• Reference
    HF89/7/34
  • Title
    Copy of the Will of Sarah Hunt Hooper of 72 Wellington Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, widow (working copy showing how the legacies have been paid).
  • Date free text
    1929-1931
  • Production date
    From: 1929 To: 1931
  • Scope and Content
    Appoints William Frederick Ashby Fletcher of Biggleswade, Solicitor to be the Executor and Trustee of the Will. Grants £300 to Stephen Fairbairn Cotton [note lapsed because Stephen predeceased the Testator] to Beatrice Jane Cotton £100; to niece Gertrude Mackenzie £200; to niece Elizabeth Anderson £500. To William Frederick Ashby £100 if he should prove the Will to great-grandchildren Teresa Jane Cotton and Judith Mary Cotton £500 in two equal shares when 21; the income arising in the mean time to be applied to 'their advancement and education'. Residue of her estate to her Grand-daughter Stephanie Kathleen Fairbairn Cotton. Witnesses: William D. Ritson of 72 Wellington Road, Bournemouth, Hotel Proprietor and Annie E. Williams of 3 Heron Court Road, Bournemouth, Nurse. Made 19 November 1929. Codicil. William Frederick Fletcher to get £200. Witnesses Fannie Ritson of same address and Annie Williams as above. Made 10 January 1930. Proved Principal Probate Registry 9 July 1931.
  • Level of description
    item