Death Duty Registers

[Bookbox]

Just Received the record for Frances Whitehead, her Son James Whitehead, son in law John Barber and a 3rd person John Berg, an engraver, found him at same address as on the Death Duty Register.
But there seems to be absolutely no family connection to Frances Whitehead, I thought another son in law, then found his marriage, so thought grand child, then found his birth.
I would have thought that if he was on there he would have been a blood relative or in law?

He could have been a more distant relative, friend, neighbour, creditor, etc.

What does the will say about him?

[Kiwicol]

There was no will and the residue was only about 5 pounds, He was an engraver, as was James Whitehead's son George James Whitehead, as per the latter's passenger record to New Zealand.
He is going to bug me.
Thanks Colin

[Nanna52]

As an aside when my grandmother died she was a widow and the executors of her will were the husband of her grandmothers niece and her grandmothers great niece (another line).  It took me a long time to work out who they were as she had one sister and three brothers still alive.  On her husbands side there was a brother and sister still alive and numerous nieces and nephews.   Will never know why she chose them.  My mother was only sixteen at the time so she couldn't be named.