1844 September 25: Date of will

1845 October 8: Date of probate.

Transcription, thanks to Wendy Jack.

This is the last Will and Testament of me Louisa Caroline Dare[1] of Camberwell[2] in the County of Surrey Widow I give and bequeath unto my friends the Reverend George Quilter[3] of Canwick[4] in the County of Lincoln Clerk and to my Nephew Alfred Alexander Julius[5] of Richmond[6] in the said County of Surrey the sume of one thousand pounds Item Three and a half per cent Consolidated Bank Annuities now standing in my name in the Books of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England and all and every other sum or sums of money of which I may die possessed or be entitled to upon Trust that they the said George Quilter and Alfred Alexander Julius and the survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall from time to time sell out the same or any part thereof and reinvest the money arising there from in the same or any other Government Stocks or Securities and do and shall vary sell or dispose of such substituted stocks or Securities as may be necessary for the performance of the trusts hereafter reposed in them and do and shall pay the dividends and interest of the said stocks and securities sum or sums of money when and as the same shall become due and be received and also any dividends or sum of money which shall be due thereon at the time of my decease unto my daughter Jane Dare[7] or her assigns for and during the term of her natural life And from and after the decease of my said daughter Jane Dare upon Trust that my said trustees or the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of such survivor do and shall pay out of the said unto my Granddaughter Augusta Louisa Loader[8] the sum of six hundred pounds And in case the said Augusta Louisa Loader shall depart this life during the lifetime of  my said daughter Jane Dare then I direct the said sum of six hundred pounds to be divided equally between my two sons John Julius Dare[9] and George Julius[10] if he or they should be living at the death of my said daughter Jane Dare share and share alike but in case of their or either of their decease during the lifetime of my said daughter then I direct the said Alfred Alexander Julius to hold the share or shares of my said sons so dying as aforesaid and all interest then due thereon In Trust for the child or children of the said John Julius Dare or George Julius Dare so dying as aforesaid share and share alike to be paid them on their severally attaining their age of twenty one years or to be previously applied towards their maintenance or advancement in life And as to the rest residue and remainder of my said Stock I bequeath the same unto my said two sons John Julius Dare and George Julius Dare to be equally divided between them share and share alike And in the event of the death of each or either of them my said two Sons during the life of my said daughter Jane then I direct that the said Alfred Alexander Julius shall hold the share of my Son or Sons so dying In Trust for the child or children of my said Son or Sons so dying aforesaid to be equally divided between them share and share alike to be paid to them on their severally attaining twenty one years of age or to be by him the said Alfred Alexander Julius previously applied towards their maintenance education or advancement in life And I direct that the said trustees shall not be answerable for each other respectively but each of them for himself only nor shall they be answerable for involuntary losses And that it shall be lawful for them respectively to reimburse themselves and each other all costs charges and expenses attending the execution of the trusts aforesaid whereas I have advanced to my Son George Julius Dare various sums of money Now I do hereby renounce all claim thereto or to any sum or sums of money he may owe me at my decease And whereas I have at different times advanced various sums of money to my Son John Julius Dare Now I do hereby renounce all claim thereto I [?] and bequeath unto my brother George Charles Julius[11] unto George Quilter and to Alfred Alexander Julius a mourning ring in remembrance of my regard and esteem for them I give unto my Son George Julius Dare his portrait now in my possession And I give and bequeath all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my personal estate of every description after payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses unto my Daughter Jane Dare for her absolute use and benefit And I appoint my said Brother George Charles Julius of Richmond aforesaid Esq^r and my said Daughter Jane dare Executor and Executrix of this my will And I revoke all former wills by me made and declare this to be and contain my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four.

Louisa Caroline Dare LT – Signed and acknowledged by the said Louisa Caroline Dare as and for her last Will and Testament in the present of us being present at the same time who at her request  in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses. Samuel Bellamy[12] Camberwell Road Builder, George C. Julius M.D. Richmond Surrey.

Proved at London 8^th Oct^r 1845 before the worshipful John Danbeny[13] Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oath of George Charles Julius the Brother one of the Executors to whom Admons now granted having been first sworn only to administer. Power reserved of making the like grant to Jane Dare Spinster the Daughter the other Executor when she shll apply for the same.