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This is the last Will and Testament of Charles Perkins of Carham Hall and Birtley Iron Works Co Durham.
I hereby revoke and cancel all previous wills and codicils.
I hereby bequeath to my wife Edith Law Perkins Eight thousand pounds (£8,000) a year out of my private and business affairs during her life and the use of all my furniture pictures etc after which they shall be equally divided between my two daughters Violet Edith Fenwick and Nancy Burrell.
The whole of the rest of my property with the exception of such legacies and bequests as I may make to be equally divided between the said daughters and their heirs and successors. In the event of no issue the money to revert to the other sister and her issue.
In the event of there being no surviving issue to Violet Edith Fenwick or to Nancy Burrell the whole to revert to my three sisters and their issue Augusta Maude Terry, Ada Tyler, Clare Hext.
To my son in law Herbert George Fenwick fifteen hundred pounds a year as long as he shall manage the Birtley Iron Works and Pelaw Main Collieries. The Pelaw Main Collieries & Birtley Iron Works are not to be sold notwithstanding anything to the contrary in my daughters marriage settlements. Other interests to be sold to meet the requirements of the Trust Act.
I also make the following bequests
Edward Dent.(1). My three guns by Stephen Grant. (2). Three cases of Binet Champagne /92. (3). Ducks in a farm yard by Herring Senr
The Northern Counties Club, Newcastle. (1). A picture of “Fox” by Runninghal. (2). All race horse pictures and Capt Bewicke to decide what such pictures consist of.
To C J Cunningham Esq. (1). My two racehorses (1) Be very wise. (2). Williams Hill. (2). My picture of Letterewe. (3). 5 cases of Binet Champagne /92. (4). And a thousand pounds sterling
To Captain P. Bewicke all the racehorses now in training by him for me a “Foulmart Law”
To M Dobson Peacock my race horse “Galbraith” “Emy Law” and “Torantile”
To Thomas Coulthwaite all my horses he has in training
To William J’Anson all the horses he has in training belonging to me and balance of Loan Acct.
To R. C. Swan the whole of my blood stock at “Thackston” Yorkshire.
To my butler Robert Curry Five Hundred Pounds sterling.
To Robert Torry Five Hundred Pounds sterling.
To R Hardy Five Hundred Pounds sterling.
To Mrs Lister, housekeeper Three Hundred Pounds sterling.
To all servants of more than three years service Twenty Five Pounds each
At Carham Hall and Carham Home Farm and Shed Law Servants at the above named places with only one year service to receive Ten pounds each Birtley and Quayside Offices.
I bequeath to H.L.Wraith One thousand pounds
To T Philip Kirkup One Thousand Pounds
To H.G. Fenwick One Thousand Pounds
To T. Coulson Four Hundred Pounds
To Captain M.W.Burrell Five Thousand Pounds
To my friends Arthur Brumell and Joseph William Luck each Five hundred pounds.
I appoint as my executors Captain Percival Bewicke and Captain Mathew William Burrell and that they shall receive one hundred and fifty pounds per annum as remuneration
Signed by me
Charles Perkins
In the presence of
(1) Madge Ledingham
(2) Herbert Melville
And in the presence of each other
This 24th day of August 1905
Affidavit of due execution filed-
On the 9th day of November 1905, Probate of this Will was graned at Newcastle upon Tyne to Percival Wentworth Bewicke and William Matthew Burrell the Executors
BE IT KNOWN that Charles Perkins of Carham Hall Coldstream in the County of Northumberland and of Birtley Iron Works in the County of Durham, Esquire who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at Carham Hall aforesaid within the District of the County of Northumberland died on the 25th day of August 1905 at Foulmart Law Belsay in the said County of Northumberland
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament of the said deceased was proved and registered in the District Probate Registry of His Majesty’s High Court of Justice at Newcastle upon Tyne and that administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Percival Wentworth Bewicke in the Will called Percival Bewicke of Foulmart Law aforesaid late a Captain in His Majesty’s 15th (Kings Own) Regiment of Hussars and William Matthew Burrell (in the Will called Mathew William Burrell) of Carham Hall aforesaid, a Captain in His Majesty’s 12th Regiment of Lancers, the Executors named in the Said Will.
The deceased died domiciled in England
Noted pursuant to Order dated 17th March 1908
Dated the 9th day of November 1905
Gross value of Estate £489,480-2-9
Net value of Personal Estate £478,563-17-6
Extracted by Griffith & Co Solrs, Newcastle upon Tyne
I HERBERT GEORGE FENWICK of Harbrook Ramsbury in the County of Wilts Esquire hereby revoke all Wills and testamentary dispositions herebefore made by me and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
1. I Appoint Captain Edward Ward and Sir Arthur Wood Executors and Trustees of my Will and bequeath to each of them who shall prove my will and act in the trusts thereof the sum of fifty pounds free of Duty
2. I bequeath to my Wife, Constance Winifred Fenwick all my furniture books plate linen china consumable stores and other household effects for her absolute use and benefit
3. I bequeath the sum of Four Thousand Pounds free of duty to Mary Verity Ward. Provided that if the said Mary Verity Ward shall be under the age of twenty one years or a spinster at my death the said legacy shall be invested by my Trustees in or upon any of the securities hereinafter authorized and that upon the said Mary Verity Ward attaining the age of twenty one years or marrying under that age the investment representing the said legacy and the income of the same or so much thereof respectively as shall not have been applied under any power herein contained or by statute implied shall be transferred or paid to the said Mary Verity Ward but if the said Mary Verity Ward shall die under the age of Twenty one years without having been married the same shall sink into and form part of my residuary estate
4. I devise and bequeath all the residue of my property whether real or personal unto the said Edward Ward and Sir Arthur Wood thereinafter called my Trustees upon trust to sell call in and convert into money my real and personal estate at such time and in such manner as they shall think fit (but as to any reversionary property and until it falls into possession unless it shall appear that an earlier sale would be beneficial) with power to postpone the sale calling in and conversion of the whole or any part of my real or personal estate (including leaseholds and other property of a terminal or wasting nature) during such time as they in their uncontrolled discretion shall think proper and so that the income arising from any property unconverted shall as from my death be applicable as income of my residuary estate.
