The Will of Job Collett (Ref. 41O14) of Harefield in Middlesex

 was made on 5th December 1923

with a Codicil dated 3rd November 1925

 

 

 

 

The following are the details extracted from the Will of Job Collett bricklayer of Harefield in Middlesex

 

 

All his household goods, wearing apparel, etc. to his niece Grace Hurden

 

All his real estate and the residue of his personal estate in trust to sell the real estate twenty years after his death, the personal estate to be arrested immediately.

 

One third of the income to his nephew Harry Collett for life with remainder to his son Bert

 

One third to his nephew Arthur Collett for life

 

And one third to his nephew Isaac Collett for life with remainder to his son Isaac

 

His real estate etc in trust to pay the income to all male descendants of his father William Collett bearing the surname Collett

 

Until such time as the real estate be sold all rents to be paid to his niece Grace Hurden

 

The Trustees were Evelyn Hurden and Francis Creighton

 

 

Codicil dated 3rd November 1925 revoked the clause bequeathing a life interest in one-third of the income to Harry Collett and his son Bert.  Bequeathed instead to his nephew Thomas Collett with remainder to his son Thomas and reversion to the said Bert Collett

 

The one third share to Isaac Collett and his son Isaac to be extended to Isaac, son of the younger Isaac

 

 

Revoked by new Will dated 30th January 1929

 

 

Job’s original three named nephews were:

(1) Harry Collett, who was Henry James Collett (Ref. 41P1)

and his son Bert Collett was Herbert Collett (Ref. 41Q1)

(2) Arthur Collett (Ref. 41P5), and

(3) Isaac Collett (Ref. 41P8) and his son Isaac Collett (Ref. 41Q14)

 

The changes resulting from the Codicil related to:

Thomas Collett, who was Alfred Thomas Collett (Ref. 41P13) and his son Thomas (Ref. 41Q24), and Isaac Collett (Ref. 41R13), the son of Isaac Collett the younger, (Ref. 41Q14)

 

Grace Hurden was Job’s niece Grace Collett (Ref. 41P23)

and her husband was Evelyn Hurden

 

Francis Creighton was the husband of Job’s niece Alice Collett (Ref. 41P22)