Trustee
"A trustee is a person who holds your property on behalf of others while your
estate is being administered. Frequently, Trustees are appointed to hold your
estate for the benefit of infants until they reach the age of
eighteen."
(http://www.wisewills.co.uk/what_is_a_trustee.htm).
Richard Bevan, in 1849, had three daughters and one son, the eldest of whom was only 21. His daughters would have had no access to funds before the age of 21 at the earliest and as unmarried women, would have remained in the family home. The Mrs Bevan of his 'Will' was their step-mother, hence the comments about how she has looked after them, and his desires for them all to continue living together until his daughters marry.
See http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/geweb/PROPERTY.htm for the property rights of women in 19th century England.
Richard Bevan, in 1849, had three daughters and one son, the eldest of whom was only 21. His daughters would have had no access to funds before the age of 21 at the earliest and as unmarried women, would have remained in the family home. The Mrs Bevan of his 'Will' was their step-mother, hence the comments about how she has looked after them, and his desires for them all to continue living together until his daughters marry.
See http://www.umd.umich.edu/casl/hum/eng/classes/434/geweb/PROPERTY.htm for the property rights of women in 19th century England.
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