The testator, Ignatius Charles Blake, is a member of the Galway Blake family. His parents were Joseph Blake and Honoria Daly. He was one of eight children with his eldest brother being the 1st Baron Wallscourt. Ignatius Charles Blake was related twice over to Denis John Blake, a fifth cousin with Robert Blake and Catherine Darcy their common ancestors. He was also a tenth cousin with Geoffrey Blake being their common ancestor.
Ignatius Charles Blake married Helena Cashell the 16 Jun 1794 at St Andrew parish at Berwick upon Tweed, Midlothian, Scotland. Their son Joseph Henry Blake (later 2nd Baron Wallscourt) was born 23 Jul 1795 and died 11 October 1816. A daughter Louisa Helena Blake died 15 Feb 1803.
The descent of Ignatius Charles Blake from Richard Caddell alias Blake (of County Galway, Ireland):
Richard Caddell alias Blake and Eveline
Walter Blake
Geoffrey Blake
William Blake and Athy (unknown)
John Blake and Annabel de Burgo
Andrew Blake
Walter Blake and M Bodkin
Robert Blake and Catherine Darcy
Sir Richard Blake and Gylle Kirwan
Robert Blake and Elizabeth Lynch
Joseph Blake and Mary Browne
Richard Blake and Maria Yonge
Joseph Blake and Honoria Daly
Ignatius Charles Blake
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 24 Jan 2017
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1467
Name of testator: Ignatius Charles Blake, Captain in his Majesty’s 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons
Place: Unknown
Type of Record: Will
Dated: 11 Aug 1796, probated 24 Sep 1807
[In margin] Ignatius Charles Blake
1 This is the last Will
2 of me Ignatius Charles Blake a Captain in
3 his Majesty’s thirteenth Regiment of Light Dragoons
4 made published and declared this Eleventh day
5 of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
6 seven hundred and ninety six whereas I the said
7 Ignatius Charles Blake will at the death of my
8 Father Joseph Blake of Ardfry in the County
9 of Galway in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquire
10 be entitled to the Sum of three thousand pounds
11 by virtue of my said Father’s Marriage
12 Settlement I do declare by give and bequeath the
13 said Sum of three thousand pounds unto Freancis
14 Blake of Rehara in the County of Roscommon
15 in the Kingdom of Ireland Esquire Robert Blake
16 of the City of Dublin Gentleman and William
17 Cashell of the Borough of Berwick upon Tweed
18 in the Kingdom of England Esquire upon the
19 Trusts nevertheless and to and for the
20 intents and purposes hereafter mentioned
21 and expressed (that is to say) Upon Trust that
22 they my said Trustees whom I also appoint
23 Executors of this my Will and the Survivors and
24 and Survivor of them and such their person
25 and persons as shall or need in the Trusts by
26 virtue of the Clause hereinafter for that purpose
27 contained do and shall as soon as the said Sum
28 of three thousand pounds shall be received
29 place out or invest the same on Government or
30 real Securities at Interest and from time to
31 time call in the Principal Money so to be placed
32 out or invested and place out or invest the same
33 in or upon new or other Securities of the like
34 at Interest until the same shall become
35 payable by Virtue of this my Will and In
36 Trust to pay to or otherwise authorize permit and
37 suffer my Dear Wife Hellen to receive the
38 Interest dividends and yearly proceeds therefore
39 arising for and during her natural Life for and
40 towards her Maintenance and the maintenance
41 and Education of my Child now living and all
42 and every such my Child or Children by my said
43 Wife Helen as shall hereafter be born and from
44 and immediately after the death of my said
45 Wife upon this further Trust to pay and apply
46 the Interest of the said Sum of Three thousand
47 pounds for and towards the maintenance and
48 education of all and every such my Child or
49 Children as shall be then living until they all respectively
50 attain the age of twenty one Years And upon this
51 further Trust to pay the said Sum of three thousand
52 pounds and all Interest then due unto and amongst
53 all my Children who shall be then living equally
54 share and share alike and if there shall be but
55 one such Child then to such one Child as and
56 when he she or they shall respectively attain the
57 age of twenty one Years And if any such Child
58 shall depart this Life under the age of twenty
59 one years then the part of share of him her or
60 them so dying shall be paid to the Survivors
61 and Survivor of such Children at his her or their
62 age or ages of twenty one years And I direct that
63 all the Shares so to survive shall from time to
64 time survive together with all the original
65 Shares and parts until such original Shares and
66 Parts shall become one and payable provided always
67 and it is my further Will that if all my said
68 Children shall die before any of them shall attain
69 the age of twenty one Years then and in that Case
70 they my said Trustees and the Survivors and Survivor
71 of them and such other person or persons as shall
72 succeed in the Trusts by Virtue of the Clause
73 hereinafter for that purpose contained shall pay
74 the said principal Sum of three thousand pounds
75 and all Interest then due on the same unto my
76 said dear Wife Helen so and for her own sole use
77 and benefit And as to all the Rest Residue and
78 Remainder of my personal Estate and Effects
79 whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature
80 kind or quality soever the same shall be or consist
81 at the time of my death I give and bequeath the
82 same unto the said Francis Blake Robert Blake and William
83 Cashell upon Trust that they the same Francis
84 Blake Robert Blake and William Cashell and
85 the Survivors and Survivor of them and such other
86 person and persons as shall __eed in the Trusts
87 by Virtue of the Clause hereinafter for that purpose
88 contained do and shall as soon as conveniently may
89 be after my decease convert the same into Money
90 and the Monies arising therefrom place out at
91 Interest on the like Securities and Upon the same
92 Trusts as are hereinbefore mentioned and
93 expressed concerning the aforesaid Sum of Three
