Hi Kathleen I was waiting to see if someone more conversant with NSW records would reply but haven't seen any so far On your previous enquiry As far as I am aware the distribution of the deceased estate once probate was granted was entirely down to the executor or executrix Once they had followed the wishes of the testator their work was done, any further wishes in the will such as when the widow passed on, would be largely ignored as the widows will would take precedence As to exactly who got the proceeds of the estate, if the taxation system demanded their cut, ie there were estate or inheritance duty in Australia, there may be a record of who got what For smaller estates there is unlikely to be a record unless its been kept in the family as only the solicitor would have had the paperwork bar the family, some solicitors records have been deposited at archives but there is no law saying they had to, at least that was the case in the UK If there is an estate duty record it may show who got what and their relationship to the deceased, again at least that is the case in the UK Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 20/02/2015 12:57, Kathleen via wrote: > 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. >> 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

Thanks Nivard for the reply. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington via" <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-nsw@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] Wills query > Hi Kathleen > > I was waiting to see if someone more conversant with NSW records would > reply but haven't seen any so far > > On your previous enquiry > > As far as I am aware the distribution of the deceased estate once > probate was granted was entirely down to the executor or executrix > > Once they had followed the wishes of the testator their work was done, > any further wishes in the will such as when the widow passed on, would > be largely ignored as the widows will would take precedence > > As to exactly who got the proceeds of the estate, if the taxation system > demanded their cut, ie there were estate or inheritance duty in > Australia, there may be a record of who got what > > For smaller estates there is unlikely to be a record unless its been > kept in the family as only the solicitor would have had the paperwork > bar the family, some solicitors records have been deposited at archives > but there is no law saying they had to, at least that was the case in > the UK > > If there is an estate duty record it may show who got what and their > relationship to the deceased, again at least that is the case in the UK > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 20/02/2015 12:57, Kathleen via wrote: >> 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. >>