Scard Biographies - The Southampton, Hampshire Branch
Mary Scard & Susan Scard
[1811-1891] [1813-1871]
Spinster Sisters of Eling
Compiled and Written by J.S.Adams, combining the Original & Independent Researches of both JSAdams & LMealey
with special thanks to Lyn Mealy
who transcribed and submitted both the Wills of Susan and Mary Scard
1811 Mary Scard was born 29th January 1811, baptised at Eling 12th July 1812 the daughter of Thomas Scard [Jnr] and Mary [nee Yeats]. Mary is assumed the namesake of her mother
Mary Yeats, the niece and heiress of William Yeates of Lymington.
1813 Susan, although born two years later on the 26th January 1813 she was aged four before she was baptised 22nd June 1817- a year after her father's death.
Susan was the namesake of her paternal grandmother, Susannah Scard [nee Benness] the daughter and heiress of wealthy maltster John Benness of Eling.
Mary & Susan were the youngest and only daughters of nine children born to their parents.
1815 Mary & Susan's paternal grandmother Susannah Scard [nee Benness] was buried at Eling 9th November 1815 at the recorded age of 72yrs.
1816 Their father died in 1816 at Eling. Mary was aged five & Susan aged three. See Biography of her father.
Mary and Susan never married and spent most of their adult lives under the wing of William Kemp Jonas and his sister Maria a friend of the Scard Family.
William Kemp Jonas was baptised 3rd June 1808 the son of Daniel Jonas and his wife Sarah nee Knapp.
Both Families were wealthy in the Southampton area of Hampshire. He was appointed 'Tax Commissioner' at Southampton in 1857.
His father Daniel died testate in 1812. [Written 21st October 1809 - Proved 27th November 1812].
Beneficiaries; Sarah Jonas - wife; William Kemp Jonas - son; Mary Jonas - daughter; Charlotte Jonas - daughter;
Mary Robinson [wife of Charles Robinson Esq.] - sister.
1840: The sister's mother Mary Scard [nee Yeats] died testate in 1840 bequeathing her entire Estate to her two daughters Susan and Mary. Further to several estates,
Susan was especially bequeathed her mother's piano, stool & music books. It would be apparent that both Susan and her mother were accomplished at piano forte.
See their mother's Will in the Biography of their father Thomas Scard [the younger] of Eling.
1840: On the 18th April 1840 Susan published her Will with her sister Mary as her sole beneficiary and Executrix. Her eldest brother Reverend Thomas Scard was one
of the two witnesses. Although Susan lived a further thirty- years [1771] her Will stood as written in 1840.
1841
A year after their mother's death Susan and Mary were recorded in the 1841 Census aged 28yrs and 30yrs, of Independent Means, living at High Street,
Bishops Waltham with their servant Sarah New aged thirty. It was shortly following this event that Mary & Susan appear to have entered the household of the
Scard Family friend, the wealthy William Knapp Jonas and his spinster sister Eliza. Mary & Susan remained unmarried, living under the protective wing of the
Knapp Family for the rest of their lives.
1851 [Census]
On the night of 30th March 1851 [Census] Susan and Mary were recorded 'as visitors' with William Jonas, Master of Arts, Cambridge University and his spinster
sister Eliza at Newchurch, Ryde in the Isle of Wight. Both sisters were recorded as aged 32!
1861 [Census]
Mary and Susan were recorded 'as visitors' with William Jonas and his sister Mary at Brighton, Sussex. William was recorded as a Landowner.
1865: Mary and her sister Susan had returned to Bishops Waltham where they recorded a Deed Agreement noted:
'Between Mary and Susan Scard with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners re property in the parishes of Littleton,
part of the Winchester Dean and Chapter estate Deed. Dated 1st December 1865.'
1866: The following year they recorded a Conveyance on the same Property with the same Parties i.e.
'Conveyance of property in the parishes of Littleton, part of the Winchester Dean and Chapter estate,
by Mary and Susan Scard to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. Dated 6th September 1866.'
1868-1870: Mary and Susan were recorded on the Southsea Visitors Lists Published in the Hampshire Telegraph from 1868-1870 accompanying William Jonas
and his spinster sister Eliza;
May 30 1868;
Sept., 12 1868
Sept., 19 1868
Sept., 26 1868
June 4 1870
June 8 1870
June 11 1870
June 15 1870
and finally June 18 1870
As the visits stopped abruptly at Susanna's death six months later it is possible that they were there in an attempt to remedy Susan's possible
deteriorating health.
1871: Susan's death;
Susan Scard died Testate unmarried and without issue at Bishops Waltham on the 15th January 1771 at the recorded age of fifty-eight. [Registered at Droxford].
WILL OF SUSAN SCARD
Transcribed & Submitted by LynMealey
This is the last Will and Testament of me Susan Scard of Bishops Waltham in the County of Southampton Spinster Whereby I give devise and bequeath All my real and personal
estate of whatsoever nature kind or tenure and wheresoever situate or being and whereof I now am or may at the time of my decease be seized or possessed or may now or then
have any power of disposition and whether the same now is or may be then in possession or reversion or subject to any contingency unto my dear sister Mary Scard and to her
heirs executors administrators and assigns according to the nature quality and tenure of any said real and personal estate and to and for the sole and absolute use and benefit of
her my said sister. And I hereby nominate and appoint her my said sister Mary Scard sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby expressly revoking all former Wills
and Codicils by me at any time heretofore made In testimony whereof I the said Susan Scard have hereunto set my hand the eighteenth day of April in the year of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty Susan Scard Signed published and declared by the above named Susan Scard as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us
Thomas Scard Bishops Waltham Clerk and Wm Gunner Bishops Waltham Solr
Proved at Winchester the eighteenth day of March 1871 by the oath of Mary Scard Spinster the Sister the sole Executrix to whom administration was granted The Testatrix
Susan Scard was late of Bishops Waltham in the County of Southampton Spinster and died on the fifteenth day of January 1871 at Bishops Waltham aforesaid.
