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A Collection of Newfoundland Wills
(J)
Robert Thomas Jones

 

Will of Robert Thomas Jones, from Newfoundland will books volume 15 pages 268 to 270 probate year 1930

IN RE.          DECEASED

ROBERT THOMAS JONES.

I ROBERT THOMAS JONES of Kildermarie Bishopwood Road Highgate in the county of Middlesex Major (retired) in His Majestys Forces hereby revoke all wills and codicils at any time heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last will which I make this thirtieth day of April one thousand nine hundred and twenty nine.

  1. I appoint my sons Robert Thomas Taylor Jones and John Edmund Jones (hereinafter called my trustees which expression where the context admits includes the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor or other trustees or trustee for the time being hereof) to be the EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES of this my will and I appoint my trustees guardians of my infant son Walter William Ronald Jones.
  2. I bequeath free of duty all the motor cars and motor accessories and all the garden effects and all the plate plated articles linen china glass books pictures prints furniture jewellery and articles of household or personal use or ornament wines liquors and consumablestores and other articles and effects of every kind which at my death shall be in or about my dwelling house or any buildings or grounds occupied by me therewith but except money or securities for money unto such of my children as shall survive me to be fairly and equally distributed according to value among them in such manner as they shall agree or in case of difference as shall be settled by my trustees whose decisions shall be final.
  3. I devise and bequeath all the real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever not hereby or by any codicil hereto otherwise specifically disposed of and which I can dispose of by will in any manner I think proper either as beneficially entitled thereto or under any general power including the statutory power to dispose of entailed property unto my trustees upon trust that my trustees shall sell the real estate including chattels real and call in sell and convert into money such part of my personal estate as does not consist of money with power to postpone such sale and conversion for such a period as my trustees without being liable to account may think proper and so that the income of such of the real and personal estate aforesaid as shall for the time being remain unsold shall as from the time of my death be treated and applied as income and so that no reversionary interest be sold until it falls into possession unless my trustees see special reason for sale.
  4. My trustees shall out of the money to arise from the same and conversion of my said real and personal estate and out of my ready money pay my funeral and testamentary expenses death duties payable out of capital on my death and not charges on or primarily payable out of other property and my debts except mortgage debts (if any) on property specifically devised or bequeathed which under the administration of estates Act 1925 are to be paid primarily out of the property charged therewith and shall also pay or provide for the legacies and annuities by any codicil hereto bequeathed but as that all legacies and annuities and the duty - as all legacies and annuities bequeathed free of duty shall be paid primarily out of my personal estate.
  5. My trustees shall stand possessed of the residue of the said money to arise from such sale and conversion and the part of my residuary estate remaining unsold or unconverted (1) in thrust for all or any my children or child who attain the age of twenty five years and if more that one in equal shares (2) provided that if any child of mine dies in my lifetime leaving children living at my death the share to which such child would have been entitled if living at my death and having then attained the age of twenty five years shall be held upon trust for the children of the child so dying who attain the age of twenty five years and if more than one in equal shares (3) provided further that if any child of mine dies in my lifetime without leaving any children living at my death or without leaving any children who attain the age of twenty five years the original and accruing share or shares to which such child would have been entitled if living at my death and having then attained the age of twenty five years shall be held upon trust for my children living at my death who attain the age of twenty five years and if more than one in equal shares.
  6. I declare that if any beneficiary hereunder shall before he or she shall become entitled in possession become bankrupt or assign charge encumber or attempt to assign charge or encumber his or her share or interest under any of the provisions of this my will or suffer something (other than an advance under any power of advancement) whereby the same or some part thereof would be operation of law or otherwise if belongingabsolutely to him or her become vested in some other person or persons such beneficiary shall forfeit his or her share and interest which shall thereupon devolve if such beneficiary is a child of mine as hereinbefore provided in case of his or her death without leaving children and if such beneficiary is a grandchild of mine as if he or she had predecease me.
  7. (1) Money liable to be invested under the trusts of my will may be invested (i) In or on any investments for the time being authorised as investments for trust money or (ii) ON real or leasehold securities in ENGLAND WALES or Northern Ireland or in any British Dominion Colony State or Dependency but not in the Irish Free State (whether by way of registered charge or otherwise) or (iii) In or on the stock or securities of any British Dominion Colony State or Dependency (other than the Irish Free Sate) or any province thereof or any Foreign Government or State (except Russia) or of any Municipal Corporation or power gas electric light harbour or local authority in England Wales or Northern Ireland or in any British Diminion Colony State or Dependency (other than the Irish Free Sate) or (IV) In or on the bonds mortgages debentures or debenture stock or guarantee or preference or ordinary stock or shares of any company public or private incorporated in the UNITED KINGDOM or any British Colony State or Dependency under the Companies ACTS or under any special ACT of the IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT or under any general or special act of the Legislature of any British Dominion Colony State or Dependency or by Royal Charter and whether carrying on business in Great Britain India or any British Dominion Colony State or dependency or elsewhere which shall have paid dividends on its ordinary stock or shares for at least three years prior to the date of investment or (V) On the security of any life or contingent interest in any real or personal property together with an insurance on the life or other event (2) My trustees in addition to the powers conferred by Sections 10 and 11 of the trustees act 1925 may make such arrangements generally on the reconstruction or winding up of any company as my trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit (3) My trustees may lend money on any security hereinbefore authorised in conjunction with money lent by any other persons by way of contributory loan and may accept the security in the names of my trustees or in the name of one of them together with other names or another name.
  8. The power of appropriation conferred by the administration of estates act 1925 shall be exercisable without any of the consents made requisite by that act.
  9. The marginal notes shall be proven as part of my will but shall not effect the construction thereof.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written - ROBT T JONES - Signed by the above named Robert Thomas Jones as his last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our names as witnesses - G.W. BARBER  Solr 13 St Swithins Lane E.D. 4 - JNO Wm BELSEY Solr 13 St Swithins Lane London E.C.

Correct.

William F. Lloyd

Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland

 

Written in the top right-hand margin:
Fiat
Oct 1/30
W. J. Higgins
Judge
Resealed on the
1st day of October
A.D. 1930
Value of Estate
$5778.33

 

 

Page Contributed by Judy Benson, Sheila Tiberio & Transcribed by Lenora Cooper

Page Revised by Ivy F. Benoit (Thursday February 01, 2018)

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