This is the last Will and Testament of me James Bliss of Ripley in the 
parish of Send in the County of Surry Baker  I nominate constitute 
and appoint my friends Edward Harbroe of Ripley aforesaid Surgeon 
and John Thompson of Hersham in the said County of Surrey Grocer 
Executors of this  my Will whom I direct to pay all my just debts 
funeral and testamentary expences as soon as conveniently may be 
after my decease out of my personal Estate  I give and bequeath 
unto my dear wife Margaret all the household furniture plate linen 
and china that shall be in our Dwelling house at the time  of my 
decease to and for her own absolute use for ever  I give devise and 
bequeath unto my dear wife Margaret Bliss all that my copyhold or 
customary messuage or tenement shop buildings garden 
hereditaments and premises with the appurtenances now in the 
occupation of my brother John Bliss situate lying and being in Ripley 
aforesaid and holden of the manor of Ripley and Send in the County 
of Surrey and which I lately purchased of George Thompson and 
others and also all that my copyhold or customary messuage or 
tenement buildings garden heredits and premises with the 
appurtenances now in the occupation of William Christmas situate 
lying and being in the parish of Weybridge in the County of Surrey 
and holden of the manor of Byfleet in the said County to hold the 
same unto and to the use of my said dear wife Margaret Bliss and 
her assigns for and during such part of the term of her natural life as 
she shall continue my widow and unmarried and from and 
immediately after the decease or marriage again whichever event 
may first happen I give and devise the said Copyhold or customary 
messuages or tenements shop buildings gardens hereditaments and 
premises unto my Son James Bliss To have to hold the same unto 
and to the use of my son James Bliss his heirs and assigns for ever 
Subject nevertheless and charged and chargeable with the payment 
of the sum of three hundred and fifty pounds between and amongst 
my other children at the times and in manner herein after 
mentioned that is to say I give and bequeath the sum of three 
hundred and fifty pounds of lawful money of Great Britain unto all 
and every my children (except the said James Bliss) equally to be 
divided between them share and share alike for their respective 
absolute use and benefit and I do hereby charge and subject my said 
Copyhold messuages or tenements shop buildings gardens and 
hereditaments above given and devised to my said son James Bliss to 
and with the payment of the said sum of three hundred and fifty 
pounds accordingly and do direct the same to be paid within three 
calendar months next after the decease of my said wife or her 
marrying another husband whichever event may first happen  And it 
is my will and desire that in case any or either of my said children 
shall die before his her or their share or shares of and in the said sum 
of three hundred and fifty pounds shall become payable under this 
my Will leaving issue of his or her or their body or bodies lawfully 
begotten then that the issue of such child or children so dyeing shall 
have and be entitled to the share or shares which his her or their 
parent or parents would have been entitled to under this my Will in 
case he she or they had not died before the same became payable 
equally to be divided between such issue (if more than one) share 
and share alike  And I give devise and bequeath unto my said dear 
wife Margaret Bliss all those my freehold messuages or tenements 
buildings gardens lands and hereditaments with the appurtenances 
situate lying and being  in Ripley aforesaid which I lately purchased of 
and from Joseph Talbot To have and to hold the same unto and to 
the use of my said dear wife Margaret Bliss and her assigns for and 
during such part of the term of her natural life as she shall continue 
my widow and unmarried and from and immediately after the 
decease or marriage again whichever event may first happen I give 
and devise the said freehold messuages or tenements buildings 
gardens lands and hereditaments unto my Son William Bliss To have 
to hold the same unto and to the use of my said son William Bliss his 
heirs and assigns for ever also I give devise and bequeath unto my 
said dear wife Margaret Bliss all that my copyhold messuage or 
tenement Bakehouse garden yard and heredits with the 
appurtenances situate lying and being at Chertsey in the said County 
of Surrey which I lately purchased of and from my brother Thomas 
Bliss To have and to hold the same unto and to the use of my said 
dear wife Margaret Bliss and her assigns for and during such part of 
the term of her natural life as she shall continue my widow and 
unmarried and from and immediately after the decease or marriage 
again whichever event may first happen I order and direct that my 
