LADY ANNE MURRAY AND LADY MARGERY MURRAY by Ian Trackman Lady Margery Murray (undated) attributed to David Martin, now at Scone Palace (screen-shot from the BBC programme “Fake or Fortune”) Lady Anne Murray (c. 17301 – 1817) and Lady Margery Murray (c. 1730 – 1799) were the unmarried daughters of David Murray, 6th Viscount of Stormont (1689 – 1748) (the brother of William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield) and Anne Stewart (? - 1735). They were the sisters of David Murray (2nd Earl of Mansfield) and James Murray. Maybe they were twins. Whether the two women came to live with Lord and Lady Mansfield before or after the arrival of Lady Elizabeth Murray and Dido Belle in about 1766/7 is not known. At that time, they would have been in their mid-thirties. Why they did not marry is also not known. Both their father and mother had died; maybe their assistance in looking after Elizabeth and Dido was much appreciated (and encouraged) by Lord and Lady Mansfield, who, at the time of Dido’s arrival, were aged 61 and 62 respectively. Anne Murray kept the Kenwood household accounts between 1785 and 1793 and possibly before then. 1 I have not traced any birth records. The date is estimated from the dates of birth of the sisters’ two brothers. 1 I have not yet discovered an authenticated portrait of Lady Anne Murray, but this portrait by David Martin is described2 as “Bust length portrait of a lady in a green and gold gown” and dated 1785. If the portrait is of Lady Anne, it would show her aged in her mid fifties. Is it possible to detect some similarity with the Lady Margery portrait in their faces (particularly the chin dimple) and in the two dresses (gold trimming and white sleeves) ? There is a letter3 of 1784 from Lady Charlotte Wentworth to Mrs Wentworth (both named in the wills) which mentions the sisters : “... we had to lament our excellent, most beloved & revered Aunt Lady Mansfield4 & to tremble for Ld Mansfield & the Miss Murrays his health was so 2 3 www.mutualart.com Sheffield Archives WWM/Gov/14 2 affected by his loss, he seemed just dropping into the same grave & had that stroke suddenly followed the other I am convinced the poor Miss Murrays could not have survived They have great fortitude but never were daughters more tenderly attached to their parents than they always were to their Uncle and Aunt, who indeed stood in the place of a father & mother to them … Tunbridge waters had a happy effect on Ld Mansfield, he has been able to go through the business of his Court this year with as much applause as ever, & I think upon the whole the Miss Murrays are tolerably well; yet I can read in their minds that they think the chief pleasure of their life is at an end, virtue like theirs must wait for its reward in heaven this world has it not to give …” There are two letters from Lady Anne in the Mary Hamilton Papers collection at Manchester University5. The first6 (dated 21 July 1785 at Kenwood) says that “my sister & I are the only part of the family now at home .. till Ld Mansfield returns from the Circuit we have no equipage7”. The second8 (dated 6 January 1789 from Kenwood) reports on family matters, including the recovery of Lady Elizabeth Finch-Hatton from the birth of a child and the health of Lord Mansfield and that “my poor Sister, who tho’ she never goes out, is seldom without pain in Head or Stomach, thank God I hitherto brave all Weather, & unless when Snow is falling, never miss a charming Walk in Wood or Garden”. There is also an undated note9 of 1795 saying that “The Lady Murrays think themselves very unlucky to have missed the pleasure of seeing Mrs Garrick10, & Mr t & Mrs Dickenson”. The sisters lived at Kenwood until, or shortly after, the death of their uncle, Lord Mansfield in 1793. They would then have been in their early sixties. According to “The Environs of London: Middlesex” by Daniel Lysons (1811) pg. 783, both Lady Anne and Lady Margery lived in Radnor House11, Twickenham, between 1793 and 1799 (when Lady Margery died). 4 She died on 10 April 1784 www.projects.alc.manchester.ac.uk/maryhamiltonpapers 6 HAM/1/5/2/9 7 A carriage and horses with attendants 8 HAM/1/5/2/15 9 HAM/1/5/2/21 10 The wife of David Garrick, the actor 11 “Radnor House, Twickenham” by Mike Cherry (2018) 5 3 Radnor House (on the right) in 1754 The house was the former home of the Earl of Radnor and was destroyed by a war-time bomb in 194012. 