Letters of Administration in 1879

[Stovepipe]

Dear RootsChatters,

I have a photocopy, a single page, of a grant of administration (with will and codicil annexed) made in 1879 at Lewes, Sussex.  (Administration rather than probate was granted because the person to whom it was given was not named as executor in the will and codicil.)

My problem is that the extreme left edge of the photocopy is truncated and some words are missing.

The original document was a pre-printed standard form with space to fill in details; only a few of the pre-printed words seem to be missing, so I'm hoping a helpful RootsChatter can supply them.

At the foot of the page is printed the following (with handwriting indicated in italics).

...ts under £ 100. No Leaseholds.

Now I guess what's missing is Personal Effec... or something similar.  But my real question is what's printed just above this line?

In my copy it reads as follows.

...ies. <And then are two handwritten names and addresses bracketed together.>

The letter printed before the i seems to be t, but it's not clear.  Is the missing word "Sureties" and, if not, what is it?  And is it preceded by any other pre-printed words?

Hope somebody out there is familiar with this type of form.

Thanks in advance,
Stovepipe

[joanne56]

Maybe beneficiaries... Could you try to post an image as it is easier to "fill" in words within a complete text.

Joanne

[Stovepipe]

Joanne,

Thanks for your suggestion.  You may be right, but the will itself doesn't name the two people.  That's why I'd like to know their status in relation to the grant.

Unfortunately I don't have a scanner attached to my computer, so cannot make an image of the document.

If it's any help, the document begins as follows.

ON the [twenty first] day of [August] 18 [79,]
Letters of Administration with the Will [and Codicil] annexed
of the personal Estate and Effects of [name and address of testator]
deceased, who died on the [twenty second] day of

Etc ...

In the above I've made bold the pre-printed parts of the form.  The handwritten filling-in I've put as italics in brackets.

Cheers,
Stovepipe

Edited to add ...

One other thing I should mention is that although the grant was made at Lewes, the name of the place was handwritten.  So I think the form was used nationally.