| Description | Executors: Digby Cayley of Brompton Green and Trevor Wheler Rudston-Read
Bequests: Digby Cayley, £50; cousin, Isabella Rudston at Chapel Street, Bridlington, annuity of £10 a year; trustees, annuity of £150 for Edward Rudston-Read and to his wife, Isabella Read, annuity of £50; to Constance Read and Wellesley Edward Read, daughter and son of brother Edward Rudston-Read, £1,000 each; to Noel William Read and Harry Vaughan Read, other sons of Edward Rudston-Read, £1,000; to nieces, Louisa Chatfield, Amy Morgan, Caroline Hamilton, £100; to nephew, William Atkinson, annuity of £25; Mary Steele, housekeeper, wife of Alfred Steele, £100 on the understanding that they deliver all plate, furniture etc. to executors of the house at Blake Street; any servants over 4 years in service, £50; all other personal estate to the executors and in trust for Trevor Wheler Rudston-Read, including the manor of Hayton; Trevor Wheler Rudston-Read to cease using the surname 'Read' and assume those of Rudston only.
Witnesses: William Walling Smithson
Other papers include an account of Rev Trevor Wheler Rudston-Read with Thorpe and Gray which includes drafting of family deeds, 1803-1811; letter from Mr E Wolley to Rev Thomas Cutler Rudston-Read relating to marriage settlements, May 1803; letter from William Grey relating to Rev Thomas Cutler Rudston-Read, November 1805; receipts, account between Thomas Cutler Rudston-Read and William Wildon, July 1808-1812 and Rev James Britton relating to the business of effecting an exchange between them of the estates and tithes in Bossall, 1810-1811, in account with William Wildon, 1805-1808; in account with Mr Smith for preparing deeds relating to Claxton, 1809; in account with R Smithson, November 1811-1815 and 1810-1812; August 1816-1819, receipt of George Rudston and Preston, woollen drapers and silk mercers (3), 1814; letter from Mr Smithson regarding the final settlement of John Dale's bond, November 1830; letters from Henry Powell to William Rudston-Read, 1846, regarding the purchase of Mr Hentig's property, (6); list of deeds. |