12 Twickenham Museum 4 Lady Margery died on 19 April 1799 and was buried at St. Mary’s Church, Twickenham on 26 April 1799 : Greater London Church of England Burials 1538 – 1782 for St Mary the Virgin, Twickenham, Middlesex Alexander Pope, Lord Mansfield’s mentor and friend, is buried at the same church. 5 Lady Anne then moved to Marlborough House in Brighton (or, as it was sometimes known, Brighthelmstone, its original name). “A Peep into the Past – Brighton in the Olden Time” by John Bishop (1892), reported13 : 13 The missing words in the footnote are presumably “to the negotiations” 6 14 14 The author confuses the 1st and 2nd Earls of Mansfield 7 The house still exists and is described in the R S Journal (Issue 4, Winter 2017/8) 15. Here is the advertisement for its sale, following the death of Lady Anne, from the Times of 18 August 1817 and the Morning Post newspaper of 29 August 1817 : “Winstanley and Sons, Paternoster-row. Lady Anne Murray's Marine Mansion, Old Sleyne, Brighton. Copyhold, but nearly equal in value to Freehold, the Fine being certain, and only a few shillings. By WINSTANLEY and SONS, at the Mart, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Twelve, in Three Lots, by order of the Executor, THE very capital MARINE MANSION, lately the residence and property of Lady Anne Murray, deceased, situate in the most preferable part of Brighton, being on the west side of the Old Steyne, having a fine view of the sea, with suitable attached and detached offices of every description, a coach house, stabling, lawn, and pleasure garden. The House is in every respect calculated for a family of the first distinction ; containing a noble drawing room 34 feet by 23, and 17 feet high, an eating room, 33 feet by 20, breakfast parlour, numerous spacious offices, bed chambers, and dressing rooms, with sleeping apartments for servants, two water closets, brewhouse, dairy, larders, &. The whole in the most complete order. Early possession may be had, and the purchaser may have the option of taking the elegant and appropriate Furniture at a fair valuation.“ 15 http://regencysociety.org/wp-content/uploads/R-S-J-issue-4-FINAL-Nov-23-2017-2.compressed.pdf 8 Lady Anne was part of Brighton society. “A Peep into the Past” tells us about her (even though her name appears toward the end of the list of Brighton notables) : 9 Apart from that, little is known of the lives of Lady Margery and Lady Anne, other than the information contained in their wills, which I have transcribed and annotated in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2. © Ian Trackman 22 May 2021 10 APPENDIX 1 Probate of the will of Lady Margery Murray (National Archives PROB/11/1324/97) In the name of God Amen I Margery Murray make this my last will and testament I resign my soul to the Creator in all humble hope of its salvation through the merits of our Saviour Jesus Christ It is my will that my body should be buried privately near to where I may chance to die16 I hereby appoint my ever dear and much loved sister Lady Anne Murray sole executrix of this my last will and testament and also residuary legatee I leave to my dear sister Lady Anne Murray the whole of my fortune for her life charged with the following legacies viz, to my kind friend Lady Charlotte Wentworth17 two hundred pds to my good friend Mrs Dorothy Serle18 widow five hundred pds one hundred pds to Mrs Walkinshaw19 and one hundred pds to Dido Elizabeth Belle as a token of my regard to Mrs Hattons 20 three daughters Miss Finch21 Lady Gordon22 and Miss Mary Finch23 I leave twenty pounds to each I also leave twenty pds to their brother Mr Edward Hatton I leave twenty p ds to my godson George Finch Hatton24 I leave to George Wilkinson25 fifty pounds to Elizabeth Kendall26 fifty pds and all my wearing apparel I leave to Mary Craddock27 twenty pds and ten pounds to each of the other maids living in the family at my death for the payment of the above legacies I order the five hundred p ds left me by Sir John Lindsay to be sold out of the five p r cents but as that fund will not answer all the demands I request the favour of my beloved sister Lady Anne Murray to supply the deficiencies out of her yearly income for it is my wish that the above legacies be paid as soon after my