaining two equal six
th parts or shares and the dividends interest and annual produce there
of upon trust for my said four sons John Edward Frederick and Harry t
he four brothers of my said daughter Marian Eliza and the said childre
of my said second wife Eliza the daughter of the said Charles Bodle
y or the survivors or survivor of them as tenants in common absolutel
y and for ever I direct that in case any one or more of them my sai
d five children John Edward Frederick Harry or Marian Eliza shall dep
art this life in my life time then the part of share parts or shares o
other the interest whatsoever under this my will of him her or the
m so dying in my life time shall go and be equally divided between th
e survivors or survivor of such of them my said five children as shal
l be living at the time of my death And I so hereby declare that duri
g such time or respective times as any child children or issue who sh
all for the time being be immediately entitled by virtue of this my wi
ll either absolutely defeasibly contingently or in expectancy or other
wise, to the said parts or shares part of share or any part share or i
terest what to the said parts or shares part of shares or any part sh
are or interest whatsoever in my said estate and effects by me herei
before devised and bequeathed shall be respectively under the age o
f twenty one years my said trustees or the trustees or trustee for th
e time being of this my will do and shall receive the dividends intere
st and annual produce if the part or parts share or shares or interes
t whatsoever to which any such child children or issue respectively sh
all, for the time being be entitled and do and shall apply the same o
a competent part thereof in the discretion of my said trustees or th
e trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will for or toward
s his her or their maintenance and education Yet so that no one suc
h child children or issue shall for or towards his her or their mainte
ance and education have the benefit of any f the dividends interest o
annual Produce arising from any of the parts of shares part or share
s or premises to which he she shall not then for the time being be imm
ediately entitled Provided also and I hereby further declare that whi
le all or any one or more such child children or issue for the time be
ing immediately entitled by virtue of this my will either absolutely d
efeasibly contingently or in expectancy or otherwise to the said part
s or shares part or share of any part share or interest by me herein b
efore devised and bequeathed shall be respectively under the age of tw
enty one years it shall be lawful for my said trustees or the trustee
s or trustee for the time being of this my will at their discretion a
t any time or times to apply so much as he or they shall think prope
not exceeding in the whole one half part of the portion or respectiv
e portions to which any such child children or issue under the age o
f twenty one years shall be for the time being respectively presumptiv
ely entitled as aforesaid for or towards his her or their respective p
eferment and advancement in the world. I authorise and empower my sa
id executors and trustees or the trustees or trustee for the time bein
g of this my will to retain all my estate and effects or any portion t
hereof as in the exercise of their his of her discretion they or she s
hall think it desireable so to do in the same state of investment in w
hich it may be at the time of my decease so long as they he or she sha
ll think proper so to do And I authorise and empower them him or sh
e to invest my estate and effects and every part thereof and all monie
s in their hands from time to time as executors or trustees of this m
y will in any funds or securities allowed by law or in the governmen
t stocks or funds of any of the Colonies or Great Britain (but not mor
e than one half part of my estate and effects at one time shall be inv
ested in such Colonial Government stocks or funds) or in the debentiv
e stock or in the guaranteed or preference stock or shares of any rail
way company or companies in England that shall be then paying a divide
d or the ordinary stock (but not more than one half part of my estat
e and effects at any one time shall be invested in such railway debent
ure or guaranteed or preference stock of shares) or in the shares or s
tock of any railway or railways in the East Indies guaranteed by the I
dian Government ( but not more than one half part of my estate and ef
fect at any one time shall be invested in such railway stock of share
s guaranteed by the Indian Government) and from time to time to alte
and vary such investments for others of a like nature. I do hereb
y declare and direct that when and as often as my said dear wife and t
he said John Clapman and my said sons Frederick Reynell and Harry Reyn
