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Name of Deceased Date before which 8O\ Name of Deceased Address, description and date of death of Names, addresses and descriptions of Persons to whom notices of claims are to be notices of claims (Surname first) Deceased given and names, in parentheses, of Personal Representatives to be given SYDENHAM, Irene Stonelea, Great Lane, Malborough, Kings- Lloyds Bank Limited, Plymouth Trust Branch, 8 Royal Parade, Plymouth, 2nd June 1980 Josephine. bridge, Devon, Widow. 16th March 1980. Devon. (097) LEWIS, William John ... 42 Woodland Road, Merry Hill, Wolverhamp- Lloyds Bank Limited, Shrewsbury Trust Branch, 1 Pride Hill, Shrewsbury 5th June 1980 ton, West Midlands, School Teacher (Retir- SY1 IDG. (098) ed). 15th March 1980. BARNES, John Shilcock The Bungalow, Manor Lane, Somerby, Melton Midland Bank Trust Company Limited, Beaumont House, 135 Granby Street, 5th June 1980 Mowbray, Leicestershire, Fanner (Retired). Leicester LEI 6FG. (099) j, 31st January 1980. HUXLEY, Raymond Pudding Bag Cottage, 68 Wood Street, Ashby- Midland Bank Trust Company Limited, Beaumont House, 135 Granby Street, 5th June 1980 de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, Production Dir- Leicester LEI 6FG. (100) M ector. 30th December 1979. RANDLE, John 80 Station Road, Market Bosworth, Nr. Nun- Midland Bank Trust Company Limited, Beaumont House, 135 Granby Street, 5th June 1980 eaton, Warwickshire, Fanner (Retired). 16th Leicester LEI 6FG. (101) § February 1980. HOY, Ronald Wellard ... 22 Alexandra Park, Redland, Bristol, Avon, J. W. Mitchell, Dodds & Co., 208-210 Park View, Whitley Bay, Tyne and 2nd June 1980 G.P.O. Telex Operator. 3rd October 1979. Wear. (Peter Sanderson.) (102) ^ i- WALKER, Ethel Amy ... 18 College Hill, Sutton Coldfield, West Mid- Moseley Chapman & Skemp, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, West 20th July 1980 lands, Spinster. 31st December 1979. Midlands, B72 IPX. (Raymond Thomas Walker.) (103) $ CHESHIRE, Walter 2 Trent Court, Garrard Gardens, Sutton Moseley Chapman & Skemp, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, West 20th July 1980 H Thomas. Coldfield, West Midlands, Bachelor. 1st Midlands, B72 IPX. (John Graham Marshall and John Collins Andrew.) (104) 2 December 1979. NEVISON, Edith Lloyd 25 Grounds Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Moseley Chapman & Skemp, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, West 20th July 1980 May. Midlands. 16th January 1980. Midlands, B72 IPX. (Arthur Leonard Hickling.) (105) EDKINS, Frank Philip ... I Oaklands Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Cold- Moseley Chapman & Skemp, 2 Birmingham. Road, Sutton Coldfield, West 20th July 1980 field, West Midlands, Bachelor. 2nd Febru- Midlands, B72 IPX. (David Oswald Moseley, Robert Raisbeck Gelling, (106) vo ary 1980. Thomas Victor Shillcock and Ronald William Cooke.) oo O RUSSELL, Margaret 26 Hartopp Road, Sutton Coldfield (formerly Moseley Chapman & Skemp, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, West 20th July 1980 of 8 Barker Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 IPX. (Norman Herbert Russell and John Maitland Webb.) (107) Midlands). 31st January 1980. WHITE, Rebecca II Rolleston Avenue, Maltby, near Rother- Parker Rhodes, Burgess & Co., 14 Moorgate Street, Rotherham S60 2DF. (Ian 9th June 1980 ham, South Yorkshire, Widow. 2nd Febru- Johnstone Stephen.) (108) ary 1980. NIXON, Florence May Ava House, 38 .Ratoliffe Road, Leicester, Stone & Simpson, 37 New Walk, Leicester. (George Fred Turtle) 20th June 1980 formerly 129 Groby Road, Leicester, Widow. (109) 5th March 1980. MARSHALL, Laura Amy 35 Carver Road, Herne Hill, London S.E.24, R. G. Wood & Co., 86-88 The Street, Rustington, West Sussex. (Paul Bryant 14th June 1980 Marie. Widow, llth March 1980. and Gladys Elizabeth Bryant.) (110).
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