John Capper - Probate and Estate
Letters of Administration/Probate:
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Dated 17th February 1897
Letters of Administration of the Personal Estate and Effects of the late John Capper deceased
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Administration
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The Principal Registry
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In Her Majestys High Court of Justice.
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BE IT KNOWN, that at
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the date hereunder written, Letters of Administration of the personal estate of John Capper of No. 22 Morden Road Maindee Newport, in the County of Monmouth Army Pensioner deceased, who died on the 1st. day of January 1897. at No. 22 Morden Road aforesaid a Widower and intestate, were granted by Her Majestys High Court of Justice at the Principal Probate Registry thereof to William James Capper the natural and lawful Son and one of the next of kin of the said intestate, he having been first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same.
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Extracted by W.P.Nicholas Cross Keys near Newport
Solr.
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And it is hereby certified that an Affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shown that the gross value of the personal Estate of the said deceased within the United Kingdom (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed or entitled to as a Trustee and not beneficially) amounts to £ 288. 9. 2. and that the said Affidavit bears a Stamp of £ 1. 10. 0???? Dated the 17th day of February 1897.
????? Registrar
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Final Esate:
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Dr. Cr. Re John Capper deceased
Aministrative Statement of Account
1897
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1897
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Sept 6
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To?
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Amount of money on deposit in the Metropolitan Bankof England and Wales Newport with interest thereon to date of death, i.e. 1 Jany. 1897
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263.11.9
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Sept 6
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By?
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Tovey Bros. Funeral Expenses
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9.9.6
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Interest thereon from 1st January to 6th Sept. 1897
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6.111.6? *
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Dr. D.E. Thomas Professional Attendance
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1.7.-
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Estimate value of Furniture as per Valuation submitted to Probate Court
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10.-.-
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Dr. Griffiths ..do.. ..do..
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10.-.-
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Amount of Army Pension received
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11.1.2
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N. Davies Removing Tombstone + putting inscription
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3.12.11
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Amount of Civil Pension received
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11.3.3
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Rent
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9.5.-
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Rates and Taxes
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2.15.9
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Newspaper Advertisements
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-.11.-
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Court Fee, Estate Duty and costs of obtaining Letters of Administration
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6.6.-
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J.H.(?) Howell Goods supplied
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-.10.-
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Balance available for distribution
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251.13.6
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£295.3.8
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1/6th estate £41.18.11 **
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£295.3.8
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I the undersigned Mary Jane Smith hereby declare that I have examined the above account and agree xxxx xxxx xxxx unto the xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx to have received the sum of Fortyone Pounds eighteen shillings eleven pence ( £41.18.11) being one sixth share of the balance of £251.13.6 in full discharge of any xxx of the estate of John Capper deceased and I hereby indemnify Mr. William James Capper the Aministrator, from all further claims and xxxx on account of any share xxx xxx under xx xxxxxx of my late Father
Dated the 12 day of October 1897
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Address (?)
H.J.Scott Schoolmistress Palavaram
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(Sgd (?) Mary Jane Smith
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Notes:
a) The copy of the document is difficult to read, so there may be errors in the above text.
b) Mary Jane Smith was William James Cappers eldest sister, so the passage at the bottom of the page is rather formal. At the time the document was signed she was 45 and he was 24 years old.
I think it reads address rather than witness. (This is supported by a note of a conversation with my aunt Eileen Pratt in 1970.) Pallavaram is a town about 20 km to the south of the centre of Channai (Madras)
c) At the time of John Cappers death six of his children were alive, (see also obituary), i.e. Mary Jane, Anne, John, Lilian, William and Elizabeth, so the remaining estate was divided by six (see **).
d) * the amount of interest is unclear. (It looks like 111 shillings, which must be wrong, as there were 20 shillings to the pound.) According to my calculation the left hand side does not add up to £295.3.8. Omitting the interest line it adds to £294. 15. 2.
e) According to my calculation the right hand side adds up to £295.10.8, i.e. 7 shillings more than stated.
f) The amounts of the two pensions received are surprisingly high, if the pensions stopped on his death on 1st January. The amount of Army Pension received (£11. 1. 2) is equivalent to ca. 118 days of his 1 shilling and 10 1/2 pence per diem pension.
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