James and Sarah Berry's wills

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WILL OF Sarah BERRY

Ref CH145 TU2666 1926

I Sarah Ann Berry wife of James Berry of Waimate in the Provincial District of Canterbury in New Zealand Farmer hereby revoke all former Wills and declare this to be my last Will and Testament I appoint my husband the said James Berry (hereinafter called 'my Trustee') to be Executor and Trustee of this my Will
I give devise and bequeath all my property real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever unto my Trustee Upon Trust to sell call in and convert into money all such parts thereof as shall not consist of money (with power in his discretion to postpone such sale calling in and conversion for such period as he shall think fit without being responsible for loss) and after payment thereout of my debts and funeral and testamentary expenses to stand possessed of the provceeds thereof upon trust to pay and divide equally between my said husband and all my children living at my death share and share alike.
And I declare that if any child of mine shall die in my lifetime leaving issue such issue shall take and if more than one in equal shares the share which his her or their parent would have taken had he or she survived me

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 6th day of August one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

Signed by S. A. Berry

Signed by the said Sarah Ann Berry the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who in her sight and presence at her request and in the sight and presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses
S I Fitch
Solicitor
Waimate

W Brierley
Law Clerk
Waimate

WILL OF James BERRY

CH145 TU 2632 1926

I James Berry of Waimate in the Provincial District of Canterbury in New Zealand Farmer hereby revoke all previous Wills and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.
1 I appoint my son-in-law George Thomas Smith of Waimate (hereafter called 'my Trustee') the Executor and Trustee of this my Will
2 I give devise and bequeath all my property real and personal whatsoever and wheresoever unto my trustee upon trust to sell call in and convert the same into money (with power in his discretion to postpone such sale calling in and conversion for such period as he shall think fit without being responsible for loss) and after payment thereout of my debts and funeral and testamentary expenses to stand possessed of the proceeds of such sale calling in and commission and my ready money and of all parts of my estate for the time being uncommitted upon trust.
a to pay the income thereof to my wife for her life and after her death
b To pay to my son George the sum of fifty pounds
c To pay and divide the capital and income of my estate equally between all my children including my said son George
In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 20 day of August 1926.

signed James Berry
Signed by the said James Berry the Testator by his making his mark hereto being too weak to sign his name in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his sight and presence at his request and in the sight and presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as witnesses the said will having been previously read ? ? Testator in my presence and to ? ? to understand the same.

K Murray
Nurse
Waimate Hospital

S I Fitch
Solicitor
Waimate

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