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Marriage settlement
GDC/43/6 · Item · 3 January 1895
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Appointment of a new trustee of the settlement made by John Cuthbert on his marriage with Emily Mary Place (husband’s settlement).

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Probate of a will
GDC/420/21 · Item · 1 April 1895
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Probate of the will of George Oldfield Esq. deceased of Dringthorpe near the City of York and in the Ainsty of the same city who died on 6th March 1895. Executors: Joseph Oldfield Esq. the brother of the said deceased, Frederick Charles Mills Esq. The nephew of the said deceased and William Henry Cobb.

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Appointment of new trustee
GDC/10/3 · Item · 29 February 1896
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Appointment of new trustee of the settlement made on the marriage of Reverend Digby Charles Legard with Miss Henrietta Isabella Simpson.

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Probate
GDC/47/4 · Item · 3 June 1896
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Probate of the will of Henry Robert Clifton of Clifton Hall in Nottingham, Esquire. Died 8 January 1896. Gross personal estate £49,638-7s-2d.

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Appointment of trustee
GDC/95/3 · Item · 22 June 1896
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Appointment of Alan Gray (Doctor of Music) as trustee jointly with Edwin Gray of a term of 3,000 years created by the will of Sir Samuel Crompton, deceased and Declaration of Vesting of Trust Estate.

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Funeral Invoice
GDC/105/2 · Item · 15 October 1896
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Funeral invoice from John Taylor of 48 and 49 Coney Street for £79-5s-4d.

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Probate of will
GDC/105/4 · Item · 31 October 1896
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Probate of the will of Dorothy Jane Mills of 11 Bootham, widow. Died 12 October 1896. Executors: Henry John Mills her son and Edward Gray. Gross value £1,977-7s-6d.

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Probate
GDC/417/48 · Item · December 1896
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Probate of the will of John Mellor of Coney Street in the City of York and of Moor House, Kirk Hammerton in the County of York, China Merchant who died 9 October 1896. Executors: Dulsabella Mellor, widow, the relict of the said deceased; John Bellerby Sampson named in the said will having duly renounced the probate and execution thereof.

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GDC/6/4 · File · 1897
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Copy Letter from Alex Pott Stevenson, solicitor of Kelso to the Bank of England, London and their reply, relating to Cannon Baillie’s marriage settlement and securities held thereunder following the death of Canon Baillie, Also includes five letters.

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Conveyance
GDC/240/8 · Item · 1 March 1897
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Conveyance of the Rectory of Mexborough in the County of York and assignment of a policy of assurance for assuring £5,000 by Joseph Charlton Parr of Grappenhall Heyes in the county of Chester, esquire and William Driffield of York, esquire, the trustees. The document is made out to Elizabeth Clifton of Barton Lodge in Nottinghamshire, widow. This conveyance is supplemental to a deed of 5 December 1860.

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GDC/80/5 · Item · 28 August 1897
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Draft appointment by Thomas Wingfield Webber of Kellyville Athy Queen's County in Ireland, esquire and Matilda Emily Webber his wife in favour of Anne Everilda Caroline Webber, who is to be married to George Harold Gibbs of Ashford Breweries in Kent, esquire.

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Marriage settlement
GDC/80/6 · Item · 1 September 1897
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Settlement made on contemplation of the marriage of George Harold Gibbs of Ashford in Kent, esquire with Anne Everilda Caroline Webber of Kellyville Athy Queen's County in Ireland, spinster.

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GDC/417/51 · Item · 26 October 1897
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Letters of Administration with will annexed of Henry Turner who died 11 September 1897; will dated 21 July 1877. Executors: Hannah Turner, wife, and Eli Howden two of the Residury Legatees in trust and the said Hannah Turner Residuary Legatee for life; both died in the lifetime of the said testator. Letters of Administration granted to Frederick Turner, the son of the said testator and having attained the age of 21 the other Residuary Legatee in Trust named in the said will and also one of the Residuary legatees named in the will.

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Will
GDC/417/66 · Item · 19 November 1897
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Will of Ann Beedall the wife of George Beedall of Lawrence Row in the suburbs of the City of York (this will appears to be the original and there is no probate).

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GDC/254/5 · Item · 11 December 1897
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Draft appointment of new trustes to the share of Amelia Barker of and in the residuary estate under the will of Benjamin Dodsworth late of Scarborough, who died on 20 June 1880.

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GDC/246/5 · Item · 11 December 1897
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Copy draft Transfer of Mortgage by Ernest Ralph Dodsworth of York, gentleman and Henry Venn Scott of York, gentleman to Edmund Francis Joseph Kirby of Overdale Oxton in the county of Chester, architect and Geoffey Lionel Barker of Llynder Tossett.

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Probate of a will
GDC/417/60 · Item · 24 February 1898
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Probate of the will of Miss Jane Arrowsmith of Clifton in the County of York, spinster, who died 20th December 1897. Executors: Joseph Scholey Hargrave (husband of the niece of the testator) and Robert Smith. Will dated 31 December 1897.

