The will (dated Aug. 11, 1881) of Mr. Charles James Bevan, of the firm of Messrs. Barclay, Perkins, and Co., brewers, late of No. 4, Bryanston-square, who died on April 8 last, was proved on the 22nd ult. by Alfred Henry Bevan, Frederick Lincoln Bevan, Arthur Talbot Bevan, and the Rev. Philip Charles Bevan, the sons, the executors, the value of the personal estate amounting to upwards of £238,000. The testator bequeaths £20,000 among his grandchildren; £15,000, upon trust, for each of his daughters; £15,000 each to his sons Arthur Talbot, Ernest Charles, Cecil Maitland, and Philip Charles; but if either of his said four younger sons should take, under any appointment made by him, a share in the partnership of Messrs. Barclay and Perkins he is to forego such legacy; £10,000, upon trust, for his son Charles Malton for life; £15,000, upon trust, for his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Isabella Bevan, the wife of his last-named son, for life, and then for her children by her said husband; £10,000 each to his sons Alfred Henry and Frederick Lincoln; and some other legacies and annuities. The residue of his real and personal property is to be divided between all his sons, except such as shall take a share in the said partnership.
Source: The Illustrated London News, July 8, 1882, p.50