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Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. They show the name, address and last occupation of the deceased. They may contain the names the beneficiaries and their relationship to the deceased. A register could be annotated for many years, possibly listing date of death of the spouse, marriage and death dates of beneficiaries, births of children or grandchildren born after the duty was paid, and cross references to other entries. | Estate duty abstracts may add considerable information not found elsewhere. They show the name, address and last occupation of the deceased. They may contain the names the beneficiaries and their relationship to the deceased. A register could be annotated for many years, possibly listing date of death of the spouse, marriage and death dates of beneficiaries, births of children or grandchildren born after the duty was paid, and cross references to other entries. | ||