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RIBBLE HOUSE,
WEST HARTLEPOOL.
Miss HILLARY
c/o Mrs WHITE
Bent Laithe Farm
Colne. Lancs.
Dear Mlle,
Mary Ann SIDDLE –
deceased
As sole executor of the above I have to inform
you that probate was granted to me at Durham on the 22nd February
last.
You are a beneficiary under the will, the
following being the relevant extract
“I give devise and bequeath absolutely one
twenty ninth thereof to Stanley BUSBY grandson of my late sister Elizabeth
BUSBY Ten twenty ninths part thereof to be equally divided amongst the
surviving children of my late sister Elizabeth BUSBY
Eight twentyninths part
thereof to be equally divided amongst the surviving children of my late sister
Jane HILLARY Eight twentyninths part there-of to be equally divided amongst the
survivors of my late husband’s nephew and nieces John George PEACOCK Jane RUTTER
Margaret Eleanor PEACOCK and Hannah Elizabeth PEACOCK One twentyninth part
thereof to
my late husband’s great nephew Henry PEACOCK and One twentyninth part
thereof to my late husband’s great niece Hannah PEACOCK children of my late
husband’s late niece Mary Annie PEACOCK In the event of the death of any
beneficiary before my death leaving issue the share otherwise falling to such
beneficiary under this will to be paid to such issue in equal parts
My executor
is to have full power of sale investment and re-investment at his absolute
discretion.”
I also enclose a statement of the deceased’s
affairs from which you will see that the amount available for distribution to
the legatees is £806. 19. 1.
As one of the surviving children of the late
Jane HILLARY you are entitled to 2/29ths of the above sum and I
therefore enclose cheque for £55. 13. 1., and I shall be glad if you will
kindly acknowledge receipt of same to me on the receipt form enclosed.
Yours faithfully
(signed) JP Bradshaw
(note: on original letter surnames written as lower case
and date of letter is after 1943)
Mary Ann was 98 when she died of Cerebral Thrombosis.
Family Trees:
METCALFE Family:
William METCALFE b 1821 and Rosamund ALDERSON 1823 had 6
children:
Elizabeth b 1845 married Charles BUSBY and had 9
children:
Sarah ,
James (died young),
Frederick m E.B. TATE in 1908,
William(died young),
James (died young),
John,
Mary Elizabeth m C.E. WILSHERE 1914,
Jane Frances m R.T. WARWICK 1909
Catherine Rosamond m H. HYDE 1910.
Mary Ann b 1845 m Thomas SIDDLE b 1856 - 1879 No children
Jane b 1850 m John HILLARY b 1843 - 1872
Sarah
Mary Ann m J.W. USHER 1899 (no children)
Jane Elizabeth (died young)
Isabella Guy m J. COATES 1911 - 3 children
Jane Elizabeth m R. WHITE 1920 - 1 son
Sarah Grace (died young)
James Alderson (died young)
John William (died young)
SIDDLE Family:
John SIDDLE b abt. 1828 and Mary FRANKLAND b 1819 had 5
children that I know of:
William m Ann
Thomas 1856 - 1936 m 1879 to Mary Ann METCALFE 1845 -
1943 (no children - see above Will)
Isabella b 1858 m Henry PEACOCK 1878 and had 6 children:
Mary Ann
Jane b 1883 m Thomas RUTTER 1915
Isabella
Hannah Elizabeth
Margaret Eleanor
John George
John
George
This document was kindly sent in by Malise
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