Wills - John Roulstone

This is the last Will andTestament of me John Roulstone of Wortley Hall Wortley near the City of Sheffield House Steward I hereby revoke all former testamentary dispositions made by me I appoint my sons John William Roulstone Engineer and Victor Roulstone Electrical Engineer both of Wortley aforesaid (hereinafter called "my Trustees") to be the Executors and Trustees of this my Will I give to my dear wife Mary Jane Roulstone the sum of Thirty pounds to be paid to her within one calendar month after my death I bequeath the ~* plate linen china glass books pictures prints furniture and other household effects of which I shall die possessed unto my Trustees In trust to permit my said wife to use and enjoy the same during her life and I direct that after the decease of my said wife the same shall fall into and form part of my residuary estate and I direct that my Trustees shall as soon as conveniently may be after my death cause an Inventory to be made of the articles included in the foregoing bequest one copy whereof shall be signed by my Trustees and delivered to my said wife and another copy shall be signed by my said wife and retained by my Trustees And I declare that my Trustees shall not be bound to see to the preservation of the said articles nor being answerable for any loss or injury which may happen thereto ~ during the life of my said wife I devise and bequeath all my real and personal estate not hereby otherwise disposed of unto my Trustees upon trust that my Trustees shall sell call in and convert into money the same or such part thereof as shall not consist of money and shall out of the monies produced by such sale calling in and conversion and out of my ready money pay my funeral and testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies bequeathed by this my Will or any codicil hereto and shall with the consents in writing of my said wife during her life and after her death at the discretion of my Trustees invest the residue of the said monies with power for my Trustees from time to time with such consent or at such discretion as aforesaid to vary the investments and shall stand possessed of the residue of the said monies ~ and the investments for the time being representing the same (hereinafter called the residuary trust fund) upon trust to pay the income thereof to my said wife during her life and after her death as to as well the capital as the income of the residuary trust fund for my six children namely the said John William Rousltone and Victor Roulstone and Mary Elizabeth Jane Greenslade Florence Martha Roulstone Mabel Roulstone and Vida Helen Roulstone in equal shares as tenants in common and I declare that my Trustees may postpone the sale and conversion of any part of my real and personal estate (including leaseholds or other property of a terminable or wearing out nature) for so long as they shall think fit and that the rents profits and income to accrue after my death from such part of my estate as shall for the time being remain unsold and unconverted shall after payment thereout of all incidental expenses and outgoings and howsoever invested be paid and applied to the person or persons ~ and in the manner to whom and in which the income of the ~ proceeds of such sale and conversion would for the time being be payable or appreciable under this my will if such sale and conversion had been actually made and I declare that as regards any real or leasehold property remaining unsold my Trustees may let or demise the same either from year to year or for any term of years at such rent and subject to such covenants and conditions as they shall think fit and may accept surrenders of leases and Tenancies expend money in repairs and improvements and generally manage the property according to their absolute discretion and I declare that any money required for repairs or improvements may be raised either out of income or out of the capital of my estate as my Trustees shall under the circumstances think fair and equitable and I declare that all monies liable to be invested under this my Will may be invested in any stocks funds or securities for the time being authorised by law for trust money or in the purchase of ~ inscribed stock of any British Colony or on mortgage of any real or leasehold houses or land in England or Wales held for any term having not less than sixty years to run at the time of the investment And I declare that my Trustees may instead of asking personally employ and pay a Solicitor or other person to transact any business or do any act required to be done in connection with the administration of my estate or the trusts hereby declared including the receipt and payment of money In witness whereof I have to this and the proceeding sheet of paper set my hand this eighth day of April One thousand nine hundred and two ~