15 April 1842 Will of Susanna Pike, widow of Grove Place, Hammersmith, Middlesex (proved 26 February 1848)

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This is the last Will and Testament 
of me Susanna Pike widow of Grove Place in the Parrish of Hammersmith
in the County of Middlesex with I make in the manner following that is to say
first I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expences to be fully paid
and satisfied I then give and bequeath unto my niece Eleanor Whittingham wife of 
Charles Whittingham of Chiswick in  County of Middlesex all my household fur-
niture trinkets linning and wearing apparel and all other Property and all mo-
ney that I shall die possed of or to witch I shall be intitled at the time of my
decease except the money I have in the funds Long annuites that I will and be-
queath the same to my nephew Charles John Whittingham son of Charles and
Eleanor Whittingham at my death to be sold ??? and made use of for the benefit 


of the said Charles Jhon Whittingham and in case he should not attain the age of 
twenty one years then I bequeath it to his brother William Whittingham son of the
said Charles and Eleanor Whittingham and in case of his death to be ?????????
among the surviving childring of the said Charles and Eleanor Whittingham and ?????
witch I have bequeathed to my niece Eleanor Whittingham at her decease to be equally 
divided among her children and it is my desire and e???? request to be buried in the
same grave with my dear departed husband William Pike in the same and ??????
coffin as he had and every thing the same as he had and I nominate and constitute
and appoint my said niece Elleanor Whittingham sole Executor of this my will
and hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made
I declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I the said Susanna
Pike have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of April eighteen hundred
and forty two  LS  Susanna Pike  Signed sealed published and declared by
the within named Susanna Pike 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
??? hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereof  Matthew Fenton Chiswick
JR Winkings Gibson Cottage Kings Road Chelsea

Proved at London 26th Feb 1848 before the Worshipful William Robinson Doctor
of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Eleanor (in the appointment written Elleanor) 
Whittingham wife of Charles Whittingham the great niece the sole executrix to
whom admon was granted having been first sworn duly to administer 

Admon (Will) of goods 
unadministered granted 
at the principal Registry
5th of February 1877 to Jane
Whittingham

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