Will of Betsy Raws of Wallasey, Surrey. Made 15th February 1935. Proved Liverpool 24th Feb 1949. (Raws Line)

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me Betsy Raws of "The Willows" Green Lane Wallasey in the County of Chester Widow. I HEREBY REVOKE all testamentary dispositions at any time heretofore made by me. I APPOINT my Son William Raws and my Son Henry Garnett Raws (hereinafter called "my Trustees") to be Executors and Trustees of this my Will. I BEQUEATH the following specific legacies:- (a) To my Son George Raws my Grandfather Clock. (b) To my Daughter Alice Bibby my Twelve G.B.R. Tea Spoons. (c) To my Son William Raws my photograph of his late Father. (d) To my Son Henry Garnett Raws my Mahogany Piano. (e) To my Daughter-in-law Mildred Raws my silver plated Teapot. I bequeath to my Son Henry Garnett Raws a legacy of One Hundred and Twenty Five Pounds. I devise and bequeath all my estate both real and personal not hereby otherwise disposed of unto my Trustees UPON TRUST to sell/call in and convert the same into money (with power in their absolute discretion to postpone such sale calling in and oonversion of any part of my estate for so long as they shall think fit) and after payment thereout of my debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the before mentioned legacy I DIRECT my Trustees to divide the capital of my estate into five equal parts and to pay the capital and income of one equal fifth part to my said Daughter Alice Bibby as to another equal fifth part to my said Son William Raws, as to another equal fifth part to my Daughter Frances Annie Thomas, as to another equal fifth part to my said Son Henry Garnett Raws and as to the remaining equal fifth part to my son George Kirkby Raws. I declare that with regard to moneys which I have lent to some of my Children the following sums shall be treated as the amounts owing by them to me at the date of this my Will namely:- Alice Bibby Six Hundred Pounds; William Raws Six Hundred Pounds; and Henry Garnett Raws Six Hundred Pounds. AND I FURTHER DECLARE that no interest shall be charged upon such sums dawn to the date of my death but from and after the date of my death until repayment my Trustees shall charge interest at Four Pounds per centum per annum upon the respective sums or any portions thereof which shall from time to time remain owing. AND I FURTHER DECLARE that my Trustees shall not be entitled to demand repayment of any principal owing as aforesaid until such time or times as my estate or portions thereof shall have been realised. I desire to record that in fixing the respective sums of Six Hundred Pounds owing to me by my said Sons I have allowed a certain abatement considering such abatement fair having regard to the valuable services rendered to me by my said sons and I further desire to record that at the date hereof I owe my said Son William Raws a sum of Two Hundred Pounds and if before the date of my death I have not repaid such sum to him then my Trustees shall pay such sum to him out of my estate as I have not brought same into account in fixing my said Son's indebtedness to me at Six Hundred Pounds. IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of February One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Five. Signed by the said Betsy Raws as and for her ) last Will and Testament in the joint pres- ) ence of hereself and us who at her request and )    BETSY RAWS in such joint presence have hereunto sub- ) scribed our names as witnesses:- ) J. R. JOYNSON, Solicitor, Liverpool. D. RIMMER, Clerk with J. H. Joynson & Son, Solicitors, Liverpool. 7 folios. On the 24 Feb 1949 Probate of this Will was granted at Liverpool. CERTIFIED TO BE A CORRECT COPY Transcribed by Julian Rawes, 2009