MySource:Kerbent/Probate FranK Bone Ebbott

Document 1 THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me FRANK BONE EBBOTT of 16 Lysterville Avenue Malvern in State Victoria Merchant.

I HEREBY REVOKE all former testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me I APPOINT as executor of this my will and trustee to my estate my son REGINALD HARRY EBBOTT I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH the whole of my estate of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate unto my trustee upon the following trusts -

1. TO pay my debts funeral and testamentary expenses state probate and federal estate duties (if any). 2. TO stand possessed of the rest and residue of my estate upon trust a) To give my house and land and furnishings and personal effects situate in such house known as No. 16 Lysterville Avenue aforesaid to my wife NANCY MAY EBBOTT absolutely. b) To give any land I may own situate at Warrandyte or in the district neighbouring thereto to my son the said Reginald Harry absolutely. 3. NOTWITHSTANDING anything hereinebeofer contained to the contrary I direct that should my said wife predecease me any benefit which my said wife would have received under this my will shall pass to my said son absolutely. 4. I DIRECT that notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary should my said son predecease me I appoint as executor of this my will and trustee to my estate my solicitor LLYD PYM GOODE And I direct that the share which my said son would have received under this my will had he survived me including any share which he would have received in the event of my said wife predeceasing me shall be held in trust by my trustee to pay the income accruing therefrom the use and benefit of his wife JOYCE for the maintenance advancement and education of my grandchildren TIMOTHY and ANGELA and I DIRECT that when my said grandson Timothy shall attain the age of twenty one years my trustee shall five to my said grandson two -thirds of the share of the corpus ;and income thus held absolutely. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of June One Thousand and forty seven

Signed by F.B Ebbott

Document 2 Affidavit of Mr. L.P. Goode IN THE SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA PROBATE JURISDICTION In the WILL of FRANK BONE EBBOTT late of 16 Lysterville Avenue Malvern in the State of Victoria Merchant deceased. I, LLOYD PUM GOODE of 475 Bourke Street Melbourne in the State of Victoria Solicitor make oath and say:- 1. THAT I am the Solicitor acting on behalf of Reginal Harold Ebbott of 86 Wattle Road Hawthorn in the said State the Executor of the Will of the abovenamed deceased. 2. THAT the reason for the delay in lodging the said application for the grant of Probate herein arose in obtaining the information of the value of the assets consisting of shares owned by the deceased in Hasler Construction Proprietary Limited and this Company was also indebted to him in considerable sums. This Company is a Proprietary Limited Company which has not been in existence for a great length of time and I am informed and verily believe that the Accountant while truing to check the shares in the Company met with considerable difficulty while he ascertained that the Company was engaged uncertain large construction works which were partly completed and it proved very difficult to ascertain the value of the work done especially in view of the fact I am informed and verily believe many of the usual books and records which are kept by Companies of a similar nature were not kept in this case consequently the only practicable method of establishing the true value of the assets was to attempt negotiations for the sale of these shares and the realisations of the indebtedness and finally the best offer received thus formed the basis for the valuation shares the shares of the true value of the amount of the indebtedness by the Company to the deceased. Sworn at Melbourne in the State of Victoria this thirteenth day of April One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine

Document 3 The following advertisement duly appeared in the Argus newspaper published in Melbourne on the tenth day of August One Thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. FRANK BONE EBBOTT late of 16 Lysterville Avenue, Malvern in the State of Victoria Merchant deceased. After fourteen clear days REGINALD HARRY EBBOTT of 88 Wattle Road, Hawthorn in the State of Victoria Estate Agent the Executor and Trustee appointed by the deceased's Will dated the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and forty-seven WILL APPLY to the Supreme Court of Victoria for PROBATE of the said Will. LLOYD P. GOLODE LL.B of 475 Bourke Street, Melbourne Solicitor for the Applicant..

Document 4 Affidavit of Executor

8. The said deceased left real estate in the State of Victoria not exceeding the value of Two thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds twelve thousand shillings and sixpence and personal property in the said State not exceeding the value of Twelve thousand One hundred and thirty-two pounds eighteen shillings and seven pence as set out in the Inventory….

Document 5 Inventory In the WILL of FRANK BONE EBBOTT late of 16 Lysterville Avenue, Malvern in the State of Victoria Merchant deceased Inventory of Assets

REAL ESTATE Property situate 16 Lysterville Avenue Malvern being part of Crown Portion 68 at Gardiner Parish of Prahran County of Bourke in Certificate of Title Volume 3375Volio 674896 valued at £2600 Vacant land being 18 acres 3 roods 4 perches more or less being allotment 2J Parish of Warrandyte County of Evelyn Land in Crown Grant Volume 5136 Folio 1027137 valued by V.C.Swift for consent of Treasury August 1947 at the sum of £280.12.6

Carriages Ford 18 Coupe 1937 Model £120.0.0

Furniture and Household Effects in the property situate 16 Lysterville Ave Malvern as per Inventory attached 510.18.0

