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Will of Thomas Oatridge 1825 Source: w4: Diocese of Gloucester Consistory Court Wills. Diocese of Gloucester Consistory Court Will 1829 Ref 1829/37 (711) Cover: (not scanned) Dated 25th April 1825 The Will of Mr Thos Otridge 17th Feb 1829 The WIll of Thos. Otridge late of Uley Fisher Uley This is the last Will and Testament of me THOMAS OTRIDGE of Uley in the County of Gloucester Tailor - I give and devise all and singular my real estate and the use and enjoyment of all and singular my personal estate and effects unto my beloved wife ELIZABETH OTRIDGE and her assigns; during such and so long time as she shall remain my Widow and unmarried Nevertheless it is my will that she my said wife do and shall during so long time as she shall be entitled to my said real estate permit my two Daughters namely MARY EVELINA OTRIDGE and ELIZABETH LUDEVINA OTRIDGE and each of them to reside in and occupy in common with my said wife the Tenement or Dwelling House with the appurtenances now occupied by me during such time as my said Daughters and each of them shall remain unmarried. And also that she my said wife do and shall during so long time as she shall be entitled aforesaid also permit my two Sons HORATIO OTRIDGE and ALFRED OTRIDGE to use and enjoy the shop which I now use in my business of a Tailor during so long time as they and each of them shall remain unmarried And from and after the decease or marriage again of my said wife or in the event of my said wife refusing to permit my said two Daughters to reside in my said Dwellinghouse and apppurtenances or my said two sons to use and enjoy my said shop as aforesaid after the expiration of fifteen days notice in writing given or delivered to her my said wife by my said sons and daughters any or either of them demanding to reside in use and enjoy the premises as aforesaid then and in all any or either of the said cases I give and devise all my said real estate in manner following that is to say I give and devise the Tenement or Dwellinghouse (comprising the Kitchen only and rooms over / Brewhouse and Garden Ground now occupied by me unto and to the use of such person or persons for such estate or estates interest or interests ends intents and purposes as my said Daughter MARY EVELINA OTRIDGE by any deed or deeds writing or writings revocable or irrevocable to be by her sealed and delivered in the presence of and attested by two credible witnesses or by her last Will and Testament or any Codicil or Codicils thereto to be signed and published by her in the presence of and attested by three credible witness shall direct limit or appoint give or devise the same and in default of and until such direction limitation or appointment gift or devise then to the Use of the said MARY EVELINA OTRIDGE her Heirs and assigns for ever; chargeable nevertheless and I hereby expressly charge the same premises with the payment of twenty pounds sterling to my said Daughter ELIZABETH LUDEVINA within twelve calendar months after the decease marriage again or otherwise of my said wife as aforesaid And I also give and devise the Tenement or shop and room over adjoining the above now also occupied by me with the use of the necessary House as now used by Robert Holder and John Ford my tenants (and which shop at present communicates with the said other Tenement (end of page 1 signed by Thos Otridge Jno Fisher Oswald Exell and John Hunt) (Page 2) or Dwelling House occupied by me unto the use of my Son RAYMOND OTRIDGE his Heirs and Assigns for ever - charged and chargeable nevertheless and I do hereby expressly charge the same premises with the payment of ten pounds to my son ALFRED OTRIDGE within twelve calendar months after the decease marriage again or otherwise of my said wife as aforesaid - I also give and devise the cottage or Tenement within the Garden Ground thereto belonging now occupied by my Son WILLIAM OTRIDGE unto and to the use of my son ALFRED OTRIDGE his Heirs and Assigns for ever - I also give and devise the Tenement or Dwelling House now occupied by Robert Holder unto and to the use of my Son THOMAS OTRIDGE his Heirs and Assigns for ever; charged and chargeable nevertheless and I do hereby expressly charge the same with the payment of one annuity or clear yearly sum of two pounds sterling unto or for the use and benefit of my said Son WILLIAM OTRIDGE during his life by four equal quarterly payments in the year of the first quarterly payment thereof to begin and be made in three calendar months after the decease marriage again or otherwise of my said wife as aforesaid I also give and devise the Tenement or Dwelling House with the Garden Ground thereto belonging now occupied by John Ford unto and to the use of my son HORATIO OTRIDGE his Heirs and Assigns for ever charged and chargeable nevertheless and I do hereby expressly charge the same with the payment of twenty pounds sterling to my Son ORLANDO OTRIDGE within twelve calendar months next after the decease marriage again or otherwise of my said Wife as aforesaid Provided always and I do hereby declare it to be my Will and meaning that in case my said Children the said MARY EVELINA OTRIDGE RAYMOND OTRIDGE and HORATIO OTRIDGE or any or either of them respectively or their respective Heirs and Assigns shall neglect refuse or decline to pay the said several legacies or charges of twenty pounds ten pounds and twenty pounds respectively charged on the Premises so devised to each of them as aforesaid demand being duly made of the same by them respectively or in case my said son THOMAS OTRIDGE shall at any time or times neglect refuse or decline to pay the said annuity or clear yearly sum of two pounds and shall suffer the same to be in arrears by the space of fifteen calendar months next after the same shall become due and payable Then and in or either of the said cases I give and devise the Premises so given and devised to (end of page 2 signed as for page 1) (page 3) such of my said Sons and Daughters as shall so refuse neglect or decline to pay the said several legacies or charges and annuity as last aforesaid unto and to the use of the others of my before named eight Children their Heirs and Assigns for ever as Tenants in common And from and after the decease or marriage again of my said Wife I dispose of all and singular my personal Estate in manner following that is to say I give and bequeath a bed bedstead and bedding unto each of my four Sons and Daughters namely HORATIO ALFRED MARY EVELINA and ELIZABETH LUDEVINA I give my Clock and Case to my Son HORATIO and I also give my Desk to my son ALFRED All the rest residue and remainder of my personal Estate and Effects not before disposed of give and bequeath unto my said Daughters MARY EVELINA and ELIZABETH LUDEVINA absolutely equally to be divided between them share and share alike ANd I appoint my said Son and Daughter HORATIO OTRIDGE and MARY EVELINA OTRIDGE joint Executor and Executrix of this my Will And I hereby revoke all former wills codicils and other testamentary dispositions by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I the said Thomas Otridge the said Testator have to this my last Will and Testament written and contained in this and the two preceding sheets of Paper set my hand and seal that is to say my hand to the two preceding sheets and my hand and seal to this the third and last sheet this twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord our thousand eight hundred and twenty five Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator Thomas Otridge as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.........signed by Thos Otridge Witnesses: Jno Fisher Attorney at Law Uley Oswald Exell Clerk to Mr FIsher John Hunt Cooper Uley Probate footnote: 17th February: The within named Horatio Otridge the Executor power being reserved for the Executrix when he was duly sworn before me John Bishop Surrogate Under £100Updated on 16 Mar 2006