This is the last Will and Testament of me William Welch of Lower Loveday Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Earthenware Dealer and Van Proprietor I bequeath to my dear Wife Rose Ann Welch for her own use and benefit absolutely my household furniture my stock in Trade as an Earthenware Dealer my horses harness vans and other effects used in my Business as a Van Proprietor my book debts ready money and all other personal estate my leasehold properties only excepted I devise and bequeath unto my friends George Hill of Hatchett Street in Birmingham aforesaid Plater and George Shelley of Hockley Hill in Birmingham aforesaid Grocer my two freehold messuages land and premises in Green Street Birmingham Heath Also my two leasehold messuages and premises at Bloomsbury in Birmingham aforesaid And my leasehold messuage Shop and premises in Lower Loveday Street in Birmingham aforesaid Together with all other (if any) my freehold and leasehold properties To hold the said freehold properties unto my said Trustees their heirs and assigns And to hold the said leasehold properties unto my said Trustees their executors administrators and assigns Upon the trusts and for the intents and purposes following (that is to say) Upon trust to pay to or otherwise permit my said wife Rose Ann Welch to receive the annual rents and income of my said freehold and leasehold properties for her life for her separate use and so as that she shall not by anticipation deprive herself of accruing or future Income And at her decease Upon trust to sell my said freehold and leasehold properties with power to make any special or other conditions of sale as to title or evidence of title or otherwise and with power to buy in the premises at any sale by public auction and to rescind either on terms or gratuitously any contract for sale and to resell the premises without being responsible for any loss And do and shall stand possessed of the produce of such sale together with the interim rents and profits of the premises In trust for my child if only one or all my children equally if more than one who being a son or sons shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter or daughters shall attain that age or marry But if no Child of mine being a son shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter shall attain that age or be married then the produce of such sale together with the interim rents and profits of the premises shall be held by my said Trustees In trust for my Brothers Thomas Welch and Henry Welch and my Sister Sarah Ann the wife of George Rooker as tenants in common I declare that the trusts hereinbefore vested in my said Trustees shall be exercisable by the trustees and trustee for the time being of this my Will I appoint my said Wife sole Executrix of this my Will In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand this seventh day of August one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven
William Welch
Signed by the Testator William Welch as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other all being present at the same time hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
Thos Horton Solr Birmingham
Josh Hill Clerk to Messrs Best & Horton Solrs Birmm

Proved at Birmingham on the 23rd day of October 1880 by the oath of Rosanna (in the Will written Rose Ann) Welch Widow the Relict the sole Executrix to whom Administration was granted
The Testator William Welch was formerly of Lower Loveday Street Birmingham in the county of Warwick Earthenware Dealer and Van Proprietor but late of 33 Gerrard Street Lozells Birmingham aforesaid Gentleman and died on the ninth day of January 1880 at 33 Gerrard Street aforesaid

Under £2,000
Horton Lee & Lee
Solrs Birm
 

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