1821 Will - one section

[rosneath]

Can anyone help me decipher the 8th para of this 1821 Will?  I can do a lot of it but some is stumping me - think you have to open the snip to read it all

I can see "8th I leave and bequeath unto the four daughters of the late Admiral Tou??? and his late wife my mothers ? (could it possibly be niece??) ten thousand pounds of the before named three "

[arthurk]

It looks like Admiral Tonder, but I've no idea if there was such a person.

Then I think it is niece, as you suggested, and three per cent consols (an issue of government bonds).

[rosneath]

Ah, yes, consols - I had forgotten that abbreviation for consolidated stocks!  As this Will was written in the Danish West Indies, I am not sure if the Admiral was a British one or perhaps Danish.  I did find a reference to Vice Admiral Tonder in the London Gazette in a report from Copenhagen in September 1749.  That would work!!  Thank you!

[rosneath]

Did a bit of research - Admiral Michael Christian Tonder existed but (a) his dates don't fit 1692-1755 and (b) he had no family.  Shame, it looked good!