This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary Ann Miles Hunt of Marnhull in the county of Dorset Widow.

I direct that all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses to duly paid and ? by my Executors to ? named as soon as ? may be after my decease

I give my wearing apparel unto and equally between my three daughters hereinafter named that is a third part unto my daughter Amelia Adelaide Green of Crosses Farm Marnhull aforesaid Another third part unto my daughter Sarah Ann Alexander of Henbury House Southcote Road Bournemouth in the county of Hampshire And the remaining third part unto my daughter Elizabeth Cree of New Park Farm Yarlington in the county of Somerset or to the survivors or survivor

I give devise and bequeath all my estate whether real or personal not hereuntofore disposed of unto Jesse Meader of Sturminster Newton in the county of Dorset aforesaid Jeweller. And my son Frederick William Hunt of Yardgrove Farm Marnhull aforesaid Yeoman (who and the survivor of them and the Executors or Administrators of such survivor) Upon trust as soon as conveniently may be after my decease to collect get in and receive such parts thereof as shall consist of money or securities for money and to sell dispose of and convert into money all the other parts of my real and personal estate either by Public auction or private contract as to my said trustees shall seem most and upon further trust when and so soon as the whole of my real and personal estate shall have been converted to money and ? upon trust to pay to my children hereinafter named in six equal shares

that is a sixth part unto my daughter Amelia Adelaide Green of Crosses Farm Marnhull in the county of Dorset aforesaid.

Another sixth part unto my son Frederick William Hunt of Yardgrove Farm Marhnhull aforesaid.

Another sixth part unto my son Cornelius Hunt of 24 Westborne Arcade Bournemouth in the county of Hampshire

Another sixth part unto my daughter Sarah Ann Alexander of Henbury House Southcote Road Bournemouth in the county of Hampshire aforesaid

Another sixth part unto my son Henry Hunt of Lodge Farm Motcombe in the county of Dorset aforesaid

and the remaining sixth part unto my daughter Elizabeth Cree of New Park Farm Yarlington in the county of Somerset.

And if any of the above named children shall hereafter die in my lifetime bearing issue any of whom shall be living at my death such issue shall take (equally among ? ? which their respective parents would have taken if living at my death I impower my trustees to apply any part or parts of the capital of the fund or share to which each or any infant beneficiary shall be entitled or contingently entitled under the trusts aforesaid in or towards the advancement in life or otherwise for the benefit of the same beneficiary.

I declare that all my investments which may become necessary or expedient in carrying out trusts or purposes of my Will shall be made by my trustees in their names in or upon such securities as they shall think fit with power from time to time to vary the same and that they shall not be answerable for more money than shall actually come into their hands by virtue of this my Will.

I appoint the said Jesse Meader and Frederick William Hunt Executors and Trustees of this my last Will hereby revoking all other testamentary writings In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the twelfth day of December one thousand eight hundred and ninety five

Mary Ann Miles Hunt

Signed by the said testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Alfred John Robins Shillingstone Carpenter Denos Terowbridge Marnhull Mason

I give unto my servant Florence Meatyard the half tester painted bedstead featherbed mattress and furniture in my back bedroom in my house at Coxhill Marnhull Dorset and I direct that this note shall be placed with my last Will

Signed M A Hunt June 25th 1901 In the presence of us in her presence and in the presence of each other have signed our names as witnesses.

On 30th August 1901 Probate of this Will and Code was granted at Blandford to Jesse Meader and Frederick William Hunt the Executors

Footnote : Jesse Meader was married to Elizabeth Ann Collins, the daughter of Lavinia Hunt, Mary Ann's sister in law.

Many thanks to Maddy Duke for this Will