Will of Arthur Statham Jecks, from Newfoundland will books volume 15 pages 349 - 353 probate year 1931

IN RE.                              DECEASED
Arthur Statham Jecks

THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me Arthur Statham Jecks of S Connaught Square in the County of London and of 24 Austin Friars in the city of London Solicitor

1. I revoke all previous wills and testamentary dispositions made by me.
2. I appoint my wife Natalie Jecks my daughter Sybil Dorothea Howard and my partner George Dudley Colclough (hereinafter called "my trustees") to be the executors and trustees of this my will and I declare that the expression "my trustees" shall include them and the survivors and survivor of them or other the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will where the context so requires or admits
3. I give to the said George Dudley Colclough if he shall prove my will and accept the trusts hereof the sum of Fifty guineas free of death duties.
4. I give to my said wife the sum of one thousand pounds free of all death duties to be paid to her immediately after my death and in preference to all other legacies given hereby
5. I give to my said daughter free of legacy duty five hundred of my shares of One pound each in the Daily Mail Trust Limited which are now only partly paid up and so that she may be under no apprehension on account of any uncalled liability existing in respect thereof at my death in retaining such shares pending an increase in their value which I regard as highly probably I give to her free of legacy duty such a sum as is equivalent to the amount of any such uncalled liability existing as aforesaid and I also give her free of legacy duty the sum of one thousand pounds
6. I give to my clerk Conrad Seeley the sum of Fifty pounds free of death duties as a recognition of many years loyal service
7. In the event of my surviving both my said wife and my daughter Sybil Dorothea Howard but only in that event I give to my wifes Mother Selina Simmons an annuity during her life of Three hundred pounds per annum free of death duties
8. I give to my said wife absolutely all my wines and consumable stores and I give to her the use and enjoyment during her life of all my furniture Motor Cars Pictures Prints and other articles of personal domestic or household use or ornament and subject thereto I give the same absolutely to my said daughter I expressly relieve my trustees from any obligation to take any inventory of such articles and effects or see to the insurance custody or preservation thereof and I direct that notwithstanding I have given to my wife only [Transcriber note: cannot read remaining words in this sentence] during her life she shall have the right at any time by instruction under her hand addressed to my trustees to with draw from the trust affecting the same any specific articles or affects and that she shall in that case have the full and absolute power of disposal for her own benefit of any articles or affects so withdrawn.
9. I give to my said trustees the sum of Fifteen thousand pounds free of any death duties upon trust to invest the same in manner hereinafter authorised and I direct that my trustees shall pay the income of the said trust legacy to my said wife during her life and whether she remarry or not and after her death shall pay the said income to my said daughter during her life without power of anticipation during any coverture and after the decease of my said daughter my trustees shall hold the said trust legacy and the income thereof in trust for all of such one or more exclusively of the other or others of her children or remoter issue (such remoter issue to be born and take a vested interest within twenty one years after the death of my said daughter) at such age or time or respective ages or times if more than one in such shares and with such future or other trusts for their respective benefit and such provisions for their respective advancement maintenance and education and in such manner in all respects as my said daughter shall from time to time or any deed or deeds revocable or irrevocable or by will or Codicil appoint and in default of and subject to any such appointment in trust for all or any the children or child of my said daughter who being male attain the age of twenty one years or being female attain that age or marry and if more than one in equal shares Provided always and I declare that no child of my said daughter who or whose issue shall take any part of the said trust legacy under any appointment by virtue of the power hereintoforecontained shall in default of appointment to the contrary be entitled to any share of the unappointed part thereof without bringing the share or shares appointed to him or her or to his or her issue into hotchpot and accounting for the same accordingly.
10. I declare that in case the trusts hereinbefore declared concerning the said trust legacy shall fail then subject to the trusts powers and provisions herein declared and contained or by law vested in my trustees concerning the same and every and any exercise of such powers my trustees shall hold the said trust legacy and the income thereof in trust for such person or persons for such purpose and in such manner in all respects as my said daughter shall by will or codicil appoint and in default of such appointment I direct that my trustees shall raise out of the said trust legacy and pay the following sums free of death duties;-
    To each of the children living at my death of my sister Edith Sarah Bloomer the sum of One thousand pounds To each of the children living as my death of my late sister Alice Mary Brewer the sum of five hundred pounds.
    To my son in law Neville Martin Charles Howard the sum of Five thousand pounds.
    AND I direct that subject to the raising of such sums the said trust legacy shall be subject as aforesaid to be held in trust for my said sister Edith Sarah Bloomer.
11. I give to my trustees the fullest powers of appropriating towards satisfaction of the said trust legacy any investments forming part of my estate at the time of my death at such valuation as they may think proper and I authorise them to retain as permanent investments any part of such trust legacy any such retained investments and I declare that any moneys requiring investment for the purposes of my will may be invested in any investments in which any part of my estate may be invested at the time of my death or in or upon Bank of England Stock Bank of Ireland Stock Metropolitan Stock or London County Stock or Port of London Stock or in or upon the debentures stocks or rent charge guaranteed or preference stock or shares of any company incorporated by special act or by any Public or general act of the Imperial Parliament or the legislature of any British Colony or Dependency or Royal Charter or in or upon the debentures debenture stock obligations or securities of any Public Municipal or Local Body or Authority in the United Kingdom or India or any British Colony or Dependency
12. Subject as aforesaid I devise and bequeath all the real and personal property whatsoever and wheresoever of or to which I shall be seised possessed or entitled to at my death or over which I shall then have a general power of appointment or disposition by will except property otherwise disposed of by this my will or any codicil hereto unto my said wife absolutely and if she die in my lifetime to my said daughter absolutely and if both my said wife and daughter die in my lifetime then to the children or child of my said daughter who being male attain the age of twenty one years or being female attain that age or marry and if more than one in equal shares and in default of such children to my said sister Edith Sarah Bloomer absolutely.
13. I authorise my trustees to abstain from any examination into the accounts relating to my partnership and notwithstanding the fact that one of my partners is also one of my trustees to accept and act upon any statement made by him or any other partner of mine as to my interest in my firm and the moneys payable in respect thereof.
14. I authorise my trustees to determine all questions and matters of doubt arising in the execution of the trusts of this my will or any codicil hereto and I declare that every such determination whether made upon a question actually raised or implied in the acts or proceedings of my trustees shall be conclusive and binding on all persons interested under this my will or any codicil hereto.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this eight day of May one thousand nine hundred and twenty four