decease as conveniently may be at my dear sister Lady Anne Murrays death I leave five thousand p ds to the present Earl of Mansfield to be divided among his younger children as he shall think proper I leave five thousand p ds to my dear niece Lady Elizabeth Hatton for her life and at her death to be equally divided among her younger children I also leave to Lady Elizabeth Finch Hatton a pr of pearl bracelets with two miniature pictures one of her fathers and the other of the late Countess of Mansfield and also a blue enamel locket set with pearls with Lady Browns 28 hair on the back side of it to my nephew George Finch Hatton Esq r I leave a gold medal of Queen Anne as a token of my regard to their eldest daughter Miss Louisa Hatton I leave an emerald ring 16 As she requested, she was buried in Twickenham Perhaps Lady Charlotte Watson-Wentworth (d. 26 March 1810), unmarried daughter of Lady Mary Finch, related through Lady Betty Mansfield 18 Perhaps Dorothy or Dorothea Serle (née Wentworth), widow of Peter Serle 19 Maybe Caroline Walkinshaw, a correspondent of Mary Hamilton. See footnote to Lady Anne’s will above. The Hamilton letters document GB 133 HAM/1/7//12/5 refers to her travelling to Brighton. 20 Ann Palmer, wife of Edward Finch-Hatton 21 Ann Finch 22 Harriet Frances Charlotte Finch, married to Sir Jenison William Gordon 23 Mary Henrietta Elizabeth Finch 24 (1791 – 1858), son of George and Elizabeth Finch Hatton (née Murray) 25 A former servant of Lord Mansfield. Might he have stayed with Lady Anne after Lord Mansfield’s death ? 26 Another servant 27 A former servant of Lord Mansfield, who later became Lady Anne’s housekeeper. 28 Perhaps Margaret Cecil, Lady Brown (1698 - 1782) 17 11 set with diamonds to my worthy friend Mrs Hatton of Manchester Square I leave a ring of the late Lady Mansfield’s hair set with pearls I desire that Ly Heneage Osborn29 will do me the favour to accept of an oval pin set in gold with the late L y Mansfield’s hair to the present Countess of Mansfield I leave an oriental pearl necklace consisting of three rows which she will wear as long as she thinks proper and then give it to her daughter Lady Caroline Murray to the Earl of Mansfield I leave an amber snuff box set in gold as a token of my love and esteem for the kindest and best of brothers he will value it as having once belonged to his worthy friend Lady Brown to their eldest son the Viscount of Stormont I leave a small enamelled picture of his dear uncle the late Earl of Mansfield to Lady David Lindsay I leave a diamond ring which I desire her to wear for my sake to her eldest daughter Mrs Steel30 I leave a pr of pearl dropped earrings and to Miss Elizabeth Lindsay a p r of undressed pearl earrings and a seed pearl necklace mixed with French beads to Lady John Lindsay I leave a gold pencil to keep for my sake to the Marchioness of Bath 31 I leave a small Japan box to my ever dear and valuable friend Lady Stamford 32 I leave a blue and gold souvenir with a landscape painted on one side and my neice Lady Elizabeth Finch Hattons hair on the other to Lady Maria an ivory tooth pick case set in gold and to Lady Louisa Grey 33 a lock of her mothers hair the Ladies will do me the honour to accept of these small tokens of love and esteem my enamelled watch with all the trinkets thereunto belonging I leave to Mrs Murray of Sunderland and to her daughter Miss Amelia Murray I leave a miniature picture of her friend Miss Scott I leave to my dear Lady Charlotte Wentworth a p r of black velvet bracelets with pearl lockets to my old friend Mrs Oakes34 I leave a ring of my sisters hair set with rubies and diamonds I leave to Doctor Turton 35 a tortoiseshell snuff box lined with gold as a mark of gratitude for his tender care of my health to John Way 36 Esqr I leave a strong box ornamented with brass as an acknowledgment for the business he has from time to time transacted for me This is my last will and testament written with my own hand and sealed with my own seal at Kenwood in the County of Middlesex this thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three Margery Murray L S I declare this to be my last will and testament signed sealed and delivered by me in the presence of these two witnesses Dan[ie]l Inwood37 Witness Edward Hunter38 Witness written in the presence of each other Codicil having omitted in my will to dispose of my share of the plate books and household furniture in this house at Twickenham I make this codicil to declare that I give my dear sister (1741 – 1820) The wife of George Osborn and daughter of Daniel Finch and Mary Palmer Charlotte Amelia Lindsay, wife of Thomas Steele 31 Elizabeth Thynne, Marchioness of Bath (1735 – 1825), the mother of Lady Louisa Thynne, who married Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, 32 Henrietta Cavendish-Bentinck aka Henrietta Grey (1737 – 1827) 33 (1771 – 1830) sister of Sophia Grey (see will of Lady Anne) 34 ? 