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The Common Room / Re: will reported in newspaper
« on: Yesterday at 11:14 »
She didn't marry again - died in 1967 age 91.  She didn't leave that much money but was living in Queens Gate Place, probably with family.

She has nothing to do with me, just someone who I was researching was given a hand-painted tea service as a wedding present from her in 1935.

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The Common Room / Re: will reported in newspaper
« on: Yesterday at 09:49 »
Thank-you - had not thought of it like that.  1920's newspaper humour frequently mystifies me, or goes over my head.

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The Common Room / Re: will reported in newspaper
« on: Yesterday at 09:19 »
Done.  Will update when received.

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The Common Room / Re: will reported in newspaper
« on: Yesterday at 09:14 »
I could but I was assuming that the newspaper would have already read it and that was their understanding of what it said.  You think that the extra details would specify where the money would come from? What if it doesn't?  I have already bought 2 books this week - Tales of the Raj (Allen), and History of Romsey Abbey (Luce). Does the expenditure never end?  My Easter Treat?

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The Common Room / will reported in newspaper
« on: Yesterday at 08:53 »
The will of Robert Mills who died in 1921 was reported in the newspapers, as was common to do at the time.
(I do not know why it says keep off the grass - the heading of the column is "Mail - Mustard and Cress")
If he was worth £96,000 and she was given £12,000 a year during widowhood, did he expect her to marry or die fairly shortly, or just assume that his heir/son would make up the difference?  He was about 70 and she about 45.
She did move to a slightly smaller house, but difficult to know whether she was renting or owning and there was also a London house around.

Thanks for any explanations.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: occupation in 1939
« on: Monday 18 March 24 21:58 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry - I completely missed that:

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / occupation in 1939
« on: Monday 18 March 24 21:32 GMT (UK)  »
Any assistance much appreciated:

Thank-you

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Sarah Ann Parkin
« on: Tuesday 12 March 24 16:36 GMT (UK)  »
You could try contacting her directly.....

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England / Re: Eric James Ching 1911
« on: Thursday 29 February 24 14:42 GMT (UK)  »
Well, the will leaves everything to his wife and if she dies at around the same time everything is left to his son Harold and married daughter Aileen - house, goods, money.

There is no mention of another son, no mention of a son's widow, no mention of a son's son.

Gets me absolutely nowhere.

The son Gavin was born in Scotland in 1937, not a war baby, not born before marriage, and parents on ER's together.  At some time Gavin started using his mmn which would imply not wanting to use his father's surname for whatever reason.  His mother kept on using it until she remarried.
 If Eric and Emmie divorced the grandfather could cut Gavin from the inheritance.  If Eric and Emmie divorced and Eric subsequently died before his father then Eric would disappear from will.   Will dated 1960.   If Eric had quarrelled with his parents he could have been removed from will.

Gavin died age 44, no relatives named in news article that I saw.

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