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
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£ |
Receipts held |
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Martin Michael Westerby (1) |
Drysalter |
Beverley |
200 |
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Richard Care |
Grocer |
Beverley |
200 |
signature 2 Feb 1911 |
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Charles Blyth Stephenson |
Builder |
Beverley |
200 |
signature 3 Feb 1911 |
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Annie Marie Sands |
widow of John Sands |
North Shields |
200 |
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Ann Elizabeth Steele |
widow of William Steele |
Brisbane, Queensland |
200 |
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Joseph Steele |
nephew of WS's late wife |
Goole |
100 |
signature 21 Oct 1910 |
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Henry Steele |
nephew of WS's late wife |
Queensland |
100 |
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Harold Spencer West (2) |
son of WS's nephew Robert William West |
Liverpool |
20 |
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Frank Spencer Steele |
son of William Steele |
Brisbane |
20 |
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Douglas Spencer Duggleby |
son of the late Councillor Duggleby |
Arram |
20 |
signature 9 May 1911 |
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William Spencer Langhorn |
son of WS's nephew William Langhorn |
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20 |
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Margaret Hanley (3) |
William Spencer's housekeeper |
Beverley |
400 |
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Hilda West (4) |
daughter of WS's late nephew |
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200 |
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Martin Thorpe |
same bequest to Mr Thorpe, |
Drax |
25 |
signatures 22 Dec 1910 & |
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Annie Taylor |
wife of William Taylor |
Drax |
20 |
signature 22 Dec 1910 |
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Mrs Duggleby (5) |
widow of the late Councillor Duggleby |
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100 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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Mrs Farrah |
mayoress to William Spencer |
Beverley |
25 |
Elizabeth F. 30 Aug 1910 |
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Mary Jane Farrah |
daughter of Mrs Farrah |
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20 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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Mercy West |
wife of John West |
Withernsea |
50 |
signature 4 Aug 1910 |
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George William Welch |
To William Spencer's |
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30 |
signature 10 Aug 1910 |
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John Hutton |
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30 |
signature 8 Sep 1910 |
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Elizabeth Hutton, nee Ward, |
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30 |
signature 8 Sep 1910 |
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James Crowther |
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30 |
signature 8 Sep 1910 |
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William Thompson Wardell |
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30 |
signature 8 Sep 1910 |
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William Francis Lockwood Lane |
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30 |
signature 31 Aug1910 |
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John Mitchell |
South Africa |
30 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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Joseph William Botterill |
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30 |
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William Ellerker Ross |
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30 |
signature 8 Sep 1910 |
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James Hance |
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30 |
signature 7 Sep 1910 |
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James Davy Brown |
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30 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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Thomas William Young |
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30 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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Thomas Renard |
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30 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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John Christopher Jackson |
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30 |
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Charles William Norton |
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30 |
signature 7 Sep 1910 |
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Joseph Sherwood |
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30 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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Elizabeth Fletcher |
widow of Joseph Fletcher |
Drax |
20 |
signature 23 Dec 1910 |
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Mary Jane Smithson |
of 6 York Road |
Beverley |
100 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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Mary Daggit |
of Highgates |
Beverley |
25 |
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James Robinson Lane |
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25 |
signature 29 Aug 1910 |
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Elizabeth Brown |
widow of the late John Brown |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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James Willis Mills |
Town Clerk |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 15 Sep 1910 |
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Jane Jackson |
wife of William Jackson, Westwood Road |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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Lockwood Huntley |
librarian of Beverley library |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 20 Aug 1910 |
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Arthur Boyes |
Railway Street |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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George Ward |
York Street |
Beverley |
25 |
signature 30 Aug 1910 |
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David Nutchy |
Auctioneer |
Beverley |
25 |
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George Robert Taylor |
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Newark |
25 |
signature 31 Aug 1910 |
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John Featon |
grand nephew of James Fletcher |
Barlow Farmer |
25 |
signature 16 Dec 1910 |
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Anne Elizabeth Ingham |
wife of Matthias Henry Dannat Ingham |
original bequest: |
50 |
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Charitable Legacies
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Vicar and Churchwardens of |
Restoration Fund |
original |
50 |
O.D. Pothergill |
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Benevolent and Orphan Fund of the |
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100 |
W. Bickerton 23 Nov 1910 |
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Trustees of the |
For extinction of debt on Chapel |
original |
300 |
Frederick Bursell (150) |
