{"id":553,"date":"2026-05-29T22:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/?p=553"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:46:54","slug":"kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/29\/kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate (Blundy) Moore (1878-1966): Three Wills and a Codicil Executed in Los Angeles County, California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate (Blundy Moore, the owner and landlady at the boarding house on Wade Street, is proof there can be surprises in a probate file. The probate file contains three wills and codicil. The heirs across the documents change from family members to friends and neighbors. The many wills with the dropping of kin from the bequests caused the estate to linger in probate. The twists and turns in the probate exemplify why research isn&#8217;t complete until the probate has been reviewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate, a widow with no children and nieces living in England, owned valuable Los Angeles real estate. Her many wills show her selection of an heir changed over time and she likely knew the necessity of drawing up a will to assure her property was divided according to her wishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The documents below include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1954 will<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1955 codicil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1961 will<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1966 will<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kate (Blundy) Moore is the central figure in <em>Board in Venice: Stories of the House, The Landlords, and The Boarders at 3981 Wade Street in Venice California<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0DVC9L1VS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase on Amazon<\/a> to read her full story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1954 Will<\/strong>, page 1<span id='easy-footnote-1-553' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/29\/kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california\/#easy-footnote-bottom-1-553' title='Los Angeles County, Superior Court, no. WEP 5249, &lt;em&gt;Estate of Kate Moore&lt;\/em&gt;, will, signed 9 September 1954.'><sup>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1015\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-a.png\" alt=\"Los Angeles County, Superior Court, no. WEP 5249, Estate of Kate Moore, will, signed 9 September 1954.\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-a.png 730w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-a-216x300.png 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1954 Will<\/strong>, page 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-b-743x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-b-743x1024.png 743w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-b-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-will-1954-will-b.png 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1955 Codicil<\/strong>, page 1 <span id='easy-footnote-2-553' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/29\/kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california\/#easy-footnote-bottom-2-553' title='Los Angeles County, Superior Court, no. WEP 5249, &lt;em&gt;Estate of Kate Moore&lt;\/em&gt;, codicil, signed 27 December 1955.'><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-a.png\" alt=\"Kate Moore 1955 codicil page 1\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-a.png 655w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-a-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1955 Codicil<\/strong>, page 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-b.png\" alt=\"Kate Moore 1955 codicil page 2\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-b.png 615w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1955-codicil-b-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1961 Will<\/strong>, page 1 <span id='easy-footnote-3-553' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/29\/kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california\/#easy-footnote-bottom-3-553' title='Los Angeles County, Superior Court, no. WEP 5249, &lt;em&gt;Estate of Kate Moore&lt;\/em&gt;, will, signed 13 June 1961.'><sup>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-a.png\" alt=\"Kate Moore 1961 will, page 1\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-a.png 589w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-a-206x300.png 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1961 Will<\/strong>, page 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-b.png\" alt=\"Kate Moore 1961 will, page 2\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-b.png 580w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1961-will-b-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1966 Will<\/strong>, one page<span id='easy-footnote-4-553' class='easy-footnote-margin-adjust'><\/span><span class='easy-footnote'><a href='https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/2026\/05\/29\/kate-blundy-moore-1878-1966-three-wills-and-a-codicil-executed-in-los-angeles-county-california\/#easy-footnote-bottom-4-553' title=' Los Angeles County, Superior Court, no. WEP 5249, &lt;em&gt;Estate of Kate Moore&lt;\/em&gt;, will, signed 14 October 1966.'><sup>4<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1966-will.png\" alt=\"Kate Moore, 1966 will\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1966-will.png 502w, https:\/\/therecordlady.com\/members\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kate-Moore-1966-will-178x300.png 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEATURED IMAGE: Wade Street Boarding House, created by CoPilot AI, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kate (Blundy Moore, the owner and landlady at the boarding house on Wade Street, is proof there can be surprises in a probate file. 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