This is the last Will and Testament of me, JOHN EDWARD TURNER of Waterden 
Place, Stoke next Guildford in the County of Surrey, Gentleman. I commend my soul 
into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and Father believing in the Redemption 
of Body, Soul and Spirit through the sacrifice and death of the Lord Jesus Christ my 
Saviour and Redeemer and having confident expectation of the resurrection to Eternal 
Life. I commend my Body to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my 
Executors hereinafter named. I revoke all former Wills at any time made by me. I 
bequeath unto each of my Trustees and Executors hereinafter named the Legacy or 
sum of Ten pounds, ten shillings for their care and trouble and to my granddaughter 
FRANCES CHARLOTTE TURNER the legacy of fifty pounds for her kindness and 
attention to myself the said legacy to be paid to her free of duty. I devise all that my 
house and premises situate on Chertsey Street, Guildford, aforesaid now in the 
occupation of WILLLIAM YALE unto my son JOHN GORDON TURNER his heirs 
and assigns. I devise all that tenement or cottage also situate in Chertsey Street and 
late in the occupation of Mrs Withall unto my son JAMES EDWARD TURNER his 
heirs and assigns. I devise all that other tenement or cottage adjoining the last 
mentioned tenement and late in the occupation of MR TABE? Unto all and every the 
children or child of my late deceased daughter FRANCES GORDON VERCHERE 
late the wife of ALBERT MARC VERCHERE, Army Surgeon, who shall be living at 
my decease their, his or her heirs and assigns in equal shares and the issue of such of 
them that shall be their dead leaving lawful issue, such issue to take per stipes and if 
more than one as tenants in common. And whereas I an indebted to Messrs Haydon 
and Company, Bankers, Guildford, upon an overdrawn account in considerable sums 
of money occasioned by my having made advances to my said sons JOHN GORDON 
TURNER and JAMES EDWARD TURNER and my son in law ALBERT MARC 
VERCHERE for which they are respectively jointly liable with me, and it is my 
intention that they shall not be called upon to repay my estate the amount of their 
respective advances. Now I do therefore devise unto my said son JAMES EDWARD 
TURNER and DODSWORTH HAYDON of Guildford, aforesaid Banker their heirs 
and assigns hereinafter called my said trustees, all that my estate consisting of 
messuages and premises situate in Bishopsgate Street in the City of London, Upon 
Trust as soon as conveniently can be after my decease or at such time as my said 
Trustees shall in their sole discretion think most convenient to make sale and dispose 
of my said estate at Bishopsgate Street London either by Public Auction or Private 
Contact or partly by one or partly by the other as to my said Trustees shall seem 
expedient. And I declare that my said Trustees or the survivor of them or the 
Executors or Administrators of such survivor shall stand possessed of the monies to 
arise from the sale of my said estate at Bishopsgate Street London Upon Trust in the 
first place to pay off and discharge the amounts which shall be owing to the said 
Messrs Haydon and Co either by me or jointly with either my said sons JOHN 
GORDON TURNER and JAMES EDWARD TURNER or my son in law ALBERT 
MARC VERCHERE and shall apply the rents of my said estate at Bishopsgate Street 
London in the meantime and until sale thereof in reduction of the same amounts and 
stand possessed of the residue of money to arise from the sale of my said estate at 
Bishopsgate Street London Upon the Trusts hereinafter declared Concerning my 
Residuary Real and Personal Estate I bequeath unto my said son JAMES EDWARD 
TURNER all my household furniture plate linen books pictures wine and other liquors 
goods chattels and effects whatever in and about my dwelling place No 11 Waterden 
Place for his won use and benefit absolutely Nevertheless it is my wish that he shall 
render unto my son in law ALBERT MARC VERCHERE on his return to England all 
drawings and effects of his late wife my said beloved daughter and it is my further 
wish that the eight large family portraits and the two small ones shall be handed over 
to my said son JOHN GORDON TURNER I can confidently believe that my said son 
JAMES EDWARD TURNER will attend to the carrying out of these my wishes and 
further that he will attend to the comfort and well being of his late dear sister’s 
children while any of them may be in England I devise and bequeath all the rest 
residue and remainder of my Real and Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever 
and of what kind soever unto the said JAMES EDWARD TURNER and 
DODSWORTH HAYDON their heirs executors administrators and assigns 
respectively according to the nature thereof respectively Upon Trust in the first place 
to pay thereout all my just debts and my funeral and testamentary expenses and to 
stand possessed of the then residue thereof Upon Trust as to one equal third part 
thereof for my said son JOHN GORDON TURNER his heirs executors administrators 
or assigns absolutely As to one other third part thereof Upon Trust for my said son 
JAMES EDWARD TURNER his heirs executors administrators and assigns 
absolutely And to the remaining third part thereof Upon Trust for all and every the 
children of child of my said deceased daughter the late wife of the said ALBERT 
MARC VERCHERE who being sons or a son shall attain 21 years or being daughters 
or a daughter shall attain that age or marry and if more than one in equal shares 
PROVIDED ALWAYS and I hereby direct that in the event of any or either of my 
said children or Grandchildren dying in my lifetime leaving lawful issue them 
surviving my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the executors or 
administrators of such survivor shall stand possessed of the share or respective shares 
which such deceased child or Grandchild would have received under this my Will in 
case they he or she had not died in my lifetime Upon Trust for and equally to divide 
the same unto and between all and every the children of such deceased child or 
Grandchild who shall be living at my decease persipes And I hereby declare that my 
said Trustees may in their absolute discretion apply the whole or such part as they 
shall think fit of the rents and annual income of the property to which any child shall 
for the time being be entitled in expectancy under any of the devises or bequests 
hereinbefore contained for and towards the maintenance and education of such child I 
devise and bequeath all estates vested in me as a mortgagee or Trustee unto my said 
Trustees their heirs executors administrators and assigns subject to the equities 
affecting the same estates respectively And I declare that the receipt of receipts of my 
said Trustees or the survivor of them or the executor administrator or assigns of such 
survivor for any monies payable to them or him under of by virtue of the Trusts of 
this my Will shall be a sufficient discharge to the persons or person respectively and 
that the persons or person paying such monies respectively shall not be obliged to see 
to the application nor be answerable or accountable for any loss misapplication or 
nonapplication of the same monies respectively or any part thereof respectively And I 
appoint my said son JAMES EDWARD TURNER and DODSWORTH HAYDON 
Executors of this my Will whereof I have to this Last Will and Testament contained in 
this and the two preceding sheets of paper set my hand this second day of May One 
thousand eight hundred and seventy one.

Signed acknowledged and declared by the said JOHN EDWARD TURNER the 
Testator as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at his 
request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as 
witnessed

MR CRANE 57 North Street Guildford
JOHN DEBENHAM Godalming Surrey

Testator died the 4th December 1871 The Will was proved by both Executors 3rd May 
1872 in the Principal Registry of Her Majesty’s Court of Probate.

Smallpeice Sons and Smallpeice, Guildford