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Meaning of Will
« on: Sunday 25 June 17 13:05 BST (UK) »
Please can anyone help with the attached will query? My layman's view is that Charles & William are the trustees and that when the settlor's daughters & wife die, Charles & William would legally own the property & land. (Edit: By the way, Charles & William are John's nephews).
Is this correct?
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Bob
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Re: Meaning of Will
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 25 June 17 15:22 BST (UK) »
Hhmm, I'm no lawyer but as I read it the estate has been put in trust for Charles & William to run and provide the widow with an annual income of £52.  I'm not sure if a property that has been put in trust automatically goes to the trustees when the widow/children have died.

Why, if C & W are nephews, are they referred to as 'friends'?

You appear to have blocked out some words, hopefully that hasn't affected anyone's understanding of what the will says.
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Re: Meaning of Will
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 25 June 17 15:31 BST (UK) »
I agree with girl guide, they are trustees and on Susan's death their trusteeship will end and the properties will revert to the residuarty legatees or some other persons mentioned.

I think the actual names have been changed to the anonymous Smith, but you would need to post the whole transcription? to make sense of it.

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Re: Meaning of Will
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 25 June 17 15:43 BST (UK) »
Thanks all. The term 'friend' was often used in place of cousin, uncle or whatever. This particularly applied to Scottish wills.
Re the blanked out words: The will is an abstract as there was water damage on the original. I haven't removed anything relevant, simply changed the names & omitted the places.
One solicitor I chatted to once said that technically Charles & William would legally own the land. He also felt that it was a case of the land remaining with the males of the family, as was often the case in the past.
It's irritating as I'm sure the sections which are now totally illegible may have contained some important info.
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Re: Meaning of Will
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 25 June 17 16:48 BST (UK) »
it seems in Scotland land had its own rules of inheritance

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