Mum livid after daughters given £50 every from their late grandfather

The mom of 5 sisters who got simply £50 every from their grandfather’s fortune believes her late husband can be ‘delivering his grave’ to see his daughters successfully disinherited.

Former soldier Frederick Ward Snr left the sisters a token sum in his will from his £500,000 property as a result of he was ‘disillusioned’ that not one of the ladies visited him in hospital earlier than he died aged 91.

He sparked a bitter household feud when he left the overwhelming majority of his property to his two grown up youngsters Terry Ward and Susan Wiltshire – however reduce out the 5 daughters of his eldest son Fred Junior, who handed away in 2015. The 5 sisters took the case to the High Court however misplaced. 

Now an in depth household supply says Fred Jr’s widow Ann Ward has ‘no doubts in anyway’ that he would have been outraged that his father left the majority of his fortune to his surviving siblings.

Mrs Ward feels key proof had not been absolutely taken under consideration and that there have been ‘loads of severe inquiries to be requested in regards to the choose’s ruling.’

Speaking completely to MailOnline, the supply stated: ‘Ann could be very clear. If her late husband was nonetheless alive he would have been completely fuming that his daughters had been disinherited like this. He can be delivering his grave. She has no doubts in anyway about that.

‘It just isn’t in regards to the cash. She believes her ladies have been preventing for what their dad would have wished and what their grandfather had initially promised.

‘There are loads of severe inquiries to be requested in regards to the choose’s ruling. Ann believes some key proof seems to not have been absolutely taken under consideration.’

Asked if the sisters deliberate to enchantment, the supply replied: ‘They cannot afford to. They’re already having to pay either side’ authorized prices.’

The household feud emerged throughout a High Court case which the granddaughters introduced to assert what they felt was their rightful inheritance.

In his 2018 will, Fred Senior left the majority of his property to his two youthful youngsters – Terry Ward and Susan Wiltshire. 

He was stated to be ‘disillusioned’ that his 5 grand-daughters had not visited him usually sufficient when he was alive.

The ladies – Carol Gowing, Angela St Marseille, Amanda Higginbotham, Christine Ward and Janet Pett – sued on the grounds that they need to have inherited their late father’s one-third share of their grandfather’s £500,000 property.

Instead, when the need was learn out, they every acquired simply £50 in money from their Uncle Terry.

They argued that the 2018 will was invalid as a result of Uncle Terry and Aunt Susan had ‘unduly influenced’ their grandfather into denying them their fair proportion.

The 5 sisters additionally argued that the need was made when Fred Snr was ‘an in poor health man’ and ‘frightened’ of Terry.

Fred Snr, a former solider, cable joiner and common social membership consumer lived in Willow Road, South Ealing, London and died aged 91 in 2020.

He had beforehand made a will which break up his property, together with his £450,000 maisonette, between all three of his youngsters. 

But Fred Jr – father to the 5 sisters – died earlier than his dad in 2015, following which the household fell out and Mr Ward didn’t see a lot of Fred Jr’s aspect of the household.

And when his will was learn out by Terry after his demise, a bitter shouting match broke out – which was recorded and performed to the High Court – when it was revealed that the 5 sisters had been all however reduce out.

The barrister for the 5 sisters informed the choose that Terry had developed a selected ‘hate’ for his niece Carol after a household falling out over a property, and stated there was a ‘palpable…dislike between the 2 sides of the household’.

‘The claimants allege a mercenary aspect to the connection between the defendants and the deceased,’ the barrister stated, with witnesses for the sisters recounting ‘the deceased complaining of being requested for cash by one or each’.

The witnesses additionally claimed ‘they have been informed of bodily violent behaviour by Terry to the deceased.’

Terry and his barrister Maxwell Myers vehemently denied the ‘disagreeable’ allegations, with Terry within the witness field calling one of many witnesses who made them ‘an absolute liar’.

Mr Myers additionally denied the allegations of undue affect, saying that claims that Fred Snr was a weak man ‘differs from actuality’ and was contradicted by the proof.

‘His energy of character is attested to by an in depth pal,’ he stated, including that the pal claimed ‘Fred Snr would by no means be frightened by Terry or Sue.’

With Carol within the witness field, Mr Myers put to her that ‘when ones dies, one is entitled to depart one’s property to whoever one pleases.’

‘Yes, so long as the need has been written up appropriately,’ she replied.

‘I can not show they bullied him, however I really feel the proof now we have factors to that. It’s what we have been informed by members of the family.’  

The sisters case was thrown out by High Court choose, Master James Brightwell, who stated it was ‘totally rational’ for the ‘disillusioned’ grandad to chop out his grandchildren resulting from their ‘very restricted contact’ with him in his final years.

He stated that ‘the proof doesn’t come near persuading me’ that Terry had ‘coerced’ his father or that Susan had ‘managed’ him equivalent to to solid doubt on his will.

The sisters’ widowed mom, Ann Ward, of St Giles on the Heath, Devon, declined to remark when approached by Mail Online.

Speaking briefly from her house in White City, West London, one in every of Fred’s granddaughters, Amanda, stated: ‘We did see grandad usually.’