HICKSON_Charles_Stephen_5.24_will_Original_Australia_1879

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the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my Will competent to act or if none for my proving Executor for the time being or any Administrators or Administrator for the time being by any Instrument in writing to appoint any person or persons to be a Trustee or Trustees in the place of the Trustee or Trustees disclaiming dying declining or becoming incompetent or unfit to act or desiring to retire from the Trusteeship or going to reside or being out of the said Colony as aforesaid And I further declare that the clause — Charles Hickson Witnesses Arthur Annesley West M.D. E.J. Hinder — hereinbefore contained naming or referring to my said Trustee shall stand and be applied to the Trustees or Trustee for the time being of my will I appoint Joseph Hulbert of Forest Lodge near Sydney aforesaid Wheelwright Executor of this my Will And my said son George Wood Hickson Guardian of my said daughter Harriet Annie Hickson And lastly I revoke all former Wills In Witness whereof I have to this and the two preceding pages set my hand this Twenty ninth day of November in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy nine Charles Hickson Signed by the said Testator Charles Stephen Hickson as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request in his sight and presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses. Arthur Annesley West M.D. E.J. Hinder. 12th March 1880. This day By act of Court Probate of the last Will and Testament of Charles Stephen Hickson late of Glebe near Sydney Gentleman deceased was granted to Joseph Hulbert Executor named in will. Testator died 25th December 1879. Goods sworn under £100 — Probate dated the same day as granted. 4255. This is the last Will and Testament of me John Spicer of Brisbane Grove near O'Connell in the Colony of New South Wales Farmer I appoint