Will of George William Ingram, retired farmer, 1920 (proved 1922)

Oxford Probate Registry

BE IT KNOWN that George William Ingram of “Antilles” High Street Winslow in the County of Buckingham retired Farmer, who at the time of his death had a fixed place of abode at “Antilles” High Street Winslow aforesaid, within the District of the Counties of Oxford, Berks and Buckingham died on the 26th day of August 1922 at “Antilles” High Street Winslow aforesaid

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 Oxford, and that the 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 Mary Ingram of “Antilles” High Street Winslow aforesaid the Widow the Relict Frank Leopold Ingram of Steeple Claydon in the County of Buckingham Farmer, the Son of the deceased and John Collingridge of Banbury in the County of Oxford Secretary to the Banbury District of Oddfellows  the Executors named in the said Will.
Dated the 15th day of December 1922.
Gross value of Estate £5064 – 7 - 9.
Net value of Personal Estate £3961 – 2 – 6.
Extracted by Hearn & Hearn, Solicitors, Buckingham.

This is the last Will and Testament of me George William Ingram of “Antilles” High Street Winslow in the County of Buckingham retired Farmer. I revoke all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last Will. I appoint my Wife Mary Ingram my Son Frank Leopold Ingram and John Collingridge of Banbury District Secretary of Oddfellows Executrix and Executors of this my Will and Trustees for the purposes hereinafter expressed and I bequeath to the said John Collingridge the sum of five pounds free of duty for his trouble in acting as an Executor I bequeath to Elizabeth Collingridge (the Wife of John Collingridge) the sum of Twenty five pounds free of Duty I bequeath the Furniture now at my Wife’s house at Steeple Claydon (or wherever it may be at the time of my decease) to my Wife absolutely I devise all my real estate to my Wife during her life and at her death I devise the garden orchard and buildings at present occupied by my Wife’s house and premises at Steeple Claydon aforesaid and the Five houses gardens and premises in Avenue Road Winslow to my Son Frank Leopold Ingram absolutely and the rest of my real estate to my Son John Henry Ingram and my son Frank Leopold Ingram in equal shares or the survivor of them absolutely. I bequeath all my personal estate not otherwise hereby disposed of to my Trustees In trust thereout to pay all Funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies hereinbefore bequeathed or to be bequeathed by any Codicil hereto and to stand possessed of the remainder and out of the investments for the time being representing the same. In trust to pay the dividends interest and annual income thereof to my Wife during her life and at her death to convert the same into money and after payment thereout of all duties (if any) and expenses to pay the sum of One thousand five hundred pounds to my Son John Henry Ingram and the sum of Six hundred pounds to my Son Frank Leopold Ingram and to stand possessed of the residue In trust for my two Sons in equal shares or the survivor of them absolutely. Provided always that if either of my Sons shall die in my lifetime leaving a child or children who shall survive me and attain the age of twenty one years then and in such case such last mentioned child or children shall take and if more than one equally between them the real estate or share of real estate money or share of residue which his her or their parent would have taken under this my Will if such parent had survived me.  In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this Fifth day of May One thousand nine hundred and twenty.

G.W. Ingram [signature]

Signed by the said George Ingram and declared by him to be his last Will and Testament  in the presence of us who all present at the same time have at his request in his presence and the presence of each other subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
Perridge Salmon [signature]       )              Clerks to Messrs Hearn & Hearn
Reginald L. G. White [signature]  )              Solicitors, Buckingham

On the Fifteenth day of December 1922 Probate of this Will was granted at Oxford to Mary Ingram Widow the Relict Frank Leopold Ingram the Son and John Collinridge the Executors.

It is hereby certified the foregoing is a correct copy. Dated this Nineteenth day of December 1922.

Notes

George William Ingram (1853-1922) was the second son of the John Ingram who tried to kill his wife in 1873, and younger brother and principal beneficiary of John William Ingram (1847-1917). He apparently took over his father's farming activities at Steeple Claydon; his address in 1911 was The Beeches, Steeple Claydon, which was apparently his wife's house. She was Mary Butcher, and they got married in 1879 (registered at Oxford). He moved back to 86 High Street, Winslow (now demolished) after his brother's death. He renamed the house "Antilles". Mary died in 1933 aged 79, having moved back to Steeple Claydon.