Summary of the bequests made in the

The Will of William Spencer

former Mayor of Beverley, Yorkshire made 21st December 1908
and codicil added 6th February 1910

The information is arranged into 5 Sections :


Bracketed numbers indicate further bequests

Executors and Trustees

 

 

£

Receipts held

Martin Michael Westerby (1)

Drysalter

Beverley

200

 

Richard Care

Grocer

Beverley

200

signature 2 Feb 1911

Charles Blyth Stephenson  

Builder

Beverley

200

signature 3 Feb 1911

Legacies

 

 

 

 

Annie Marie Sands

widow of John Sands

North Shields

200

 

Ann Elizabeth Steele

widow of William Steele

Brisbane, Queensland

200

 

Joseph Steele

nephew of WS's late wife

Goole

100

signature 21 Oct 1910

Henry Steele

nephew of WS's late wife

Queensland

100

 

Harold Spencer West (2)

son of WS's nephew Robert William West

Liverpool

 20

 

Frank Spencer Steele

son of William Steele

Brisbane

 20

 

Douglas Spencer Duggleby

son of the late Councillor Duggleby

Arram

 20

signature 9 May 1911

William Spencer Langhorn

son of WS's nephew William Langhorn

 

 20

 

Margaret Hanley (3)

William Spencer's housekeeper
also received  WS's dwelling house
28 Railway Street Beverley 

Beverley

400

 

 

 

 

Hilda West (4)

daughter of WS's late nephew
Robert William West

 
plus in codicil

200
100

 

Martin Thorpe

same bequest to Mr Thorpe,
his daughter and 3 sons

Drax

 25

signatures  22 Dec 1910 &
note from Martin Thorpe

Annie Taylor

wife of William Taylor

Drax

 20

signature 22 Dec 1910

Mrs Duggleby (5)

widow of the late Councillor Duggleby

 

100

signature 31 Aug 1910

Mrs Farrah

mayoress to William Spencer

Beverley

 25

Elizabeth F. 30 Aug 1910

Mary Jane Farrah

daughter of Mrs Farrah

 

 20

signature 30 Aug 1910

Mercy West

wife of John West

Withernsea

 50

signature 4 Aug 1910

George William Welch

To

all former

pupil teachers of the


Beverley Wesley School

who completed their

training during

William Spencer's

time as Headmaster

 

 30

signature 10 Aug 1910

John Hutton

 

 30

signature 8 Sep 1910

Elizabeth Hutton, nee Ward,
wife of above John Hutton

 

 30

signature 8 Sep 1910

James Crowther

 

 30

signature 8 Sep 1910

William Thompson Wardell

 

 30

signature 8 Sep 1910

William Francis Lockwood Lane

 

 30

signature 31 Aug1910

John Mitchell

South Africa

 30

signature 30 Aug 1910

Joseph William Botterill

 

 30

 

William Ellerker Ross

 

 30

signature 8 Sep 1910

James Hance

 

 30

signature 7 Sep 1910

James Davy Brown

 

 30

signature 31 Aug 1910

Thomas William Young

 

 30

signature 31 Aug 1910

Thomas Renard

 

 30

signature 31 Aug 1910

John Christopher Jackson

 

 30

 

Charles William Norton

 

 30

signature 7 Sep 1910

Joseph Sherwood

 

 30

signature 31 Aug 1910

Elizabeth Fletcher

widow of Joseph Fletcher

Drax

 20

signature 23 Dec 1910

Mary Jane Smithson

of 6 York Road

Beverley

100

signature 30 Aug 1910

Mary Daggit

of Highgates

Beverley

 25

 

James Robinson Lane

 

 

 25

signature 29 Aug 1910

Elizabeth Brown

widow of the late John Brown

Beverley

 25

signature 30 Aug 1910

James Willis Mills

Town Clerk

Beverley

 25

signature 15 Sep 1910

Jane Jackson

wife of William Jackson, Westwood Road

Beverley

 25

signature 30 Aug 1910

Lockwood Huntley

librarian of Beverley library

Beverley

 25

signature 20 Aug 1910

Arthur Boyes

Railway Street

Beverley

 25

signature 30 Aug 1910

George Ward

York Street

Beverley

 25

signature 30 Aug 1910

David Nutchy

Auctioneer

Beverley

 25

 

George Robert Taylor

 

Newark

 25

signature 31 Aug 1910

John Featon

grand nephew of James Fletcher

Barlow Farmer

 25

signature 16 Dec 1910

Anne Elizabeth Ingham

wife of Matthias Henry Dannat Ingham

original bequest:
reduced in codicil

50
20


signature 30 Aug 1910

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Charitable Legacies

Vicar and Churchwardens of
Parish Church Drax

Restoration Fund

original
bequest:

reduced
in codicil

50

25

O.D. Pothergill
Robert Clark
Geo Broubridge

Benevolent and Orphan Fund of the
National Union of Teachers

 

 

100

W. Bickerton 23 Nov 1910

Trustees of the
Wesley Chapel

For extinction of debt on Chapel
or if no debt to be invested in trust

original
bequest:

reduced
in codicil

300

150

Frederick Bursell (150)
22 Nov 1910

Trustees of the
Beverley Minster Sunday Schools

 

 

100

signature 22 Nov 1910
and appreciative note

Trustees of the
Flemingate Beverley Wesley Chapel

 

 

100

F.B.Catterson &
Rev Needham, trustees
25 Nov 1910

Trustees of the
Keldgate Beverley Wesley Mission Room

 

 

