 In his later life , Richard Gibbs recognised that the diverse interests of the large family , and the need to invest heavily in even basic refurbishment of the house to make it weather @-@ secured and habitable , would require the family to sell Tyntesfield . Recognising also that substantial death duties would become payable on his death , Richard drew up a will based around a trust that would allow his fortune to pass to the surviving children of his brother and half sister , a total of 19 beneficiaries . 
