This is the Last Will and Testament of me Mary Howard of Kingston 
upon Thames in the County of Surrey Widow I give and devise unto 
my Brother James Howick of the Parish of Godalming in the County 
of Surrey Husbandman and his heirs All and every my Messuages or 
Tenements Buildings Lands and hereditaments situate lying and 
being in the parish of Pirbright or elsewhere in the County of Surrey 
To hold the same unto the said James Howick and his heirs  To the 
Uses and upon and for the trusts intents and purposes hereinafter 
expressed and contained (that is to say) To the Use of my Nephew 
William Howick the son of the said James Howick and his assigns 
during his life And after the determination of that Estate by 
forfeiture or otherwise in his life time To the Use of the said James 
Howick and his heirs during the life of the said William Howick  In 
trust for him and by the usual ways and means to preserve the 
Contingent remainders hereinafter devised And after the decease of 
the said William Howick To the Use of the first Son of the said 
William Howick and the heirs of his Body lawfully issuing And in 
default of such issue To the Use of the second and every other Son of 
the said William Howick severally successively and in remainder one 
after another according to their respective seniorities and the heirs 
of their respective Bodies lawfully issuing And for default of such 
Issue To the use of all and every the Daughters and Daughter of the 
said William Howick and the heirs of the Bodies and Body of all and 
every such Daughters or Daughter respectively issuing and the same 
to be divided between or among such Daughters (if more than one) 
in equal shares as Tenants in Common in tail And in case there shall 
be more than one such Daughter and there shall be a failure of Issue 
of the Body or Bodies of any one or more of them then after the 
decease and failure of Issue or respective deceases and failures of 
Issue of such last mentioned Daughter or Daughters as well the share 
or shares hereby originally by me devised to the Daughter or 
Daughters so dying and whose Issue shall so fail as the share or 
shares which by virtue of this present clause shall have survived or 
accrued to her or them or her or their respective Issue shall severally 
be and remain To the use of the other or others of such Daughter or 
Daughters and the heirs of her or their Body or respective Bodies 
issuing and be divided between or among the said other Daughters 
(if more than one) in equal shares as Tenants in common by way of 
cross remainders in tail so long as there shall be issue of any such 
Daughters  And if all the Daughters of the said William Howick (save 
one) shall die without Issue or if there shall be but one such 
Daughter then the Entirety of the said Messuages or Tenements 
Buildings Lands and hereditaments hereinbefore devised shall be and 
remain To the use of that remaining or such only Daughter and the 
heirs of her Body issuing and for default of such Issue To the Use of 
my own right heirs for ever  And as to all and singular my Household 
Goods and Furniture Plate Linen and China Wearing Apparel Trinkets 
Monies and securities for money and all other my personal Estate 
and effects of every sort and kind I give and bequeath the same and 
every part thereof unto and equally between my Brothers James 
Howick and William Howick and my Sister Elizabeth Wilson share 
and share alike for their respective absolute use and  benefit subject 
nevertheless to the payment of my just debts and funeral and 
testamentary expences And I nominate and appoint my said Brother 
James Howick sole Executor of this my Will Provided always and my 
Will is that my said Executor shall and may at all times in the first 
place reimburse and indemnify himself All such costs charges 
damages and expences as he shall or may at any time expend lay out 
or be put unto for or by reason or means of the trusts or 
executorship of this my Will And that he shall not be answerable for 
any loss which may happen to any Estate or Effects unless such loss 
happen through his own wilful neglect or default nor for more 
monies than shall actually come to his hands nor for any loss which 
may happen by occasion of depositing any money in the hands 
keeping or custody of any public or common Banker And I do hereby 
revoke and make void all former and other Wills by me at any time 
heretofore made and declare these presents only to be and contain 
my last Will and Testament  In Witness whereof I the said Mary 
Howard the Testatrix have hereunto set my hand and seal the 
twenty fifth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand 
eight hundred and forty eight 
Mary Howard
Signed sealed published and declared by the above named Mary 
Howard the Testatrix as and for 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 subscribed our Names as 
Witnesses 
Edmund Vincent   Edw.d Cha.s Quilley  Clerks to W Hooley Guildford

This Will of Mary Howard late of Kingston upon Thames in the 
County of Surrey Widow deceased was proved on the thirty first day 
of March 1851 before the Reverend John Richards Clerk a Surrogate 
by the Oath of James Howick the Brother of the deceased the sole 
Executor to whom Administration was granted he having been first 
sworn duly to administer.

DW/PA/5/1851/9