THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MR. THOMAS PIGGOTT OF 34 JOHN STREET FITZROY SQUARE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX , WHOLESALE TIN PLATE WORKER AND SCREEN AND SHOWER BATH MAKER // I GIVE AND BEQUEATH TO MY THREE SISTERS JANE H- MARY H- AND ELIZABETH MEDHURST THE SUM OF 10 POUNDS EACH AND GIVE, DEVISE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON THOMAS PIGGOTT HIS EXECUTORS,ADMINISTRATORS AND ASSIGNEES ALL THAT MY LEASEHOLD DWELLINGHOUSE AND PREMISES NO. 34 JOHN STREET AFORESAID IN WHICH I NOW RESIDE TO HOLD THE SAME UNTO MY SAID SON THOS. PIGGOTT (EXORS ETC.) FOR ALL THE RESIDUE OF MY TERM ESTATE AND INTEREST THEREIN I ALSO GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO MY SON ALL THE STOCK IN TRADE I SHALL HAVE IN MY BUSINESS OF A SCREEN AND SHOWER BATH MAKER AT THE TIME OF MY DECEASE AND ALSO THE GOODWILL OF THE SAME TRADE OR BUSINESS NOW CARRIED ON BY ME AT THE SAID PREMISES AT 34 JOHN STREET AFORESAID // I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH TO MY TWO SONS- IN- LAW JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER THEIR (EXORS ETC) ALL THAT MY LEASEHOLD MESSUAGE AND PREMISES WITH THE APPURTANCES IN NORTH STREET MEWS FITZROY SQUARE AFORESAID WHEREIN I NOW CARRY ON THE BUSINES OF TIN PLATE WORKER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MR. HENRY BARBER TO HOLD THE SAME UNTO THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER THEIR (EXORS ETC) FOR AND DURING ALL THE RESIDUE OF MY ESTATE TERM AND INTEREST THEREIN EQUALLY TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THEM SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE AS TENANTS IN COMMON AND NOT AS JOINT TENANTS AND I ALSO GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER MY EXECUTORS HEREINAFTER NAMED ALL MY SHARERIGHT AND INTEREST OF AND IN THE GOODWILL OF THE BUSINESS OF TIN PLATE WORKER CARRIED ON IN NORTH STREET MEWS AS AFORESAID AND OF AND IN THE STOCK AND EFFECTS THEREOF TO AND FOR THEIR OWN USE AND BENEFIT TO BE EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN THEM SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE AND AS TO ALL THE RESIDUE OF MY ESTATE AND EFFECTS WHATSOEVER OF WHICH I SHALL DIE POSSESSED, I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH THE SAME UNTO THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER THEIR EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES UPON TRUST THAT THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER THE SURVIVOR OF THEM ,HIS EXECUTORS , ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES DO AND SHALL AS SOON AS CONVENIENTLY MAY BE AFTER MY DECEASE SELL, DISPOSE OF, CALL IN AND CONVERT THE SAME AND EVERY PART THEREOF INTO MONEY AND AS TO THE MONIES TO ARISE THEREBY DO AND SHALL THERE--- IN THE FIRST PLACE PAY ALL MY JUST DEBTS AND FUNERAL AND TESTAMENTARY EXPENSES AND AS TO ONE THIRD PART OF THE RESIDUE OF THE SAME WOULD UPON TRUST THAT THEY THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER OR THE SURVIVORS OF THEM,HIS EXECUTORS OR ADMINISTRATORS DO AND SHALL LAY OUT AND INVEST IN GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC FUNDS OR STOCK OR IN FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD SECURITIES AT INTEREST WITH FULL POWER FOR THEM AND HIM FROM TIME TO TIME TO ALTER AND CHANGE SUCH STOCKS , FUNDS AND SECURITIES FOR OTHERS OF A LIKE NATURE AND DO AND SHALL PAY THE INTEREST DIVIDENDS AND PROCEEDS THEREOF UNTO MY SON THOMAS PIGGOTT BY EVEN AND EQUAL MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR AND DURING HIS LIFE AND FROM AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIS DECEASE DO AND SHALL STAND POSSESSED OF THE STOCKS , FUNDS AND SECURITIES UPON TRUST FOR SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS AS SHALL AT THE TIME OF THE DECEASE OF MY SAID SON BE MY NEXT OF KIN ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE OF DISTRIBUTIONS AND DO AND SHALL PAY, ASSIGN AND TRANSFER THE SAME TO SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS ACCORDINGLY PROVIDED ALWAYS , AND I