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Transcribed by Judy Benson & Ivy Benoit. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors

Newfoundland will books volume 10 pages 303 to 305 probate year 1915

Will of Una Frances Harrison

In re: UNA FRANCES HARRISON . DECEASED.

This will is duplicated in volume 12 pages 349-350 probate year 1923.

This is the last Will and Testament of me Una Frances Harrison the wife of Harrop William Abel Harrison of Bekyagton Farnham Royal in the County of Buckingham Esquire I appoint my said husband Harrop William Abel Harrison and my brother in law Charles B. Bone of Budleigh Salterton Devon (who or the survivor of them or the heirs executors or administrators of such survivor or other the trustees or trustee for the time being hereof are hereinafter called "my trustees") to be the Executors and Trustees of this my will

I bequeath to my son William Ardagh Harrison all the jewellery given to me by my said husband which formerly belonging to his mother and also my ruby and diamond engagement ring I bequeath my diamond pendant and gold chain attached to my son Richard John Harrison I bequeath all the residue of my watches jewellery trinkets and personal ornaments and wearing apparel to my daughter Barbara Harrison I bequeath the use and enjoyment of all my household furniture plate plated goods linen glass china books pictures prints statuary musical instruments articles of vertu And all other articles of domestic or household use or ornament to my said husband during his life he keeping the same properly insured against fire and I declare that after his death the same shall be divided between my said sons and daughter in such manner as they or the majority of them shall decide without regard to their value in money and in case of their being unable to come to a decision the same shall be divided by my trustees in their absolute discretion

And I declare that it shall not be necessary to take an inventory thereof and that my trustees shall not be concerned to see to the insurance thereof or be liable for any loss or damage that may happen thereto from any cause whatsoever.

I devise and bequeath my real estate of every tenure and all my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever not hereby otherwise disposed of (Including as well real as personal estate over which I may have any general power of appointment or disposition by will) subject to and after payment out of my personal estate of my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts unto and to the use of my trustees according to the nature thereof Upon trust that my trustees shall either allow my said real and personal estate and premises to remain in the actual state of investment thereof so long as my trustees shall think fit or shall at any time or times sell call in or convert into money the same of any part or parts thereof and invest the moneys produced thereby or any other capital moneys which may be received by my trustees in respect of the said trust premises in the same or name or under the legal control of my trustees in or upon any of the public stocks or funds or government securities of the United Kingdom or India or any British Colony or Dependency or any foreign government or state or in or upon freehold copyhold leasehold or chattel real securities in Great Britain or Ireland or on the security of any interest for life or lives or determinable on a life or lives or any other event in real or personal property in the United Kingdom or abroad together with a policy or policies of assurance on such life or lives or against such event or on the security of any real or immoveable property in India or in any British Colony or Dependency or in any foreign country or in or upon the bonds debentures debenture stock mortgages obligations or securities or the guaranteed preference stock or shares of any company or public municipal or local body or authority in the United Kingdom or India or any British Colony or Dependency or any foreign country and with power for my trustees to vary or transpose such investments into or for others of any nature hereinbefore authorised And shall stand possessed of the said trust premises and the income thereto In trust for all or any my children or child living at my death and the children or child then living of any then deceased child of mine who being male attain the age of twenty one years or die under that age leaving issue or being female attain that age or marry their his or her heirs executors administrators and assigns respectively if more that one as tenants in common in equal shares but so that the children of any deceased child of mine shall take equally between them as tenants in common only the shares which their parent would have taken had he or she survived me and attained a vested interest

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty ninth day of April one thousand nine hundred and thirteen UNA F. HARRISON. Signed and acknowledged by the above named testatrix Una Frances Harrison as and for her last will and testament in the presence of us both being present at the same time and who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other attest and subscribe the same. Robert G. Harrison Solicitor Slough Bucks S. Bambridge Clerk to Messrs Goodacre Harrison & Darrell Solicitors Slough.

(Listed in the margin next to this will the following)
Fiat Mar 24/15 C.J. Sealed with the Seal of the Supreme Court of Nfld this 25th day of March A.D. 1915 in accord- ance with Sec. 183 of the Judicature Act 1904 and for the purpose therein named

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