Reference
CD879
Title
Probate of the will of Anne Jane Harvey, Ickwell Bury, Northill, widow:
Date free text
26 Feb 1898, probate 1 Jul 1898
Production date
From: 1898 To: 1898
Scope and Content
Charles Samuel Lindsell of Biggleswade, Esq., and Henry Chaundler, Biggleswade, solicitor, appt executors and trustees and £20 apiece given to them.
Trustees to arrange for cremation and her ashes to be placed in a suitable receptacle and deposited in family mausoleum in Northill
Church next to coffin, late dear husband, John Harvey.
... to friend, Giovanna Gonino -£100
...to kind cousins, Eleanor Simpson, Agnes Simpson and Mary Simpson -£10
...to friend Gen Charles Edward Astell -£5
...to his wife, Harriett,Astell -£5
...to cousin, Louisa Lang -£5
...to Lady Ela Russell, in rembrance of my old friendship with her mother -£10
...to servants, James Kitchin, Arthur Shelton and Elizabeth Sheet -£10 each
...to other servants in my employ at the time of my death and who have been in my service at least one year -£5 each
...to grand-daughter,Andalucia Harvey-watch and brooch which holds it (encrusted with diamonds)
...to grand-daughter, Majory Harvey - watch with pearls and turquoises
...to said Andalusia Harvey - bracelet with diamonds and emeralds
...to said Majory Harvey - other similar bracelet
...to said Andalucia and Majory Harvey - rings, remainder of jewellery, black and white lace and wardrobe, equally to be divided between them
...to son, John Edmund Audley Harvey -portrait of late husband painted by Grant -portrait of second pretender -portrait of a Lady by Van Helt -picture by Guido -the picture of an Interior at Florence -print of Infant Hercules, presented to me by Lord Lansdowne -a sketch by Retsch -portraits of dear daughter by Leighton Grant and Geordigiani -pencil sketches of dear daughter, by Leighton to be held by son for life and then to continue at Ickwell Bury as heirlooms. ... to grandson, John Harvey -all pictures painted by myself and all other my pictures and paintings for life, and after his decease, to be held and enjoyed by his descendants and other members of the Harvey family entitled to Ickwell Bury .Trustees shall cause all other furniture, books, drawings, china etc to be valued and offered to grandson at 20% below valuation, Any not bought to fall into residuary estate. Residue - to be coverted into money and with proceeds pay debts and legacies and stand possessed of residue for grand-daughters, in equal shares. Henry Chaundler may be entitled to act as solicitor and to be paid the usual fees.
signature (copy) of Anne Jane Harvey witnesses R C Welsh, M B, Biggleswade Arthur Brookes, clerk to Messrs Chapman and Chaundler 26 February 1898
probate (PPR). Testator died on 17 April 1898. Gross value-£5030 19s 1d 1 July 1898
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