35 Doctor to the Kenwood household 36 Lord Mansfield’s financial adviser and investment manager (see “John Way” by the author) 37 A servant 38 The head gardener at Kenwood ? 29 30 12 Lady Anne Murray the use of them for her life at her death I leave my share of the service of plate to George Finch Hatton Esqr at his whole and sole disposal the books and furniture to be disposed of as my sister thinks proper Since my will was made the ten thousand pounds left me by my dear uncle the Earl of Mansfield have been placed in the four p r cents I therefore after my beloved sister Lady Anne Murrays death give nine thousand of that sum (subject to the rise or fall of the stocks) to my dear niece L y Elizabeth Hatton for her life and to be divided amongst her children at her death as she shall judge proper and the remaining one thousand I leave to be equally divided between my late brother’s younger children and Lady Elizabeth Hatton as small tokens of my affection for them the sum of one hundred pounds left in my will to Dido Elizabeth Belle she being now married to M r Davinier, I leave the said hundred pounds for her separate use and at her disposal I leave to Thomas Douse who lived many years with William Earl of Mansfield fifty pounds I desire my friend M rs Knightley to accept of a ring of the late Lady Mansfields hair set with pearls given in my will to Mrs Hatton now deceased I leave one hundred pounds to the poor of Twickenham and Teddington sixty pds of the above sum to be distributed amongst the poor at Twickenham on account of their being more numerous the remaining forty to be distributed to the poor at Teddington I leave to Elizabeth Kendall one hundred pounds for her long and faithful services I leave to Gilbert Fowler39 fifty pounds to John Lloyd40 fifty pounds to Mary Craddock thirty pounds to the two footmen I leave twenty p ds each and to the three under maids Pepper Corn, Bonny and Betty I also leave twenty pounds each it is my intention that the legacies given by this codicil to my servants at Twickenham shall cancel those given to the said servants in my will my wish is that my dear sister Lady Anne Murray will pay the above legacies to the servants, and also the hundred pounds left in the charity as soon after my death as is convenient to her the other legacies are not to take place till after my sister’s death I leave all my wearing apparel to Elizabeth Kendall if living with me at the time of my decease if not, to her successor an amber snuff box set in gold and given by me in my will to my dear brother now deceased I desire the favour of my old friend Benjamin Langlois 41 Esqr to accept as a token of my regard and esteem This codicil was written and subscribed by me at Twickenham in the County of Middlesex this fourteenth day of September, one thousand seven hundred and ninety six # Marjory Murray # Codicil The gold pencil given to Lady John Lindsay in my will I give to Sr David Lindsay and in lieu of the pencil I desire her Ladyship to accept of a silver jewel chest Twickenham Feb ry 27 1797 # Marjory Murray Codicil I desire that my dear Miss Plaisted 42 will accept of a work box as a token of my sincere regard to my kind friend Miss Gostling43 I leave my gold knitting pin and needle I 39 Gardener Coachman 41 Benjamin Langlois (1727–1802) British administrator and politician. Accompanied Viscount Stormont to Warsaw in June 1756 42 ? 43 ? 