  25

William T Goldthorpe
Sec&Treas. 22 Nov 1910

Trustees of the
Beverley Baptist Chapel

Towards a New Chapel

original
bequest:

reduced
in codicil

250

150

signature for 150
25 Nov 1910

Trustees of the
Wednesday Market Primitive Chapel

 

 

100

Geo. E. Lloyd
29 Nov 1911 & letter

Trustees of the Norwood Beverley
Primitive Methodist Chapel

 

 

  50

Richard Potts, treasurer
30 Nov 1910

Trustees of Methodist Free Church
Trinity Lane Beverley

 

 

100

John ?, Treasurer
26 Nov 1910

Trustees of Lairgate
Congregational Church

 

 

100

Rowland Gregory, Treas.
30 Nov 1910 & letter

Trustees of Beckside Beverley
Baptist Chapel

 

 

  25

C. Smithson, Treasurer
25 Nov 1910

Trustees of Shepherd Memorial
Church Grovehill Beverley

 

 

  25

Rowland Gregory, Treas.
30 Aug 1910

Trustees of Beverley Cottage Hospital

 

 

100

C.R. Hugill, Treasurer
27 Oct 1910

Trustees of Scotch Baptist Chapel
Wilbert Lane, Beverley

 

 

  20

John Ellsinfon(?)
Treas. 26 Nov 1910

Trustees of Arram Wesleyian Chapel

 

 

  50

Edward Prescott
o.b.o.t. 24 Nov 1910

Trustees of Wesleyian Chapel Drax

 

 

  50

John James Winters, Treas.
10 Dec 1910 & letter

Trustees of Wesleyian Chapel Snaith

 

 

  50

Alfred Hartley, Treasurer
14 Dec 1910

Trustees of the Poor Fund of Wesley
Chapel Toll Gavel Beverley

 

 

  25

Robert Pape
22 Nov 1910

Mayor, Aldermen & Burgess of the Borough of Beverley upon trust to invest ... and to distribute the income annually in Oranges amongst the scholars then attending Beverley Spencer School on 14 April in every year being William Spencer's birthday

 

 

100

A.H. Hobson, treasurer to Beverley corporation 28 Oct 1910

Beverley Public Library

WS's large bookcase

 

 

 

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Residue of Monies & Estate

Annuity for the life of Mary Fiddiman

WS's niece

300

Copy of cheque and letter for the purchase of the annuity

Jane Eliza West

widow of Robert William West

WS's Gold Watch in trust for son Harold Spencer West(2) on attaining the age of eighteen

Valuation (£12) by J.R. Lane
licenced valuer, Beverley

Eliza Langhorn

daughter of nephew William Langhorn

Smaller Gold Watch [picture]

 


To Trustees all real estate and personal estate not otherwise disposed of to be converted into money and expenses paid.   Residue of Monies after all debts and expenses to be divided into 16 equal parts

Jane Eliza West

 

 3 sixteenths

 

William Langhorn

son of WS's sister Martha Langhorn

2½ sixteenths

 

George Langhorn

son of WS's sister Martha Langhorn

1½ sixteenths

 

Mary Ann Langhorn

widow of Miles Langhorn

½ sixteenth

 

One half of one other such equal parts divided into 4 parts (i.e. 128th of residue)

Albert Langhorn

grand nephews,
sons of Miles  & Mary Ann Langhorn

1 part

 

George Langhorn

1 part

 

Miles Edward Langhorn

1 part

 

Alec Langhorn

1 part

 

Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of the Borough of Beverley
In securities for the upkeep of Beverley Public Library

3 sixteenths

 

Two sixteenth parts to be divided into 6 equal parts (i.e. 48th of residue)

British & Foreign Bible Society

 

1 part

 

Religious Tract Society

56 Paternoster Row, London

1 part

receipt for £166-13-4
and letter.

Wesleyian Methodist Foreign Missionary Society

 

1 part

 

Church of England Missionary Society

 

1 part

 

Baptist Foreign Missionary Society

 

1 part

 

London Foreign Missionary Society

 

1 part

 

Martin Michael Westerby (1)

for his own benefit

1 sixteenth

 

Margaret Hanley (3)

 

1 sixteenth

 

Hilda West (4)

revoked in codicil

½ sixteenth

 

Mrs Dugglesby (5)

widow of Councillor Dugglesby,
in lieu of codicil

½ sixteenth

 

"Spinsters & widows above 60 years of age having lived a virtuous life and being socially
above the ordinary receiver of doles and so that no single person benefitting shall receive
less than eight pounds or more than twelve pounds and that no charitable institution shall
receive more than twenty five pounds"

½ sixteenth

 


Wesley Chapel Toll Gavel and Wesley Sunday School

Two houses in Spencer Street

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Other Papers Relating to the Estate of William Spencer

£

s

d

The Corporation of Beverley, Gas department

 

  3

9

Services in the House - 28 Railway Street 5 weeks @ 5/-

1

  5

-

London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Premium

 

  7

6

John Ellis Hopper Plumber, Glazier and Gasfitter: for plumbing           

 

  4

6

R.T. Padget  Cab Proprietor for cab to cemetery and back

 

  3

-

Educational Newspaper Company Limited Allotment Receipt

1

10

-

Trustees Travelling and other Expenses

12

10

-

Inland Revenue Payment Receipt

  5

  -

-

Estate Duty Office Death Duties Document
Waterlow Bros. & Layton Ltd  London Estate Legacy duties

2152

  8

2

Two letters re: The Schoolmaster Publishing Company Ltd about missing debentures.

North Eastern Railway re: dividends & stocks.

United Alkali Company Ltd Liverpool re: dividends

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