Harriett Hardy's Will

In the High Court of Justice The Principal Probate Registry

BE IT KNOWN that HARRIETT ELIZABETH HARRIMAN HARDY of Swiss Farm, Shirland, Derbyshire, widow, died there on the 12th day of February 1960.

AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament

(a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) of the said deceased was proved and registered in the Principal Probate Registry of the High Court of Justice and that Administration of all the estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to ERIC RAYMOND HARDY of 73 Main Road Shirland, aforesaid butcher and ROGER ALFRED HARDY of Swiss Farm aforesaid farmer, sons of deceased the executors named in the said Will.

And it is hereby certified that an Inland Revenue affidavit has been delivered wherein it is shown that the gross value of the said estate in Great Britain (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a trustee and not beneficially ) amounts to £3474-18-2d and that the net value of the estate amounts to £3430-3-2d.

And it is further certified that it appears by a receipt signed by an Inland Revenue officer on the said affidavit that £34-7-3d on account of estate duty and interest on such duty has been paid.

Dated the 28th day of March 1960. C.H. Parkes (?) Registrar Extracted by Blakesley and Rooth, Alfreton. Probate

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me Harriett Elizabeth Harriman Hardy of Swiss Farm, Shirland in the County of Derby, on the Tweny First of June 1952. I hereby revoke all Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made.

I appoint Eric Raymond Hardy and Roger Alfred Hardy of Shirland to be Executor of this my last Will. I direct my Executor to pay my Debts and Funeral mad Testamentary Expenses. I give devise and bequeath

To My Son Eric Raymond Hardy, Two Hundred Pounds. To My Daughter Ethel Mary Taylor, Two Hundred Pounds.

To My Son Stanley Randall Hardy, Two Hundred Pounds. To each of my Five Grandchildren, Margaret Ann Hardy, Eric William Hardy, Eileen Elizabeth Hardy, Maurice Alfred Hardy and Graham Hardy, the sum of Ten Pounds each,

all other money I possess to Roger Alfred Hardy, Lavinia Hardy and for the Benefit of Mildred Harriman Hardy.

Signed by me Harriett Elizabeth Harriman Hardy

Witnesses - Mabel Holmes and Jenny Charlton

Harreitt Elizabeth Harriman Thorpe born 1879 at Plaistow Green Crich, Derbyshire. Her father Thomas Thorpe Farmer and Joiner 5 Acres 1881 census. Her mother Mary Woodward

Harriett Elizabeth Herriman Thorpe born 1879 at Plaistow Green, Crich, Derbyshire. married Alfred Hardy 2nd June 1903 at Belper Register Office, Derbyshire. died 12 February 1960 at Shirland, Derbyshire.

Family comments on Mildred Harriman Hardy (Harriett's youngest daughter)

I have been talking to Hilda Turner who remembers her aunt Harriet and family very well. Mildred was born with quite a severe "mental problem" and although capable of some simple tasks was over protected by Harriet who insisted on siblings doing everything for her.

She certainly was unable to leave the house without someone with her. Vinnie (Lavinia) took on the main caring role and to the chagrin of family would load up a very ancient pram with vegetables grown in the large garden plonk Mildred on top and set off with brother Roger to sell the vegetables locally.

The money was not really needed but it was Vinnie's streak of independence and a way of getting out of the house even tho it met with family disapproval. Apparently the veg were very good and a profitable round was established!

After Harriet died Vinnie looked after Mildred until too old and ill to do so when both went into a nursing home in Clay Cross. After Vinnie died in 1990 Mildred remained in the home until she died in 2003. Hope this helps Peter Patilla

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