Document Request: WILL of Malcolm De Saumarez Edye
Document Description: 1883 Will, which remained unrevised to his death in 1902. Uploaded by contributor #1 on 27/01/2021
Transcription URL: https://richardson.surnametree.com/library/vdocs/D_297#297
Document Transcription:WILL of Malcolm de Saumarez Edye R.N.
[ADMON WILL]
BE IT KNOWN THAT Malcolm de Saumarez Edye of Stoke Damerel, Devonport in the County of Devon, Esquire, a retired Lieutenant R.N.
Who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at Stoke Damerel within the District of the County of Devon
And who died on the 10th day of May 1902
At 9 Penlee Gardens, Stoke Damerel aforesaid.
Made and duly executed his last Will and Testament and did therein name
William Adolphus Edye and Rafe Neville Leycester Executors
And be it also known that the said Rafe Neville Leycester died in the lifetime of the said deceased and the said William Adolphus Edye has duly renounced the probate and execution of the said Will.
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written letters of administration with the will of all the estate which by law devolved to invests in the personal representative of the said Malcolm de Saumarez Edye deceased were granted by his majesties High Court of Justice at the district probate registry thereof at Exeter to Isabel Emily Hanmer Edye of 9 Penlee Gardens aforesaid, Widow the Relict of the deceased. The Universal Legatee and Divisee for life or widowhood named in the said Will.
Dated the 17th day of September 1902
Gross value of Estate… £ 6180.17.3
New value of Personal Estate: £ 6061.16.10
[Reserved] Feb 1903 £3460-12-3
Extracted by Wollercombe & Sons, Solicitors, Plymouth
This is the last Will of me Malcolm de Saumarez Edye of the parish of Stoke Damerel in the county of Devon Esquire. I hearby revoke all former Wills and testamentary disposition is executive by me. I appoint William Adolphus Edye of the parish of Stoke Damerel aforesaid and Rafe Neville Leycester of White Place, Cookham, Berkshire (hereinafter called “my trustees”) to be the executors and trustees of this my Will. And I appoint my wife Isabel Emily and Tim during her life and after her death my trustees or the survivor of them to be the guardian and guardians of my infant children. I give and devise unto my dear wife all my property both real and personal for her life if she should so long continue my widow and I declare that from and after her decease or second marriage (which shall first happen) my trustees shall stand possessed of all my property. Interest to convert into money the same and invest the proceeds in any investments authorised by lawful trust funds with power to vary such investments at their discretion. And to divide the surplus equally among all my children who being sons shall attain the age of 21 years or being daughters shall attain that age or marry under that age with the consent of the guardian or guardians for the time being. Provided always that if any child of mine shall die in my lifetime having a child or children who shall survive me and being a son or sons shall attain the age of 21 years or being a daughter or daughters shall attain that age or marry then and in every such case the last mentioned child or children shall take (and if more than one equally between them) the share which his her or their parents would have taken of and in my property if such parents had survived me and attained the age of 21 years. And I declare that if at the decease or second marriage of my said wife any child or grandchild entitled in expectancy to a share under this my will shall be under the age of 21 years then and in every such case my trustees may apply the whole or any part of the income of the expectant share of such minor for or towards his or her maintenance and education with liberty to pay the same to the Guardian or any of the guardians of such minor for the purpose of foresaid without being liable to see to the application thereof and shall invest the residue (if any) of the said income and the resulting income thereof so as to accumulate at compound interest to the intent that such accumulation shall be added to the principal share from which the same shall have arisen and follow the destination thereof but my trustees may at any time resort to the accumulations of any preceding year or years and applied the same for towards the maintenance or education of any period for the time being presumptively entitled thereto. And I also declare that my wife made during her life or previous to a second marriage and after her death or second marriage my trustees raise any part or parts not exceeding together one moiety of the expectant share of any child or grandchild under this my Will and apply the same for his or her advancement preferment or benefits as she or they shall think fit. And I declare that my trustees may postpone the conversion of any part of my property for so long as they shall think fit. And the income of the unconverted property shall from the death or second marriage of my wife go in the same manner as the income of the proceeds thereof would have been applicable if the same had been converted. In witness whereof I have set my hand to this my will the 17th day of April 1883
Malcolm de Saumarez Edye
Signed by the above named Malcolm de Saumarez Edye as his last will in the presence of us both being present at the same time who in his presence and the presence of each other have here unto subscribed our names as witnesses.
John Neville James
William Adolphus Edye
On the 17th of September 1902 administration (with this will) of the Estate of the Testator was granted at Exeter to Isabel Emily Hanmer Edye Widow the Relict the Universal Legacee and Devisee for life or widowhood
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