(Copy of Uncle Henry's death certificate)
This is the last Will and Testament of me Henry Mayfield of Skeldergate in the Parish of Saint Mary Bishophill senior in the City of York, Cab master made this twenty-third day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one. I give to my Brother-in-law George Walker of the said City Cab master and Livery Stable Keeper and to his son Charles Walker now of the City of Worcester Bookkeeper and to my good and faithful friend and companion Ann [Elizabeth] Taylor (now and for some years past living with me and who is the Mother of my two Children) All the Money belonging to me in the York Savings Bank which I now have or at the time of my decease may have invested or deposited in the said Bank or then standing in my name with the interest there of which I give to them my said Trustees In Trust for my two children Joseph Henry Mayfield (who is now five year old and was baptised in the said parish of Saint Mary Bishophill) and Elizabeth Mayfield (now one year old and who was also baptized in the same parish) in equal shares with benefit of survivorship to the other of them in case of the death of either of them under the age of twenty one years and unmarried. And if both of them shall die under that age and unmarried than my said Money in the said York Savings Bank shall belong to and I do hereby give the same to the said Ann Taylor to and for her own absolute uses and benefit. And I declare and direct that the Shares of my said two children and in the said money shall be paid to them and when they shall attain the age of twenty one years or day of marriage which shall first happen, And that the said money shall or may in the meantime remain in the said Savings Bank or it may be called in and placed out on real or Government Securities at interest as and when my said trustees or the survivors or survivor of them shall think proper to whose discretion I submit the same. And that the Interest thereof and accruing due thereon shall or may either accumulate or may be drawn out by the said Trustees and applied by them for or towards the Education or advancement of maintenance and support of my said two children or the survivor of them during their minority as and when Occasion may require. And as to my ready money and my Cabs and Horses household Goods and Chattels, and all other of my personal Effects whosoever and wheresoever not herein before given and disposed of I give and bequeath the same (Subject to the payment of my debts and funeral and testamentary Expenses) into the said Ann Taylor her executors administrator and assign fully trusting and entirely confiding in her discretion to use and apply the same to the best advantage in her power for the good and benefit of herself and our said two children. And I appoint the said George Walker, Charles Walker and Ann Taylor and the survivors and survivor of them Guardians and Guardian of my said Children. And lastly I constitute and appoint the said Ann Taylor sole Executrix of this my last Will and testament hereby revoking all my former Wills. In witness whereto I have here unto set my Hand the day and year first therein written.
Henry Mayfield. Signed published and declared by the said testator Henry Mayfield as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, present at the same time, who in his presence at this request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. Mary Ann Walker and Joseph Sherwood. I do hereby certify that on the thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty two, Ann Taylor of the Skeldergate in the parish of Saint Mary Bishophill the elder of York, the Sole executor named in this the last Will and testament of Henry Mayfield late of Skeldergate aforesaid in the said City and Diocese of York, Cab Master, deceased, was sworn well and truly to execute and perform the same and that the whole of the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased at the time of his death within the Diocese of York do not amount in value for the sum of Two hundred pounds.
Witness my Hand, George Steward, Surrogate
Proved 2nd February, 1852
To Uncle Henry Mayfield's Death Certificate
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