Priscilla Louisa TORLESSE [1759]

  General Notes:

BIRTH. On the 2nd January, at Fernside Station, the wife of C. 0. Torlesse, Esq., of a daughter.
Ref: Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 750, 14 January 1860, Page 4

LONDON PERSONALS
(From "The Post's Representative.)
LONDON, February 28
At Farrancleary, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the death occurred on February 21, of Priscilla Louisa Torlesse, daughter of the late Charles Obins Torlesse, of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, and of Christchurch.
Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 81, 6 April 1933, Page 15

Torlesse Priscilla Louisa of Farrancleary Spring Hill Ventnor Isle of Wight spinster died 21 February 1933 Probate London 12 May 1933 to Muriel Agnes Morrison spinster. Effects £2718 15s 10d.
National Probate Calendar.

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, Tonbridge KEN. Priscilla L is recorded as a neice of Priscilla S Chapman merchants widow, she is aged 11 a Colonial daughter born Christ Church NZ

2. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, Cavendish Sq Marylebone MDX. Priscilla L is recorded as a Sister of Mercy (Nun) unmarried aged 21 born NZ

3. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Farrancleary Ventnor IOW HAM. Priscilla L is recorded as a daughter, she is aged 41 unmarried living on private means born NZ (resident)

4. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, Farrancleary Ventnor IOW HAM. Priscilla L is recorded as a cousin of Muriel Agnes Morrison, she is aged 51 unmarried living on private means in 8 room house born NZ (resident)

5. Priscilla Louisa Torlesse: Letter to Edward Liveing, 25 Sep c1923, Farrancleary Ventnor Isle of Wight.
Liveing Archive

Farrancleary
Ventnor
Isle of Wight.

Sept 25

My dear Edward
How very kind of you to send me a copy of the family pedigree \endash the fruit of so much toil and trouble. I heard of it from Aunt Fanny to whom I paid a hurried morning visit
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on the way home from a tour in France. Really I have been in possession of your gift for nearly a week but I got back with an overpowering cold and instead of being able to nurse it calmly I had my friend a House Mate Muriel
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Morrison laid up with bad tonsillitis, so I have been so busy doing nurse and everything else between sneezes that you will I am forgive my delay in sending my most sincere thanks.
I hear of you now and then thro' Arthur or David
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or Margaret Rands when she has been able to get to Sandown. I hope soon to hear that she is better again. Willie never writes now \endash too busy I suppose \endash down here at the end of earth one loses sight of friends and relations.
Therefore I all the more appreciate your kindness.
With kind regards to Mrs Liveing
Your affectionate
Priscilla Torlesse.

6. Priscilla Louisa Torlesse: Will, 10 Dec 1932, Ventnor Isle of Wight.
THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me PRISCILLA LOUISA TORLESSE of Farrancleary Ventnor in the Isle of Wight Spinster
I REVOKE all former Wills and testamentary dispositions made by me and I APPQINT my friend Muriel Agnes Morrison of Farrancleary Ventnor aforesaid my Nephew Lieutenant Commander Arthur David Torlesse R.N. at present in H.M.S. "Glorious", and my Nephew Lieutenant Ynyr John George Torlesse R.N. at present in H.M.S. "Kellet" (hereinafter called "my Trustees" to be EXECUTRIX AND EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES of this my Will I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH to my Trustees all my property in New Zealand, of which Messrs. Duncan Cotterill & Company, Cathedral Square, Christchurch, New Zealand, are my present Agents, and also all other real and personal property (if any in New Zealand of which I may die possessed UPON TRUST to pay the Income thereof to the said Muriel Agnes Morrison for her life and after her death I DIRECT my Trustees to stand possessed of my said property in New Zealand with full power of sale and leasing or letting at their discretion UPON TRUST as to one moiety thereof for my said Nephew Arthur David Torlesse and as to the other moiety thereof for my said Nephew Ynyr John George Torlesse BUT IN CASE my said Nephews Arthur David Torlesse and Ynyr George Torlesse or either of them, shall die during the lifetime of the said Muriel Agnes Morrison, leaving a child or children, such child or children shall take the share or shares of my New Zealand property to which his, her, or their Parent, or Parents respectively would have been entitled if they or he had survived the said Muriel Agnes Morrison, to be divided between them in equal shares if more than one AND I DIRECT that all Estate and other duties and expenses which may be payable on my decease in respect of my real and personal property in New Zealand shall be raised and paid out of such property, and no part of such duties and expenses shall be paid out of my estate in England
I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH all my Furniture and Articles of domestic use or ornament to the said Muriel Agnes Morrison absolutely AND AS TO my English Investments and Securities for money, and all other my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever in England I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEATH the same to my Trustees UPON TRUST in the first place to pay thereout all my just debts, funeral and testa-mentary expenses AND AFTER payment of such debts and other expenses to pay the following two legacies FREE OF LEGACY DUTY videlicet: TO THE Honorary Treasurer (or Treasurer) for the time being
of the Association for the Propagation of the Faith, of 59 Eccleston Square, London, S.1. the sum of Two hundred and fifty pounds, for the general purposes of the said Association and TO THE Prior or Superior for the time being of Quarr Abbey in the Isle of Wight, the sum of One hundred and fifty pounds for Masses for the Repose of my Soul, such Masses to be said as soon as possible after my decease AND AFTER payment of the before mentioned debts and other expenses, legacies and legacy duty UPON TRUST to pay all the rest residue and remainder of my estate in England to the said Muriel Agnes Morrison, for her own absolute use and benefit IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of December One thousand nine hundred and thirty two.
PRISCILLA L. TORLESSE
SIGNED by the said Priscilla Louisa Torlesse, the Testatrix, as and for her last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, both being present at the same time, who in her presenc at her request and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names was witnesses:
Charles T. Rowberry Rose Mount Ventnoe I.W.
Eliza Rowberry Rose Mount Ventnor I.W.

I Certify that this is a true copy of the original Will deposited and proved in this Registry. Dated this 28th day of June 1933. C.Wilkinson Assistant Registrar Canterbury NZ

Probate 12 May 1933 Estate Value £2718 15s 10d