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BE IT KNOWN that at the
date hereunder written the last Will and Testament
of James Purkis of
197 Fratton Road Landport Portsmouth in the County of
Southampton Superannuated Inspector of Shipwrights from Her
Majesty’s Dockyard at Portsmouth deceased, who died on the 24th
day of October 1895, at 197 Fratton Road aforesaid
and who at the time of his
death had a fixed place of abode at 187 Fratton Road aforesaid
within the District of the County of Hants
was proved and registered
in the District Probate Registry of Her Majesty’s High Court of
Justice at Winchester and that Administration of the personal
estate of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court
to Alice Mary Purkis of 67 Queens Road Buckland Portsmouth
aforesaid Spinster Daughter of the said deceased the sole
Executrix
named in the said Will she
having been first sworn well and faithfully to administer the
same.
Dated the 27th day of November 1895
Gross value of Personal
Estate £54:2:0 (33rd Section)
Net value
No leaseholds
Extracted by the Executrix
This is the last Will and
Testament of me James Purkis of 197 Fratton Road
Portsmouth Hants. Firstly I desire that all my just debts
funeral and testamentary expenses be paid and satisfied by my
Executrix hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after
my decease; and Secondly I give devise and bequeath all and
every my household furniture linen and wearing apparel books
plate pictures china horses carts and carriages; and also all
and every sum and sums of money which my be in my house, or be
about my person, or due to me at the time of my decease, and
also all other my stocks funds and securities for money book
debts money on bonds, bills, notes, or all other securities, and
all and every other my estate and effects whatsoever and
wheresoever both real and personal, whether in possession
reversion remainder or expectancy, unto my daughter Alice Mary
Purkis to and for her own use and benefit absolutely. And I
nominate constitute and appoint my daughter Alice Mary Purkis to
be executrix of this my Will, and hereby revoke all former or
other Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made. I
declare this to be my last Will and Testament
In witness whereof I the
said James Purkis have to this my last Will and Testament set my
hand the Twentieth day of September in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty eight.
Signed by the Testator and
acknowledged by him
to be his last Will and
Testament, in the presence of us,
James Purkis
present at the same time,
and subscribed by us as witnesses
in the presence of the
said Testator and of each other.
Tho. Pratt Wills , 41 Lion
Terrace
Henry C. Cleverly, 2 St
Marys Crescent
On the twenty seventh day
of November 1895 Probate of this Will was granted at Winchester
to Alice Mary Purkis, the sole Executrix |