Arthur S. Jecks

SIGNED by the said Arthur Statham Jecks as his last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
Herbert Baker 24 Austin Friars London Solicitor
M. Abbott 24 Austin Friars London Solicitor.

THIS IS A CODICIL to the will of me Arthur Statham Jecks of 5 Connaught Square and 24 Austin Friars which will is dated the 8^th of May 1924. I increase the legacy of one thousand pounds free of legacy duty given by clause 5 to my daughter to two thousand pounds (£2,000) free of legacy duty I increase the trust legacy of fifteen thousand pounds free of death duties given by clause 9 to twenty thousand pounds (£20,000) free of death duties  I give to my trustees the sum of Two thousand pounds (£2,000) free of legacy duty upon trust to invest the same in some investment or investments authorised by my will and to hold the capital and income of such legacy upon trust so long as there is not for the time being alive an eldest or only daughter of my said daughter to pay the said income to my wife during her life and after her death to my said daughter during her life without power of anticipation during any coverture and upon further trust that if and whenever there shall be living an eldest or only daughter for the time being alive accumulating any surplus income as an accretion to the said legacy with power to resort to any accumulations subsequent years for the purpose of such maintenance education or benefit and I direct that if and whenever an eldest or only daughter of my said daughter shall attain the age of twenty one years they shall whether or not my wife and daughter shall be alive pay or transfer to her for her absolute benefit the amount of such legacy with any accumulations of income and without in any way interfering with my daughters absolute discretion in regard to appointing to her children or remoter issue the trust legacy mentioned in my will I express a desire that without some reason appearing to her good she will not take this present legacy into account in exercising her power of appointment it being my wish that this particular legacy shall be an extra personal gift from me to my eldest or only granddaughter and I declare that if the trusts in favour of my eldest or only granddaughter hereinbefore declared shall fail the said legacy any accumulations of the income thereof shall be held upon the trusts declared in my will containing the trust legacy therein assigned or such of ? as are capable of taking effect

Dated the Second day of July 1925 - Arthur S. Jecks -
SIGNED in the presence of us both present at the same time who at Testators request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
C.L. Seeley 24 Austin Friars E.C. Clerk to Messrs Johnson Jecks and Colclough

THIS IS A SECOND CODICIL to the will of Arthur Statham Jecks of 5 Connaught Square and 24 Austin Friars which will is dated the 8^th of May 1924.
I further increase the trust legacy given by clause 9 to Thirty five thousand pounds (£35,000) free of legacy duty
In all other respects I confirm my said will as varied by a first CODICIL dated the 2^nd July 1925.
Dated the 25^th January 1928          Arthur S. Jecks.

SIGNED in the presence of us both present at the same time who at the Testators request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:-
Edward E. Ha..
W. H. Browning 24 Austin Friars London E.C. Cashers with Johnson Jecks and Colclough

Correct.

William F. Lloyd
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland

Written in the top right-hand margin:
Fiat
W. J. Higgins
Judge
Jany 31/31
Resealed on the
2^nd day of
February A.D.
1931
Value of Estate
$9738.64