20^th September 1889

Inventory of the Personal Estate of the deceased William Edward

Stamp £240

Collated by William A Esplin

At Forfar the twentieth day of September Eighteen hundred and eighty nine years.

The following Inventory of the Personal Estate of the late

William Edward with relative Writ was presented for

registration in this Register conform to Law by John

Peter Anderson, Solicitor in Forfar:- Inventory of the Per

sonal Estate wheresoever situated of William Edward

Surgeon Letham, who died at Letham on the sixth day

of August 1889

Scotland

Personal

I Personal Property

1	Cash in the House															£	62		14		.
2	Household Furniture and other effects in deceased’s
	house conform to Appraisement																11		6
3	Pony sold at Forfar Auction Mart								£	8		.		.
	Small quantity of corn sold to purchaser
	of pony											10					8		10
4	Sums in Deposit Receipt
	Sum due deceased on deposit receipt with the
	Royal Bank of Scotland dated 8^th February
	1889								£	2300		.		.
	Interest due thereon to date of Oath to In
	ventory									21		5		11
										2321		5		11
	Sum on deposit receipt with said Royal
	Bank of Scotland dated 8^th February
	1889	£	1100
	Interest thereon to date of Oath to
	Inventory		10		3		8			1110		3		8
										3431		9		7
	Sum on deposit receipt with the Bank of
	Scotland dated 8^th February 1889		2000
	Interest thereon to date of Oath to
	Inventory		18		10		4			2018		10		4
	Sum on deposit receipt with the Commercial
	Bank of Scotland dated 21 May
	1889	£	2000		.		.
	Interest thereon to date of Oath to
	Inventory		10		2		9
			2010		2		9
	Sum on deposit receipt with said
	Commercial Bank of Scotland For-
	far dated 21^st May 1888	£	600		.		.
	Interest thereon to date		3		.		9			603		.		9
	Sum on deposit receipt with said
	Commercial Bank dated 21^st May
	1889	£	160
	Interest thereon to date				16		3			2773		19		9			8223		19		8
5	Book Debts due to the deceased by the following
	persons
	Debts considered to be good
	(1) Alex Nicol, Letham									.		2		10
	(2) William Constable, Bowriefauld									2		3		.
	(3) James	Forward							£
	Brought Forward								£
	(3) James Constable, Wright, Letham.									1		9		6
	(4) Geo Constable, Smith, Tulloes									.		15		.
	(5) George Miller, Roadman, Letham									1		16		.
	(6) David Galloway, Dunnichen									2		4		.
	(7) George Walker, Slater, Den of Letham									2		6		7
	(8) Henry Herd, Moreland, Letham									.		14		6
	(9) Thomas Hogg, Gamekeeper, Idvies									.		2		.
	(10) George Ramsey, Ascurrybank									.		5		.
	(11) John Lawson, Bank, Dunnichen									.		9		8
	(12) Andrew Cameron, Milldens									1		5		.
	(13) David Tarbat, Mason, Letham									1		.		9
	(14) William Inverarity, Wright, Gardyne									1		18		.
	(15) Wm Ramsay, Drummietermont									.		2		.
	(16) Peter Whyte, Dillymoss									.		12		6
	(17) George Cooper, Dyker, Letham									4		.		.