5. Subject to the payment thereout of my debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the legacies and annuities given by my Will or any Codicil thereto and the duties on all legacies given free of duty I direct my Trustees shall invest in manner hereinafter authorized the proceeds of the sale calling in and conversion of my said real and personal estate and shall stand possessed of the same and any part or parts of my unconverted real and personal estate and the stocks funds and securities for the time being representing the same and the income thereof (hereinafter called the Trust Fund) Upon trust to pay the Income of the trust fund to my said Wife during her life so long only as she shall continue my Widow and after the death of my Wife or subsequent marriage whichever shall first happen Upon trust to stand possessed of the trust fund the income thereof Upon trust for my Daughter Rachel Fenwick absolutely but failing her surviving me then subject as aforesaid In trust for my other children who may survive me if more than one in equal shares.
6. And I hereby declare that all moneys requiring investment under the trusts of this my Will may be invested by my Trustees in their or his names or name in or upon any securities authorized by Law for the investment of trust funds but at such a price as shall not exceed the price of the redemption of the investment and may at their sole discretion from time to time vary such stocks funds and securities into or for other of any nature hereby authorized.
7. And I declare that any Executor or Trustee of this my Will may instead of acting personally employ and pay a Solicitor or other person to transact any business or do any act required to be done in connection with the administration of my estate or the trusts hereby declared including the receipt and payment of money and any Trustee being a Solicitor or other person engaged in any profession or business shall be entitled to charge and be paid for all professional or other charges for any business or act done by him or his Firm in connection with the trusts hereof.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Eighth day of October One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Five
Signed by the Testator in the presence of him and of each other
Pryce Harrison, 37 St James St, London, Agent
Bury Street SW, Gentleman
[CODICIL]
I HERBERT GEORGE FENWICK declare this to be a Codicil which I make this Twenty Seventh day of September One thousand nine hundred and thirty four to my Will which bears date the Eighth day of October One thousand nine hundred and twenty five
1. I DESIRE that my body shall be cremated
2. I BEQUEATH the sum of One hundred pounds free of duty to my valet Henry Johnson if he shall be in my service at the date of my death and not under notice to leave whether given or received
3. SUBJECT as aforesaid I confirm my said Will
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written
SIGNED by the Testator in our presence and attested by us in the presence of this of of each other:- H G Fenwick
Edith Preston. Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton. Married Woman
Beatrice Collings. Book-keeper. Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton
Probate
In His Majesty’s High Court of Justice
The Principal Probate Registry
Be it known that Herbert George Fenwick of 26 Trevor Square, Westminster in the County of London and Wicklow Lodge Melton Mowbray in the County of Leicester
Died on the 1st day of January 1937 at 26 Trevor Square aforesaid
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament with a Codicil (a copy whereof is hereunder annexed) of the said deceased was proved and registered in the Principal Probate Registry of His Majesty’s High Court of Justice and that Administration of all the Estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said document was granted by the aforesaid Court to:
Sir Arthur Nicholas Lindsay Wood of the Hermitage Chester-le-Street in the County of Durham, Baronet (in the Will called Sir Arthur Wood) the surviving Executor named in the said Will
And it is hereby certified that an Affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered whereas it is shown that the gross value of the said Estate in Great Britain (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee and not beneficially) amounts to £24,524-17-4 and that the net value of the personal estate amounts to £7,165-18-5
and it is further certified that it appears by a receipt signed by an Inland Revenue Officer on the said affidavit that £825-8-9 on account of Estate Duty and Interest on such duty has been paid
Dated the 12th day of March 1937
Registrar
Probate Extracted by Farrer & Co, 66 Lincolns Inn Fields, WC2
30 OCT 1918
Petitioner filed Notice and Affidavit for Decree Absolute
Between Violet Edith Fenwick (then Perkins spinster) the Petitioner and Herbert George Fenwick the Respondent
Be dissolved by reason that since the celebration thereof the said Respondent has been guilty of adultery coupled with desertion of the Petitioner he having failed to comply with a decree for restitution of Conjugal Rights dated 19th October 1917
Unless sufficient cause be shown to the Court why this Decree should not be made absolute within the Months from the making therefor and condemned
The respondent in the costs incurred on behalf of the said Petitioner in this cause
And on the application of Counsel for the Petitioner it is ordered that David Fenwick Jonathan Brudenell Fenwick and Rachel Fenwick
The children, issue of the marriage between the Petitioner and the Respondent, do remain in the custody of the Petitioner until further order of the Court, but it is directed that such children but it be directed that such children be not removed out of the jurisdiction of the Court without its sanction.
[This para was crossed out manually – “and it is further ordered that the Petitioner do pay to the Respondent her taxed costs not to exceed the amount paid into Court or secured for the Wife’s costs of hearing”]
W T BARNARD
Registrar