said Executors hereinbefore named or the survivor of them or the 
heirs or assigns of such survivor shall sell and dispose of my said last 
mentioned copyhold messuage or tenement Bakehouse garden yard 
and heredits with the appurtenances either by public auction of 
private contract as they or he shall think best and for the most 
money that can be gotten for the same and shall and do stand 
possessed of and interested in the monies to arise and be produced 
by such sale in trust for my six daughters Harriett Ann Maria Jane 
Emma and Caroline in equal shares and proportions to be paid to 
them at the same times and to be subject to the same benefit of 
survivorship among my said six daughters and to the like proviso for 
admitting the lawful issue of any or either of them dying under the 
age of twenty one years to the share or shares of the parent or 
parents so dying as herein after mentioned with respect to the share 
or shares of my said daughters of and in my residuary personal 
Estate  And I give devise and bequeath unto my said son William Bliss 
his heirs and assigns all those copyhold messuages or tenements 
lands and hereditaments situate lying and being at Grove Heath 
with[in] the manor of Ripley and Send which I lately purchased of 
and from the executors of John Moore deceased To have and to hold 
the same unto and to the use of my said son William Bliss his heirs 
and assigns for ever  And I give devise and bequeath unto my said 
Executors all that my copyhold messuage or tenement (lately four 
tenements) with the Bakehouse outhouses and premises with the 
appurtenances situate and being in Ripley aforesaid and now in my 
own occupation and also all and singular my stock in Trade book 
debts money in the public Funds and at interest and all other my 
personal Estate and Effects of what nature or kind soever and 
wheresoever (except my household furniture plate linen and china 
hereinbefore specifically bequeathed) To hold to them and the 
survivor of them and the heirs executors and admors of such survivor 
Upon the trusts following that is to say upon trust as to my said 
copyhold estate to permit my said wife Margaret to reside in my said 
Copyhold messuage and premises and to carry on my trade and 
business therein for the benefit of herself and her children for and 
during the term of her life if she shall so long continue my widow but 
not otherwise without paying any rent for the same and from and 
immediately after her death or marriage which ever event may first 
happen then upon trust for and I do hereby give devise and 
bequeath my aforesaid copyhold messuage or tenement and 
premises now in my own occupation unto my son James Bliss his 
heirs and assigns for ever in case my said son shall attain his age of 
twenty one years but if my said son shall happen to die under the 
age of twenty one years Then upon Trust for and I do hereby give 
devise and bequeath my aforesaid copyhold messuage or tenement 
and premises now in my own occupation unto my son William Bliss 
his heirs and assigns for ever in case he shall attain his age of twenty 
one years but if both my said sons James and William shall happen to 
die under the age of twenty one years Then upon Trust to sell and 
dispose of my said copyhold messuage or tenement and premises 
now in my own occupation either by public Sale or private contract 
for the most money that can be reasonably gotten for the same and 
after deducting the necessary expences attending the sale thereof to 
divide the residue of such purchase money unto and equally 
between my six daughters herein after named in such manner as I 
have hereafter directed as to the residue of my personal estate  And 
I direct that the receipts of my said Executors and the survivor of 
them his heirs executors or admors shall be good and sufficient 
discharges to the respective purchasers of my said copyhold estates 
hereinbefore directed and authorized to be sold his or her heirs and 
assigns who shall not be obliged to see to the application of such 
purchase monies or be answerable or accountable for any 
misapplication or nonapplication thereof or of any part thereof and 
as to my Stock in trade book debts monies in the public funds and at 
interest and all other my personal Estate and effects except my 
household furniture plate linen and china hereinbefore specifically 
bequeathed Upon trust to convert the whole (except the money or 
stock in the public funds) into ready money as soon as conveniently 
may be after my decease and after payment thereout of all my just 
debts funeral and testamentary expences Upon trust to lay out and 
invest the whole thereof either on Government security or securities 
or on security of real estates and pay and apply the interest and 
dividends thereof as also of all such stock as shall be in the funds at 
