This is the last Will and Testament of me William RODGERS  of The Lodge 
Lime Grove, New Malden in the County of Surrey, Gentleman.  I give, devise 
and bequeath all my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of 
what nature and kind soever whether real or personal unto George 
WEATHERSBY and Alfred BREWER my executors hereinafter appointed 
their heirs executors administrators and assigns upon trust as soon as 
conveniently may be after my decease to call in sell and convert into money 
such part of my said estate and effects as shall not consist of money and to 
give good and effectual receipts and discharges for all purchases and other 
monies to be paid to or received by them in pursuance of the said powers 
hereinfore given to them and out of the proceeds of such calling in sale and 
conversion to pay all the costs charges and expenses of and incident to such 
calling in sale and conversion and also all principal and interest monies which 
shall or may be payable at my decease under and by virtue of any mortgage 
or mortgages of all or any part of my said real estate and to stand possessed 
of the residue of such proceeds and also for all such parts of my estate and 
effects as shall consist of money upon trust thereout in the first place to pay 
for my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and then to pay the 
following legacies which I do hereby give and bequeath that is to say To my 
servant Hannah PENFOLD whether she be in my service at my decease or 
not the sum of fifty pounds sterling for her own and absolute use and benefit 
To my old servant James NORRIS of New Malden five pounds To Clara 
BROOK spinster of  No 6 Gill Street Liverpool the sum of fifty pounds stirling 
for her own and absolute use and benefit To my friend William GRUNDALL of 
5 Summer Hill Birmingham twenty five pounds To Mary PATCHING widow 
(one of the sisters of my deceased wife) thirty pounds To Caroline BELLEW 
spinster and Isabella GALLAGAR the wife of Edmund GALLAGAR	 (the other 
sisters of my deceased wife) the sum of twenty pounds each and to each of 
my executors ten guineas for mourning rings in the memory of their old friend 
And I direct that all the beforementioned legacies shall be paid to the legatees 
free of legacy duty And as to the residue (after paying such legacies) to pay 
and divide the same unto and equally between and amongst my nephews and 
nieces who shall be living at my decease (being the sons and daughters of my 
deceased brother John RODGERS and my deceased sisters Elizabeth 
PETCHELL Mary SAMUELS and Hannah BRUMMIT) share and share alike 
as tenents in common to and for his or her own absolute use and benefit And 
I herby declare that any interest taken under this my will by a married woman 
shall be for her own sole and separate use free from the control debts or 
engagements of her husband and her receipt alone notwithstanding coverture 
shall be good an sufficient discharge to my executors for the same. And I do 
hereby further decree that in case my said estate shall prove insufficient to 
pay all the specific legacies given by this my will in full then it is my expressed 
wish and desire and I do hereby will and direct that the legacies heinbefore 
given to Hannah PENFOLD and Clara BROOKS shall be paid in full in priority 
of all other gifts under this my will And I hereby appoint the said George 
WEATHERSBY of No 22 Little Britain in the City of London Ivory worker and 
dealer and comedian and Alfred BREWER of The Limes Lime Grove New 
Malden in the County of Surrey Photographer Executors of this my will and 
hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare 
this only to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said William 
RODGERS the testator have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of March 
one thousand eight hundred and seventy five WILLIAM RODGERS signed by 
the testator William Rodgers as and for his last will and testament in the 
presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence at his 
request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our 
names as witnesses CHARLES STIRLING Vicar of New Malden and Coombe 
Surrey WILLIAM ELLIOTT Coombe Rd New Malden Surrey.

Proved at London 2nd February 1876 by the oaths of George WEATHERSBY 
and Alfred BREWER the executors to whom admon was granted.

On the 2nd February 1876 the will of William RODGERS late of The Lodge 
Lime Grove New Malden in the County of Surrey Gentleman, deceased, who 
died on 14th January 1876 at The Lodge, aforesaid, was proved in the 
Principal Registry of the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice by the 
oaths of George WEATHERSBY of No 22 Little Britain in the City of London 
Ivory Worker and dealer and comedian and Alfred BREWER of The Limes 
Lime Grove aforesaid Photographer.

Executors named in the said Will they having been first sworn duly to 
administer
Effects under £200 
Re-sworn June 1876 £450