40 13 give to Mary Craddock twenty pds addition to the thirty I have already left her Twickenham Feby 28, 1797 # Marjory Murray # 14 8th May 1799 Appeared personally George Wilkinson of Carey Street in the parish of Saint Clement Dains [sic] in the County of Middx gentleman and Edward Hunter of Ken Wood in the said County of Middlesex gardiner and being duly sworn on the holy Evangelists to depose the truth made oath that they knew and were well acquainted with the Right Honourable Lady Margery Murray formerly of Bloomsbury Square in the parish of Saint George Bloomsbury in the County of Middlesex but late of Twickenham in the said county of Middlesex spinster deceased for several years before and to the time of her death that during such their knowledge of and acquaintance with the said deceased they have several times seen her write and also write and subscribe her own name and thereby came to know and be well acquainted with her manner and character of handwriting and subscription and having now with care and attention viewed and inspected the word ”two” written on an erasure in the seventeenth line from the top of the last will and testament of the said deceased hereunto annexed beginning thus “In the name of God Amen I Margery Murray make this my last will and testament” ending thus “this is my last will and testament written with my own hand and sealed with my own seal at Ken Wood in the County of Middlesex this thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three” and thus subscribed “Marjory Murray” and having also viewed and perused the two paper writings hereunto annexed purporting to be and contain three codicils to the said last will and testament of the said deceased the first of the said codicils beginning thus Codicil having omitted in my will to dispose of my share of the plate books and household furniture in this house at Twickenham and ending thus “this codicil was written and subscribed by me at Twickenham in the County of Middlesex this fourteenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety six and thus subscribed “Margery Murray” the second of the said codicils beginning thus “Codicil the gold pencil given to Lady John Lindsay in my will I give to Sir David Lindsay” ending thus “Twickenham Feb ry 27, 1797” and thus subscribed “Margery Murray” and the third of the said codicils beginning thus “Codicil I desire that my dear Miss Plaisted will accept a work box as a token of my sincere regard” ending thus “Twickenham Febry 28 1797 and thus subscribed “Margery Murray” they the Deponents do say that they verily and in their consciences believe the said word “two” together with the whole series or contents of the said will and codicils and the subscriptions thereto to be the proper handwriting and subscription of the said Right Honourable Lady Margery Murray spinster deceased # George Wilkinson # Edward Hunter # same day the said George Wilkinson and Edward Hunter were duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me # {Alexr Croke} scvr prost Chas Bishop Not[ary] pub[lic]. This will was proved at London with three codicils the ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine before the worshipful John Fisher Doctor of Laws and surrogate of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of the right Honourable Lady Anne Murray spinster the sister of the deceased 15 and sole Executrix named in the said will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer 16 APPENDIX 2 Probate of the will of Lady Anne Murray (National Archives PROB/11/1594/442) I Anne Murray make this my last will and testament resigning my soul into the hands of a merciful Creator in humble hope of a joyful resurrection desiring to be buried privately in the nearest place to that which where I happen to die I appoint George Finch Hatton 44 Esqr my executor and give to him my share of the plate my sister 45 has already by will46 given { ? } left us by our uncle the first Earl of Mansfield to use or sell or dispose of in any way he thinks proper I give to my dear niece Lady Elizabeth Finch Hatton all the rest of the property I shall die possessed of after deducting the legacies now to be specified I give to Miss Louisa Finch Hatton47 my diamond ring single stone to Miss Anna Maria ff Hatton 48 a broach of my sisters hair set with diamonds to my goddaughter Miss Eliz th ff Hatton49 all my books & my pearl necklace to Miss Emily ff Hatton50 a locket set with large pearls hair on the reverse & a pearl cross & to each of those four young ladies twenty guineas I give to Louisa Countess of Mansfield51 my seed pearl bracelets with pictures of my brother and sister to her daughter Lady Caroline Murray52 a miniature