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The Will of
James William Wright

of Thornton-Le-Dale,
Died 15th July 1954 at Roundhay, Leeds 		last Will
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Of Me   JAMES WILLIAM WRIGHT

of High Street Thornton-le-Dale in the County of York, retired Famer.

Whereof I Appoint my nephew Kenneth Wright Wilkinson of Fotheringham, 28 North Park Avenue, Roundhay in the City of Leeds and Geoffrey Cooper of 46 Sutherland Avenue Roundhay in the said city of Leeds to be Executors and Trustees.

1. I Devise all that my farm and lands know as Holly Farm situate near Withernsea in the East Riding of the County of York to my nephew the said Kenneth Wright Wilkinson in fee simple Absolutly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2. I Bequeath the sum of One Hundred Pounds to Mrs Edith Robinson of High Street Thornton-le-Dale aforesaid with whom I now Reside.

3. I Gve Devise and Bequeath all the rest of my Estate whatsoever and Wheresoever unto my Trustees upon Trust to pay thereout my just Debts, Funeral and Testimentry expences and to hold the residue then remaining for my Niece Leila Wright Crompton, my Niece Ruth Wright Crompton and my Nephew the said Kenneth Wright Wilkinson in equall shares as Tennants in Common.~~~~~

4. I Hereby revoke all WILLS and Testimentry dispositions heretofore made by me and declare this to be my Last WILL and Testiment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~


In Witness whereof
I set my hand hereto this Seventh day of May One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty Three.
Signed by the said James William Wright
the Testator,
As and for his last WILL and Testiment
In the presence of us both present at the same
time who in his presence at his request and in
the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as Witneses.
 J. W. Wright



  P. Ellis, ~~~~   Solictor, Pickering, Yorks.
  E. Ellis, ~~~~   his Clerk.

In the High Court of Jutice,
The District Probate Office, York.

Be It Know that
James William Wright of High Street , Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire, Died there on the 15th day of July 1954.

And be it Further Known
that at the date hereunder written the Last WILL and Testiment
(a copy whereof is hereunder annexed)
of the said deceased was Proved and Registered in the District Probate Registry of the High Court of Justice at York
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And that Administration of all the Estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was Granted by the aforesaid Court to:-
Kenneth Wright Wilkinson of Fotheringham, 28 North Park Avenue, Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire, Decorator, Nephew of the said deceased and Geoffrey Cooper of 46 Sutherland Avenue , Roundhay, aforesaid, Works Manager, The Executors named in the said WILL.

And it is Hereby Certified that an affidavit for the Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it shows that the Gross value of the Estate in Great Britain ( Exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or Entitled to as a Trustee and not a Benificiary, )

£ 5,430 14s 1d Gross Value
And the net value of the Estate ammounts to £ 5,343 1s 4d

And it is Further Certified
It appears to by a receipt sign by an Inland Revenue officer on the said Affadavit that £150 15s 1d, on account of Estate Duty and Interest as such has been paid.
Dated 9th day of September
JF E Pools,
Deputy Registrar


EXTRACTED BY Barnet Ellis Solicitor, Pickering

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