94 thousand pounds provided always and it is my
95 Will that in case my Son now living or any other
96 Son which I may hereafter have by my said
97 Wife Helen shall before his Share of the said Sum of
98 three thousand pounds and of any other personal
99 Estate shall become due and payable by Virtue
100 of this my Will secured to the possession of my said
101 Father’s Estate Then and in that case the part or Share
102 of such Son in the said Sum of three thousand pounds
103 and other my personal Estate shall be paid to the other
104 or others of my said Children at his her or their
105 Age or Ages of twenty one Years And I further will
106 and direct that in case it shall appear to my said
107 Trustees or the Trustees or Trustee for the time being
108 expedient and for the Benefit and advantage of
109 any of my said Children that any Sum or Sum
110 of money should be raised and paid for the purpose
111 of Placing them or any of them out in any Trade
112 Business or Employment for their advancement
113 in the world before their respective Shares of the
114 said Sum of Three thousand pounds and other
115 my Personal Estate become absolutely vested or
116 payable Then and in every or any such Case the said
117 Trustees shall have full power and authority to
118 raise and pay the same accordingly for such Child
119 or Children and the same shall be allowed and
120 deducted out of the share or shares of such Child
121 or Children for whom the said Sum or Sums
122 shall be raised and paid and I do hereby further
123 Will order and direct that when and as soon
124 as the Trustees before named shall by death or
125 otherwise be reduced to the number of two then
126 such two Trustees shall thereupon within one
127 Month there next after by any writing or writings
128 under their hands and Seals elect and make a
129 choice of such other proper person to be a Trustee
130 together with the remaining Trustees for the
131 purposes aforesaid as shall with them make
132 the Number of three And in Case the said Trustees
133 before named shall by death or otherwise be
134 reduced to the number of one Trustees Then such
135 surviving Trustee shall thereupon within one
136 Month next after by any Writing or Writings under
137 his hand and Seal elect and make choice of
138 such two other fit and proper persons to be
139 Trustees together with such remaining Trustee
140 for the purposes aforesaid as shall with him
141 make up the number of three and so from
142 time to time as well the new Trustees as the
143 old ones shall elect and choose as often as the
144 said Trustees for the time being shall by death
145 or otherwise be reduced to a less number than
146 three And it is my Will that when and as often
147 as any now Trustees or Trustee shall be appointed
148 as hereinbefore mentioned the Securities and
149 Monies which shall be then vested in the
150 person or persons so dying shall respectively
151 with all convenient speed be conveyed and
152 transferred in such manner as that the same
153 shall be effectually vested in the securities and
154 such new Trustees or Trustee upon the same
155 Trusts and to and for the Intents and purposes
156 of this my Will and my Will is and I do hereby
157 order and direct that my said Trustees hereby
158 appointed and to be appointed or any of them
159 or any of their heirs Executors Administrators or
160 Assigns shall not be charged or chargeable with
161 or accountable for any more Monies than they
162 respectively shall actually receive neither shall any of them
163 be answerable or accountable for the Receipts and
164 or defaults of the other or others of them or for
165 the Misbehaviour Neglect default Failure
166 Insolvency or Insufficiency of any person or persons
167 to be employed by them in any capacity in or
168 about the ____ or any way concerning the
169 same or any part thereof nor for the insufficiency
170 or suficienty or any Funds real or other Securities
171 in or upon which they shall place out any of
172 the Trust Monies nor shall they or any of them
173 be answerable or accountable for any other
174 involuntary Loss whatsoever And my Will is that
175 such and every of my said Trustees respectively may
176 deduct and retain out of the Monies which shall
177 come to him and their hands respectively and allow
178 to each other thereout all such reasonable Costs
179 Charges and Expences as he or they shall or may
180 sustain incur pay or be put into in or about or in
181 any respect of the Trusts hereby in them reposed
182 hereby revoking all former and other Will and
183 Wills by me at any time heretofore made I
184 publish and declare this writing contained in
185 this and the four preceding Sheets of paper to be
186 and contain my last Will and Testament In Witness
187 whereof I the said Ignatius Charles Blake the
188 Testator have to two part of this my last Will
189 and Testament set my hand and Seal the day
190 and year first above written Ign C Blake
191 This writing contained in this and the preceding
192 four sheets of paper was signed sealed published
193 and declared by the Testator Ignatius Charles
194 Blake as and for his last Will and Testament
195 in the presence of us who in his presence at his
196 request and in the presence of each other have
197 subscribed our Names as witnesses hereunto
198 J Hindmarsh Edward Willoby Will. Willoby
199 This Will was proved at London the
200 twenty fourth day of September in the year of our
201 Lord one thousand eight hundred and seven
202 before the worshipful Samuel Pearce Parson doctor
203 of Laws and Surrogate of the Right honorable
204 Sir William Wynne Knight doctor of Laws
205 Master keeper or Commissary of the prerogative
206 Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath
207 of William Cashall one of the Executors named in
208 the said Will to whom Administration was granted
209 of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits
210 of the deceased he having been first sworn duly to
211 administer power reserved of making the like
212 Grant to Francis Blake Esquire and Robert Blake
213 the other Executors named in the said Will when
214 they or either of them shall apply for the same
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