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This is the last will and testament of me Emma Williams the wife of John Williams of Thornbury in the County of Gloucestershire retired tailor whereas by an indenture dated the twenty fourth of August 1852 and made between John Hodges of the first part my said husband and myself of the second part and James Hodges of the third part the piece of garden ground messuage and other buildings erected thereon and other hereditaments and premises therein described and expressed to be thereby granted were granted released and conveyed to the said James Hodges and his heirs subject as to part thereof to the life estate of the said John Hodges therein (the which has since determined) to such uses and for such trusts intents and purposes as I notwithstanding my then present or any future coverture amongst other ways by my last will and testament or testamentary appointment in writing should from time to time direct limit or appoint give or devise the same and whereas by an indenture dated the third day of December 1867 and made between the said John Hodges of the first part my said husband and myself of the second part and the said James Hodges and George Hodges of the third part the messuages or dwelling houses with the garden thereto adjoining and belonging hereditaments and premises therein described and expressed to be thereby granted and conveyed were granted and conveyed subject nevertheless and charged with certain yearly rents of eight pounds and eight pounds or such of them as according to events should be payable as therein aforesaid and to the remedies and powers thereintofore given and provided for securing the same respectively to the use of he said James Hodges and George Hodges to such uses as I should amongst other ways by my last will or any codicil thereto appoint and whereas under an indenture dated 27th August 1858 and made between the said John Hodges of the one part and under another indenture dated 6th day of June 1859 and made between the said John Hodges of the first part my said husband and myself of the second part and the said James Hodges of the third part the messuages and garden hereditaments and premises therein described and expressed to be thereby granted and conveyed were granted and conveyed to the said James Hodges and his heirs subject to a certain annuity payable thereout to the said John Hodges (since deceased) during his life to such uses and upon and for such trusts intents and purposes and in such manner and form in every respect as I notwithstanding my then present or any future coverture amongst other ways by my last and testament or testamentary appointment in writing should from time to time direct limit or appoint give or devise the same now therefore in exercise of the powers for this purpose given to me by the hereintobefore recited indentures and all the other powers (if any) in anywise enabling me in this behalf I do by this my last will and testament direct and appoint my son John Hodges Williams of the town of Thornbury aforesaid tailor and draper Henry Privett Thurston of the same place gentleman and Joseph Staley of Kington in the parish of Thornbury yeoman to be the executors and trustees of this my will and I do also direct limit and appoint that all and singular of the messuages tenements hereditaments and premises described in the hereintobefore recited indentures shall from and immediately after my decease go remain and be unto the use of said trustees who shall stand possessed thereof upon trust and to the intent that the income thereof may be paid to my said husband John Williams and his assigns in case he shall survive me during his life and from and after his decease I direct and appoint that the same messuages hereditaments and premises shall remain and be unto and to the use of my son John Hodges Williams his heirs and assigns absolutely I give and devise all the rest and residue of my real and personal estate unto my trustees upon trust to permit my said husband to use and enjoy the same to receive the rents and profit thereof during his life and from and immediately after his decease I give and devise the same unto my son John Hodges Williams absolutely I declare that my said trustees may let any hereditaments for the time being either from year to year or for any terms of years at such rents and subject to such covenants as they may think fit and I also declare that the powers of appointing new trustees conferred by statute shall for the purpose of this my will be vested in my said husband during his life and upon any appointment under the said statutory power the number of trustees may be altered provided it be not reduced below two I direct and declare that it shall be lawful for the Henry Privett Thurston and every person who shall hereafter become a trustee or executor of this my will who shall be a solicitor to act by himself or by his firm as the solicitor or one of the solicitors to my trustees and executors and shall be entitled to charge for and be paid for all business to be done by him and all attendances time or trouble given or bestowed by him in or about the execution of the trusts and powers of this my will or the management and administration of my estate real or personal as fully as if he had not been a trustee or an executor and have been employed by my trustees or my executors or the beneficiaries under this my will he shall be entitled to be paid all his charges whether the business done by him shall be strictly a solicitors business or not and lastly revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament contained in this and three preceding sheets of paper set my hand this 26th day of February 1895.
Signed Emma Williams
Signed by the before- named Emma Williams as her last will in the presence of us both being present at the same time who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:
H. D Boulton E.J. Underhill, Clerks to Messrs Thurston solicitors, Thornbury

On the 24th day of August 1897 Probate of this will was granted at Gloucester to John Hodges Williams Henry Privett Thurston and Joseph Staley the executors

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