BOY’S FORTUNE

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1933, Page 8

BOY’S FORTUNE

LEFT £IOO,OOO IN A WILL

RACING PEER’S BEQUEST

Under -the. will, recently i>ublished, of Lord Wavertree, t the racehorse owner, a schoolboy - of.. 16 becomes heir to.-ai. fortune.-which may amount to over £.100,000.

Lord Wavertree- who died on February 2rd last, at? the age of 78 left. £B3B, 200, with net personality £749,408. The fortunate youth, Byron Harvey Talbot, is the son-of Airs Dorothy Talbot, widow of Loiut.Colonel D. H. - Talbot. Lord Wavertree was:his great uncle.

-According to the terms of the will the residue of the property is to accumulate for 21 years, and is to be held in trust for the boy. He will thus be 37 before he receives any income from the bequest. A friend of the family stated in an interview that Lord Wavertree did not ofter see Byron Talbot, “but enough t 0 like him very much.”' The actual amoynt of the legacy, it was explained, depended on the realisation of real estate.

To his wife, who is provided, for by marriage settlement. Lord Wavertree left £IOOO and his house, Underwood, Bournemouth, and, his .household effects His diaries and correspondence are left to his--, exieoutors-, but no publication is. to by made until 10 ye,ars, from , his dentin • • The testator also made the following bequests :~Raoingicup&, and -trophies tp the. ..Walker- -Art Gallery, .Liverpool; yachting cups to the; Royal Yacht Squadron; £2OOO to Lady Wavertree’s secretary, Annette M.. Drew; £1000; to his lufclev, Robert Matthews; £IOOO t lf > his servant’and groom; A. Bridges.; £3OO -to his. housekeeper, Jessie, Maelead ; ;£oOO to hi si chauffeur., Harry Groom; £SOO to his bailiff. Arthur Rratt; £2OO to A fired Gonkey and, George Gonkey,. grooms; one year’s wages to other servants of two years’

service. • - In addition £2OOO each is left, to Oie Davis Lewis Northern- Hospital, the Bine Coat Hospital, Liverpool, Chester Roysil lufmnary and. Harrow School,.