	(18) William Russel, Dunnichen									1		5		9
	(19) Peter Kinnear, Postman, Letham									.		6		6
	(20) Heirs of Andrew Cameron, Milldens									2		2		3
											25		.		10
	Doubtful Debts
	John Soutar, Berryhillock, Carmyllie		£			17		.
	Mrs Soutar, Carmyllie					16		4
	John Muchart, West Idvies					8
	Alex Smart, Home Farm, Balgavies			1		2		3
	David Smart, Tailor, Letham			1		12		3
	Elizabeth Alexander, Letham					10		9
	James Banvie, Bridgend, Idvies					15
	Robert Ogilvy, Ascurry Mill					2		6
	James Strachan, Tailor, Letham			1		18
	Edmond Kettles, West Mains of Finavon			2		12		6
	James Suttie, Old Letham			1		13		.
	Robert Taylor, Mason, Letham			.		6		.
	James Black, Slater, Letham			1		7		6
	James Fowlis, Wright, Dunnichen					8		9
	Peter Salmond, Letham Den			1		15		8
	James Suttie, Wardneuk, Carmyllie			4		18		4
	William Dunbar, Corston, Dunnichen					5		6
	Mrs Forbes, Bowriefauld					12		6
	Robert Scott, Knowes of Monikie			5		6		3
	John Bowden, Den of Letham			1		10		6
	Isabella Cant, Letham					6		6
	Anne Davidson Do			1		14		.
	James Forward		£
	Brought Forward		£
	James Smith, Letham			.		15		.
	Peter Clark Do					6		8
	Carnegie Herald, Westhills of Car
	myllie			1		2		6
	Robert Kettles, Easter Tulloes					3		6
	James Scott, Smith, Ruikward					14		6
	Wm Soutar, Smiddyhill					16		.
				34		17		3
	Valued at 10/- per £										17		18		8
	Bad Debts
	David Coure, Farmer, Cockhill		£	7		.		6
	Thomas Smith, Drummietermont			1		3		9
				8		4		3
	No value is placed on these debts																	42		9		6
6	Salaries due deceased
	Salary due deceased by the Parochial Board of the
	Parish of Carmyllie as Medical Officer of that
	Parish from 15^th may 1889 to date of death at rate
	of £12 per annum									2		14		7
	Salary due deceased by the Parochial Board of the
	Parish of Dunnichen as Medical
	Officer of that Parish from 15^th May 1889
	to date of death at rate of £16 . 16/- per
	annum									3		16		5			6		11
	Total Amount of Personal Estate wheresoever
	situated																8355		10		2
	(Signed) Rob Bruce, Jno F Craik J.P
	Schedule of debts due and owing from
	the deceased at the time of his death
	to persons resident in the United
	Kingdom and Funeral Expenses
	I Debts
1	James Banvie, Little Caruary															£	3		12		6
2	Alexander Taylor, Builder, Letham																		16
3	John Bowden, Miller, Letham																1		25		.
4	Alex Fyfe, Letham																2		.		.
5	William Constable, Bowriefauld																3		.		9
6	Charles Mann, Letham																33		17		7
																	45		1		10
	I I Funeral Expenses
	James Constable, Letham		6		10		.
	Alex Bennet, Forfar		7		.		.			13		10		.
										58		11		10
	Abstract
	Total Amount of Personal Estate as per foregoing
	Inventory															£	8355		10		2
	Amount of Debts and Funeral Expenses as per
	Schedule																58		11		10
	Nett value of Personal Estate chargeable with
	Duty																8293		18		4