Office furnitrue as per attached Inventory 116.7.0

Money in the Bank on Current Account Bank of Australiasia Melbourne No. 2 70.16.1

Life Policies Australian Mutual Prov. Socy. Policy No. 1284450 together with bonuses 2515.18.0 Australian Mutual Prov. Socy. Policy No.1267523 with bonuses 2661.12.6

495 shares in Hasler Constructions Pty Ltd - value Nil Shares 916 Fowlers Vacola Manufacturing Co. Ltd @ 35/- per share 1603.0.0 550 shares Fowlers Vacola Manufacturing Co. Ltd @ 35/- per share 962.10.0

Plant &c Front End Loader 425.0.0

Debts due to the Estate As per attached schedule 3146.17.0

Goodwill - Nil - Firm of F.B.Ebbott and Co. discontinued prior to death Total 15013.11.1

Attached Inventory of furniture, furnishing and effects

Items of interest House design Entrance

Hall Wall to wall Blue Floral Axminster Carpeting approximately 61 yards through the Hall, Passages and Lounge (this does not include the carpet for the other rooms)

Lounge (like a receiving room)

Front Lounge 3 piece fawn velvet lounge suite with down filled cushions £35.0.0 Copper Fuel Box and Fireiorns (indicating an Open fire place) Oak Cabinet Gramaphone £2.10.0 Blackmarble mantle clock £2.10.0 Oilpainting - gilt frame by Hampel £10.10.0 Oilpainting - gilt frame by Hans Heysen £8.8.0 2x watercolor in gilt frames

  by B.J.Spears  £4.4.0
  by H.S power £10.10.0

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bathroom

A sleepout Oil painting in gilt frame £2.2.0

A dining Room 6 ft oval extension blackwood dining table £7.0.0 6 blackwood dining chairs in hide £16.10.0 5 ft figured blackwood sideboard £10.10.0 A walnut mantle wireless £7.0.0 Oval Blackwood Auto Tea Wagon £4.10.0 Brass 8 day Mantle Clock glass case £3.10.0 Oil painting in gilt frame £1.1.0 Oil painting in gilt frame by Robert Campbell £3.3.0 Water color painting in gilt frame by Lance Sullivan £6.6.0 Spode, Aynoly, Wedgewood china and crystal ware And a E.P.N.S bread board

A kitchen Enamelled kitchen table £1.0.0 Electroulux Refrigerator £32.10.0 Hanging meat safe £0.5.0 Mantle clock

A maids room No wall to wall carpet but an Indian rug7ft 6in x 4ft 6inches Single bed Upholstered fireside armchair Other bedroom furnishings

A wash house Rotary drier £5.0.0 Clothes horse

Yard Garden seat Lawnmower £2.5.0

Total value of the entire furniture, furnishing and effects came to £510.18.0

Inventory & Valuation of Office Furniture & Fittings in the estate of the Late F.B.Ebbott and contained in offices situated at 465 Collins St. Melbourne Revolving steel office chair 3.7.6 Revolving Douglas Office chair and cushion 1.10.0 Blackwood revolving office chair 5.15.0 5'x3' cedar talbe - 2 craws 2.7.6 30”x22”x22” fireproof safe by John Port 18.10.0 Round blackwood framed Wall clock 3.0.0 Double door pine office cupboard 2.10.0 Set of pidgeon holes 0.15.0 Rigid Douglas chair 1.0.0 Revolving steel typist's chair (damaged) 1.10.0 Revolving steel typist's chair - cloth 2.10.0 Square oak typists table - 1 draw 2.0.0 Oak letter rack 0.5.0 Rigid Douglas chair 1.15.0 4'3” x 3'6” Double oak Pedestal desk 14.0.0 Set of pine pidgeon holes 1.0.0 Revolving steel office chair in leatherette 3.0.0 Quarto oak filing cabinet 7.10.0 “Todd” Protectograph 2.10.0 Letter scales and wights 0.7.0 “Royal” typewriter No.14-13943305 30.0.0 Metal sample box 0.15.0

Including other items not typed out the total comes to £116.7.0

Schedule of Debts Due to Estate L.Abrahams of 53 Tennyson St., Elwood (considered bad debt) 98.16.5 C.E.Bishop, 896 Canterbury Rd, Box Hill 156.2.6 A.H.Freeman, 337 Drummond St. Carlton 127.12.9 R.S. Perry 11.18.3 San Health food company, 118 Union Street, Prahran 1.17.7 Mackay Estate 82.18.6 Blair & Sons 2.17.10 J.Raphael, 156 Lonsdale st. Melbourne (considered bad debt) 23.0.0 Sweetman, 136 kangaroo Rd, Oakleigh 50.0.0 E.J.Baragwanath, 550 Swan St, Burnley 67.10.0 E.Cartwright, 49 St.Andrew St.North Brighton (considered bad debt) 24.3.2 Debts due Hasler Constructions Pty Ltd £5250.0.0 of this it is estimated that £2750.0.0 therefore £2500.0.0 expected

Total owing to estate £3146.17.0