JOHN TRAVIS

1822-1912

Retired Iron Founder

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This is the last will and testament of me JOHN TRAVIS of 39 Woodbottom Walsden and formerly of Gauxholme, Todmorden, in the County of Lancaster, retired Iron Founder. I revoke all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and I appoint my friends HOWARTH FIELDEN of Henshaw Cottage, Picker Manufacturer, and CROSSLEY FIRTH of Garden Terrace, Walsden, Beamer and Twister, executors and trustees of this my will (thereinafter called my Trustees.) and in case they require any assistance or advice in dealing with my estate I desire that they consult with my nephews WILLIAM TRAVIS and CHARLES TRAVIS.

In the event of my dear wife RACHEL ANN TRAVIS continuing to reside with and attend to me until my decease I give to her such of my furniture as she may select to enable her to furnish a smaller house for her residence and until my Trustees sell the house in which we now reside I authorise them to permit her to reside there and to pay her 8 shillings per week until it is sold.

And I also give unto my said wife the legacy of £150.

I devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate (including my books, pamphlets and manuscripts and the house in which I now reside) to my Trustees upon trust that they shall sell, call in and convert so much thereof as shall not consist of money, and out of the monies to arise from such sale, calling in and conversion, and the ready money of which I shall be possessed at the time of my death, shall pay my funeral and testamentary expenses, debts and the legacies bequeathed by this my will or any codicil hereto.

I bequeath the sum of £120 to be equally divided between the nephews and nieces of my first wife JANE CROWTHER of Strines Barn Farm, Walsden, and £30 to be equally divided between the children of the half blood brother JOB and half blood sister HANNAH.

I bequeath the sum of £150 to be equally divided between my nephews and nieces, the children of my late brother JAMES TRAVIS and the issue of such of them as may be dead leaving issue, such issue to take amongst them equally of their parents share.

I bequeath the sum of £10 to TOM TRAVIS of Lydgate, the eldest grandson of my brother JAMES.

Whereas many years ago I sold the houses at numbers 11, 13, 15 and number 2 at Shipka Pass, Bacup Road, Gauxholme, Todmorden, to my sister MRS. SARAH DAWSON for a loan owing by me to her of £400, and since that time I have acted as her agent in drawing the rents for her and looking after the repairs and general supervision and paying her the proceeds of the rents; the property was properly conveyed at the time. Since then she lent me £100 when I purchased the ground rent in Walsden. Now I hereby bequeath to my said sister SARAH the sum of £100, and if the houses when they are sold do not realise £400, £50 to be retained to make up any deficiency of the said sum of £400 in full settlement of all claims she has upon me or my estate in respect of any monetary transactions between us.

I empower my Trustees to keep my property in repair until such time as they think fit to sell the same.

Subject to the bequests hereinbefore contained my Trustees shall divide my residuary estate equally amongst the grandchildren of my 3 brothers, namely JAMES TRAVIS, WILLIAM TRAVIS and CHARLES TRAVIS.

I empower my Trustees to postpone the sale of the property so long as they may, in their uncontrolled discretion, consider proper. If it be necessary to invest any of the trust monies which shall remain after such payments I empower them to invest the same in the public stocks or funds or government securities of the United Kingdom or upon mortgage of freehold or leasehold property in England (provided that such leasehold shall not be less than 60 years of unexpired lease at the time of the investment) or upon the stocks, funds, mortgages or securities of any corporation body or company, municipal county, local commercial, or of any other description in England or upon the preference stock of any company incorporated by Act of Parliament, and paying a dividend by its ordinary shares.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th. Day of April 1912.

John Travis

Signed and acknowledged by the said testator JOHN TRAVIS as his last will and testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:

F. DENNETT clerk to Messrs. Eastwood & Sutcliffe Solicitors Todmorden

WILLIE SMITH of 55 Hollins Road, Walsden, cotton weaver

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The testator died 21st. May 1912. The will was proved on 26th. July 1912 by the executors named in the will. Gross value: £1020. 0s. 1d.

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Attached to the will are the following hand written notes:

Grandchildren of brother JAMES TRAVIS

TOM TRAVIS son of JOSEPH

Children of JOHN TRAVIS

JAMES TRAVIS (deceased) 2 children

LOUISA SAGAR Victoria Street, Littleborough, wife of Mr. Sagar, stone quarryman

JOSEPH TRAVIS Colne, labourer

JOHN WILLIAM TRAVIS Infirmary Drive, Rochdale, traveller

ANN FISH York Street, Heywood, wife of Mr. Fish, draper.

THOMAS TRAVIS Harehill Road, Littleborough, professional window cleaner

ESTHER EMMA TRAVIS 95 Victoria Street, Littleborough, spinster

WALTER TRAVIS 3 Clifton Street, Scarborough, window cleaner

Children of ELIZABETH GREENWOOD

FRED GREENWOOD of 250/252 Rochdale Road, Shade, Todmorden, grocer

ANNE CLARKSON 5 Hammerton Terrace

Children of WILLIAM TRAVIS

ELIZABETH TRAVIS 89 Manchester Road, Broadheath, Altrincham, spinster

Children of CHARLES TRAVIS

EMILY GAZEY 296 Lees Road, Oldham, wife of SAMUEL GAZEY, confectioner.

JAMES THOMAS TRAVIS 182 London Road, Oldham, confectioner

SARAH TRAVIS 20 Dimperly Street, Oldham, spinster

EVELYN TRAVIS 20 Dimperly Street, Oldham, spinster

Children of JAMES TRAVIS

ANNIE BUTTERWORTH 9 Market Street, Shaw, wife of TOM BUTTERWORTH, spinner

KATE TAYLOR Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, wife of RALPH TAYLOR, farmer.

Grandchildren of WILLIAM TRAVIS

MARY ELIZABETH NICHOLL Whitelees Road, Littleborough

JOSEPH WILLIAM LEACH Brookfield Terrace, ??

Grandchildren of CHARLES TRAVIS,

who left BETTY TRAVIS (spinster), NANCY ANN (dead) and HANNAH JANE TIDSWELL.

Children of NANCY ANN WHITEHEAD

CHARLES WHITEHEAD, Dawson Weir

JANE HORSFALL Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire

CLARA HAWORTH, Ewood Lane

BERTHA SUTCLIFFE Nuffield Street

Child of HANNAH JANE TIDSWELL

FANNY TIDSWELL Silver Hall Cottage, Syke, Rochdale

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The story of John's life and details of his books and pamphlets is HERE

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