1. William Arthur Mallinson of Leeds, cloth merchant and manufacturer
legacy: £300 to my wife Jesse Nicol Mallinson immediately after my decease also all my household goods
trustees: wife
friend Thomas Kilner Mellor
friend Charles Philander Anderton
residue: income from one-half to my wife as my widow (one-third from and after her second
marriage), the remainder in trust for such children of mine surviving me who being male shall attain the age of 25 or being female shall attain the age of 21 or marry under that age in equal shares and the children of my daughters
signed: 21 June 1888
witnesses Charles Lupton solicitor Leeds
Walter Smith clerk to Messrs Nelson, Eddisons and Lupton
died: 30 March 1893
probate: 20 May 1893
executors Jessie Nicoll (in the will written Jesse Nicol) Mallinson, widow
Thomas Kilner Mellor of Huddersfield, stock and share broker
Charles Philander Anderton of Cleckheaton, worsted spinner
Annotation William Arthur Mallinson formerly of Leeds but late of Ashburn, Ilkley died at Midland Grand Hotel, Euston Road
Gross £31012 net £25906 resworn Oct 1894 £32912
death certificate: died at Midland Railway Hotel, aged 44, suicide, unsound mind
inquest held 1 April 1893 by Geo. Danford Thomas coroner for London
Notes from Estate Duty registers
Jessie Nicoll Mallinson of Ashburn, Ilkley changed to Fairleigh, Ilkley
Charles P. Anderton address changed to Rawdon Hall, nr Leeds
Foreign assets 25 shares of $100 each Dakota Farm mtge
10 bonds of $1000 each Longtown Township, Kansas
the Dakota shares are registered in Chicago, but the Longtown bonds pass from hand to hand on delivery
Domicile English Eng. assets £30750-2-3
Scotch do £262-10-0
Irish do nil
£31012-12-3
2. William Mallinson of New North Road, Huddersfield, Esquire
trustees - son Alexander Mallinson of New North Road, Huddersfield, manufacturer
- son-in-law Thomas Kilner Mellor of Huddersfield, share broker
bequests - my portrait by Mr Tomlinson and £100 to my eldest daughter Wilhelmina absolutely
- my daughter Wilhelmina to select furniture and effects to furnish a small dwelling house during her life
- the income from £6500 in trust for Wilhelmina
- the residue (& the said £6500 on the death of Wilhelmina) amongst all my other children (the children of my deceased son William Arthur taking amongst them per capita the share which he would have taken if he had survived me) in equal shares, except that the shares of my daughter the wife of Thomas Kilner Mellor and the share of my son Theodore shall each be less than the shares of my other children by £500 in consideration of gifts which have been made to them by me ... the shares of the children of my deceased son ... shall be paid to them on their attaining 21 years of age ... the share of my son Alexander shall be paid to him absolutely ... the share of my son Theodore (who is engaged in business involving considerable risk) shall be held by my Trustees ... to pay the income thereof to my said son Theodore until he shall assign or charge or otherwise dispose of the said income ... or become bankrupt or ... it shall be lawful for my Trustees ... to pay over to my son Theodore the whole or any part of the capital of his share ... but so that not more than one half shall be paid over before he is 45 years of age.
Signed 17 May 1898 witnesses Chas. Edw. Freeman solicitor Huddersfield, Josiah M Bates his clerk
Died 16 Dec 1902 at 80 New North Road
Probate 30 Jan 1903 gross £22495 net £18883
death certificate age 86, of independent means, died of sepsis exhaustion
Notes from Estate Duty Registers
duty paid £757-19-11
per answer to unreg note son Theodore was over 45 at time of Testators death and the whole of his share was paid to him at earliest possible moment. (date illeg.)
Lucy A. Mellor d. 30.1.1925
Mabel Partridge d. 22.7.1935
Emily Allen d. 29.12.1935 without issue