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HN10/270/Cooper8
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Will of Caroline Cooper Cooper of Toddington, spinster: - Admiral Albert Battiscombe as sole executor; - to Arthur van der Burch Â£2,000; - to Maria de Froissart Broissia Â£2,000; - to Aubrey, Dodge and Eggerton Cecill Â£500 each; - to Albert Battiscombe Â£6,000 upon trust to be invested and income paid to Lucy Cooper Robinson; on her death Â£600 to be reinvested and income given to Margaret Robinson, on her death the sum to be transferred to her second daughter generally called Cissy; on death of Lucy Cooper Robinson Â£1,000 of the Â£6,000 to be given each to Constance Cooke, Elizabeth Caroline Robinson, Lucy Battiscombe and Georgina Robinson with remainder of Â£6,000 divided equally between Constance Cook, Lucy Battiscombe and Elizabeth Caroline Robinson; - to Albert Battiscombe Â£2,000 upon trust to be invested and income paid to Lucy van der Burch, on her death sum to be paid to one or more of her daughters as she appoints, in default to Guillaume van der Burch and Maria de Froissart Broissia equally; - to Albert Battiscombe Â£1,000 upon trust to be invested and income paid to Amelia Marley, remainder to be divided equally between her children of those she appoints - to Albert Battiscombe Â£1,000 upon trust to be invested and income paid to Elizabeth Cecill; remainder to be divided equally between her children or those she appoints; - to William Cooper Cooper Â£300; - to Albert Battiscombe Â£200 for himself; - to Lucy Cooper Robinson Â£200; - to Henry Cecill Â£200; - to William Smith Cooper Cooper Â£300; - to Eliza (called Leila), wife of William Smith Cooper Cooper Â£50; - to Rebecca Cooper Â£50; - to Edith Georgina Warren Vernon Â£200; - to Jane de Froissart Broissia, Natalie de Froissart Broissia and Mabel Cooper Cooper Â£50 each; - to Dr.Waugh of Toddington Â£20; - to Miss Daw "who is living with me" Â£20; - to Mrs.Hunter "who was until recently in my service" Â£40; - to domestic servants Sarah Everett Â£50, Annie Walford Â£20 and William Harris Â£10; - old china, old paintings and drawing room furniture etc (except money and specific bequests) with all plate to William Cooper Cooper, remainder to William Smith Cooper Cooper, remainder to "Ivy" Warren Vernon and Evelyn Warren Vernon, daughters of Edith as tenants in common; remainder to Mabel Cooper Cooper; - her mother's diamonds to William Smith Cooper Cooper, remainder to "Ivy" Warren Vernon; remainder to Evelyn Warren Vernon; remainder to Mabel Cooper Cooper; - her paste necklace lent to Edith Warren Vernon to her, remainder to "Ivy" Warren Vernon, remainder to Evelyn Warren Vernon; - her pearls to Maria van der Burch; - her paste ornaments to Maria de Froissart Broissia; - furniture etc. in spare room (except money and specific bequests) to Constance Amelia Cooke; - old engravings and household linen to William Cooper Cooper, remainder to William Smith Cooper Cooper; - pictures, household and personal ornaments, furniture etc. to William Smith Cooper Cooper to distribute to those whose names are marked on them; - all fixtures in house and garden including greenhouse that are tenant's fixtures to William Cooper Cooper from whom she rented the house, remainder to William Smith Cooper Cooper; - piano and remaining furniture etc. to Elizabeth Robinson and Georgina Robinson as tenants in common; - residue of personal estate and all real estate to Albert Battiscombe upon trust for sale with division of the proceeds amongst Constance Amelia Cooke, Elizabeth Caroline Robinson, Henry Robinson, Georgina Robinson, Lucy Battiscombe, Guillaume van der Burch, Arthur van der Burch, Maria de Froissart Broissia, Aubrey Cecill, Dodge Cecill, Eggerton Cecill, Elizabeth Cecill, Amelia Marley and William Smith Cooper Cooper; - witnesses: Charles Herbert and Alfred Morrison, clerks to Frederic Tanqueray of Woburn, solicitor
Date free text
13 Sep 1888
Production date
From: 1888 To: 1888
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