Caroline Ann MORE-MOLYNEUX [9472]

  General Notes:

THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me CAROLINE HAND Widow of The Reverend Henry George Hand of Highfield Godalming in the County of Surrey Clerk in Holy Orders.
1. I appoint my friend Henry Owen of Corpus Christi College Oxford Bachelor of Civil Law EXECUTOR and Trustee of my Will.
2. I give the following legacies to be paid free of duty
To my sister Eleanor fifty pounds
To my sister Blanche fifty pounds
To my sister Phyllis one hundred pounds
To our Godson George Herbert Eastwood fifty pounds
To my faithful servant Jane Taylor if she shall be in my service at the time of my death twenty five pounds and to my executor one hundred pounds.
3. I give the sum of three hundred and sixty pounds two shillings and five pence Bank stock seven hundred and twenty five pounds four per cent Preference Stock of the Great Eastern Railway Company and thirty five ten pounds Preference shares in the West Lancashire Railway Company formerly the property of my husband or the Stocks and securities representing the same at my death as to three fifths thereof to Henry Hand Captain R N nephew of my husband and as to two fifths thereof to George Hand Captain R N nephew of my husband the children of either of them who shall die before me to take their deceased
fathers share in equal portions.
4. All the rest of the real and personal estate to which I shall be entitled or over which I shall have any disposing power at the time of my death I give to my sister Barbara wife of Major General James John Combe for her absolute use and benefit
IN WITNESS whereof I the said Caroline Hand have to this my last Will set my hand this firth day of February one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight
CAROLINE HAND
Signed and acknowledged by the said Caroline Hand in the presence of us who in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses
A EDWARD SMITH Bank Clerk Ash Villa Godalming
W GATRILL Sub manager London & County Bank Godalming.

THIS IS A FIRST C0DICIL to the above written Will of me CAROLINE ANN HAND in my said Will called Caroline Hand I give the eight hundred pounds Victoria bonds received by me from the state of my sister Blanche (who has died since the date of my Will) or the securities for the time being representing the same to my sister Eleanor Elizabeth More Molyneux for her life And in all other respects I confirm my Will
IN WITNESS whereof I the said Caroline Ann Hand have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
CAROLINE ANN HAND
Signed and acknowledged by the said Caroline Ann Hand as a Codicil to her Will in the presence of us who in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses
W GATRILL Cashier London & County Bank Godalming
T W BAYSPOOLE Clerk London & County Bank Godalming.

ON the 12th day of September 1905 Probate of this Will and Codicil was granted to Henry Owen the sole Executor.

Probate calendar.
Hand Caroline Ann of the Bourne Godalming SRY widow died 11 Aug 1905. Probate London 12 Sep 1905 to Henry Owen DCS. Effects L5323 19s 6d Resworn L12737 11s 0d

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 7 Jun 1841, Compton SRY. Caroline is recorded as aged 9 born Surrey

2. Census: England, 30 Mar 1851, Compton SRY. Caroline is recorded as a daughter single aged 19 born Compton

3. Census: Essex, 8 Apr 1861, Hepworth SFK. Caroline is recorded as a wife aged 28 born Compton SRY

4. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, Compton SRY. Caroline is recorded as Caro Ann Hand daughter married aged 38 Clergymans wife born Compton SRY

5. Census: Englane, 3 Apr 1881, Hepworth SFK. Caroline is recorded as a wife aged 48 a rectory wife born Compton SRY.

6. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, The Bourne Crown Pitts Godalming. Caroline is recorded as head of house widow aged 58 living on own means born Compton SRY. Living alone with 2 servants

Caroline married Rev Henry George HAND [1663] [MRIN: 3276], son of Rev John Staples HAND [360] and Mary VANDERZEE [353], on 30 Jul 1851 in St Nicholas Compton SRY. (Rev Henry George HAND [1663] was born on 17 Sep 1810 in Billericay ESS, baptised on 28 Oct 1810 in Gt Burstead ESS and died on 12 Aug 1887 in Highfield Godalming SRY.)