In 1965 his father had bequeathed him a 1000-acre estate and the ruins of a manor house, Fir Hill Manor, in Cornwall, England, but, according to the Official Solicitor, John failed to take up the inheritance.
His father had bequeathed him a 1000-acre estate in Cornwall, England. This was in 1965. His father had bequeathed him the ruins of a manor house in Cornwall, England. This was in 1965. A manor house was Fir Hill Manor. John failed to take up the inheritance. This was according to the Official Solicitor.