| Title | Probate of will of 24 Feb 1874 of William Longsdon of Little Longstone, esq., appointing nephews Revd Henry John Longsdon of Seacroft Parsonage near Leeds, clerk, and Edward Smithers of Little Longstone, gent., and friends John Taylor of Bakewell, solicitor, and Robert Thornhill of Longstone, gent., his executors and trustees, to hold all real estate to which William entitled as trustee or mortgagee subject to respective equities: leaving watch to son Charles James Longsdon of Coleta, Whiteside County, Illinois, N America, agriculturalist; books, pictures, engravings, plate, consumable household stores, furniture and effects to Revd Henry John Longsdon absolutely; residuary personal estate to trustees to sell, but with liberty to continue in any existing investment no matter how hazardous. £1050 to Charles James Longsdon or American railway shares to nominal amount of 10,000 dollars free of English duty at Charles James' direction. Small pecuniary legacies including £10 to be distributed in clothing or furniture before the winter succeeding William's death to the neediest poor inhabitants of Little Longstone. All real estate to trustees for 10 years from Lady Day after death, to use of Henry John Longsdon for life and after his death to use of each successively by seniority of sons of Henry John Longsdon born during William's life, after the death of each such son to use of his sons in tail male, with reversion to daughters of Henry John Longsdon successively in seniority in tail male, in default of which to William's right heirs. Trustees to hold land for 10 years in trust to pay £100 yearly for insurance of house at £1000 and maintenance and improvement of property, and £100 yearly free of death duty to Charles James Longsdon for 10 years or till death or bankruptcy with remainder to Henry John Longsdon or if he is dead as part of his personal, residual estate. Every male tenant for life is empowered to appoint a rentcharge of £75 yearly during life or widowhood for spouse's jointure, but no rentcharge is to take effect until the earlier has ceased, annuity is not exceed £75. Trustees to hold to use of Henry John Longsdon on condition that he releases to other executors a security for £500 and one of 26 Mar 1861 for £2000 within 6 months. If securities not released limitation to Henry John Longsdon for life ceases and subsequent limitations are accelerated, provided that every tenant for life not bearing name or arms of Longsdon shall take them within 2 years of becoming tenant or attaining majority or wife attaining majority; tenants named Longsdon must continue use of the name and arms; failure to comply with conditions ends limitation and accelerates further limitations. Trustees to use accumulating trust fund for purchase of real property to follow settlement to William by Henry John Longsdon in 1861 within 10 years if necessary to raise cash; Henry John free to buy it
28 Mar 1876
Codicil of 26 Feb 1874 empowering trustees and life tenant to sell or exchange any property for acquisition of new property to be settled on same trusts Codicil of 11 Dec 1874 empowering trustees to pay income in 10 year term as Henry John Longsdon's personal residual estate if Henry John is dead
Trustees' note of 22 Apr 1903 of mortgage of 13 Apr 1903 by Henry Crofts Longsdon of Thorncroft, Keighley of premises comprised in settlement |