Information extracted from Mary Wilson's Will

Updated:

The following people are mentioned in the will of Mary Wilson
of 13 Esk Terrace, Whitby - dated 27th August 1886:
My annotations relevant to family history are shown in italics

Friends, Executors & Trustees	---	John Rowland - Ship owner	Husband of Mary Wilson's Grand Niece - Hannah M Foggo
	---	Christopher Marwood - Ship owner
Grand Nieces	---	Emily Dawson Ward	Sister of Elizabeth Roe & Mary Halland - see Note 4
	---	Mary Halland	Sister of Elizabeth Roe & Emily Dawson Ward
	---	Elizabeth Roe	Wife of Martin Roe
Reputed half brother	---	Thomas Readshaw Robinson	Illegitimate child of Mary Wilson's mother, prior to her marriage to William Stanger
Reputed Nephews	---	James Robinson	See Note 1
	---	Thomas Robinson	See Note 1
Reputed Nieces	---	Elizabeth Robinson	See Note 1
	---	Isabella Helm	See Note 1 & 4
Daughters of reputed nephew
John Robinson (deceased)	---	Two unknowns	Not identified by name
Cousin	---	Mary Smith	Born as Mary Readshaw - See Note 2
			Now established as Aunt to Thomas Leng and George Shimmings
Nephews	---	William Bryan	See Note 3
	---	Thomas Bryan	See Note 3
	---	Timothy Castley Bryan	See Note 3
	---	Charles Bryan & wife Hannah	See Note 3
	---	Edward Wilkes	Uncle of Mary Halland (nee Wilson) and
			Husband of Mary Bryan - a deceased niece of Mary Wilson
Relatives	---	Thomas Leng	Son of Elizabeth Leng (nee Readshaw)
			Now established as Grand nephew of Mary Wilson
			and cousin to George Shimmings
	---	George Shimmings	Nephew of Mary Smith (nee Readshaw)
			Now established as Grand nephew of Mary Wilson
			and cousin to Thomas Leng
Others	---	Robert Wilson - deceased husband
	---	Richard Wilson - deceased	Brother of Robert Wilson
	---	Wilson Wainwright	Son of Robert & Richard's sister - Elizabeth

Notes

Children of reputed half-brother Thomas Readshaw Robinson

Her Father was John Readshaw, a brother of Elizabeth Readshaw (William Stanger's 2nd wife and Mary Wilson's mother)

Siblings of Hannah Wilson (nee Bryan) - mother of Elizabeth Roe & Emily Dawson Ward

Both Isabella Helm & Emily Dawson Ward were visitors at Mary Wilson's house (13 Esk Terrace, Whitby) in the 1891 census, Whitby

A codicil to the will, dated 25th August 1891, referred to the' departure from this life' of Edward Wilkes, presumably around 1891 - his address in 1881 census was 14 Falcon Terrace, Whitby.

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