Unusual Stipulation in Will

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This Joseph Silvers Williams of Brierley Crystal fame agreed to change all family name to Silvers Williams-Thomas in order to comply with will of father.in.law Thomas Davies Thomas and inherit £88,838

http://www.bcconnections.tribalpages.co ... =942073061

Will of Thomas D. Thomas of Parc Postyn Denbighshire and Bank House Stourbridge Worcs.
Died 23/11/1902 Probate to son.in.law Joseph Silvers Williams Glass Manufacturer and Roland Hill Esq. Stipulated no son so could Williams family adopt Williams Thomas name
Effects £87,102 15s 9d
Resworn £ 88,838
As at 1911 Census family changed name to Silvers Williams- Thomas
and family continued with this till modern times

I have followed up all connections and added but
cannot find Samuel Cox Williams ( father of Joseph Silvers Williams) before 1851 Census
and cannot find Thomas Davies Thomas before 1851

Records of Brierley Crystal show that firm started by Joseph Silvers who married an Anna Maria Stevens
and became Silvers and Stevens as some connection between William and James Stevens and Anna Maria Stevens ( not sorted this)
and then became Stevens and Williams when Samuel Cox Williams married in turn two daughters of Joseph Silvers
and then Royal Brierley Crystal in 1931

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6th October 1851. St Peter Birmingham
Samuel Cox Williams, Full W, Glass Manufacturer, Bull ? , Michael Williams, Agent
Eliza Silvers (transcribed as Seloeis) Full, S, Kingswinford, Joseph Silvers, Glass Manufacturer
By License
Both signed
Witnesses, William S? Sarah Hall

There is this??
1841. Brearley? Works? Kingswinford
Lucy Williams, 60, Ind
Samuel William, 20, Cl
Susannah Pargeter, 20
All born in County

Theres a Bull Lane on same page

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1841 Ship Street, St John the Evangelist Breconshire
Rees Evans Junior 46, Tailor
Mary Ann Evans 35
Mary Ann Evans Jr. 11
Rees Thomas Evans 10
Elizabeth Evans 7
David Evans 5
Ally Evans 2
Ann Davies 20
Rees Evans Senr. 70, Tailor
Gwenllian Evans 70
Thomas Thomas 28 Tailor
All born in County

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Well done Graingers14
I think you have Samuel Cox Williams and Thomas Thomas sorted

Michael Williams married Lucy Cox 20/12/1801 Wellington Shropshire

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Need to sort out Stevens connection so will post on another Thread

[grangers14]

Can this me archived now mumbles?

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Archive and Thanks