This is the will and testament of me Isaac Earl Featherston Agent General for New Zealand at present temporarily residing at Brighton in England made this first day of May one thousand eight hundred and seventy six and which will is intended to have effect upon and to dispose of any real estate I may die seized of in England Scotland or Ireland and any personal estate in England Scotland or Ireland I may die possessed of and any personal estate [except personal estate in New Zealand the indicia of property of which I may have with me at the place of my death if I shall then be residing out of the Colony of New Zealand and shall not have any effect upon my property real or personal in New Zealand I devise and bequeath the real and personal estate which this will is intended to operate as aforesaid unto my daughter Frances Marianne Featherston her heirs executors administrators and assigns respectively Upon trust to sell convert get in the same and to stand possessed of the net proceeds of sale and all other moneys which may come to her hands by virtue of this my will Upon trust to apply the same in such manner in all respects as she shall think fit for the benefit of herself and her sisters Bertha Jane Featherston Louisa Mariam Featherston Helen Featherston and Octavia Featherston or such of them as shall be living and unmarried at the time of my death until such time as my assets in New Zealand shall have been collected and invested and sufficient income thereby provided for such of my daughters as shall for the time being be the objects of this my will and until such moneys shall be exhausted and if such sufficient income shall in the opinion of my said daughter Frances Marianne be provided before such moneys shall be exhausted then I direct that the surplus of such moneys shall be equally divided between such of my said daughters as shall then be objects of this my will and I appoint my said daughter Frances Marianne Featherston sole executor of this my will In witness whereof I do hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written IE Featherston signed by the said testator in the presence of us present at the same time who in his sight and presence do attest the same and subscribe our names as witnesses Charles A Wooley Solr Brighton
Lizzie Howlett servant to Mr Featherston
Proved at London 1 August 1876 by the oath of Frances Marianne Featherston Spinster the daughter the sole executrix to whom admon was granted