What does it mean when a reference is made to [date] last?

[Westy11]

Hi All

I am currently searching some newspapers and came across the following date of death but am not sure exactly what it means so thought i put put it to the forum.

The following excerpt was in the Liverpool Mercury 26 April 1890. "The Will of Mr. Thomas Lloyd, D.L., J.P., a director of Lloyd’s Bank, late of The Priory, Warwick, who died on Jan. 25 last,.....".

What therefore is the date of death please.

Westy11

[sillgen]

January 25th 1890.     it just means the most recent January in the past.

[Familysearch]

I think it would mean that the man died on Jan 25, 1890. 

FS

[BumbleB]

According to the Probate Calendar he died 23 January 1890.

31 March 1890.  The will of Thomas Lloyd late of the Priory in the Borough of Warwick in the county of Warwick Esquire who died 23 January 1890 at the Priory was proved at the Principal Registry by Emilia Lloyd of the Priory widow the Relict and Sampson Samuel Lloyd the Younger of Budbrook Park near Warwick in the county Esquire the Executors.  Personal Estate £129,149.10s.10d  Resworn November 1890 £96,224.10s.10d.

[Westy11]

Thanks one and all - at the heart of my question was to develop an understanding of what 'last' meant - I would have thought you would say whatever the date was without using the word 'last' plus i started to worry about the fact the death happened in Jan so maybe the least applied to the year before...

But I have the specific answer for the question of Thomas' date of death and am grateful.
Westy11