The will (dated Aug. 1, 1878), with three codicils (dated March 12, 1880; Feb. 9, 1881; and March 5, 1882), of Mr. Frederick John Hadden, late of Scarborough and of Nottingham, who died on April 22 last, was proved on the 19th ult. by Charles Stanton Hadden, Harvey Hadden, the son, Richard Enfield, and John Scrope Hutchinson, the executors, the value of the personal estate amounting to over £76,000. The testator leaves his furniture, plate, household effects, and £1000 to his wife, Mrs. Margaret Jane Hadden; he also leaves to her his residence at Scarborough for life, and £2000 per annum for life or widowhood. The residue of his real and personal estate, including his property in the Island of Ceylon, he gives to his children.
Source: The Illustrated London News, July 8, 1882, p.50