HN10/361/Cook12

Inland Revenue Form. Specific and pecuniary legacies payable out of the personal estate of Hannah Cook late of Steppingley, Beds, widow who died on the 23rd Apr 1904 and had her accounts organised by John Bright of Woodford, Northamptonshire, grocer and Robert Michael White of Ampthill, Beds, solicitors clerk (executors under the probate of her will proved 23rd Nov 1904). Forms include Name of legatee, relationship with deceased, value of legacy and rate & amount of estate duty payable on that legacy. (Note: only one of these several forms has been kept as a sample although the information from the disposed has been extracted as follows:) - Mary Bright widow of a brother of the deceased - £10/6/8 legacy - exemplified from duty. - William Henry Bright descendent of a brother of deceased - £3/6/3 legacy - £-/1/11 duty. - Robert Michael White stranger in blood - legacy £10/-/- - duty £1/-/1. - John Bright descendent of a brother of the deceased - legacy £10/-/- - duty £-/6/-. - Fanny Cornwell descendent of a brother of the deceased - legacy £111/1/8 - duty £3/7/-. - Sarah Ann Negus stranger in blood- legacy £53/18/6 - duty £5/8/3. - Mary Knightly descendent of a sister of the deceased - legacy £212/1/8 - duty £6/8/-. - Richard Negus stranger in blood - legacy £21/6/6 - duty £2/2/10. -Humphrey Cooper Carte descendent of a brother of the deceased - legacy £100/-/- - duty £3/-/4. - Florrie Daniells stranger in blood - legacy £100/-/- - duty £10/1/1. - George Negus stranger in blood - legacy £10/-/- - duty £1/-/1. - Thomas Brightman stranger in blood - legacy £20/-/- - duty £2/-/2.

29 Jul 1905

From: 1905 To: 1905

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Bright, Mary,
Bright, William Henry,
Bright, John,
Cornwell, Fanny,
Negus, Sarah Ann,
Knightly, Mary,
Negus, Richard,
Carte, Humphrey Cooper,
Daniells, Florrie,
Negus, George,
Brightman, Thomas

Hannah will: Cook, PROBATE, inheritance tax, estate accounts, Woodford [Northamptonshire]