Executor of Philip Lybbe Powys Lybbe and obtained probate of his will.

Note a discrepancy for her birth:
There is an IGI christening for 8 May 1836, while the 1881 census reports her as "Frances", aged 50, born in Norwood and so born c.1831.  Undoubtedly her parents lived in Norwood but they seem only to have moved there in 1832 and had returned to Dunchurch by 1836. A confirmation of the 1836 birth date is that in the 1851 census a Fanny Worth is to be found at Miss Jane A Mash's School for Young Ladies in Warcs; she would hardly have been there if born in 1831 (unless as a teacher / helper). Though in 1901 she gave her age as 66, making her born around 1835.  Finally (so far) in 1871 she was 40, born in Rugby, Warwicks, making a birth date of 1831.

Her baptism abstract:

First name(s)           Fanny
Last name               Worth
Birth year              1836
Baptism year            1836
Baptism date            08 May 1836
Baptism place           Dunchurch
Church                  St Peter
Father's first name(s)  Jesse
Father's occupation     miller
Mother's first name(s)  Ellen
Residence               Dunchurch
Minister                W-m Hutchinson Curate
Country                 England
County                  Warwickshire
Source                  Dunchurch baptisms
Record set              Warwickshire Baptisms
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She is not to be found on the 1861 census, not even as Fanny with no surname but Bucks somewhere in the Data (her birth).

In the 1901 census she was living at 5 Charles Street, London with her two daughters Amy and Helen (and no servants), aged 66 (looks correct), a widow with the surname of Lybbe, living on own means and born in Horwood, Bucks.

She died at The Den, the house to which she and Philip had moved around 1889 as he refers on 2 July 1889 in the fourth codicil to his will to having recently bought it.

In 1871, she was staying at Brighton in a Room / Apartment probably at No 132 Kings Road.  She was aged 40 (probably too old but might have been right to the nearest ten years) and born at Rugby, Warwickshire (almost certain this is wrong).
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In June 2005 I received a remarkable pair of pedigrees of her Worth and Bromfield ancestors from Paul Waller of Dunchurch, showing her to be descended from a Henry Bromfield who lived from c.1641 to Nov 1727 and a John Worth who lived from 1748 to 1798.  Marvellous stuff!

He hopes to send me further details of the registers later on.
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In the 1911 census she was living at The Den with Amy and Helen and reported that she was 75 (spot on correct, then) and a widow, Amy was 46 and Helen 39, both remaining single.  She said she had had three children and that all were still living.  So Mabel was still alive then.

She gave her address as The Den, Dyke Rd Avenue, Patcham.  While Dyke Road Avenue remains on the map, there is no sign of The Den on same.
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TFPL, Dec 2009: I still cannot find the daughters’ births, not even on Ancestry’s new register of many of the London baptisms up to 1906.

But I did find the BMD index records for Amy and Helen’s deaths and these usually give the date of birth so I may order the death certificates.
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There in an entry for her in the index of wills and administrations for 1919.

The probate records:

“Be it known that Fanny Lybbe of The Den, Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton in the County of Sussex, widow, died there on the 5th day of August 1919.

“And be it further known that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament with three Codicils thereto of the said deceased was proved and registered in the Principal Probate Registry of His majesty’s High Court of Justice, and that administration of all the estate which by law develves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Edward Fulger Pye-Smith of 14 Rolleston Street, Salisbury, Wilts, Solicitor, the Sole Executor names in the Will.

“Dated the 18th day of September 1919.

“Gross Value of Estate:         £24,019 - 1 -9.
“Net Value of Personal Estate:  £19,806-2-2.”
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The text of the Will and Codicils is:

This is the last will and testament of me Fanny Worth of The Den Dyke Road Avenue Brighton in the County of Sussex.  I appoint Edward Foulger Pye Smith of Salisbury Solicitor to be the Executor and Trustee of my will and he his executors administrators and assigns of other the trustee for the time being hereof hereinafter called the trustee.  I give to Eliza Pitts Squarey of Downton Wilts the sum of one hundred pounds free of duty.  I give my household furniture plate linen china glass books pictures prints musical instruments and all other articles of household use or ornament unto the trustee Upon Trust to permit such of my daughters Amy Lybbe and Helen Lybbe as shall not be of have been married to have the use and enjoyment thereof as long as they or either of them shall live and remain spinsters or a spinster, they or she insuring the said furniture and articles against loss or damage by fire and subject thereto I direct my trustee to offer the same furniture and effects for sale by the valuation of one valuer agreed upon between the parties or in the case of difference by two valuers and their umpire in the usual way to both or or such of my said daughters Amy and Helen as shall wish to purchase the same and subject thereto I direct that the same shall be held upon the trusts hereinafter declared.  Concerning my residuary personal estate I direct that the Trustee shall have an inventory made of my said household furniture effects and articles aforesaid if the same shall be used by either of my said daughters as aforesaid and such Inventory shall be signed by such daughters of daughter and held by the trustee sho shall not be in any manny whatsoever bound to see to the preservation custody of insurance thereof as aforesaid or for any loss damage or injury of any sort that may happen thereto and subject thereto I devise appoint and bequeath all of the real and the residue of the personal estate of every natureand kind and wheresoever situate to which at my death I shall be beneficially entitled or have power to dispose of beneficially unto the trusteeUpon Trust to sell the said real estate (including chattels real) and call in sell and convert into money such part of my personal estate as shall not consist of money with power from time to time to postpone all or part of such sale, calling in and conversion for a period or periods as in the absolute - uncontrolled and irresponsible discretion of the trustee shall be thought proper and I direct that the income of my personal estate however invested shall from my death be treated as income and no part thereof added to capital and that until a sale of the said real estate the trustee may lease the same for any term or period not exceeding twenty one years at the best rent to be reasonably obtained with or without taking a fine or premium and any fine or premium so taken shall be treated as income and not as capital and that the annual income of my unsold, not called in and unconverted estate shall after payment thereout of all necessary outgoings be applied in the same manner in which the annual income of the produce of the sale calling in and conversion thereof is hereinafter directed to be applied.  And I direct the trustee our of the money arising from such sale, calling in and conversion and out of any ready money to pay my funeral and testimentary expenses and debts and the legacies bequeathed hereby or by any Codicil hereto and to stand possessed of the residue of the said money. Upon Trust to invest the same in the name or names of the trustees and either by way of mortgage or purchase of the parliamentary stocks or public funds of Great Britain or of Government securities or of real or leasehold heridatements and tenements in England corporeal or incorporeal or of the stock of the Bank of England or of any County Council or Corporationin England or of the stock or securities of the Government of India or of any British Colony or Dependancy not payable to bearer or of any preference of wholly or partly guaranteed stock or shares or on the security of the Bonds mortgage debentures or debenture stock of any Company Corporation or body of persons municipal commercial or otherwise in Great britain or India or any British Colony or dependency having for a period of three years b efore the date of the investment paid a dividend of not less that two pounds and ten shillings per centum on its ordinary stock or shares with power for the Trustee from time to time to vary the investments at usch discretion as aforesaid for others of a like nature and to retain for so long a period as the trustee in his or their absolute irresponsible and uncontrolled discretion may think fit any

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The probate index is:

LYBBE Fanny of The Den Dyke Road-avenue Brighton widow died 5 August 1919  Probate London 18 September to Edward Foulger Pye-Smith solicitor.
Effects £24019 1s. 9d.

Note that she was ‘widow’.  Edward Foulger Pye-Smith solicitor had been solicitor to Philip L P L.
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