A HISTORY OF HAMPSHIRE 



of his wife, and by his will they were endowed with 

 41 os. %d. Bank of England land stock. This was 

 increased, in 1878, by the will of Miss Mary Ann 

 Paddon, who left a sum amounting to 206 igs. 8J. 

 consols ; by the gift of 63 l6s. "]d. Bank of England 

 stock by John Edward Paddon in 1884; and by 

 167 14*. "]d. India three percent, stock left by Miss 

 Anne Agnes Follet. The income amounts to about 

 18 regulated by the scheme of 21 November, 1879. 



Mrs. Isabella Watts by will dated 1875 left 500 

 which, invested in 476 15*. \d. consols, produces an 

 income of 1 1 i8s. ^d, to be given to twelve poor 

 widows. She also left a legacy of 100 for the repair 

 of her tomb in the churchyard and her monument in 

 the church. The official trustees hold the sum of 

 476 15*. id. consols and a sum of 10 ^s. consols, 

 producing J/. a year in respect of the last-mentioned 

 legacy, the court having declared that the trust for 

 the repair of the tomb in the churchyard was void. 



Mrs. Louisa Ayling by her will dated 1883 left a 

 legacy represented by 195 js. ^d. consols, the income 

 from which, amounting to 4 I "]s. %d., is distributed 

 in coals to the poor. 



Frederick Bradley by his will dated 1890 left a 

 legacy to be invested, and the income to be applied in 

 pensions to five aged poor persons to be elected by the 

 minister and deacons of the Congregational church. 

 The legacy, invested in 9*5 i8/. ^d. India three per 



cent, and producing an income of 32 8/. was in 

 1905 given in weekly payments of is. 6d. each to five 

 persons. 



In 1886 about four acres of land was acquired as a 

 recreation ground by means of the ' Assembly Room 

 Fund ' under an Order of the Chancery Division of 

 the High Court, and in 1891 an additional piece of 

 land consisting of 3 acres, I rood, 24 poles was secured 

 for the same purpose. 



The Rev. Sir H. Thompson by deed of trust dated 

 1835 8 ave l >%9 '8/. 4^- cons l s in augmentation of 

 the salary of the minister of Holy Trinity, subject to 

 the payment of 10 to the clerk and 242 15*. zd. 

 consols for the church repair fund. 



Mrs. Elizabeth Harriet le Blanc by deed dated 

 1850 gave 6,312 4/. consols, the income from which 

 amounting to 157 l6/. is applicable as to one moiety 

 for the curate, and as to the other moiety for church 

 expenses, salary of the organist, &c., in connexion with 

 the church of Holy Trinity. 



Seymour Robert Delm by will dated 1894 left a 

 legacy represented by 460 6s. consols, producing an 

 income of i I lev. to be distributed among the poor 

 of Holy Trinity. He also left the same amount for 

 the poor of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul. 



For the school, founded by the will of William 

 Price, see article on 'Schools,' y.CH. Hants, ii, 

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