Jessie Russell

[genealogistsykes]

Okay will do, i know quiet a bit about Irene Dorothy Biney, she married a James Coussey i think he was knighted or that could of been his son who was knighted.

Irene only died a couple of years ago and would of been the best person to talk to about all of the family history.

[genealogistsykes]

found a marriage on freebmd:

Joseph Edward Biney - plymouth sept. 1900

[genealogistsykes]

where is the estate of Joseph Edward Biney situated which is worth £104,000? is it in Ghana or England. It's most likely that it would of been claimed or now or the goverment has snapped it up as after 30 years the government have it if there are no heirs to the estate. Regards

[madri]

This is what it said:

Probate Date:  17 March 1939
Death Date:     20 Dec 1937
Death Place:    Africa
Registry:          London

Biney, Joseph Edward of Elmina Road Cape Coast Gold Coast Colony West Africa died December 20, 1937
Administration London 17 March to Charles Lionel Woolveridge Chartered Accountant
Effects £104599 16s 3d in england

Madri

[aghadowey]

Might not be any connection but London Gazette, 17 Jan.1936 lists Biney, Charles Joseph Wellington, Second Division Officer, Customs Department, Gold Coast.

[dawnsh]

There's a 2nd entry in the probate calendar in 1940, a will was found and resealed in London.

You could apply for a copy if this is your man and see where the estate went.

Dawn

[madri]

Hello.  Hereiwth 2nd Probate entry.

Name:                 Joseph Edward Biney
Probate Date:     11 May 1940
Death Date:        Gold Coast
Registry:             Gold Coast

Biney, Joseph Edward of Elmina Road Cape Coast Central Providence Gold Coast Colony died 20 Decemner 1937.  Probate Gold Coast to Reverend Frederick Emmanual Ekuban Reverend Joseph Emmanual Addo ministers Joseph Allpheus Vincent Cann Company Manager  and John Samuel Akyianor Clerk.
Effects £104559 16s 3d in England.  Sealed London 11 May. Former Grant P.R. 18 March 1939

Madri

[genealogistsykes]

Okay great thank you, hope this is the correct guy! I will order the 1905 Birth Certificate of Irene Dorothy Biney born in Lambeth, South London.

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

Finsbury was in Holborn registration district so how about this birth for Jessie?

Jessica RUSSELL    Sep Q 1878    Holborn    1b  825



This could be the family in 1881, transcribed as BUNNELL on FindMyPast and it does look like BUNNELL on the image but the enumerator could have mistranscribed it.


1881  RG11/375  f.51  p.24  St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars  Registration district: London City
5 Norwich Court

BUNNELL
William       Head    34    Waiter   Scotland
Elizabeth     Wife    32                Midx Islington
Jescia*       Daur     2                    "    Finsbury
William         Son     1                City of London St Andrews

* transcribed as Jessie but looks like Jescia.



Regards,
Daisy