Hall, "He appears to be a man of tempestuous, undisciplined and erratic disposition. I have not formed the opinion that he is in any way a wholly bad man. He appears capable of generous and excellent impulses, but against that he is completely reckless in his actions." Mrs Hall was given a decree nisi plus costs, and full custody of their child. During the Second World War, he contested with his sister, Mary Hall, over his mother's house in Little Dewchurch. He had taken possession of the property and she was seeking to have him removed. His defence in the matter was that the Probate Act of 1857, although signed by Queen Victoria, had never reached Royal Assent and was therefore invalid to be used in a court of law. He declared that he was going to take the issue to the House of Lords. Instead, Judge Roope Reeve ruled against his case, and granted possession of the property to his sister in 28 days, but allowed him the following 14 days to make an appeal. Hall died in Little Dewchurch in December 1947. Following his death, he was still referenced as a Pretender to the British throne as late as 1950. See also Michel Roger Lafosse, who claims descent from Charles Edward Stuart. References External links "Scans of documents from 1931" at the Public Record Office 1898 births 1947 deaths Pretenders to the English throne People from Chiswick English emigrants to Canada Impostor pretenders