Life History

Notes

• Details from Edward Scadding's will recorded in the Death Duty Register
  
  Whereas I have contracted to sell all
  my Freehold and Leasehold Messuages at
  Ilchester (except the Swan Inn) to Sir
  William Manners Bart who hath filed
  his Bill in Chancery against me for the
  specific performance thereof in consideration
  of the sum of £2550 now I give same
  to my Exors in Trust to convey same to
  William Manners and with the
  purchase Money to pay all Mortgage and
  other debts and to place £900 at interest
  and apply the interest for the maintenance
  etc of my younger children [ ] Elizabeth,
  Isett, Henry and Sarah during their
  minorities or advance and pay the Principal
  according to their discretion during their minorities in [planing out]
  in life my said children in the following portions
  Two hundred pounds each to my daurs and
  Three hundred pounds to my son In case
  the whole shall not be expended during their
  minorities the same to be paid them at 21 or
  marriage The shares of any dying to fall
  into the residue In case the produce
  of my property so sold shall be insufficient
  to pay any debts and the £900 then the
  same shall be made up and raised out of
  the Produce of the Residue of my Real and
  Personal Property
  After the death of my Wife my Household
  Goods and Furniture Utensils [Casles] Liquors Linen
  Woollen and [Stuff] in my Dwelling and Premises
  where I reside to go in same manner as the
  residue of my effects
  The residue If any die [                      ] the
  survivors
  
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  The legatees are his children Edwin, James, Henry,
  Florence, Letitia, Martha, Elizabeth, Isett and Sarah
  Residuary Legatees
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Sources

• 1. Parish Records - SRO
  • Ilchester baptisms D/P/ilch 2/1/2
• 2. Death Duty Registers, 1796-1903
  • Documents online IR 26
  • IR/26/290 Edward Scadding 1811