William Wilford of Scalford 1873 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives DE 462/16 page 260

This is the last Will and Testament of me William Wilford, Joiner, of Scalford in the County of Leicester

I give and devise unto my affectionate Wife Maria Wilford the Rents of my Land and Interest of all Moneys with the use of the Furniture, for the term of her natural Life which I die possessed of, and from and immediately after her Decease I give and bequeath unto my Nephew William Wilford Whittle Farmer of Scalford in the aforesaid County, all my Freehold Estate situate and being at Scalford, all those two Feilds called the Corn Closes now in the occupation of Mr Kirk, with all Moneys and Securities for Money which I die possessed of, and I appoint the aforesaid William Wilford Whittle Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament revoking all former Wills by me made

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty ninth day of October One thousand eight hundred and seventy two

                                                                                                                William Wilford

Signed published and declared by the said William Wilford the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our Names as Witness

Joseph Tesh

Richard Sharpe

Proved at Leicester the fifteenth day of April 1873 by the Oath of William Wilford Whittle, Nephew of the deceased, the Sole Executor to whom Administration was granted

The Testator William Wilford was late of Scalford in the County of Leicester Joiner and died on the seventeenth day of March 1873 at Scalford aforesaid

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