Giles Research Collection

This is the Last Will and Testament of me John Giles of No 14 Spring Gardens in the Parish of Saint Giles Reading in the County of Berks Gentleman I direct all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be fully paid and satisfied I give devise and bequeath unto my executors hereinafter named all my real and personal estate whereof I may die possessed of or entitled to in possession or expectancy Upon trust as soon as conveniently after my decease to sell and convert the whole into money either by public auction or by private contact or partly by public auction and partly by private contract

I direct my said Executors to divide the whole of the produce of such sale among my daughter Martha Golding the wife of Edward Golding and my son Robert Giles in equal parts shares and proportions share and share alike

But in case my said son Robert Giles should depart this life in my lifetime then I give and devise the share of the produce of the sale of my said real and personal estate hereinbefore given and bequeathed to him unto between and amongst all the children of my said son who shall then be living And also the widow of my said Son in equal parts shares and proportions share and share alike

And I direct that the shares of such of my Grand children who shall be abroad or under the age of twenty one years shall be paid laid out and expended or invested for the maintenance and benefit of such lastly mentioned Grand children in such way and manner as my said trustees or Executors hereinafter mentioned may think expedient or necessary

And I do hereby declare that my said Executors and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall and may at all times out of the first monies that may come to their or either of their hands reimburse and indemnify themselves and himself respectively all such costs damages charges and expenses as they or either of them may be put unto or sustain in about the execution of the Trusts of this my Will and that neither of them shall be answerable for any loss which may happen to the said trust premises unless the same shall happen by or through his or their wilful neglect or default

And I declare that it shall be lawful for the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of this my will to sign and give any receipt or receipts for any sum or sums of money payable to them or him under or by virtue of this my will and that any person or persons paying to them or her any such sum or sums of money and taking their or her receipt for the same respectively shall not afterwards be answerable or accountable for the loss misappropriation or nonapplication or in any wise bound or concerned to see the application of the money in the said receipts mentioned or acknowledges to have been received

And as to the residue of my estate and effects I give and devise the same equally among my said son and daughter in equal parts shares and proportions share and share alike I nominate and appoint my said daughter Martha Golding and Mr William Hodges of No 12 Oxford Street Reading trustees and Executors of this my will

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifty three John Giles

– signed and Declared by the said John Giles the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request in the presence of each other and present at the same time have hereunto subscribed out names as witnesses

– Wm Hodges 12 Oxford Street Reading
– George Williams 14 Spring Gardens

Proved at London 18th April 1856 before the Worshipful James Parker Deane Doctor of Saros and Surrogate by the Oaths of Martha Golding (wife of Edward Golding) the Daughter and William Hodges the Exors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.