Description: | DHF/4/44/1: Probate (26 June 1896) of the will (dated 26 Feb. 1878) of Josiah Leech of 16 Cross Street, Dudley, hame, chain and trace maker; household effects to wife, Elizabeth Walters Leech, for life; stock, tools and machinery to be offered to son, Josiah George Leech, at valuation, as part of his share; son to occupy 15 Cross Street during life of mother, paying 2s 6d a week; otherwise all income to wife for life, therafter all upon trust for sale and equal division of the proceeds between children, and in default of surviving issue, to sisters, Elizabeth Latham, Sarah Bullass, Rachael Underhill and the issue of deceased brother, Joseph Leech; wife is guardian of any infant children; executors are John James Mouseley of New Street, West Bromwich (cousin) and John Brettel Sawyer of Tipton Road, Sedgley (brother-in-law). Codicil (13 Mar. 1883) appoints wife and son as executors in addition to Sawyer and in the room of Sawyer, deceased; household effects now to wife absolutely; 7 freehold house in Birmingham Street, Stourbridge, in his possession under the will of William Griffiths, to be sold, proceeds to pay of mortgages on 14 Cross Street and 20-21 Gads Lane, Dudley, and balance to wife to bring up his infant son, Joseph Ernest Leech, 'in consideration of the money I had belonging to her at our marriage'. |