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This is the last Will and Testament of me Harry Phillip Harris of Lower Farm Stalbridge Weston I appoint my wife Lucy Harris my son Harry Horace Harris and upon his attaining the age of twenty one years my son Walter Reginald Harris Executors and Trustees of this my Will I give to my said wife Lucy Harris all my household furniture books pictures china silver ware and all other my household effects absolutely I give devise and bequeath all the rest of my real and personal property whatsoever unto my Trustees Upon trust to sell and convert into money the same and to hold the proceeds thereof after payment thereout of my debts funeral and testamentary expenses upon trust to invest the same (hereinafter referred to as my Trust Fund) and to stand possessed thereof upon the following trusts
(a) To pay the income thereof to my wife until my youngest child shall attain twenty one years of age
(b) On my youngest child attaining twenty one years of age to hold one moiety (hereinafter called the children's moiety) Upon trust for equal division amongst all my children And as to the other moiety to hold the same and pay the income thereof to my said Wife for her life and while she shall remain my Widow and after her death or remarriage to hold both capitol and income upon the same trusts as are hereinbefore declared concerning the children's moiety And I declare that until my youngest child shall attain twenty one years of age my Trustees shall notwithstanding the trust for sale hereinbefore contained have power at their absolute discretion to carry on any farming business which I may be engaged in at my death or any branch of such business and for the purpose of carrying on any such business to allow my Wife or any one or more sons to occupy any farm which I may be occupying or about to occupy at my death upon such terms as my Trustees may think fit And that for such purpose aforesaid my Trustees shall have power to employ or use or allow to be employed or used all or any of my live and dead farming stock and implements and any part of my trust fund whether or not at my death actually employed in my farming business And that my trustees shall not be liable or responsible for any loss arising from the carrying on of my business and that the whole of my trust fund shall be liable to reimburse my Trustees any loss which they may incur in carrying on of my business under the foregoing provisions
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty second day of December One thousand nine hundred and thirteen

HARRY PHILIP HARRIS

Signed and declared by the said Harry Philip Harris as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses

Edwd. W.Bartlett Solr Sturminster Newton Hy Meaker Sherborne his Clerk

This is a first Codicil to the last Will and testament of the above named Harry Philip Harris dated the twenty second day of December one thousand nine hundred and thirteen
Whereas since the date of my said Will I have given by way of advance to my daughter Alice Maud Brunt the sum of two hundred and twenty pounds or its equivalent Now I hereby direct that my said daughter shall bring into account this sum before taking the share given to her in my said Will and save as aforesaid I in all other respects confirm my said Will
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and seventeen

Harry Philip Harris

Signed and acknowledged by the said Harry Philip Harris as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
Edwd W. Bartlett Solr Sturminster Newton S. Rendall his Clerk


On the 28th day of March 1923 Probate of this Will was granted at Salisbury to Lucy Harris, widow, Harry Horace Harris and Walter Reginald Harris the Executors

Be it known that Harry Philip Harris of Kingstead, Fonthill Bishop in the County of Wilts formerly of Lower Farm, Stalbridge Weston, Dorset, who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at Fonthill Bishop aforesaid with the District of the County of Wilts died on the 29th day of December 1922 at Kingstead Fonthill Bishop aforesaid
And be it further known that at the date hereunder written the last will and Testament with one Codicil thereto of the said deceased was proved and registered in the District Probate Registry of His Majesty's High Court of Justice at Salisbury and that the administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Lucy Harris, widow the relict, and Harry Horace Harris, farmer, both of Kingstead, Fonthill Bishop aforesaid and Walter Reginald Harris (who has attained the age of twenty one years) of the Manor Farm, Bagber Sturminster Newton in the County of Dorset Farmer the sons of the said deceased the Executors named in the said Will

Dated the 28th day of March 1923

Gross value of Estate £2839. 10. 7.
Net value of Personal Estate £2775. 17. 8.

Extracted by Bartlett & Sons Solicitors, Sherborne, Dorset

 

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