In the name of God Amen I John Trais of Little Whites Alley in the Liberty of the Rolls late of Gough Square Fleet Street will and bequeath
to my son Henry William Trais all my property lying in the following public funds 2 hundred pounds stock in the 3 per cent Consols 400 in
the 3 per cent reduced 200 pounds one security in the 4 per cent Consols and in the long term? Annuities £472-3-9 yielding an interest of
£21 per year and all my goods Chattels etc out of the above property It is my will you give to the Charity of St Georges Hospital Hyde Park
Corner the sum of twenty pounds London June the 3 1810
John Traies
On the 21st day of June 1810 Admon (with the will annexed) of the Goods of John Trais formerly of Gough Square Fleet Street in the parish
of Saint Dunstans within West London but late of Little Whites Alley in the Liberty of the Rolls London dec’sd was granted to Henry William
Trais the son of the said dec’sd and residuary legator therein named but having been first sworn duly to administer
This is the last Will and Testament of me Henry William Trais of Southampton Terrace in the County of Middlesex Gentleman whereby I give to
my Aunt Rachael Holdsworth of Limehouse in the said county of Middlesex Widow during her life an Annuity of twenty pounds clear of all taxes
deductions and abatements whatsoever to be paid quarterly at Ladyday Midsummer Michaelmas and Christmas in every year and the first quarterly
payment thereof to begin and be made on such of those days as shall next happen after my death and subject to and charged with the payment
of the said Annuity I give and bequeath all my Monies securities for money stock in the public or Government funds or Annuities and all other
my personal estate property and effects whatsoever unto William Hughes Thompson of Great Saint Martins Lane in the County of Middlesex
gentleman and John Wilkinson of Sackville Street in the same county gentleman their executors administrators and assigns upon the trusts
and for the purposes following that is to say upon trust to permit my wife Mary Trais to use and enjoy and to receive and take the interest
dividends and annual interest of my said personal estate property and effects and every part thereof respectively for her own use and
benefit during such time and so long as she shall happen to live and from and after the death of my said wife then upon trust to pay the
interest dividends and annual income of my said personal estate property and effects unto her daughter Cassandra Grimes the wife of Charles
Grimes paymaster of the thirteenth regiment of foot now or lately stationed in the island of Guernsey for and during the term of her natural
life the same to be for the sole and separate use of the said Cassandra Grimes independent of and without being in any wise subject to the
debts control or engagements of her present or any future husband and for which the receipts of the said Cassandra Grimes above notwithstanding
her present or any future coverture shall from time to time be good and sufficient discharge to my said Trustees or Trustor for the time
being and from and after the death of the said Cassandra Grimes then I direct that my said Trustees or Trustor for the time being shall
stand possessed of my personal estate property and effects and every part thereof respectively upon trust for the children or child of her
the said Cassandra Grimes who shall live to attain the age of twenty one years or be married to be equally divided between such children if
there be more than one share and share alike And if there be only child of the said Cassandra Grimes who shall live to attain the age of
twenty one years or be married then the whole to be upon trust for such only child and for their or her executors and administrators
respectively and in case there shall not be any children or child of the said Cassandra Grimes who shall live to become entitled to my said
personal estate property and effects under the Trust aforesaid then I direct that my trustees or trustee shall stand possessed thereof and
of every part thereof respectively upon trust for the executor or administrators of her the said Cassandra Grimes and I hereby authorise and
direct my Trustees or Trustee for the time being after the death of my said wife or in her lifetime if she shall desire the same to be done
to sell and dispose of such part and parts of my property and effects hereinbefore bequeathed as shall not consists of money or securities
for money or of Stock in the public or Government funds or annuities at my death and to place the money arising from such sale or disposition
in the funds or at interest on real security in his or their name or names upon the trusts and for the purposes of this my will and I further
authorise and direct my said trustee or trustor for the time being after the death of the said Cassandra Grimes and during the minority of her
child or children to apply the interest dividends and annual proceeds of the share or shares which such child or children shall from time to
time be presumptively entitled to of or in my said personal estate property and effects for or towards his her or their maintenance and
education and I appoint the said William Thompson and John Wilkinson executors of this my will In witness thereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal this – day 1819
Henry William Trais
signed sealed and published by the above named Henry William Trais as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his
presence at his request and in the presence of each other do hereunto subscribe our names as Witnesses
Witness D B Major
Witness W M Major
June 25th 1819
Proved at London 20th April 1820 before Charles Coote Dr of Law by the oaths of William Hughes Thompson and John Wilkinson the executors
to whom Administration was granted having first sworn duly to administer.