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The will (dated April 1, 1879), with a codicil (dated Jan. 2, 1880), of Mr. George Hibbert late of No. 21, Queen-street, Mayfair, who died on May 31 last, was proved on the 19th ult. by Sir Henry Thurstan Holland, Bart., M.P., Charles Hammond, and Sydney George Holland, the executors, the value of the personal estate being over £70,000. The testator bequeaths to his niece, Katherine Amelia Hibbert, an annuity of £400; to his great-niece, Mrs. Edith Emily Cropper, £3000; and liberal legacies to his butler and other servants. There are also bequests in favour of Mr. Charles Hammond and his wife. All his real estate and the residue of the personalty he gives to his great-nephew, Sydney George Holland.

Source: The Illustrated London News, No.2254—Vol. LXXXI, Saturday, July 15, 1882, p.74