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The Will of
Florence Hannah
Richardson

of Newby, Scarborough



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of   FLORENCE HANNAH RICHARDSON
of 16 Hirstead Road, Newby, in the Parish of Scalby in the County of York, Spintster,
made this Sixteenth day of March One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Nine.

I REVOKE all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions at any time heretofore made by me.

I Give the following legacies free of duty to:-
Mrs. Ada Wood of 10 Hirstead Road, Newby aforesaid the sum of Fifty pounds,
To Mr. Muir of 14 Hirstead Road Newby aforesaid the sum of Twenty Five pounds.
To Mrs. Lillian Cubbon of the Isle of Man the sum of One hundred pounds.

I Give and Bequeath all the remainder of my estate both real and Personal whatsoever and wheresoever (after payment of my just Debts and Funeral and Testamentary expenses)
UNTO my brother Joseph Richardson of "Fulshaw Lodge" Christchurch Road Cheltenham in the County of Gloucester absolutely and beneficially.

AND I APPOINT him to be the sole Executor of this my WILL.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my WILL the day and year first hereinbefore written.

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Signed by the above named Testatrix as and for her last Will in his presence of us both being present at the same time
who at her request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:-

Signed.- R. Downham         Clerks to Whitefield & Bell.
Signed.- Dennis A. Taylor   Solicitors, Scarborough



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In Her Majesty's High Court of Justice

the District Probate Registry at YORK

Be it known that
Florence Hannnah Richardson,
of 16 of Hirstead Road, Newby, Scalby, Yorkshire, Spinster,

Died on the 1st Day of January 1951
at The Hospital, Scarborough, Yorkshire

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AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereinunder writtten the Last WIILL and Testiment (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed ) of the said deceased was Proved and Registered in the District Probate Office of Her Majesty's high Court of Justice at York, and that Administration of all the Estate which by Law devolves to and vested in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid court to
Joseph Richardson of 16 Hirstead Road aforesaid, of no occupation, Brother of the said deceased the sole Executor named in the said WILL.


AND IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that an affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shown the Gross value of the said Estate in Great Britain (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee and not benificially) amounts to; £ 4,243,- 6 - 4
and the net value of the Estate amounts to; £ 3,692 - 4 - 6

AND IT IS FURTHER CERTIFIED that it appears by a receipt signed by an Inland Revenue Officer on the said Avadavit that £ 74 - 14 - 6     on account of Estate duty and Interest of such Duty has been paid.
  Dated the 7th Day of March 1952


H.E. Bools
Deputy Registrar.


Extracted by: Whitefield, Bell & Smith, Solicitors, Scarborough.

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