Everyone gave me so much help with my quest for John Duncan Bertie FULTON, I thought I should update, as I now have a copy of his will. As I expected there was no mention of a wife, I really don't think he ever married (despite the fact that all the evidence points to Dennis Bertram Carew FULTON being his child and the child's mother saying in 1901 that she was married ,with the surname FULTON). Unfortunately the will, rather than clarifying things has chucked another spanner into the works. I have no idea who the main beneficiary may have been. Friend (close or otherwise), relation, whatever. The net estate amounted to £5963 9s 10d. 1. I leave my motor car, or cars, guns, furniture, books & other such personal effects as may be of value to my executor hereinafter appointed to be disposed of as may seem fit to him or retained for his own use. 2. I leave the whole the rest of my property including all securities, stocks, share, cash at bank or other moneys, lease of my property at Longridge Road & any other possessions not falling into the provision of para 1 to Mrs Violet Corcoran of 42 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater, London. 3 I appoint as my EXECUTOR Capt. D.G. Conner R.F.A. or if he should not be alive Capt Gerrard R.M.L.I. or similarly Capt Longmore R.N. Dated this third day of September 1912 J.D.B, Fulton Capt W Gerrard Capt R.A.M.C. Central Flying School R.H. Cordrur Capt R.A.M.C Central Flying School Affadavit of due execution filed On the 19th day of February 1916 administration with will was granted to George Bertram Cockburn attorney of Daniel Goodwin Conner So far I have checked the Electoral Roll and a Mrs Violet Corcoran is registered to vote at that address in 1915. The other people registered at No 42 were Caroline KING-SAMPSON (Miss) and Florence DOUGLAS (Miss). Looking at the marriage index, a 'possible' seems to be Violet Emma Falcke who married Victor James Corcoran in 1907. They had a son Gerald Stuart in 1908 and in 1911 Violet and her child were recorded in the house of her parents, Nellie and Isaac Falcke in Barnes, Surrey. There is a divorce record showing that Violet Emma divorced Victor James in 1911 ( grounds were his adultery and cruelty). As far as finding out about the Fulton Block at RAF Cosford, the many enquiries I sent out were mostly replied to (no reply from Defence Infrastructure Organisation which is a bit disappointing). The English Heritage enquiry route eventually resulted in me contacting the author of a report on which the heritage status is based. He kindly replied but his sources were given as 'local knowledge' and info in the Mess. The fact that the block was named for JDBF does seem to be common knowledge as is the bequest by "Lady Fulton' to build it, but for the mo I am back at a standstill to find any info on just who she may have been. -- Tickettyboo

Tickettyboo wrote: > 2. I leave the whole the rest of my property including all securities, > stocks, share, cash at bank or other moneys, lease of my property at > Longridge Road & any other possessions not falling into the provision of > para 1 to Mrs Violet Corcoran of 42 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater, London. I think if I were you I'd see if I could find her will. -- Ian The Hotmail address is my spam-bin. Real mail address is iang at austonley org uk