# Librarian leaves half her £2 million estate to charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/10/17/librarian-leaves-half-her-2-million-estate-charities/
- Published: 2004-10-17T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A retired librarian in Aberdeen has left nearly half her £2,109,769 estate in her
will to charities.
Patricia Mugliston surprised friends and family, according to
the Daily Record, by the value of her estate.

She left over £200,000 each to Help the Aged, The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals,
The Cats Protection League and Voluntary Service Aberdeen. She gave a property to
the Scottish Episcopal Church, together with £2,000 each to the three churches, 
the Deeside Choristers, the Friends of Aberdeen University Library and the St Andrews
University Library.

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