Hi I have been looking at some of the NSW wills available on Find My Past and am curious about a couple of wills and hope someone may be able to assist me. A James Stevenson died childless in 1945 and left an estate of almost £27,000. He left various bequests to charitable organisations and the bulk of his estate went to his wife Constance. The will stated that at her death any money remaining was to be divided between his surviving siblings or their children in Ireland. Constance Stevenson died in 1948 and in her will she left her estate of £21,000 to various charities and friends. I‘m curious to know whether the wishes of her husband – to leave the remainder of his estate to his siblings after his wife’s death would have been implemented or did the wife’s will over-ride his will. I’d be grateful for any clarification on this situation. Many thanks Kerrie

Is there anywhere I can find out what people actually got from a will. A couple of wills I read said that after the wife died the remainder of the estate would be sold and divided equally amongst the remaining family. Thanks Kathleen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerriea via" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 2:56 PM Subject: [AUS-NSW] Wills query > Hi > > I have been looking at some of the NSW wills available on Find My Past and > am curious about a couple of wills and hope someone may be able to assist > me. A James Stevenson died childless in 1945 and left an estate of > almost £27,000. He left various bequests to charitable organisations and > the bulk of his estate went to his wife Constance. The will stated that > at her death any money remaining was to be divided between his surviving > siblings or their children in Ireland. > > Constance Stevenson died in 1948 and in her will she left her estate of > £21,000 to various charities and friends. I‘m curious to know whether the > wishes of her husband – to leave the remainder of his estate to his > siblings after his wife’s death would have been implemented or did the > wife’s will over-ride his will. > > I’d be grateful for any clarification on this situation. > > Many thanks > Kerrie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message