Blackwell

[John Blackwell]

Yep, that looks promising - only about 2 years out from my estimated birth date for her, gleaned from censuses. Will have to check burials for that period, next time I'm in.
Question is, did she leave me any of the Blackwell millions? 
Off to bed now, catch you later. & thanks again.

John

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s John.

I think you had to still keep your day job……

Charles's Personal Estate GROSS  was only…….. £ 62. 11/6d.....

But converting that into modern times
In 2008 that would have been :~

£ 5,184.12.p. Retail prices.

£33,043.89.p. Average earnings. 

No mention of Gross Estate for Eliza........
Plus Eliza could only make her Mark on her Will.....X

And it all went to...... Tom Allen Blackwell......

MIKE……

[Mike from Leicester]

THIS IS the last Will and testament of Charles Blackwell of Diseworth in the Parish of Diseworth in the County of Leicestershire.

I HERBY device and the maintenance support and education of my younger children and for her life and for her benefit all of those cottages and Shop with the outbuildings and appendences thereto belonging situate in Charley Way in the Parish of Sheepshead in the County of Leicestershire.

ALSO I GIVE  and bequeath to  my said Wife all my effects both real and personal whatsoever and whatsoever and whatsoever and what nature and quality soever and I appoint TOM ALLEN BLACKWELL to do and hansad all business for my said Wife and my will is that at the death of my said Wife ELIZA BLACKWELL  MY Executor Shall sell or cause to be sold as soon as possible my real estate before mentioned and all personal property.
Whatsoever and wherever and the amount realized to be equally divided share and share a like among my surviving children.
AND I HERBY appoint my said Wife  and eldest Son ZACHARIAH BLACKWELL
My Executors and should my said Son ZACHARIAH die before his Mother.
I HEREBY empower my Wife to appoint another Executor in his stead.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand.
THIS Twenty-ninth day of January One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty Seven.
……………………………………………….CHARLES BLACKWELL. …………………………………………………………

SIGNED by the said Charles Blackwell in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence and presence of each other atest and subseute our names as witnesses hereto.

WITNESS ….
WILLIAM JOHNSON MILLS  of Diseworth.
EDWARD ALFRED MILLS 10 Thurgarston Street Nottingham.

PROVED at Leicester on the Thirteenth day of May 1887.
BY THE OATHS of ELIZA BLACKWELL Widow and relic and ZACHARIAH BLACKWELL the Son the Executors to whom administration was granted
THE TESTATOR CHARLES BLACKWELL was late of Diseworth in the County of Leicester. Licensed Victualer and died on the Third Day of April 1887. ………….
at Diseworth aforesaid.

PERSONAL ESTATE GROSS  £62.11/6d………………………No deductions

Wooleys. Beardsley and Bosworth Solicitors. Loughborough

MIKE.......

[Mike from Leicester]

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of ELIZA BLACKWELL of Diseworth in the County of Leicester. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
This Seventh day of July in the year of our LORD One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nine……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I HEREBY revoke all Wills and Testaments instructions heretofore made by me.
I APPOINT TOM ALLEN BLACKWELL ( My Son) of Diseworth in the County of Leicestershire. And SAMUEL TAYLOR. Schoolmaster of Diseworth in the County of Leicestershire to be my Executors to this my Will………………………………………………..
I DIRECT that all my just debts funeral and testamentors expenses shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease……………………………………………………………
I GIVE AND BEQUEATH to my Son TOM ALLEN BLACKWELL of Diseworth in the County of Leicestershire. All my household goods chattels and effects.
All live and dead Stock on the Farm and Land occupied by me. …………………………..
All ready Money Insurance money and trade utensils…………………………………………………
WITNESS my hand this Seventh day of July 1909..
………………………………………..ELIZA BLACKWELL Her Mark.  X ……………………………………………

Signed Published and declared by the said Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us  who request in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
SAMUEL TAYLOR Schoolmaster of Diseworth. ……………………………………………………………
FANNY MORGAN. Laundress of Diseworth.  ……………………………………………………………..

Affidavit of due Executors filed on this last day of January. 1925……………………

PROBATE of this will was granted at Leicester……………………………………………………………..


MIKE........

[John Blackwell]

Good morning & thanks, Mike.
Didn't even get the dead stock!! Seriously, is that a standard clause in old wills as I don't know of any farm, unless it was attached to the pub, or she moved & gave up the Plough. (I have written over 600 wills, but have not come across this phrase as standard in modern wills). The reason I think it might be a stock (pardon the pun!) phrase, is the address of the farm is not mentioned.
Also interesting that she ran a pub on her own, but was illiterate. Bet the account books were confusing (if they had any)!
Looks like Charlie boy was a man of property, will have to find an old map to find Charley Way in Shepshed. Have heard of Charley village, not far from Shepshed, but only a couple of houses there. What is the equivalent to £62 (in 1887) now?
John

[diddymiller]

evening all!! good to see i DID find the right family on the census 

no Charley way marked on the modern A-Z Leics but Charley Road leads south out of Shepshed and crosses the A512 Ashby Road.

Diddy

[John Blackwell]

OK Diddy. We've given you the benefit of the doubt!!! lol
Did check ages on census (whilst in library) to see if could have been transcribed incorrectly, but was clearly a 2 not a 7. Then looking at age on death, this tallied with earlier censuses and was in Diseworth, so must either have been them or a strange coincidence.
Know Charley Road - it's where the windmill is, but can't see that there would have been a shop (mentioned in Charles's will) down there. Will have to try & find old maps, to see if there was a Charley Way.
Any suggestions where to view/find maps from around the time the will was written?
Have realised, after spending 2 hours searching on Thursday, that I need to write down what I am going to research. Otherwise I am chasing my tail!

John

[John Blackwell]

Mike - as well as previous questions on #76, need to clarify Eliza's date of death as you say 3rd Qtr 1925 but Joan from Lobro library says her CD for Leicestershire burials states 3rd Qtr 1924.
Need to clarify before I look up Parish records.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s again……… John.

Amended year date on my post now to read 1924……Apologies.

Re :~  What is the equivalent to £62 (in 1887) now?

May I refer the right Honorable Gentleman………
to my answer I gave on post No’ 73.

MIKE………