A LOST-FORTUNE
LADY PLUNKET'S FATHER.
(From "The Posts/ Representative.) LONDON, 11th December. ... Mr. Joseph. Lewis,'' of King's'road, Brighton, and Iho;South African firm of Messrs, Lewis..and;- Marks, one of the. pioneers,of the. diamond fields>t Kimberloy, who died last July, aged 73, left £3825, not personalty £3410., '!. Tho will reads:— ' . , '.'I wish to place on record that,.having, been a well-to-do man up to the year 1905,' and never .fraying owed anyone a singlo peiiiij', in. that year I niot with great 'financial misfortune, :and, although the result of this meant absolute disaster to myself, I discharged all accounts owed by mej notwithstanding that,.in qrder.,to,-ilo. so I rendered myself practically penniless." • Mr, Joseph Lewis married Miss JFanny Ward, the actress. The only child of tho marriage, ou whom.jher father settled: £50,000 at her christening, married the .present Baroii'Plunkct after the death of her first lmsband, Captain Jack Barnato,t rtho soldier-aivman. :, Mr, Lewis gives the bulk of the;pro-: perty to Lady Plunket. i. ,He settled £50,000'on;his daughter to.jaccumulate until her coming of age. The will (dated 12tli May, J922), and codidrare proved by Lady Pluukct and Mr. William 11.I 1. Foster, solicitor.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1929, Page 12
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188A LOST-FORTUNE Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1929, Page 12
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