(Signed) Rob. Bruce, Jno F Craik JP.

At Forfar the seventeenth day of September, Eighteen

hundred and eighty nine years, in presence of John

Fyfe Craik, Esquire, One of Her Majesty’s Justices

of the Peace for the County of Forfar, Appeared Robert

Bruce, Agent of the Commercial bank of Scotland Limited

at Forfar, one of the Executors of the deceased Wil

liam Edward, Surgeon at Letham, who being solemnly

sworn and examined deponed that the said William

Edward died at Letham in the County of Forfar domi

ciled there, upon the sixth day of August, Eighteen

hundred and eighty nine; That the said William Ed

ward was never married, That the deponent has

entered upon the possession and management of the de

ceased’s Estate as Executor nominated by him, along

with John Ogilvy, Station Master of the Caledonian

Railway Company at Blantyre; Jessie Ogilvy or Fyfe wife

of and residing with Alexander Fyfe, Mason, Letham; and

Jane Edward, sister of the deceased, residing at Letham

in a Settlement executed by him upon the thirteenth day

of September, Eighteen hundred and eighty eight reg

istered in the Sheriff Court Books of the County of For

far on the twelfth day August Eighteen hundred and

eighty nine an extract whereof is now exhibited and

signed by the Deponent and the said John Fyfe Craik

as relative hereto; That the Deponent does not know

of any Testamentary settlement or writing relative

to the disposal of the deceased’s personal estate or

effects or any part thereof, other than the said

Settlement dated and registered as aforesaid; That the

foregone Inventory signed by the Deponent and the

said John Fyfe Craik as relative hereto is a full

and complete inventory of the personal estate and ef

fects of the said deceased William Edward wheresoever

situated and belonging or due to him beneficially at

the time of his death in so far as the same has

come to the Deponent’s knowledge; That the Deponent does

not know of any money or property belonging to the de

ceased secured by Scottish Bonds or other instruments

excluding Executors. That the said deceased had no

heritable estate in this country in so far as known

to the Deponent; That the said deceased William Ed

ward was due and owing at the time of his death

to persons resident in the United Kingdom the debts

enumerated in the foregoing scheduled; That these

debts are payable by law out of the estate and

effects comprised in the foregoing Inventory are

not nor any of them voluntary debts made payable

on the death of the deceased or voluntary debts

payable under some instrument delivered to the

douce? thereof within three months before the death

of the deceased or debts which are primarily payable

out of any real estate belonging to the deceased,

or debts in respect whereof a reimbursement is

capable of being reclaimed from any real estate of

the deceased or from any other estate or person

whatsoever; That these debts with the funeral ex

penses of the said deceased as also shown in the

said schedule amount to Fifty eight pounds eleven

shillings and sixpence; That the nett value at the

date of the said personal estate and effects situ

ated in Scotland including the proceeds accrued

thereon down to this date and after deducting

the amount of the said debts and funeral expenses

is eight thousand two hundred and ninety six

pounds sterling and does not exceed eight thousand

three hundred pounds; That Confirmation of the said

personal estate is required in favour of the Deponent

and the said John Ogilvy, Jessie Ogilvy or Fyfe and

Jane Edward; All which issue ? the Deponent

shall answer to God (Signed) Rob. Bruce, Jno F Craik

J.P.

At Forfar the twelfth day of August One thousand eight

hundred and eighty nine years, the Deed hereinafter

engrossed was presented for registration in the Sher

iff Court Books of the County of Forfar for preserva

tion as a Probonio Writ, and is registered in the

said Books as follows:-

Letham 13^th September 1888

This is the will of William Edward, Surgeon

1 Charles Smith Edward my Brothers James son is to get

nothing, nor to be allowed to enter my house; that’s him settled

2 John Young my sister Anns son is to get Five pounds

William Young Five pounds, Jane Young their sister

Five pounds

3 John Ogilvy Station Master upon the Caledonian Rail

way Twenty pounds, Jessie Ogilvy thirty pounds yearly

to help to bring her family up and educate them

and also money to College her three sons and John

Ogilvy money to College one son the amount each

year not to exceed thirty pounds for each of them

It has taken me hard work fifty years to make the

money that I have and I want it kept for another

fifty years and what is over expenses paying each

year added twice a year to the stock. The estate at

present is as follows:-

three Thousand four hundred pounds in the Royal

Bank at Forfar, Two thousand in the Bank of Scotland

at Forfar.

Two Thousand six hundred pounds in the Commercial

Bank at Forfar all upon Deposit Ricipt, Besides my

Bank Account, pony and furniture.

I appoint Robert Bruce, Agent in the Commercial Bank

at Forfar and John Ogilvy, Station Master and Jessie

Ogilvy his sister and Jane Edward my sister my

Trustees, The Trustees always to be 4 Haldane Edward

Fyfe if he comes up well to be appointed one at

21 years, Everything here is my own and if any

person enter objections beat them off (Signed) William

Edward, Surgeon. It requires no Witnesses See left side

After the fifty years is past the money to Purchase

an Estate in my name that cannot be sold nor

indebted and the income from it after paying expenses

to be divided amongst those mentioned in my will

yearly (Signed) William Edward, Surgeon, Letham

10^th August 1889. We hereby accept the office of Trustees

conferred on us under the foregoing Settlement (Signed)

Rob. Bruce, Jno Ogilvy, Jessie Fyfe, (Envelope addressed

thus:- The Will of William Edward, Surgeon, Letham

Extracted at Forfar upon this and the two preceeding

pages of stamped paper by me Depute Sheriff Clerk

of the County of Forfar. (Signed) William Y Esplin,

Written by David Mitchell, Collated by William Young

Esplin, Singed 16^th August 1889 Forfar 17^th September

1889. This is the Extract Registered Settlement referred

to by me in the Oath emitted by me of this date in

reference to the Inventory of the Personal Estate of

the late William Edward, Surgeon, Letham. (Signed) Rob.

Bruce, Jno F Craik JP

Collated by William Y Esplin