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Trustees of the |
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100 |
signature 22 Nov 1910 |
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Trustees of the |
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100 |
F.B.Catterson & |
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Trustees of the |
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25 |
William T Goldthorpe |
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Trustees of the |
Towards a New Chapel |
original |
250 |
signature for 150 |
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Trustees of the |
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100 |
Geo. E. Lloyd |
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Trustees of the Norwood Beverley |
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50 |
Richard Potts, treasurer |
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Trustees of Methodist Free Church |
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100 |
John ?, Treasurer |
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Trustees of Lairgate |
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100 |
Rowland Gregory, Treas. |
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Trustees of Beckside Beverley |
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25 |
C. Smithson, Treasurer |
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Trustees of Shepherd Memorial |
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25 |
Rowland Gregory, Treas. |
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Trustees of Beverley Cottage Hospital |
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100 |
C.R. Hugill, Treasurer |
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Trustees of Scotch Baptist Chapel |
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20 |
John Ellsinfon(?) |
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Trustees of Arram Wesleyian Chapel |
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50 |
Edward Prescott |
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Trustees of Wesleyian Chapel Drax |
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50 |
John James Winters, Treas. |
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Trustees of Wesleyian Chapel Snaith |
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50 |
Alfred Hartley, Treasurer |
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Trustees of the Poor Fund of Wesley |
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25 |
Robert Pape |
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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 |
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100 |
A.H. Hobson, treasurer to Beverley corporation 28 Oct 1910 |
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Beverley Public Library |
WS's large bookcase |
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Annuity for the life of Mary Fiddiman |
WS's niece |
300 |
Copy of cheque and letter for the purchase of the annuity |
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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 |
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Eliza Langhorn |
daughter of nephew William Langhorn |
Smaller Gold Watch [picture] |
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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
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Jane Eliza West |
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3 sixteenths |
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William Langhorn |
son of WS's sister Martha Langhorn |
2½ sixteenths |
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George Langhorn |
son of WS's sister Martha Langhorn |
1½ sixteenths |
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Mary Ann Langhorn |
widow of Miles Langhorn |
½ sixteenth |
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One half of one other such equal parts divided into 4 parts (i.e. 128th of residue) |
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Albert Langhorn |
grand nephews, |
1 part |
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George Langhorn |
1 part |
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Miles Edward Langhorn |
1 part |
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Alec Langhorn |
1 part |
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Mayor, Aldermen & Burgesses of the Borough of Beverley |
3 sixteenths |
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Two sixteenth parts to be divided into 6 equal parts (i.e. 48th of residue) |
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British & Foreign Bible Society |
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1 part |
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Religious Tract Society |
56 Paternoster Row, London |
1 part |
receipt for £166-13-4 |
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Wesleyian Methodist Foreign Missionary Society |
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1 part |
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Church of England Missionary Society |
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1 part |
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Baptist Foreign Missionary Society |
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1 part |
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London Foreign Missionary Society |
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1 part |
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Martin Michael Westerby (1) |
for his own benefit |
1 sixteenth |
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Margaret Hanley (3) |
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1 sixteenth |
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Hilda West (4) |
revoked in codicil |
½ sixteenth |
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Mrs Dugglesby (5) |
widow of Councillor Dugglesby, |
½ sixteenth |
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"Spinsters & widows above 60 years of age having lived a virtuous life and being socially |
½ sixteenth |
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Wesley Chapel Toll Gavel and Wesley Sunday School |
Two houses in Spencer Street |
Other Papers Relating to the Estate of William Spencer
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£ |
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The Corporation of Beverley, Gas department |
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3 |
9 |
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Services in the House - 28 Railway Street 5 weeks @ 5/- |
1 |
5 |
- |
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London & Lancashire Insurance Co. Premium |
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7 |
6 |
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John Ellis Hopper Plumber, Glazier and Gasfitter: for plumbing |
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4 |
6 |
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R.T. Padget Cab Proprietor for cab to cemetery and back |
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3 |
- |
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Educational Newspaper Company Limited Allotment Receipt |
1 |
10 |
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Trustees Travelling and other Expenses |
12 |
10 |
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Inland Revenue Payment Receipt |
5 |
- |
- |
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Estate Duty Office Death Duties Document |
2152 |
8 |
2 |
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Two letters re: The Schoolmaster Publishing Company Ltd about missing debentures. |
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