picture of the first Earl of Mansfield in enamel and thirty guineas to my niece the Countess of Mansfield a locket in form of a lozenge on the reverse the hair of Lady Brown & thirty guineas to lay out for her children in any way she or they may like best I give to the Dow[age]r March[ioness] of Bath a locket the first Lord and Lady Mansfields hair set with diamonds & rubies to the Countess of Stamford my ornamental watch and gold chain etc. etc. on her death I desire it should go to her daughter Lady Sophia Grey53 in memory of her godmother Lady Mansfield from whom I received it to Lady Louisa Grey a gold chain for the neck and an amethyst locket to Mrs George Cambridge54 I give my cluster diamond ring to Lady Lindsay widow of Sir David55 my golden tooth pick case to Mrs Stafford Smith56 my small striking clock to Mrs Turton a {French} china porringer & plate grey yellow & gold to Doctor Turton three { ? } { ? } set in silver to my nephew Lt. George Murray57 a small picture of the first Lord Mansfield in water colours to Mrs Murray58 of Sunderland a picture of old Mr Scott in water colours and the sum of fifty (1747 – 1823) The husband of Lady Elizabeth Murray Lady Margery Murray 46 By the fourth codicil to his will 47 (1786 – 1875) daughter of George Finch Hatton 48 (1788 – 1837) daughter of George Finch Hatton 49 (1790 – 1820) daughter of George Finch Hatton 50 (1809 – 1848) daughter of George Finch Hatton 51 (1758 – 1843) the wife of David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield 52 (1789 – 1867) 53 (1777 – 1849) 54 ? 55 Father of Dido Belle 56 ? 57 Later Lieutenant-General. The son of the 2nd Earl of Mansfield 58 ? 44 45 17 pounds to her daughter Miss Murray59 and each of her sons the same sum to my dear nephew Lord Mansfield60 fifty pounds as a small mark of my grateful affection thirty guineas to each of his brothers61 the same sum to each of Mr. Hattons sons to Lady Charlotte Wentworth two hundred pounds to Mrs Serle one hundred pounds to Mrs Charlotte Cambridge one hundred pounds to Mrs Sarah Baker one hundred pounds to my goddaughter Miss Harriet Steele one hundred pounds to Mrs Hattons sisters and Mrs Anne and Mrs Mary Finch one hundred pounds each to Lady Gordon fifty pounds to Mr. Edward Finch Hatton the same sum to Mrs Isabella Fielding62 the same sum to Ann Edstone63 the same sum to the late Mrs Daviniers64 three boys fifty pounds each to Mr Thomas Douce 65 twenty guineas to Mr. George Wilkinson twenty guineas to the poor of Brighton one hundred pounds to be divided as Mrs Mary Craddock66 thinks proper as she knows all my pensioners I give to my housekeeper the above mentioned Mrs Mary Craddock all my wearing apparel (except my sable tipped mufflers which are to be given to Lady Eliz Finch Hatton) my gold repeating watch gold chain etc & the sum one thousand pounds I give to Mr Tho. Mower my butler five hundred pounds & to all my other servants two hundred pounds each to my late gardener Gilbert Fowler the sum of two hundred pounds which I gave him in a former will67 & promised not to withdraw if {I have ?} the happiness to be attended by a clergyman at the time of my death I beg he may have twenty guineas this will was written with my own hand at Brighton this twenty second day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four & signed in the presence of two witnesses Ann Murray # R[ichar]d Russell witness # Hugh Saunders witness Brighton February 16th 1810 as my will was some time ago sent to the bankers I don’t quite recollect whether I particularly specified that all my property wherever situated should belong to my niece the Lady Elizabeth Finch Hatton after paying the legacies mentioned in the said will or elsewhere therefore in case of any mistake I now repeat that this is my wish and desire written with my own hand & signed Anne Murray Brighton December 9, 1816 I desire that this may be considered as a codicil to my will which is in the possession of the Messrs Hoare my bankers Fleet Street London besides what I have given by the said will or otherwise to my servants I further give to Mrs Mary Cradduck the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds she has spent the best part of her life in faithfully attending upon me & is not in a state of health to seek any other situation I also give to the said Mrs Mary Cradduck besides my wearing apparel gold repeating watch gold chain as 59 ? David Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield 61 George, Charles and Henry 62 ? 