The Will of Emanuel Azzaro

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me Emanuel Azzaro of 17 John Street Brighton in the County of Sussex Confectioner I appoint Percy John Inskip of 36 High Street Brighton aforesaid Draper and William James Mobsby of Ditchling Road Brighton aforesaid Solicitors Clerk (hereinafter called my said Trustees) EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES of this my Will And I give and bequeath to each of my said Trustees who shall act in the trusts of my will the legacy or sum of Twenty five pounds free of legacy duty I bequeath to my dear wife Ursula absolutely all household furniture plate plated goods linen china glass books pictures prints and other effects of the like nature which shall be in and about my dwellinghouse in my occupation at the time of my decease I give devise and bequeath all my real estate and the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate unto and to the use of my said Trustees Upon trust that my said Trustees shall hold the same and receive the rents issues and profits thereof and manage and control the same and pay the income arising therefrom unto my said wife during her widowhood And from and immediately afther the decease or marriage again of my said wife Upon trust that my said Trustees shall convey my freehold house No 17 John Street Brighton aforesaid to my daughter Clara And I direct that if my said daughter Clara shall die under the age of twenty one years then the freehold house devised to her shall fall into and form part of my residuary estate And upon further trust after the decease or marriage again of my said wife whichever shall first happen to sell call in and convert into money such parts of my residuary estate (with the exception of the messuage hereinbefore specifically devised if my said daughter Clara attains the age of twenty one years) as shall not consist of money And with and out of the monies produced by such sale calling in and conversion pay all legacy and succession duties And to hold the net residue Upon trust to divide the same unto and equally between such of the following five persons namely my reputed daughters Teresa and Maria my daughters Clara and Rose and my son Andrew as shall survive me Provided always that if any of the above named Beneficiaries shall die in my lifetime leaving issue who shall survive me such issue shall take (and if more than one equally between them) the share which his her or their parent would have taken if he or she had survived me Provided also that my said Trustees may at any time or times at their discretion pay or apply any part or the whole of the share of any of the above named beneficiaries (who may be under age) or the income arising therefrom for his her or their maintenance education advancement or benefit in such manner as my said Trustees shall think fit And hereby revoking all Wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this only to be my last IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty second day of August one thousand ninehundred <E Azzaro> Signed by the said Emanuel Azzaro as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses ARTHUR W BALL FREDK DENNIS Clerks to A C Wooley and Bevis Solicitors Brighton

On the 2nd day of August 1916 Probate of this will was granted to Percy John Inskip and William James Mobsby the Executors.
Rstate valued at £1535 6s 5d.

According to www.measuring worth.com this sum in 1916 is equivalent to £100,000 in 2019 if you use a retail price index, or to £500,000 if you use an index of wages.