Under ₤1000 - C and F I Warner Solrs Winchester - Resworn November 1872 Under ₤1000.
1871 [Census] - Mary;
On the 2nd April 1871 Mary Scard was recorded aged 59yrs, living at Bishops Waltham with William Jonas and his spinster sister Mary. William Jonas was recorded with his
Degree and as a landowner with 150 acres, employing 9 men and 2 domestic servants.
1872: The following year William's sister Maria Jonas and long time friend of Mary died unmarried and without issue at Bishops Waltham in the Sept. Qtr. 1872 at the recorded age
of 73 years. [Registered at Droxford]
1873: Mary's brother, Reverend Thomas Scard died at Testate at Durley 7th February 1873. Mary was a legatee . In a further Codicil written a month before his death he
bequeathed Mary his stable;
'I give and bequeath my brougham carriage horse and harness and all the hay corn and shaw(?)
and all the stable requisites which shall be in and about my stable and carriage house at the
time of my decease to my sister Mary Scard for her own absolute use and benefit.'
During her life Mary appears to have been fond of two particular items; Her Piano (once belonging to her sister and mother and her horses and carriages. These items were
particularly mentioned in her own Will.
1881 [Census] - recorded on the 3rd April.
Mary Scard was living at Forest Road, Bishops Waltham with William Jonas and his three servants. William was noted as M A Cambridge Occupying 150 Acres Of Land,
Employing 8 Men (Farmer). Mary was again recorded as 'a visitor'.
1891 Death:
Mary Scard died Testate ten years later, unmarried and without issue, on the 2nd February 1891 Bishops Waltham at the recorded age of eighty [Registered at Droxford].
Mary had outlived all her siblings, the last by four years. WILL OF MARY SCARD TRANSCRIBED BELOW
1891 [Census] William Kemp Jonas continued living at Bishops Waltham, recorded in the 1891 Census residing on his 150 acre property with several servants. He died a year
after Mary unmarried and without issue June Qtr. 1892 at the recorded age of 83yrs.
WILL OF MARY SCARD
This is the last Will and Testament of me Mary Scard of Bishop’s Waltham in the County of Hants Spinster, I Appoint William Knapp Jonas of Bishop’s Waltham
aforesaid Esquire Frederick Isaac Warner of Winchester in the County of Hants Gentleman and James Charles Warner of Winchester aforesaid Gentleman Executors
of this my Will. I give and bequeath unto my nephew Henry Benness Scard the Sum of two hundred pounds I give and bequeath unto my housekeeper Sarah Tilbury
the sum of sixty pounds I give and bequeath unto her son William Thomas Tilbury the sum of fifty pounds I give and bequeath unto my Niece Joanna Mary Shaw
Wife of Walter Raleigh Shaw of Salcomb South Devon all my plate and plated goods and my piano. I give and bequeath unto the said William Knapp Jonas my horse
carriages and harness as a slight token of my regard and in remembrance of the long and sincere friendship which has subsisted between us for many years but in
case of his death in my lifetime I give and bequeath the same to John Harding Robinson Esquire Examiner in the House of Commons and I declare that all Legacies
both pecuniary and specific given by this my will shall be free of Legacy Duty and I direct my Executors to sell all the residue of my household furniture and effects
in such manner as they shall consider advisable and that the net proceeds of such sale shall fall into and form part of the residue of my Estate And whereas the
Executor of the Will of my late Brother Thomas Scard deceased have permitted the sum of eight hundred pounds Debenture Stock of the East and West Junction
Railway Company to remain on the said investment as at the decease of my said Brother now I hereby declare that the said Executors shall be indemnified out of my
estate from and against all loss costs damages and expenses which they shall or may be put to on account of their not having realized the said investment or in
anywise in relation thereto And I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal estate effects and property whatsoever and
wheresoever unto my Nieces Eliza Scard and the said Joanna Shaw the two daughters of my late brother John Scard to be equally divided between them share and
share alike as tenants in common. And if either of my said Nieces shall die in my lifetime leaving issue such issue shall take their deceased parents share equally
to be divided amongst them if more than one as tenants in common And if either of my said Nieces shall die in my lifetime without leaving issue then the share of
one such dying shall go and belong to the survivor of them And I declare that the said James Charles Warner shall be entitled to charge my estate for all business
done by them in relation to my estate in the same manner as they would have been entitled to charge my Executors for the same if they had not themselves been
Executors but had been employed by my Executors to do such business as their solicitors In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of February
One Thousand eight hundred and eighty nine - Mary Scard [signed] - Signed by the said Testatrix Mary Scard as her last Will and Testament in the presence of us
both present at the same time who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
William Warwick - Coachman, William Abraham - Groom.
Proved at Winchester the third day of March 1891 by the oaths of Frederick Isaac Warner and James Charles Warner two of the Executors to whom administration
was granted. Power reserved of making the like grant to William Knapp Jonas Esquire the other Executor. The Testatrix Mary Scard was late of Bishops
Waltham in the County of Southampton Spinster and died on the second day of February 1891 At Bishops Waltham aforesaid.
Personal Gross: ₤7281.12.0 Gross - ₤7208.5.10 Net - Extracted by Messrs F.I & J.C.Warner. Solicitors Winchester
Note: Legatee "my nephew Henry Benness Scard" was the son of Mary's brother John Scard, solicitor of London (mentioned above).
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