Item HOG/9/1 - Will and probate for Sir James Weir Hogg

Photocopy of Proof of Probate dated 27 May 1876; Will dated 26 June 1871, with codicil dated 24 July 1874 (following the death of his wife, Dame Mary Hogg).
Executors are eldest son James, youngest son Quintin and son-in-law, Charles McGarel.
Eldest son, Lt Col. James MacNaghten Hogg (wife Caroline Elizabeth Emma) - bequeathed residue of estate in 1871, and property in 1874.
2nd son, Charles Swinton Hogg is deceased. His widow, Harriet Anne Hogg is bequeathed £6,000. Their sons Guy Weir and Ernest Charles are mentioned in the will, and in the codicil, a sum of £1,000 is to be put into trust for Guy Weir and his sister Mary (Maybird) respectively for their education, to be received at age 21.
4th son, Stuart Saunders Hogg, in the Indian civil service, is bequeathed £10,000.
5th son, Frederick Russell Hogg, also in the Indian civil service, is bequeathed £10,000.
6th son, Stapleton Cotton Hogg, a clerk in the India Office, is bequeathed £6,000.
7th son, Quintin Hogg, is bequeathed £10,000 and interest at 4% in annuity.
Youngest daughter Annie Claudina is bequeathed £200 p.a. if she remains unmarried, rising to £500 p.a. following the death of her mother. On the occasion of her marriage, she will receive £5,000 and 4% interest.
The other daughters are listed as Isabella, wife of Sir Dudley Couttes Mayoribanks; Mary Rosina, wife of Charles McGarel; Amy, wife of James MacNabb; Florence, wife of George William Campbell, and Constance, wife of Francis Augustus Bevan.
Reference is also made to twin children (probably the 3rd son and a daughter) who are interred in Kensal Green Cemetery. Hogg requests that the twins be removed and placed in a larger vault, purchased for his remains and those of his wife and as many of his children as may so desire. He adds that he wishes his funeral to be plain and inexpensive.

The codicil takes account of the death of his wife, bequeathing all his estate to his eldest son, including his leasehold residence in Grosvenor Crescent.
Housekeeper Mrs Safe is bequeathed £100 and head housemaid, Sarah; Second housemaid Eliza; Freeman, ladies maid; and Edwards, the coachman are all bequeathed a legacy equal to one year's wages.