63 ? 64 Dido Belle 65 A servant of Lord Mansfield 66 Lady Anne’s housekeeper 67 Not traced 60 18 already mentioned in my aforesaid will all my {linen} of every description whether white or black & also my furs of every kind I further give to Mrs Mary Cradduck a small gilt filling case containing a tea stove standing in drawing room now standing in ditto a tea chest made by {Mr Lesley ?} also to the said Mrs Mary Cradduck my smallest silver tea pot silver cream pot gilt within also my silver gilt cream ladle the two pairs of plated candlesticks belonging to housekeepers room the time piece & all the ornaments on chimney piece in ditto all the tea caddies in d[itt]o the toasting fork brass trivet in d[itt]o the two largest black leather travelling trunks the broach of my dear sisters hair set round with diamonds Mrs Mary Cradduck having {cut me ?} this hair I promised she should have the said broach at my death whenever that event take place I desire Mrs Mary Cradduck would send to my good friend Mrs Stafford Smith the snuff box left me by Mrs Serle to dear Mrs Stafford Smith my gold cream ladle small tokens of my regard I beg it may be considered that all the books in this house or wherever I may happen to die having the name of Mrs Mary Cradduck written upon any of the leaves are of course her property as well as any article of any description marked for the said Mrs Mary Cradduck in my handwriting and in this house or elsewhere I give to Sarah Skinner niece of Mrs Mary Cradduck five hundred pounds I give to my 68 brother Mr Thomas Mower the sum of seven hundred pounds to his wife Ann Mower the same sum of seven hundred pounds to their son William Mower my godson the sum of one hundred pounds I give to my late servant William { Parr ?} the sum of one hundred pounds to my present footman Samuel { Parne ? } I give the sum of four hundred pounds to my three {under ?} women servants the sum of four hundred pounds each I give to my old coachman Mr John Lloyd the sum of one hundred pounds to my dear friends Mrs Ann and Mrs Mary Finch I give the sum of one hundred guineas each I give to Doctor Bankhead 69 the sum of fifty pounds I give to Mrs Sarah Brook the sum of fifty pounds I give to Henry Brook Esqr of Brighton the sum of fifty pounds as a small token of my regard I give to dear Lord Mansfield the sum of two hundred pounds to my niece the Countess of Mansfield as a token of my esteem a locket in the form of a lozenge set with pearls having Lady Browns hair on the reverse I give to Lord Mansfield’s second daughter Eliz[abe] th Anne my goddaughter the sum of one hundred pounds & to each of her brothers & sisters the sum of ten guineas I give to the Rev. William Marsh 70 of Colchester the sum of one hundred pounds I give to my niece Mrs Henry Murray my eighteen gilt teaspoons my white cornelian {Italian ?} bracelets to her second son my godson the sum of one hundred pounds I give to my niece Mrs. Charles Murray my { ? } { pebble } { ? } & cross set in gold & to her son George Hamilton Murray my godson the sum of one hundred pounds as I wish not my good servants to be turned adrift the moment the breath is out of my body I beg Mr Hatton would allow the housekeeping to go on for three months after my death the same is my wish respecting my poor {worthy} pensioners all the legacies to my servants as mentioned Surely “her” – a mistake by the probate clerk Perhaps Dr Charles Bankhead (1767 – 1859) : see the website of the Royal College of Physicians 70 Perhaps William Marsh (1775–1864), vicar of St. James, Brighton in 1809 and of St. Peter’s, Colchester in 1814 68 69 19 above are in addition to anything already given them by will or otherwise this codicil was all written with my own hand & signed at Brighton this ninth day of December in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen in the presence of two witnesses Anne Murray LS # Rd Russell # Wm Acton # Affidavit on the other side Proved at London the 28th July 1817 with two codicils before the worshipful John Daubney Dr of Laws { Scrivr } by the oath of George Finch Hatton Esq r the sole executor to whom adm[inistrati]on was granted having been first sworn duly to admin 20