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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIVER | Sarah | spinster | Littlemoor Puds. | 12 Feb 1814 | 19 Dec 1814 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| William Cooper | nephew | Charles Moss | Thomas Holmes | Mary Walton | Accepted |
| Hannah Bailey | niece | Details | |||
| Mary Cooper | niece | John Cooper jnr sole executor. Details include legatee's places of abode. Sarah's property included two cottages | |||
| Sarah Whitfield | niece | ||||
| Martha Hammerton | niece | ||||
| John Dean | nephew | ||||
| Ann Webster | niece | ||||
| Ann Farrer | niece | ||||
| Mary Sutcliffe | niece | ||||
| Elizabeth Buckton | niece | ||||
| Mary Gaunt | wife of John jnr | ||||
| Hannah Fearnley | wife of William | ||||
| Alice Whitfield | |||||
| John Swain | son of Han Bailey | ||||
| John Cooper jnr | nephew | ||||
2
| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNWELL | William | Farmer | Rodley Plain | 1 Dec 1847 | 2 June 1848 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Marmaduke Dunwell | son | Sam L Booth, sol. | Thomas Haw | No | |
| William Dunwell |
son | Details | |||
| Joseph Dunwell | son |
* wife of Francis Left farm, land and six cottages. |
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| James Dunwell | son | ||||
| Ann Standeaven* | daughter | ||||
| Jane Ellis** | daughter | ||||
3
| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON | John | Pudsey | 13 Mar 1540 | 22 Apr 1541 | |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Thomas Dawson | son | Richard Jenkinson | Peter Mitchell | John Wright | No |
| John Dawson |
son | Details | |||
| Alison Dawson | daughter | Other witnesses were William Dawson, John Allanbrigg and Henry Sharpe | |||
| Isabel Dawson | wife | ||||
| Robert Dawson | son | ||||
4
| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DACRE | Thomas | Beerhouse Keeper | No.5 The White Rose Yard, Delf Street | 29 July 1889 | 30 Oct 1889 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Hannah Dacre | wife | Charles King |
James Simpson Askwith | Accepted | |
| Sarah Elizabeth Howden | daughter | Details | |||
| Samuel Fountain Dacre | son | Hannah Dacre (wife) was the sole beneficiary
of the will but upon her death any remnants of the estate were to
be divided equally amongst the children. After all debts and expenses
were paid Hannah received 172 pounds 14 shillings. The date proven at the bottom of the will is given as 30th October 1889 but the entry in the Principal Probate Index is dated 31st August 1889. |
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| Peter Dacre | son | ||||
| Louisa Ann Jackson | daughter | ||||
| Albert Edward Dacre | son | ||||
| Hannah Varley | daughter | ||||