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Will
GDC/417/53 · Item · 14 May 1898
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Probate of the will of John Waiting of Bishophill in the City of York, shipbuilder and merchant. Sole Executrix and Sole Beneficiary is Elizabeth Waiting, his wife.

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Probate
GDC/417/52 · Item · 14 May 1898
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Probate of the will of Mr James Henry Murphy of 20 Claremont Terrace in the City of York who died on 24th December 1897. Sole Executor: Cecil Henry Cobb, Solicitor.

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GDC/245/4 · Item · 3 February 1899
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Appointment of new trustees - Blanche Henderson formerly of Aberdeen but now of Ash Bank near Tollerton releases Edwin Gray and John Edmund Jones as trustees. No. of Case 1898 H 2762 - Bill of costs filed 17 February 1899 in pursuance of an order in this.

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GDC/240/9 · File · 10 August 1899-11 December 1912
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Probate of the will and codicil of Elizabeth Clifton of Barton Lodge in the County of Nottinghamshire, widow. The executors listed in the probate were Edwin Gray and Richard Harington and the gross estate totalled £109,903-12s-5d. Enclosed are two notices to the trustees of the will of Elizabeth Clifton. The first is dated 26 June 1908 and is from Frederic Bell esquire to Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd. The second is dated 11 December 1912 and is a settlement made on the marriage of Captain Frederic Bell and Miss Madge Stanyforth.

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Letters of Administration
GDC/417/49 · Item · 6 September 1899
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Grant of Letters of Administration of the estate of James Duck of Foss Islands in the City of York general clerk of works to the York Corporation who died on 11 Agust 1899 at Foss Islands. Executrix Frances Mary Duck, widow and relict.

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Deed of Release
GDC/420/8 · Item · 10 November 1899
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Deed of release enclosed with the last received probate of John Scott and endorsed as between Mrs Ann Elizabeth Pickering to Wm Henry Cobb.

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Fairfax family
GDC/52 · Series · 1900-1922
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Includes probate of the will of Evelyn Selina Fairfax of Bilbrough, and a bundle of additional legal documents.

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Letters of Administration
GDC/417/57 · File · 17 March 1900-4 September 1908
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Grant of Letters of Administration (1900) and Grant of Letters of Administration de bonis non of Miss Margaret Eva Overton deceased, late of 31 Queen Anne's Grove, Bedford Park, Chiswick in the County of Middlesex who died 29th December 1899, intestate and without real estate. Letters of Administration granted at the Principal Probate Registry to Jane Elizabeth Overton, widow her natural and lawful mother, who died 17th May 1908 leaving part of the estate unadministered. Letters of Administration (1908) granted to Edith Mary Overton, spinster and natural lawful sister.

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Probate of a will
GDC/52/1 · Item · 2 May 1900
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Probate of the will of Evelyn Selina Fairfax of Bilbrough, widow. Died 11 february 1900. Gross estate £1442-(s-6d. Probate to Guy Thomas Fairfax, her son.

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GDC/89/12 · Item · 13 September 1900
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Probate of the will of Editha (otherwise Editha Christian) Lloyd-Greame of Malton in the County of York, widow. Sole Executor is Yarburgh George Lloyd-Greame, esquire, her son. Died 13 May 1900. Gross estate £ £5,343-4s-4d. Will is dated 12 August 1896.

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Probate of a will
GDC/417/61 · Item · 17 June 1901
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Probate of the will of Mr William Taylor, deceased, of 55 Prospect Road, Falsgrave, Scarborough in the County of York who died 14th May 1901. Will dated 12th May 1891. Executors: George William Taylor (in the will written George Taylor) the nephew of the said deceased and Matthew Smith (who married the testator's niece).

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Declaration
GDC/417/64 · Item · 11 November 1901
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Declaration of Duncan Collie Larg, Sheriff's Officer, that he will not use or exercise the Office of Sherrif's Officer corruptly.

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GDC/423/7 · Item · 27 May 1902
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Envelope addressed to J. P. Guy containing a photograph of Percy Noble, who died 13 April 1904 aged 53. Also includes a typed copy of a hymn 'The Crown of Life' by Scrivner, dated 27 May 1902.

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Notice to Trustees
GDC/80/8 · Item · 28 May 1903
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Notice to trustees of the marriage settlement of Thomas Wingfield Webber and Matilda Emily Webber of appointment and assignment.

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Account books
GDC/397/2 · Sub-series · 1904-1917
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Includes household accounts and expenditure, as well as servants wages and account with a local butcher and grocer.

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GDC/397 · Series · 1904-1919
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Includes bundles of household receipts and account books. The receipts were arranged into annual bundles, most likely by the depositor. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this series.