ell or any or either of them or any future trustee or trustees of thi
s my will shall die or desire to be discharged from or become unfit un
able or unwilling to act in the trusts hereby created or shall go to r
eside out of England before the same trusts shall be fully executed i
t shall be lawful for the surviving or continuing trustees or truste
e of this my will and if there shall be no such trustee or trustees th
en for the retiring trustee or trustees and if there shall be no suc
h last named trustees then for the executors or administrators of th
e survivor of them my said dear wife and the said John Clapham and m
y said sons Frederick Reynell and Harry Reynell to nominate and appoin
t a new trustee or trustees to supply the vacancy or vacancies and i
any such case to appoint either or more or less than the former numb
er of trustees and such new trustee or trustees shall act and have an
d exercise all the powers and authorities herein contained as if origi
ally named trustee or trustees herein and so often as any such new tr
ustee or trustees shall be appointed as aforesaid The trust monies an
d premises shall be assigned to and vested in such new trustees solel
y or jointly with the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees as t
he circumstances of the case may require And I hereby declare and dir
ect that my said trustees and the trustees and trustee for the time be
ing of this my will and every of them shall be chargeable only with su
ch monies as they shall respectively actually receive by virtue of th
e trusts hereby in them reposed notwithstanding their joining in givin
g or signing any receipt or receipts for the sake of conformity and th
at any one of them shall not be answerable for the others or other o
f them or for involuntary losses and also that they may with and out o
f the monies which shall come to their hands respectively by virtue o
f the trusts aforesaid retain to and reimburse themselves respectivel
y and allow to their cotrustee and cotrustees all costs charges and ex
penses which they or any of them may incur sustain or be put unto by r
eason of the execution of the trusts of this my will or in relation th
ereto And I do hereby declare that the receipt and receipts of the tr
ustees for the time being of the my will for any monies payable to the
m her or him under this my will shall effectually discharge the perso
or persons taking such receipts from being obliged to see to the app
lication of or from being answerable or accountable for the missapplic
ation or nonapplication of the monies therein respectively acknowledge
d to be received Lastly I revoke all former wills by me at any tim
e heretofore made and do declare this only to be my last will and tes
tament. In witness whereof I the said testator Henry Giibs Reynell ha
ve to this my last will and testament contained in eight sheets of pap
er set my hand and seal in manner following that is to say my hand t
o the first seven sheets and my hand and seal to this eighth and las
t sheet thereof this twenty first day of December one thousand eight h
undred and eighty seven - H .G. Reynell (L.S) - Signed sealed publis
hed and declared by the testator Henry Gibb Reynell as and for his las
t will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence at hi
s request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed o
ur names as witness - A. J Pratt 1 Cushion Court Old Broad Street E.
C. Clerk to Messrs Pratt Clapham & Reynell Stockbroker - Alfd. C Bodle
y 1 Cushion Court E.C. Gentm. On the th Decr. 1888 probate of this wi
ll was granted to Elizabeth Hodges Reynell widow John Clapham Freder
ick Reynell and Harry Reynell the Executors. ADMON BE IT KNOWN, tha
t at he date hereunder written, the last Will and Testament of Henry G
ibbs Reynell late of No 1 Cuchion Count, Old Broad Street in the Cit
y of London and of Heathfield, Selhurst Road, South Norwood in the Cou
ty of Surrey Stock Broker deceased, who died on the 2nd November 188
8 at Heathfield aforesaid was proved and registered in the Principal R
egistry of the Probate Division of Her Majest;s High Court of Justice
, and that the Administration of the personal estate of the said decea
sed was granted by the aforesaid Court, to Elizabeth Hodges Reynell o
f Heathfield aforesaid Widow the Relict John Clapham of the Stock Exc
hange in the said City Stock Broker and Frederick Reynell and Harry Re
ynell both of the Stock Exchange aforesaid Stock Brokers the sons th
e Executors named in the said will they having been first sworn well a
d faithfully to administer the same. Dated 8th Decembe
1888 Gross value of Personal Effects £17,510 4s 0d Approx val
ue year 2000 = £ £681, 656 " " £100 " = £ 3
,890 " " £500 " = £ 19,470 " " £
2000 " = £ 77,850 Messuage (law) a dwelling and its adjacen
t buildings and the adjacent land used by the household.
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