| Description | DSCAM/3/393/1: Probate (6 Aug. 1850) of the will (dated 21 Mar. 1850) of Henry Smith of Upper Gornall, parish of Segley, Staffs., contractor.
Household effects, personal estate and 4 messuages in Jews Lane, parish of Sedgley, to wife Sarah Smith; 6 messuages at Sheepcote Wall, parish of Sedgley, to wife for life, thence 2 to nephew, Joseph Smith, son of Joseph Smith of Tipton, engineer and canal inspector, 1 to nephew John Smith, another son of Joseph, 1 to nephew Daniel Smith, another son of Joseph, 1 to Sarah Amos, wife of Frederick Amos of Coseley, toll collector, a daughter of Joseph, and 1 to Ann Martin, wife of John Martin of Tipton, omnibus guard; copyhold messuage and inn at Upper Gornal, Manor of Sedgley, 'The Limerick', to wife for life, thence to Jane Hughes, wife of Rowland Hughes of Sheepcote Wall, butcher, for life, thence to her children, Henry Smith Hughes and Hannah Fisher Hughes at 21, as tenants in common, with benefit of survivorship, and in remainder, should they both die minors without surviving issue, to Henry Smith, son of testator's brother Daniel, and Joseph Smith, son of testator's brother Joseph, as tenants in common; land at Sedgley, and 4 messuages now being erected upon it, to wife for life, thence 1 messuage to Henry Smith, son of late brother Daniel, 1 to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of brother Joseph, and 1 to Hannah Fisher Hughes and 1 to Henry Smith Hughes, with remainders and survivorship as above; seat in Sedgley Church to Henry Smith Hughes.
Executors: Stephen Wilkes of Sedgley, nail factor, Joseph Smith the younger of Tipton, canal agent and Sarah Smith (wife). |