6 October 1892 Probate of will, 25 March 1889, of William Leybourne of Margery Flatts, Lanchester, farmer Bequeaths all his personal property to his brother Joseph and his wife Sarah Leybourne and appoints them trustees and executors of his will. All income from his properties is to be divided equally between his brother Joseph’s children (Sarah, Elizabeth and Ethel Annie) and his late brother Ralph’s children (George Adamson, Thomas, Ralph, Mary Gibson and Elizabeth) and life-long rents for his brothers George and Thomas. Devises his real estates to Joseph, but only land without gardens and enclosures attached to houses. Devises his house in Lanchester, occupied by William Naisbett, to his niece Elizabeth Leybourne, daughter of his late brother Ralph. Devises another house in Lanchester, occupied by his brother George, to his niece Sarah Leybourne, daughter of Joseph. Devises his cottage and joiner’s shop in Lanchester, occupied by George Gray, to his niece Jane Elizabeth Leybourne, daughter of Joseph. Devises another house and shop in Lanchester, occupied by John Reed, to his niece Ethel Annie Leybourne, daughter of Joseph. Witnessed by Mary Jane Batey and J.A. Ornsby – From:, Properties in Lanchester