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GK139/1
Title
Abstract of Title of Rt Hon. Mowbray St. Andrew
Thornton Baron St John of Bletso
a) recites Will of Rt Hon St Andrew Lord St John
of Melchbourne (d. 2 Nov. 1887)
only dau Hon Ellen Sydney St John to
trustees for 900 years Norman Magnus Macleod,
late Captain in 74 Regt. then of Dunvegan,
Isle of Skye and Spencer Buller then of
Cheltenham, Glous. Esq.
to uses wife to receive 700 yearly rentcharge
to uses of sons etc. in entail male
then extra 300 yearly rentcharge in addit.
to 700.
(subj. to uses of Edward Nassau Marcus
Senior of Liverpool, Lancs.)
Conolly Thos MacCausland of Drenagh,
Londonderry, Ireland, Esq.
As trustees for 1000 years.
to bro. Hen Beauchamp Mowbray St John,
then to each of sons born during Testator's
life.
1st Trustee 10,000 for sons over 21
2nd Trustee 10,000 for daus who marry
reach 21. 23 June 1874
Codicil 23 Oct 1879
Proved Principal Probate Registry
by Hon. Ellen Georgina Baroness St John, Widow
& Rt Hon Beauchamp St John Mowbray (his bro who
succeeded him - born 4 dec. 1844) 7 Feb. 1888
Birth of Ellen Sydney St John (now Mrs. Townley) 16 Oct 1869
Birth of Hon Margaret Beaufort (now Mrs. Weston) 18 Jan 1875
Will of Beauchamp Mowbray (d. 10 May 1912)
Appts eldest son Hon Beauchamp Oliver St John
& Maximilian Gowran Townley executors.
Mention of heirlooms : Diamonds
Trustees for 1080 years M.G. Townley & Stephen
Thornton of Chaucer Road, Bedford Esq.
Made 26 Ap. 1911
Proved 12 Aug. 1912
Succeeded by son Hen Beauchamp Oliver
Baron St. John (born 24 June 1876)
He died 17 Oct. 1920 d. unm. succeeded by
his bro. Mowbray St. Andrew Thornton
Baron St. John of Bletso (born 5 Nov. 1877)
As 2 portion of 10,000 and 10,000 left by
Will of 15th Baron
Appointment of New Trustee
1) Rt. Hon Beauchamp Mowbray Baron St.
John.
2) Edw. Nassau Marcus Senior of 147 Cannon
St. London, Esq.
death of Hon Edm Tudor St. John.
Testator had only 2 daus : Hon Ellen Sydney
St. John (then 21+)
Hon Margaret Beaufort St. JOhn (aged 16 years)
No part of either sum of 10,000 yet raised. 22 Jan 1891
Appointment of New Trustees
1) Edw Nassau Marcus Senior (old Trustee)
2) Maximilian Gowran Townley &
Chas Hen Manners, Sutton, Bright (new
Trustees)
pd of lands sold for 800 received by Trustees
in part satisfaction of 10,000 (100 of which
pd out on succession Duty on 10,000 in trust
for Ellen)
(700 purchase 350, 3.3/4% of Trust and Agency
Company of Australia Ltd. of 350 3.1/2% Debenture
of same company.
Margaret Beaufort St John 21 on 18 Jan 1896 and
married Arthur Fra Anderton Weston 2 June 1896
succession duty to 10,000 paid out of her own
money.
700 proceeds of sale of timber pd B.M.
Barton St John further reduction of 10,000.
in trust for Ellen invested by Trustees in
purchase of 749.12s.3d. Western Australia
3% Inscribed stock 1915-1935.
Marriage of Ellen with Maximilian Gowran
Townley 11 Feb. 1902.
Death of B.M. Baron St. John 10 July 1912
no money received on acct. of Margaret's
10,000. 24 Sep. 1912
as to 5,000 charged by will of 16th Baron
Trustees still same, estate duty paid.
Will of Rt Hon Hen Beauchamp Oliver St. John
of Bletsoe appt his bro. Mowbray St Andrew
Thornton St. John.
& bro in law Geo G. Montague Tyrrell
executors (d. 17 Oct. 1920 unm)
Made 20 June 1914
Proved Principal Probate Registry 11 Mar. 1921
(Estate 32,900.10s.4d)
Made 1929.
Date free text
1929
Production date
From: 1869 To: 1929
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