John Light of Peasemarsh in the Parish of Gillingham in the County of Dorset yeoman I give my dwelling house with the land and appurtenances thereto adjoining and belonging where I am living and all other my estate and effects both real and personal unto George Blandford Matthews of Gillingham aforesaid esquire and to his heirs executors, administrators and assigns according to the legal nature thereof upon trust by sale or mortgage of all or any part of the said hereditaments and premises or otherwise from and out of my said estate and effects to raise and pay the several sums following that is to say forty pounds sterling which I give to my son Thomas Light payable within three months after my decease forty pounds which I give to my daughter Sarah the wife of Thomas Mitchell and forty pounds which I give to my daughter Ann the wife of George Martin which legacies to my said daughters I direct to be raised forthwith after my decease by my said trustee George Blandford Matthews but which I desire him to pay over to my said daughters at such time or times  and by such instalments or payments as in his discretion shall be most to their advantage respectively and such sums to be for the separate use and advantage of each of them respectively free from the debts control and engagements of their respective husbands.  And in trust subject to all my funeral testamentary and other debts expenses and the said legacies to transfer and pay my said real and personal estate unto and for the sole use and benefit of my son Josiah Light living in my said dwelling house his heirs executive administrators and assigns according to the legal nature thereof respectively and all my residuary estate and effects I will and declare to be for the absolute use and benefit of my said son Josiah.  I appoint George Blandford Matthews sole executor of this my will  In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand by putting my mark this eighth day of February one thousand eight hundred and seventy.  The mark of John Light.   Codicil 7 January 1873.  He changes the amount to £30 each as he couldn’t afford £40 as he’d lived so long since writing his will.  Proved 3 March 1873.