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Transcript of the Will of John Roulstone 1844 - 1908

This is the last Will and Testament of me John Roulstone of Wortley Hall 
Wortley near the City of Sheffield House Steward I hereby revoke all former 
testamentary dispositions made by me I appoint my sons John William Roulstone 
Engineer and Victor Roulstone Electrical Engineer both of Wortley aforesaid 
(hereinafter called "my Trustees") to be the Executors and Trustees of this my 
Will I give to my dear wife Mary Jane Roulstone the sum of Thirty pounds to be 
paid to her within one calendar month after my death I bequeath the plate 
linen china glass books pictures prints furniture and other household effects of 
which I shall die possessed unto my Trustees In trust to permit my said wife to 
use and enjoy the same during her life and I direct that after the decease of my 
said wife the same shall fall into and form part of my residuary estate and I 
direct that my Trustees shall as soon as conveniently may be after my death 
cause an Inventory to be made of the articles included in the foregoing bequest 
one copy whereof shall be signed by my Trustees and delivered to my said wife 
and another copy shall be signed by my said wife and retained by my Trustees And 
I declare that my Trustees shall not be bound to see to the preservation of the 
said articles nor being answerable for any loss or injury which may happen 
thereto during the life of my said wife I devise and bequeath all my real and 
personal estate not hereby otherwise disposed of unto my Trustees upon trust 
that my Trustees shall sell call in and convert into money the same or such part 
thereof as shall not consist of money and shall out of the monies produced by 
such sale calling in and conversion and out of my ready money pay my funeral and 
testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies bequeathed by this my Will or 
any codicil hereto and shall with the consents in writing of my said wife during 
her life and after her death at the discretion of my Trustees invest the residue 
of the said monies with power for my Trustees from time to time with such 
consent or at such discretion as aforesaid to vary the investments and shall 
stand possessed of the residue of the said monies and the investments for the 
time being representing the same (hereinafter called the residuary trust fund) 
upon trust to pay the income thereof to my said wife during her life and after 
her death as to as well the capital as the income of the residuary trust fund 
for my six children namely the said John William Rousltone and Victor Roulstone 
and Mary Elizabeth Jane Greenslade Florence Martha Roulstone Mabel Roulstone and 
Vida Helen Roulstone in equal shares as tenants in common and I declare that my 
Trustees may postpone the sale and conversion of any part of my real and 
personal estate (including leaseholds or other property of a terminable or 
wearing out nature) for so long as they shall think fit and that the rents 
profits and income to accrue after my death from such part of my estate as shall 
for the time being remain unsold and unconverted shall after payment thereout of 
all incidental expenses and outgoings and howsoever invested be paid and applied 
to the person or persons and in the manner to whom and in which the income of 
the proceeds of such sale and conversion would for the time being be payable 
or appreciable under this my will if such sale and conversion had been actually 
made and I declare that as regards any real or leasehold property remaining 
unsold my Trustees may let or demise the same either from year to year or for 
any term of years at such rent and subject to such covenants and conditions as 
they shall think fit and may accept surrenders of leases and Tenancies expend 
money in repairs and improvements and generally manage the property according to 
their absolute discretion and I declare that any money required for repairs or 
improvements may be raised either out of income or out of the capital of my 
estate as my Trustees shall under the circumstances think fair and equitable and 
I declare that all monies liable to be invested under this my Will may be 
invested in any stocks funds or securities for the time being authorised by law 
for trust money or in the purchase of inscribed stock of any British Colony or 
on mortgage of any real or leasehold houses or land in England or Wales held for 
any term having not less than sixty years to run at the time of the investment 
And I declare that my Trustees may instead of asking personally employ and pay a 
Solicitor or other person to transact any business or do any act required to be 
done in connection with the administration of my estate or the trusts hereby 
declared including the receipt and payment of money In witness whereof I have to 
this and the proceeding sheet of paper set my hand this eighth day of April One 
thousand nine hundred and two
John Roulstone

Signed by the said John Roulstone as and for his last Will and Testament in 
the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and in the 
presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses ~

J Hardy Pickford
Solr Rotherham
Edwin Ayrton
his Clerk

On the 10th day of March 1908 Probate of this Will was granted at Wakefield to John William
Roulstone and Victor Roulstone the Executors 

In transcribing family wills for this site I have maintained spelling and punctuation of the Wills or Probate Copies
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