| Description | DSCAM/3/42/1: Deed between Mary Botteley of West Bromwich, Staffordshire, widow (and administratrix of James Botteley the younger, coalmaster, deceased) and Thomas Botteley of West Bromwich, coalmaster [brother of James]; recites death of James intestate, leaving an infant son (James) as heir at law, partnership of James with Thomas (who is next heir) etc.; one third of the income from the real estate and collieries of James deceased to be paid to Mary from the date of his death until James the son reaches 21 years of age or his death if sooner; if Mary dies before James the son reaches 21, the money is to be applied to his maintenance and preferment; thence £60 p.a. to Thomas, being the moiety of an annuity of £120 to his mother, Martha Botteley, under the will of his father, James Botteley the elder; and any other sums he has paid under that will; then, after discharging any mortgages, trustees to invest the balance to accumulate at compound interest, and if James the son dies before the age of 21, transfer two-thirds of the accumulation and all real estate to Thomas, and the other third of the accumulation to Mary, but if James lives, to transfer all to him ; trustees are Robert Bew of Bilston, Staffs., druggist and Edward Beddoe of Hill Top, parish of West Bromwich, inn keeper; schedule of property, viz. one sixth of Coles Farm Colliery, 7 messuages and 5 shops in Bath Street, Birmingham, a messuage at Hill Top, parish of West Bromwich, subject to a mortgage, the moiety of another messuage there, subject to the life interest of Martha Botteley, and a moiety of 6 messuages, a former chapel etc. at Hill Top. |