FOR WOMEN
FORTUNE IN NEW ZEALAND.— A grey-haired 72-year-old widow, a 64-year-oid railway signalman, and a 62-year-old joiner, all living in Newcastle-on-Tyne, believe that in six months they will be sharing £55,000, the remains of a fortune left by the widow’s cousin in New Zealand. The cousin, Mr. Robert Green, a native of Gateshead, died in New Zealand in 1940, leaving £168,000. Originally penniless, he left England because of a broken romance. His first cousin, Mrs. Margaret Kirkwood, .is one of tire four people whom the Supreme Court in New Zealand has agreed to be full cousins of Mr. Green. The other three are dead, however, and if there are no further claimants the £50,000, which it is expected will remain after death duties and expenses are paid, will 'be divided between the three claimants shown above. Mr. Tom Wigham, the joiner, is the only surviving relative of one of the dead cousins, Mr. R. A. Hislop, the signalman, is the- only surviving relative of both of the others. Mr. Wigham is a bachelor and Mr. Hislop is a widower. Left to right: Mrs. Kirkwood, Mr. Hislop and Mr. Wigham.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1946, Page 10
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190FOR WOMEN Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1946, Page 10
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