DO HEREBY DECLARE THAT NOT WITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREINBEFORE CONTAINED IT SHALL AND MAYBE LAWFUL FOR THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM,HIS EXECUTORS OR ADMINISTRATORS ,AND I EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZE AND EMPOWER THEM AND HIM IF THEY OR HE SHALL THINK FIT AND PROPER FROM THE CONDUCT OF MY SAID SON AFTER MY DECEASE, AT ANY TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE LIFE OF MY SAID SON ,TO PAY AND TRANSFER THE SAID STOCKS FUNDS AND SECURITIES AND MONIES OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF UNTO HIM MY SAID SON TO AND FOR HIS OWN ABSOLUTE USE AND BENEFIT AND DISPOSAL AND AS TO THE OTHER TWO THIRD PARTS OF THE RESIDUE OF THE MONIES TO ARISE BY THE SALE AND CONVERSION INTO MONEY OF MY SAID RESIDUARY ESTATE AND EFFECTS AFTER PAYMENT OF MY DEBTS AND FUNERAL AND TESTAMENTARY EXPENSES AS AFORESAID I GIVE AND BEQUEATH THE SAME UNTO THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER EQUALLY TO BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THEM SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE PROVIDED ALWAYS AND I HEREBY DECLARE THAT IN CASE THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER OR EITHER OF THEM OR ANY FUTURE TRUSTEE TO BE APPOINTED UNDER THIS PROVISO,SHALL DIE OR BE DESIROUS OF BEING DISCHARGED FROM OR REFUSE OR DECLINE OR BECOME INCAPABLE TO ACT IN THE AFORESAID TRUSTS BEFORE THE SAME SHALL BE FULLY PERFORMED, IT SHALL BE LAWFUL FOR THE SURVIVING OR CONTINUING TRUSTEE OR EXECUTOR OR THE EXECUTORS OR ADMINISTRATORS OF THE LAST SURVIVING OR CONTINUING TRUSTEE FROM TIME TO TIME TO NOMINATE,SUBSTITUTE OR APPOINT SOME OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS TO BE A TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES IN THE PLACE OF HIM OR THEM SO DYING, DESIRING TO BE DISCHARGED OR REFUSING OR BECOMING INCAPABLE TO ACT AS AFORESAID AND WHEN AND SO OFTEN AS ANY TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES SHALL BE APPOINTED AS AFORESAID, ALL THE TRUST ESTATE MONIES AND PROVISOS THEN REMAINING SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY THEREUPON TRANSFERRED TO AND VESTED IN SUCH TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES AND THEY OR HE SHALL AND MAY EXERCISE THE POWERS AND AUTHORITIES HEREINBEFORE CONTAINED AS FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS IF SUCH NOW TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES HAD BEEN APPOINTED BY THIS MY WILL AND I DECLARE THAT THE RECEIPTS OF MY SAID TRUSTEES OR THE SURVIVOR OF THEM , HIS EXECUTORS OR ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TRUSTEES OR TRUSTEE OF THIS MY WILL FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL BE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT DISCHARGED TO ALL PERSONS WHOMSOEVER WITHOUT THEIR BEING OBLIGED TO SEE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE MONEY EXPRESSED TO BE RECEIVED IN SUCH RECEIPTS OR BEING IN ANY MANNER AANSWERABLE FOR THE MISAPPLICATION THEROF AND THAT MY SAID TRUSTEES SHALL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR EACH OTHER NOR FOR ANY INVOLUNTARY LOSS AND MAY REIMBURSE THEMSELVES RESPECTIVELY ALL COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY THEM RESPECTIVELY IN AND ABOUT THE TRUST HEREBY VESTED IN THEM RESPECTIVELY AND I APPOINT THE SAID JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER EXECUTORS OF THIS MY WILL HEREBY REVOKING ALL FORMER WILLS BY ME AT ANYTIME HEREFORTO MADE IN WITNESS: THOS. PIGGOTT,APL 2 1838 . WITNESS JAMES CLAYTON , 3 PERCY STREET, THOMAS SUTTON , 13 TORRINGTON MEWS EAST EDMUND SHEPPARD JUN. , 47 HOWLAND STREET CODICIL PROVIDED THE BUSINESS AT 34 JOHN STREET LEFT TO MY SON THOMAS PIGGOTT DOES NOT AMOUNT TO ONE THIRD OF MY PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF MY DECEASE I DESIRE MY EXECUTORS TO MAKE IT UP TO HIM OUT OF THE RESIDUE OR FROM THE BUSINESS IN NORTH STREET MEWS THOS PIGGOTT DATED THIS 20TH DAY OF JUNE 1838 WITNESSED BY EDMUND SHEPPARD JUN , EDWARD JOHN HOBDAY IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY IN THE GOODS OF THOMAS PIGGOTT DECEASED APPEARED PERSONALLY JAMES CLAYTON OF NO. 3 PERCY STREET FITZROY SQUARE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, SURGEON , EDMUND SHEPPARD THE YOUNGER OF NO. 47 HOWLAND STREET FITZROY SQUARE AFORESAID, BUILDER AND JOHN GLAZIER OF NO 35 JOHN STRET FITZROY SQUARE AFORESAID UNDERTAKER AND SEVERALLY MADE OATH AS FOLLOWS AND FIRST THIS DEPONENT JAMES CLAYTON FOR HIMSELF MADE OATH THAT HE WAS THE MEDICAL ATTENDANT OF THOMAS PIGGOTT LATE OF NO 34 JOHN STREET FITZROY SQUARE IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX ,TIN PLATE WORKER, DECEASED AND ALSO ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBED WITNESSES TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SAID DECEASED WITH A CODICIL THERETO HEREUNTO ANNEXED THE SAID WILL BEGINNING THUS ' THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MR THOMAS PIGGOTT OF NO 34 JOHN STREET FITZROY SQUARE' ENDING THUS HEREBY REVOKING ALL FORMER WILLS BY ME AT ANYTIME HEREFORTO MADE IN WITNESS' AND THUS SUBSCRIBED 'THOMAS PIGGOTT' THAT ON THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT THIS DEPONENT CONSIDERING THE SAID DECEASED TO BE IN A VERY DANGEROUS STATE AND THAT HIS DEATH MIGHT TAKE PLACE SUDDENLY ADVISED HIM TO SETTLE HIS AFFAIRS WHEN THE DECEASED INFORMED THIS DEPONENT THAT HE HAD THE DRAFT OF A WILL BY HIM WHICH HAD BEEN PREPARED BY HIS SOLICITORS ACCORDING TO HIS DIRECTIONS SOMETIME PREVIOUS WHEREUPON THIS DEPONENT STRONGLY ADVISED THE SAID DECEASED TO IMMEDIATELY EXECUTE THE SAME AS AND FOR HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT WHICH HE ACCORDINGLY DID ON THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT BY SIGNING HIS NAME AT THE FOOT OR END THEREOF IN THE PRESENCE OF THIS DEPONENT AND OF THOMAS SALTON AND EDMUND SHEPPARD THE YOUNGER THE OTHER SUBSCRIBED WITNESSES THERETO ALL BEING PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME AND THIS DEPONENT AND THE SAID THOMAS SALTON AND EDMUND SHEPPARD JUN. THEREUPON ATTESTED AND SUBSCRIBED THE SAID WILL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SAID TESTATOR AND OF EACH OTHER ,THIS DEPONENT HAVING INSERTED THE DATE AT THE TIME OF EXECUTION AND THIS DEPONENT EDMUND SHEPPARD JUNIOR FOR HIMSELF MADE OATH THAT HE IS ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBED WITNESSES TO THE CODICIL ANNEXED TO THE SAID LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SAID DECEASED NOW HEREUNTO ANNEXED WHICH SAID CODICIL BEARS DATE THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT AND THAT ON THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE AFORESAID THE SAID TESTATOR DULY EXECUTED THE SAID CODICIL AT THE FOOT OR END THEREOF IN THE PRESENCE OF THIS DEPONENT AND OF EDWARD JOHN HOBDAY THE OTHER SUBSCRIBED WITNESS HEREFORTO BOTH OF WHOM WERE PRESENT AT THE SAME TIME AND THIS DEPONENT AND THE SAID EDWARD JOHN HOBDAY THEREUPON ATTESTED AND SUBSCRIBED THE SAID CODICIL IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SAID TESTATOR AND OF EACH OTHER AND THIS DEPONENT JOHN GLAZIER MADE OATH THAT HE IS ONE OF THE EXECUTORS NAMED IN THE AFORESAID WILL OF THE SAID DECEASED AND THAT HE HAS MADE DILIGENT SEARCH AMONG THE PAPERS OF THE SAID DECEASED BUT CAN FIND NO OTHER WILL OR TESTAMENTARY PAPER OF OR BELONGING TO THE SAID DECEASED AND VERILY IN HIS CONSCIENCE BELIEVES THAT HE DID NOT EXECUTE ANY OTHER OR MORE FORMAL WILL THAN THE ONE HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED AND REFERRED TO WITH THE SAID CODICIL ANNEXED JAMES CLAYTON; EDMUND SHEPPARD JUN. ; JOHN GLAZIER ON THE 1ST FEBR. 1841 THE SAID JAMES CLAYTON , EDMUND SHEPPARD JUN. AND JOHN GLAZIER WERE SEVERALLY DULY SWORN TO THE TRUTH OF THIS AFFIDAVIT BEFORE ME. J.E.P. ROBERTSON SURR. --- - ------ NOTARY PUBLIC PROVED AT LONDON WITH A CODICIL 4TH FEBR 1841 BEFORE THE WORSHIPFUL JOHN ELLIOT PASLEY ROBERTSON DOCTOR OF LAWS AND SURROGATE BY THE OATHS OF JOHN GLAZIER AND JOSEPH SCRIVENER THE EXECUTORS TO WHOM ADMINISTRATION WAS GRANTED HAVING FIRST SWORN DULY TO ADMINISTER. PUNCTUATION ADDED