Will of Charlotte Wyatt PROB 11/1918

This is the last Will and Testament of me CHARLOTTE WYATT, widow, late 
of Arundel in the County of Sussex but now residing at Camberwell in the 
County of Surrey. I desire to be buried in Leominster? Church in as plain a 
manner as possible and I leave the entire management of my funeral to my 
Executor JOHN SMITH Esquire and I direct the charges thereof to be paid out 
of any monies that may be in my possession at the time of my decease but in 
case such monies shall not be sufficient then out of my funded property and 
subject thereto I give the interest, dividends and annual produce of all my 
monies, securities for money and Personal Estate whatsoever unto my sister 
SUSANNAH SMITH during her life and immediately after her decease I 
dispose of my said Personal Estate as follows that is to say in case I shall be 
residing with my nephew JOHN SMITH of Grove Hill Camberwell Esquire at 
the time of my decease then I give unto the said JOHN SMITH all my furniture 
and effects which may be in or about my residence at the time of my decease 
and subject thereto I give all the rest and residue of my monies, securities for 
money, goods, chattels and effects whatsoever and wheresoever unto and 
equally between and amongst my great nieces ELIZA SMITH daughter of 
William Smith, SUSAN SMITH and CAROLINE SMITH daughter of RICHARD 
SMITH, SUSANNAH CHARLOTTE SMITH and SARAH SMITH daughters of 
JOHN SMITH, FRANCES KATHERINE JEFFERD and CHARLOTTE 
WARDROPER daughters of RICHARD WARDROPER, ELIZA WARDROPER 
daughter of CHARLES WARDROPER and FRANCES WARDROPER and 
LAURA WARDROPER daughters of EDWARD WARDROPER share and 
share alike and in case any of them the said ELIZA SMITH, SUSAN SMITH, 
CAROLINE SMITH, SUSANNAH CHARLOTTE SMITH, SARAH SMITH, 
FRANCES KATHERINE JEFFERD, CHARLOTTE WARDROPER, ELIZA 
WARDROPER, FRANCES WARDROPER and LAURA WARDROPER shall 
die in my lifetime and leave lawful issue living at my decease then I give the 
legacy or share of her or them so dying unto such her or their respective issue 
equally to be divided between them if more than one and in case any of them 
the said ELIZA SMITH, SUSAN SMITH, CAROLINE SMITH, SUSANNAH 
CHARLOTTE SMITH, SARAH SMITH, FRANCES KATHERINE JEFFERD, 
CHARLOTTE WARDROPER, ELIZA WARDROPER, FRANCES 
WARDROPER and LAURA WARDROPER SMITH, shall die in my lifetime 
and leave no issue living at my decease then I give the legacy or share of her 
or them so dying unto and equally amongst the survivors or survivor of them 
and the issue of any of them who shall be dead such issue respectively to 
take equally amongst them if more than one the part or share to which the 
parent of such issue would have been entitled to and I appoint my said 
nephew JOHN SMITH sole Executor of this my Will and lastly I revoke all 
former Wills by me made. In witness whereof I the said CHARLOTTE WYATT 
the testatrix have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal this 
first day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight. 
CHARLOTTE WYATT. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said 
CHARLOTTE WYATT the testatrix as her last Will and Testament in the 
presence of us who in her presence at her request and in the presence of 
each other have hereunto set our hands as witnesses thereto on the day 
above written. AUG. COOKE, Surgeon, Denmark? Hill, Camberwell. ANNE 
COOKE

This is a Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me CHARLOTTE WYATT 
of Glebe House, Grove Hill, Camberwell, Surrey, Widow I give and bequeath 
unto the servants of my nephew Mr JOHN SMITH of Grove Hill aforesaid if 
living with him at my decease but not otherwise the legacies or sums following 
that is to say LYDIA HARRIS the sum of fifty pounds sterling, to ELIZA 
HEMSLEY the sum of thirty pounds sterling to ELIZABETH HEMSLEY ten 
pounds sterling and to ELIZA COFFEY the sum of ten pounds sterling each to 
be paid immediately after my decease. In witness whereof I have hereunto set 
my hand this fourteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty 
nine. C, WYATT. Witness to the signature hereof WILLIAM HENRY SMITH, 
Surgeon 5 Marlborough Place, Walworth. ELIZABETH HEMSLEY Fieldgate 
Street, Whitechapel.

Appeared personally WILLIAM HENRY SMITH of No 5 Marlborough Place, 
Walworth in the County of Surrey, Surgeon and made oath that he is one of 
the subscribed witnesses to the Codicil to the last Will and Testament of 
CHARLOTTE WYATT formerly of Arundel in the County of Sussex but late of 
Camberwell in the County of Surrey, Widow, deceased bearing date the 
fourteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine and now 
herein annexed and further made oath that on the fourteenth day of June 
aforesaid the said testatrix duly executed her said Codicil by signing her name 
thereto in the presence of this deponent and of ELIZABETH HEMSLEY the 
other subscribed witness thereto both of whom were present at the same time 
and this deponent the said ELIZABETH HEMSLEY thereupon attested and 
subscribed the said Codicil in the presence of the said testatrix. WILLIAM 
HENRY SMITH. On the 15th day of October 1839 the said WILLIAM HENRY 
SMITH was sworn to this affidavit before me W. C. CURTEIS Present G. R. 
LONGDEN Notary Public.

Proved at London with a Codicil 30th Oct. 1839 before the Worshipful 
WILLIAM CALVERLEY CURTEIS Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath 
of JOHN SMITH Esq. The nephew the sole Executor to whom admon was 
granted having been first sworn duly to administer.