Office copy, now at the Probate Search web site.
THIS IS THE LAST WILL and
TESTAMENT of me ROBERT PURVIS a Knight Bachelor at present
living at Minehead Somerset & made the 6th day of May 1918 I appoint
my niece Freda Kenyon Stow to be my EXECUTRIX and residuary legatee She is
to pay all my debts & funeral & testamentary expenses from my balance at
my bankers the London County & Westminster Bank Blackheath The
remainder of this balance I give to my brother John Purvis now or lately of 175
West Jackson B L V D Chicago Illinois United States of America his heirs
exectors administrators & assigns I also give him his heirs
executors administrators & assigns the cup which my friends T Peterborough
presented to me As residuary legatee the said Freda Kenyon Stow will have
the necklace & pendant which were given to my dear wife by her Peterborough
friends In accordance with her request I give to my nephew James Peat son
of Ernest Peat the watch described by her as "my grandfathers old
watch" The cup necklace & pendant & the watch are with other things
in my plate chest now at Hudsons Depository Hudsons Buildings Victoria Station
London S.W. WITNESS my hand the day & year above written -
ROBERT PURVIS - The foregoing was signed by Sir Robert Purvis as his
last will & testament in the presence of us two witnesses present at the
same time & we in his presence & without quitting his presence & in
the presence of each other do witness & attest the same the day & year
above written - CHARLOTTE ADDICOTT - VERA M. B ADDICOTT Fernside
Minehead Somerset
ON the 29th day of July 1920 Probate of this Will was granted to
Frederica Kenyon Stow the sole executrix.
BE IT KNOWN that Sir Robert Purvis of 3 Burnham Villas Richmond in the
county of Surrey Knight
died there on the 23rd day of June 1920
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and
Testament
of the said deceased was proved and registered in the Principal Probate Registry
of His Majesty's High Court of Justice, and that 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 Frederica Kenyon-Stow
(in the Will called Freda Kenyon-Stow) of 3 Palmara Court Hove in the county of
Sussex Spinster the sole executrix
named in the said Will
Dated the 29th day of July 1920
Gross value of Estate .. £649.7.3.
Net value of Personal Estate £514.16.4.
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Transcribed by Peter Alefounder 26 December 2019 |
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