Here goes a few names of neighbours and relations from Shale wills I have:
Samuel Holloway of Mount Pleasant Bilston in the County of Stafford, a Timber Dealer, and John Green of Daisey Bank, near Bilston, in the Parish of Sedgley, in the same County, Plumber and Glazier, two of the Executors of Samuel Holloway late of Bilston. Samuel had the Horse and Jockey Inn in Church Street.
William Shale died 1855 had forty Pounds at five per cent with Josiah Longman
Stockings Farm in Parish of Codsall.
Joseph Shale victualler, died 1838 Bilston, wife Rebecca.
To grandson Joseph Hartill the Kings Head Middle Fields Lane.
To grandson Charles Hartill buildings occupied by Richard Ball William Smith and William Woodward.
To grandson John Baker dwellinghouses in Brook Street occupied by James Fellows John Allen and Elizabeth Kepwell.
To granddaughter Sarah Bayly wife of Richard dwellinghouses occupied by Thomas Williams Elisha Tranter and Stephen Morris.
To grandson Isaac Shale 3 dwellinghouses occupied by John Wheeler James Hartley and John Maddox.
To wife, 3 leasehold tenenments occupied by Edward Stanton Edward Russell
and Francis Jones.
Joseph Shale died 1847 Bilston, Blacksmith, Licensed Brewer and Retailer of Beer of Duck lane. Had seven freehold houses situate in Temple Street in Bilston aforesaid and now in the several occupations of the following mentioned Tenants namely
Richard Banks, James Edwards, Thomas Wardon, Thomas Edge, Joseph Shale, John
Winsper and Mary Banks.
William Shale died 1868 Bilston, gentleman.
To nephew Henry Fowler coalmaster of Bilston, 4 copyhold dwellinghouses built by me upon other part of Land in Bilston called Tibbetts Croft formerly in the occupation of James Maullin? William Ore, Pyner Jones and Humphrey Wellings and now of
James Maullin and others.
Rebecca Nixon died 1896 Bilston, of Horse and Jockey Inn, Church Street Bilston. Son John Fowler, daughter Sarah Johnson.
