The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-24 00:00:00

Recent Wills and Bequests•

(From the Illustrated London News.)
The will of the Right Hon. Lady Grace Gore, °I
Brunswick-square, Brighton, was proved, in the
London Court, on the 6th inst, by her daughter,
Martha Elizabeth Gore, the sole executrix. Th,e
personalty was sworn under £35,000. Her ladysbW
was the daughter of Barry, First Earl of Farnhalli,
and the relict of Sir Ralph St. George Gore, Bart"
who died in 1842. Her ladyship died June 19, 1866'
at Horsham-park, aged ninety-four, I.6vlng °%;
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and the furniture to her two daughters for life, an,.uo
then to her son, Sir St. George Gore, Bart.,
whom she has bequeathed all her plate. Her lady"
ship has also left to her two daughters the interest
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Es. Her ladyshi has bequeathed her residence
of £12,000, or an annuity of £6OO ; the prineiPs
sum will, alter th© decease of the survivor, devolve
to her grandson, the second sou of Sir St. Gorge
Gore, or, if there should be no such son living, the;
to the daughters of her said son St. George. Ther;
are legacies and annuities to friends, and also to ll°
servants.
The will of Sir Gilbert East, Bart., was proved ino
London on the 10th inst., by his mother, D 3132
Marianne Frances Clayton East, the surviving e%,e;
cutrix. The personalty was sworn under £l2,ov"'
Sir Gilbert died on Aug. 12, at the age of 43, ben/hge
accidentally drowned at the pier at Ryde, in _tag
Isle of Wight. His will, which is very brief, "Ile
executed in 1864, and is as follows This
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last will and testament of me, Sir Gilbert East
bert East, of Hall Place, Berks. I devise and bon
queath all my real and personal estate to mys-r
Gilbert Augustus absolutely. I appoint my
Lady Clayton East, and my brother, Charles Iv 'll
ham, executors of my will and guardians of ar
my children during their minority. I revoke D,111:°10t--
mer wills. Dated Jan. 25, 1864. Witnessed by „
Williams and W. Cox, 62, Lincoln's-inn-field'9',
The will of Peter Arkwright, Esq., of Willers'ed'
Derbyshire, was proved in London, the sth in6t''
by his sons, Frederick, Alfred, James, and Joh:
the joint acting executors. The personalty
sworn under £BOO,OOO. The will bears date f" e 6;
4, 1859, with two codicils, the first dated ill 1810:
and the last Aug. 20, 1866, and he died on SePt'acl
aged 82. The will is of considerable length, ov.
contains many liberal bequests, chiefly to the Ito
mediate members of his family. He bequeaths
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his wife the interest of £lOO,OOO for life and °,%0
absolutely, and such carriages and horses 354 d,
may choose. His estate at Matlock and Cralil'cli°o,
with mills and other property (not otherwise to
posed of), he has entailed on his eldest son and issio,
male, with remainder to his other sons ; the bon At
plate, pictures, works of art, &c., at his mansincuthe
Willersly to be held in trust by the possessor of 00
inheritance. To his son Alfred he leaves his es! st
at Wirksworth absolutely ; he devises his esta.,-"enho
Hatton and Haseley, Warwickshire, to his son tr:og
Thomas absolutely. He has also left the fel-1011i,
legacies, subject to special alterations by the iefOrecl,
cils :—To his sons, Frederick, Henry, -6'. of
James, Ferdinand, and Augustus, each a lob titer
£50,000; to his son John £30,000 ; to his clang
00,
Mary Ann, /rife of Robert Strange, i2o', ter
and for her husband and children ; to his laugh
0;
Margaret, wife of James R. Wigram, £204 of
in like manner ; to his daughter Caroline, *wl'eio-
J. Clowes, £20,000, in like manner ; to his snilA to
law, J. Cotton, Lord Bishop of Rochester, anlis
the children of his deceased daughter Swat'' 000
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lordship's wife, £20,000 ; and the sum of to
amongst the children of his late son Edwair 'also
which by codicil he has added £lO,OOO, and his
£lO,OOO additional to his son Henry ; and °that
daughter, F. Arkwright, £25,000.
He directs
out of the residue £30,000 shall be divided ant C)ogst
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his sons. He bequeaths to each of his servants
year's wages ; to the Derbyshire General Infix'£2oo. All legacies to be paid free of duty.