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Account books
GDC/397/2/1 · Item · 1904-1914
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Expenditure drawn against the joint account of Misses Margaret and Emily Clutton.

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GDC/104/7 · Item · 5 March 1904
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Letters of Administration of the the estate of Mary Agnes Dodsworth deceased formerly of of Redholme, St.Peter's Grove in York. Administrator: Ernest Ralph Dodsworth her husband. Gross estate £1,238-0s-9d.

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Letters
GDC/80/9 · File · 23 March 1904-24 March 1904
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Two letters from Lloyds Bank Limited in London to Gray and Dodsworth of York about New Zealand stocks.

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GDC/80/10 · File · 28 March 1904
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Appointment in favour of Miss Alice Matilda Mary Webber of a sum of £200 and surrender of life interest therein (in the trusts of the settlement made on the marriage of Thomas Wingfield Webber and Matilda Emily his wife). Also draft copy.

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Sale of stock
GDC/80/12 · Item · 30 March 1904
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Contract of sale of North Eastern Railway stock for £300-11s-0d.

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Marriage Settlement
GDC/80/14 · Item · 9 April 1904
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Settlement made on the marriage of Ralph Algernon Coote of Ballyfin, Queen's County in Ireland, Lieutenant 17th Lancers and Alice Matilda Mary Webber of Kellyville Athy Queen's County in Ireland, spinster.

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Receipt
GDC/80/15 · Item · 17 April 1904
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Receipt by Alice Matilda Mary Coote of £200.

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GDC/33/1 · File · 3 March 1905
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Agreement for sale and purchase of the right or easement of constructing and maintaining an Aqueduct or Aqueducts and other works in or upon land in the Township of Clint in the West Riding of the County of York. Also Copy Draft Agreement for sale and purchase, Copy queries and Observations on Title on behalf of the Corporation and Replies. Completed draft/Grant, Abstract of Title, Plan showing Easement.

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Correspondence files
GDC/423/13 · Sub-series · 1 July 1905-9 December 1907
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Correspondence relating to the work of J P Guy, arranged chronologically within the bundles.

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Letters of administration
GDC/29/3 · Item · 27 February 1906
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Grant of Letters of Administration at York of Ellen Lowe deceased of 23 West Street Scarborough. Died 19 October 1905, widow. Administrator: Sutton Harvey Lowe, her son.

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Letters of administration
GDC/29/4 · Item · 4 September 1906
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Grant of Letters of Administration at Lincoln of Edith Lowe deceased of Tentercroft Street in Lincoln, spinster. Died 7 May 1881. Administrators: Sutton Harvey Lowe and Ernest Ralph Dodsworth, the executors of the will of Septimus Lowe deceased (whilst living was father and only next of kin of the said Intestate). Septimus Lowe having survived the said Intestate but died without having taken upon himself the Letters of Administration of her personal estate.

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GDC/423/9 · Item · 1907-1908
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Letter book of J. P. Guy containing carbon copies of letters from 28 September 1907 to 1908, dealing with transfers of shares and related matters.

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Receipts and bills
GDC/397/1 · Sub-series · 1907-1919
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Annual bundles of receipts and bills for shops, investments, insurance, charitable donations and other financial matters. Includes some decorative billheads. Incomplete series

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Telegrams
GDC/423/4 · File · 1908
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Bundle of copy telegrams to Guy, Lendal, York. They are instructions to buy and sell stock.

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GDC/246/6 · Item · 8 January 1908
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Probate of the will with codicil of Catherine Mary Croft of Aldborough Hall, Boroughbridge in the County of York widow. Died 18 October 1907. Executors Bernard Thomas Hutton Croft, esquire her son and Honourable Algernon Sydney Arthur Annesley.

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Appointment of Trustee
GDC/65/8 · Item · 5 February 1908
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Appointment of the Public Trustee to be a trustee under the will of the late George Arthur Hutton Croft as regards £30,000 in trust for Sydney Hilda Du Plat Taylor and her issue.

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Account Book
GDC/397/2/4 · Item · 1909-1912
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Account with George Thompson, General Butcher, Blossom Street, York

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GDC/93/16 · Item · 5 April 1909
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Further charge on freehold and copyhold hereditaments at Cawood and Wistow and elsewhere in the County of York to secure £25 and interest by Edwin Gray of York, gentleman and another to the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company.

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Correspondence
GDC/94/7 · File · 1910-1925
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Bundle of corrspondence between Solicitors and the family relating to Transfer etc.

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Reconveyance of 'Cleveland'
GDC/286/2 · Item · 1911
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(Draft) reconveyance of 'Cleveland' in Clifton by Henry Arthur Hudson of York, solicitor to Peter Wollstadt Schmidt of West Field in Fulford. Doctor of Medicine.

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Correspondence file
GDC/6/6 · File · November 1911-January 1912
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File of correspondence relating to mortgage of the life policy of Reverend T G Baillie and Thomas E Yorke Esquire.

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