This is the last Will and Testament of me William Billingham 
of Wootton in the County of Northampton Yeoman as follows I 
give and bequeath unto my friend John Marriott of Hardingstone 
in the said County baker all my personal estate of what nature 
soever sort or kind soever the same shall consist at the time 
of my decease upon trust after payment and discharging of all 
my just debts funeral and testamentary expences to convert 
such part thereof as shall not consist of money into money and 
the money arising therefrom together with my ready money do 
and shall put place and continue out at interest or Government 
or real securities and alter and vary such securities for 
others of a like nature when and so often as he shall see 
occasion and as to the dividends or interest to arise 
therefrom upon trust that he the said John Marriott his 
executors or admors do and shall pay and apply one equal half 
part thereof unto and for the use and benefit of my wife Mary 
Billingham for and during the term of her natural life whose 
receipt alone notwithstanding any coverture shall at all time 
be a good and sufficient discharge and as to the other moiety 
or half part of the said interest and dividend upon trust to 
pay and apply the same for the maintenance education and 
support of my present and future Child or Children until he 
she or they shall attain his her or their age or ages of 
twenty one years and when and as my present and any future 
Child or Children shall attain such age then do and shall 
equally divide and pay one moiety or half part of the 
principal monies so to be placed put as aforesaid unto and 
among such Children and if only one such Child shall live to 
attain the said age of twenty one years then do and shall pay 
the whole of such moiety or half part unto such one Child and 
as to the other moiety or half part of the said principal 
monies upon trust after the decease of my said Wife to pay and 
divide in the manner hereinbefore directed concerning the 
first mentioned moiety or half part of the said trust monies 
and in case of the death of my said Wife before my said Child 
or Children shall attain his or their age or ages of twenty 
one years to be paid or applied or otherwise improved unto and 
for the benefit of my Child or Children and in case of the 
death of my Child or Children under the said age of twenty one 
years without leaving issue then upon trust to pay and apply 
the whole of such dividends and interest unto and for the use 
and benefit of my said wife during her natural life as 
aforesaid  and then and in such last mentioned case I give and 
bequeath the whole of the said principal interest trust monies 
from and after the decease of my said Wife as follows one 
moiety thereof unto and between the next of kin or their 
representatives of my late mother Elizabeth Billingham 
deceased and the other moiety unto and between the next of kin 
or their representatives of my said wife Mary Billingham and I 
do hereby authorise and require the said John Marriott to 
reimburse himself all such costs charges and expences as he 
shall be at or put unto and also to retain a reasonable 
allowance for his trouble in the execution of this my Will by 
and out of the monies which shall come to his hands by virtue 
thereof and I do declare that my said Trustee shall not be 
answerable or accountable for any loss which may happen of the 
said trust estate and monies so as the same happen without his 
wilful default or neglect and I do hereby nominate constitute 
and appoint the said John Marriott sole Executor of this my 
Will and also with my said Wife Guardians of my Child and 
Children and Lastly I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me 
made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal 
this twentieth day of November in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and twenty six  William Billingham

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Proved 19th May 1827
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Prob11/1725