Will of David Veness of Sanderstead, Surrey
Proved 15 June 1841
PROB 11/1948

This is the last Will and Testament of me David VENESS of Sanderstead in the 
County of Surrey, Smith
I give that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses be fully paid and 
satisfied as soon after my decease as conveniently may be
I give devise and bequeath unto my wife Ann VENESS all those my two copyhold 
cottages with the appurtenances situate and being in Ewell in the said County of 
Surrey and now in the occupation of Thomas STAKER and his undertenant and all 
other my property or stock in trade debts monies estate and effects whatsoever and 
wheresoever situate and being with their and every of their rights members and 
appurtenances to hold the same unto the use of my said wife her heirs Executors 
Administrators and assigns according to the respective natures thereof absolutely the 
better to enable her to bring up educate and maintain my children but in case my wife 
shall die in my lifetime then I give and devise all my property unto between and 
amongst all my children as tenants in common and to their respective heirs executors 
administrators and assigns the issue of any of my children who shall be dead leaving 
issue to take their deceased parents shares respectively and the estate or interest of 
either children or grandchildren is not to vest until the age of twenty one years but my 
Executors are to be at full liberty to make advances out of or to apply the whole of the 
presumptive shares of any such children or grandchildren during minority for 
maintenance advancement or support as they or the survivor of them shall think fit 
and proper and I appoint William HOLMER and Henry SHEPHERD both of Union 
Street, Southwark ironmonger Executors of this my last Will and I direct that my 
Executors hereby appointed shall not be answerable the one for the other of them nor 
for involuntary lapses nor for money received under receipts in which they shall join 
only for conformity and that they shall and may reimburse themselves and each other 
out of monies that may come to their hands by virtue of this my last Will all costs and 
expenses to be incurred by them in the exertion hereof or anywise in relation thereto 
and I revoke all former Wills by me at any time heretobefore made and declare this to 
be my last will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal 
this twenty first day of September 1837 David VENESS signed sealed published and 
declared by the said David VENESS the testator  as and for this 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
Geo. HOLMER Bridge St. Southwark
Charles BOOTH
J.W. ROBINSON – Clerks to Mr HOLMER