MILLIONAIRE AT EIGHT.
CHILD UNAWARE OF WEALTH. LONDON, April 14. Eight-venr-old Ruth Reddihough, the daughter of a Bradford wool magnate, the "late Mr Frank Reddihough, has inherited most of her father’s £1,176,813 estate. . , She does not know it yet, and her mother said she did not propose to tell Ruth until she is old enough to understand. The child, who appears satisfied with dolls and doll’s pram, has returned from her . kindergarten. The schoolmistress is wondering if the secret can be kept. . Mrs Reddihough receives an annuityof £4OOO if slie remains a widow, and £2OOO if slie marries again. Death duties on the estate were £359,696.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 21 April 1938, Page 9
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106MILLIONAIRE AT EIGHT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 21 April 1938, Page 9
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