the time of my decease unto my said Wife Margaret for and during 
the term of her natural life provided she shall so long continue my 
widow but not otherwise (she my said wife maintaining and 
providing thereout and out of the profits of my business to be carried 
on by her as aforesaid for our several children as shall be living at my 
death) and from and after the decease of my said wife or her 
marrying again which ever event shall first happen then upon trust 
and I do hereby give and bequeath the whole of the residue of my 
said Stock in trade book debts monies in the public funds and at 
interest and all other my personal Estate and effects and all other my 
said Trust monies and the Stocks funds and securities wherein the 
same may be laid out or invested unto and amongst my Son William 
Bliss and my Six Daughters Harriett Ann Maria Jane Emma and 
Caroline Bliss share and share alike to be paid when and as my said 
Son William and daughters shall attain their respective ages of 
twenty one years and in case any or either of them my said Son 
William and daughters Harriett Ann Maria Jane Emma and Caroline 
shall happen to die without leaving issue of their his or her bodies or 
body lawfully begotten then I give and bequeath the share or shares 
of him her or them so dying unto the survivors of them my said Son 
William and daughters Harriett Ann Maria Jane Emma and Caroline 
in equal parts and proportions to be paid and transferred at the 
same time their original shares are hereinafter directed to be paid 
and in case any or either of them my said Son William and daughters 
Harriett Ann Maria Jane Emma and Caroline shall happen to die 
under the said age of twenty one years leaving issue of their his or 
her bodies or body lawfully begotten Then I do hereby give and 
bequeath the share or shares of them him or her so dying to such 
issue in equal parts shares and proportions to be paid and 
transferred unto such issue when and as they shall respectively 
attain their respective ages of twenty one years provided always 
nevertheless and I do direct that in case my said Son William shall 
come into possession of the said Copyhold messuage or tenement 
and premises now in my own occupation in consequence of the 
death of his brother James under the age of twenty one years then I 
do direct that neither he my said Son William or his issue shall take 
any part share or interest in my said Personal Estate and effects or 
the Stocks funds or securities in or upon which the same may be 
invested but that the whole thereof shall go to my said six daughters 
or their issue in manner aforesaid and I constitute and appoint my 
said wife Guardian of our Children during their respective minorities  
And I do hereby authorise empower and direct my said Executors 
and the survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such 
survivor from and after the decease of my said wife until all my 
aforesaid Children shall respectively attain their several and 
respective ages of twenty one years to manage and improve the 
Estate and Fortunes of my said Children respectively by me 
hereinbefore given them respectively and to receive and apply the 
rents issues profits dividends and interest of the estates and monies 
they will and may be respectively entitled to under and by virtue of 
this my Will for their respective use and benefit during their 
respective minorities in such manner as my Executors shall in their 
and his discretion think proper and it is my will and meaning that my 
said Executors and the survivor of them his heirs executors and 
admors shall not be answerable or accountable for any more of the 
aforesaid trust monies estate and premises than he or they shall 
actually receive and also that he and they shall and may deduct and 
reimburse himself and themselves all such Expences costs and 
charges that he and they shall be put unto in carrying the Trusts of 
this my Will into execution and hereby revoking all former Wills I 
declare this to be my last Will and Testament  In witness whereof I 
the said James Bliss have to this my last Will and Testament 
contained in five sheets of paper set my hand and seal that is to say 
my hand to the first four sheets and my hand and seal to this fifth 
and last sheet the second day of July in the year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and thirty one.
James Bliss
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named James 
Bliss the Testator as and for his 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
Joseph Hockley   Edmund Vincent   James Johnson  

Proved at London on 3rd December 1834 before the Judge by the 
Oath of John Thompson the surviving Executor to whom admon was 
granted having been first sworn by Comon duly to Administer

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