Amanda, I have several wills where the stipulation is made that the money left to the daughters is for their own use and not to be taken over by the husband, so perhaps it was commoner than we think! Jeanette > Following previous messages re the GILLAM family, I have been transcribing > the will of Cornelius GILLAM made in 1797 and proved by PCC in 1801. > I thought i’d mention key people, properties and a few other details > mentioned in the will in case any of you are related to the mentioned > families. > > Cornelius GILLAM of City of Bristol, gentleman.... > to my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth GILLAM fifty eight pounds per annum > annuities (from investment in bank of England) > if she should die the same to Joseph MAURICE son in law....to be used for > the education of my children Sophia and Louisa... > also the interests produce and improvements of all my freehold messuages > gardens and lands ...being in the parish of St John the Baptist in the > Borough of Devizes... > if both daughters should die before reaching 21 years ..pass to my sister > Susanna GILLAM. > To my trustee Joseph MAURICE all my five leasehold messuages.....being in > Lamb St in the parish of St Augustine in the City of Bristol and now in > the > tenure or occupation of > John WARREN, Thomas FOX, John BATTLE, John ACKLAND and William BIGWOOD and > which I hold under lease from Samuel WORRALL Esq... > instructions to sell the leasehold estate and give my sister Susanna > GILLAM > the sum of 406 pounds and 8 shillings with interest due... > also to Elizabeth GILLAM freehold house & garden in Somerset Street, > parish > of St Paul, Bristol.. > to my sister in law Sarah COPE (sister of my dear wife)... 16 pounds > annual > rent, tax free > > He also made provision that no husband of either daughter could take over > the wealth he had left his daughters (which I thought was quite modern > thinking!) > > I suspect 58 pounds per annum was extremely wealthy in that day and age, > but > I wonder why he left his sister such a strange amount? Perhaps he owed > her. > This will was about 4 pages long. I also have the will for Benjamin GILLAM > (Cornelius’ brother) which spans 13 pages and is much poorer condition to > read. > > Amanda Kerby > NZ > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message