The Will of Ann Honisett,
spinster of Southampton

Will dated - 21 February 1854
Probate granted - 9 January 1855

I Ann Honisett of Hamilton Terrace Southampton formerly of Church Row ……gate London Spinster do hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions and declare this to be my last will and testament I direct all my debts and funeral expenses to be paid out of my personal estate as soon as conveniently may be after my decease I give to my niece Ann Mary Green wife of John Green of Basinghall Street London Woolmerchant one hundred and fifty pounds I give to my niece Alice Gibbs wife of Thomas Gibbs Mariner Twenty pounds I give to my cousin Mr Joseph Martin of Southampton twenty pounds I give to my brother Thomas Kearsey of Ha…ten pounds I give to my friends Mary Ann Charlotte Kearsley of Southampton Widow and Miss Irene Trotter of Woodford Bridge Essex ten pounds each for mourning I give to Miss Mary Ann Swain and Miss Harriet Sarah Ball five pounds each for a ring as a small token of respect I give to my nephews James W Tille Charles Tille and William Tille ten pounds each for mourning and all the rest residue and remainder of my property whatsoever & wheresoever I give devise & bequeath the same to the said Ann Mary Green for her own absolute use and benefit And I appoint the said James Green and John Ball of East Place Lambeth Esquire to be the Executors of this my Will and I request them to accept the sum of five pounds each which I hereby give them as a small recompense for the service which they may have in acting assured executors In witness whereof I herunto set my hand this twenty first day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty four

Ann Honisett

Signed and published by Ann Honisett the testatrix in the presence of us present at the same time and who at the same time have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
Edmund M Marrett Wilb…n Place Southampton Esq
Isaac Shephard Hamilton Terrace Southampton

Appeared Personally Ann Mary Green Wife of James Green of No 60 Basinghall Street in the City of London and made oath that she was present at and during the creation of the paper writing now hereunto annexed purporting to be and contain the last will and testament of Ann Honisett late of No 60 Basinghall Street aforesaid Spinster deceased the said will bearing the date the twenty first day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty four and she further made Oath that on the twenty first day of February aforesaid the said deceased duly corrected her said Will by signing her name thereto at the foot or end thereof in the presence of her this deponent and also of Edmund M Marrett and Isaac Shephard the subscribed witnesses thereto all being present at the same time and that the said Edmund M Marrett and Isaac Shephard thereupon attested and subscribed the said will as witnesses to each correction thereof in the presence of the said deceased and of each other and also in the presence of her this deponent

A M Green

On the 8th day of January 1855 the said Ann Mary Green was duly sworn to the truth thereof before me
S Jewkes Hambey ……
… Henry V Tibbs …

Proved at London 9th January 1855 before the Worshipful Thomas Sp………… Doctor of Law and Surrogate by the Oaths of James Green and John Ball the Executors to whom adm(inistrati)on was granted having been first sworn duly to adm(iniste)r

The National Archives, London - Reference PROB 11/2204 p289

Relationships shown by this will

brother: Thomas Kearsey
nieces: Ann Mary Green (wife of James) and Alice Gibbs (wife of Thomas)
nephews: James W, Charles and William Tille
cousin: Joseph Martin

Notes:

Thomas Kearsey married Mary Honisett @ Southwark in 1821 so was probably Ann's brother-in-law.

Ann Mary Tille married James Green in 1839 (reg. Q2 Hackney) and must have been a daughter of James Tilly who married Catherine Honisett in Tooting Graveney 27 Oct 1807. Presumably Catherine was Ann Honisett's sister. Catherine was baptised in Holborn in 1789, daughter of John and Mary. I have not identified John Honisett.