This is the last will and testament of me Charles Emmanuel St.Alphonse of Beech house, Loughton, in the county of Essex, stockbroker, in the first place I direct that my Funeral and Testamentary expences and just debts be paid by my executrix hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease I give devise and bequeath all the real and personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind so ever of or which I shall be seized possessed or entitled at the time of my decease unto my wife ElizabethMary St.Alphonse her heirs executors administrators and assigns according to  the nature and quality thereof respectively absolutely and for ever  And I appoint my said wife Sole Executrix of this my will and revoking all former wills declare this only to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof  I have to this my will signed my name this twenty third day of February One Thousand Eight hundred and sixty six- Chas. I. St.Alphonse – signed and Acknowledged by the said Charles Immanuel St. Alphonse the Testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us both being present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto signed our names as Witnesses- John Tucker Solr. 26 St Swithins Lane, London,  Richd. Fry Clerk to the said John Tucker.

On 10^th day of March 1900 Probate of the Will was granted to Elizabeth Mary St.Alphonse widow the sole executrix.

(Explanatory Note: George Leeds was born 21.4.1825 at Staplehurst and as a baby was unofficially adopted by a French Arm Officer Paul St.Alphonse & his wife and given the above name taken back to France. In his early teens he returned to the UK and only realized his name was Leeds upon marriage to Elizabeth May Northcott on 13.5.1852. He elected to keep his adopted name.)