• Born: 29 Oct 1838, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ^{1 2}
• Christened: Nov 1838, St. Philips, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia ²
• Died: 1 Dec 1923, 95 Holdsworth St., Woollahra, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia ³

  Research Notes:

Named in her father's Will (1857).

Named as sole beneficiary of the Will of her brother John Francis Fletcher (1913).

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"FLETCHER.—December 1, at 95 Holdsworth-street, Woollahra, Louisa Fletcher, formerly of Old South Head-road, Woollahra, aged 93* years."

* The age given to the newspaper is incorrect. This is the correct Louisa Fletcher (see Will below); however, she died in her 86th year.

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Will of Louisa Fletcher, late of Waverley, spinster.

"I Louisa Fletcher of Waverley in the State of New South Wales, spinster, declare this to be my last Will and Testament. I revoke all previous Wills Codicils and testamentary dispositions made by me. I devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate unto Arthur Pringle Stewart of York Street Sydney, Merchant, Upon trust, that the said Arthur Pringle Stewart his executors or administrators or other the trustee or trustees for the time being of this my Will shall stand possessed thereof during the life of my sister Lucretia Fletcher and I devise that my said trustee shall permit Ethel Helen Wiseman wife of Richard Charles Wiseman of Woollahra to use and occupy the leasehold premises known as No. 95 Holdsworth Street Woollahra aforesaid at present occupied by her said husband free of all rent rates insurance and other outgoings during the lifetime of my said sister Lucretia Fletcher. I direct my trustee to pay to my half brother Robert Fletcher of Guildford near Parramatta the sum of twenty six pounds per annum by equal monthly payments two pounds three shillings four pence during his life from the date of my decease and I direct my said trustee after payment of the above mentioned annuity and all ground? rents rates taxes insurance repairs interest and other outgoings in connection with my said real and leasehold estate to pay the residue of the net annual income thereof to my said sister Lucretia during her life for her own separate use and benefit and from and after the death of my said sister I devise and bequeath to the said Ethel Helena Wiseman the said leasehold premises known as No. 95 Holdsworth Street Woollahra aforesaid for her own use and benefit absolutely free from all encumbrances (if any) affecting the same at the time of my death and in the event of the said Ethel Helena Wiseman predeceasing me leaving her said husband Richard Charles Wiseman --?-- surviving, I bequeath the said leasehold premises to the said Richard Charles Wiseman for his own use and benefit absolutely free from all encumbrances (if any) affecting the same at the time of my death and subject to the payment of the aforesaid annuity to my said half brother Robert Fletcher. I devise and bequeath all the residue and remainder of my Estate both real and personal unto the said Arthur Pringle Stewart his executors administrators and assigns for his own use and benefit absolutely. And I declare that if any beneficiary or beneficiaries under the trusts herein contained shall dispute the Validity of my Will or my Codicil thereto or institute any proceedings whatsoever for the purpose of claiming any larger interest in my estate than is or shall be by this my Will or my Codicil hereto given to such beneficiary or beneficiaries respectively then and in any and every of such cases the trusts and dispositions herein or in any codicil hereto contained in favor of such beneficiary or beneficiaries respectively shall cease and be void to all intents and purposes whatsoever and are hereby revoked accordingly and I appoint the said Arthur Pringle Stewart sole Executor and trustee of this my Will. For Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of May in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. LOUISA FLETCHER (signed).
SIGNED and acknowledged by the said Louisa Fletcher the testator of and for here last Will and testament in the presence of us both being present at the same time who at her request in her present and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses: William H. Richardson, Princess Avenue Homebush, Frederick Maggs (or Naggs) 7 Borcom Avenue Darlinghurst.

20 February 1924. On this date Probate of the last Will and testament of the said deceased was granted to Arthur Pringle Stewart of Sydney, Merchant, the sole Executor named in the said Will. Testatrix died at Woollahra 1 December 1923. Effects sworn at £1301.12.3. nett." ⁴