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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
FIRTH William Woolsorter Stanningley 30 Dec 1865 24 Oct 1876
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Eliza FIRTH wife wit1: Jos'h Clough, sol William W Bramham, clerk   No
Luke TETLEY
 brother in law Details
Henry TETLEY brother in law
My wife Eliza and brothers in law Luke and Henry Tetley to be executors and trustees. After the death of my wife they shall sell property and divide equally amongst all my brothers and sister and brothers and sisters of my said wife.(no other names mentioned).
Testator died 4 Sep 1876
   
   

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
FARRAR John Grocer Richardshaw Lane 17 Mar 1877
 13 July 1881
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary FARRAR wife Charles Bulmer, solicitor Charles Wm. Thompson his clerk   No
Sarah FARRAR
 daughter Details
    Trustees are the Legatees plus his son John Farrar of Half Mile, Boilermaker.
After my decease trustees to sell & invest in trust for use of wife Mary and then daughter Sarah while she remains unmarried. If after my wife's decease and marriage or death of my daughter Sarah then everything to be converted into money and divided one third for such of my sons living or their issue if deceased. Two thirds for my daughters or their issue if deceased.
Testator died 1 Nov 1880 age 66 years.
   
   
   
   
   
   

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
FIRTH William Cloth Manufacturer Stanningley in B 22 May 1880 1882
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Sarah Firth wife Henry Johnson Carr James Watkinson   Accepted
Joseph Firth son Details
William Firth son Executors were sons Joseph and William Firth.
Witnesses were Henry Johnson Carr, Solicitor, Leeds and James Watkinson of Stanningley.
Sarah Galloway daughter
Elizabeth Jennings daughter
Mary Eastwood daughter

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
FARRER Joshua Clothier Stanningley 28 Feb 1827 27 Oct 1827
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Maria Farrer wife Matt. Gaunt Sol. Joshua Wilkinson James Clough No
William Farrer son Details
    Executors are John Varley Cloth Manufacturer & John Harrison Clothier both of Stanningley.
Mentions two pieces of land in Stanningley that Joshua and his father William Farrer purchased from Benjamin Hainsworth of Stanningley.
Testator died April 1827 age 36 years
   
   
   
   
   

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
FLETCHER James Farmer Pudsey 07 Dec 1599  
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Elizabeth Goodall   William Webster William Gaunt William Crabtree No
Jane Fletcher wife Details
Thomas Fletcher of Woodhall, son of Robert Fletcher of 'Ecclesfield' ? grandson Elizabeth Goodall to have a small house and croft, then occupied by William Wood.
Jane Fletcher to have James's house and land in 'Pudsaid' for her lifetime.
After Jane's death, this house and land to pass to Thomas Fletcher.
In view of this, Thomas to make the following payments:
In the year following the death of Jane Fletcher, Ł3.6.8 to Elizabeth Goodall;
in the second year, 20s. each to Lionel, William, and George Fletcher, children of Robert Fletcher;
in the third year, 20s. each to William, Jonas, Isaac, Maria, and Suzana Fletcher, childen of Henry Fletcher;
in the fourth year, 20s. each to Robert, George, and Jane Fletcher, children of Wilfraid Fletcher, on condition that he settle the joint bond to John Fearnley of Bradford;
in the fifth year, Ł3.6.8 to Elizabeth Swane, daughter of Thomas Swane;
in perpetuity 10s. a year to the relief of the poor in Pudsaid, to be distributed at the discretion of the Churchwardens and the Overseers of the Poor.
Jane Fletcher and Thomas Fletcher to be executors, to dischage debts and pay funeral expenses.
The original Will is in the Borthwick Institite of Historical Research, York; see also Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, vol. 24 (1898
   
   

 
 

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