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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK Samuel White Clothier Idle 27 Jan 1795 22 March 1800
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Martha Raistrick wife William Hardesty James Brown
Joseph Wood Accepted
James Raistrick
son Details
Martha Raistrick daughter

I have an original copy of this family Will. With the great assistance of this website and its contributors and transcribers I am actively engaged in collating all relevant information on my lineage of the RAISTRICK family, whose main abode was in Idle.
All RAISTRICKS derive from RASTRICK, a village near Brighouse in the old West Riding of Yorkshire. The earliest reference so far to a RASTRICKE living in RASTRICK was in the 1270's. Any help and assistance I can give or receive from any other RAISTRICKS will be welcome

George Raistrick son
Samuel Rainforth son in law

 

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAYNER Simeon Draper Chapeltown, Pudsey 7 Jul 1874 23 Nov 1886
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary RAYNER wife Henry Johnson Carr, sol Thomas M Gratrick, clerk   No
Phineas CRAVEN
friend Details
   

Household items to wife Mary absolutley. All my Personal estate to wife Mary and my friend Phineas Craven, Manufacturer of Pudsey, both executors.
CODICIL dated 2 Aug 1886 witnessed by Thomas London of Beeston Hill, school Master and Jas. Beaumont sol. Leeds & Pudsey.
Revoking the appointment as executor and bequests to Phineas Craven and appointing the Reverend Daniel Alexander Henderson of Pudsey Congregational Minister in his place as executor and beneficiary.
Testator died 25 Aug 1886.

   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS David Shopkeeper Stanningley 21 Apr 1877 28 Aug 1877
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Elizabeth ROBERTS
wife Henry Johnson Carr, sol
John F Barnes   No
Joshua YEADON son in law Details
Joseph WARD son in law

Household goods to my wife Elizabeth, the rest of my estate to my sons in law.
Testator died 27 Apr 1877 age 63 at Town St, Stanningley.
Will proved on the oaths of :-
Joshua Yeadon, blacksmith, (husband of Eliza)
Joseph Ward, mechanical engineer, (husband of Grace)
(David Roberts married Elizabeth Roberts at Leeds St Peters on 11 Nov 1833)

   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS Joseph Architect 6 Springfield Terr. Stanningley 6 Nov 1874 8 Mar 1876
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Elizabeth Roberts wife Fred H Barr John J Freeman   No
Joseph Roberts nephew Details
Mary Han. Smith neice

* children of deceased brother William

** children of sister Mary Turner

*** children of sister Elizabeth roberts, wife of David

(1) wife of John Busfield
(2) wife of John Coates
(3) wife of David Farrer
(4) wife of Joseph Walton
(5) wife of Dyson Robson
(6) wife of John Outhwaite
(7) wife of Joshua Yeadon
(8) widow of James Barnes
(9) wife of Joseph Wade

Joseph Roberts died 16 or 17th January 1876 at Stanningley.
Architect late of Stanningley.
Will proved at Wakefield on 8th March 1876 by Elizabeth Roberts widow the relict and Joseph Roberts Cloth Manufacturer both of Stanningley the executors.
Effects under £300

Joseph Roberts Smith nephew
Elizabeth Roberts sister
Israel Roberts* nephew
Martha Busfield* neice (1)
Benjamin Roberts* nephew
Joseph Roberts* nephew
Rebecca Coates* neice (2)
Joseph Roberts Barnes* nephew
Amelia Farrer** neice (3)
Abimelech Turner** nephew
Sarah Walton** neice (4)
Eliza Robson** neice (5)
Grace Ann Outhwaite** neice (6)
Joseph John Turner** nephew
Mary Hannah Turner** neice
Eliza Yeadon*** neice (7)
Mary Barnes*** neice (8)
Grace Wade*** neice (9)
Hannah Roberts*** neice
Ann Cawood*** neice
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS Israel Cloth Manufacturer West Field, Stanningley 7 June 1879 13 Sep 1881
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Sarah ROBERTS wife Allen L Booth, sol. Leeds John Bailey, his clerk   No
Neriah Simpson ROBERTS
son Details
Martha BUSFIELD daughter

Trustees are his friends Joseph Gaunt of Farsley, Cloth Manufacturer & Henry Hainsworth of Farsley, Gentleman.
Shares and interests in the partnership of Slater, Roberts, Slater & Co at Stanningley to son Neriah when he attains the age of 21 years.
House called West Field with garden & field to South East adjoining Independent Chapel to wife Sarah.
Trust fund to each of his children (only Neriah named) Trust fund to sisters Martha the wife of John Busfield & Rebecca the wife of John Taylor Coates & brothers Joseph & Benjamin Roberts. Bequests to children of deceased sister Ann, & Wesleyan Foreign Missionary Society.
Codicil dated 28 May 1881 to include Neriah as trustee when he is 21.
Testator died at Stanningley 12 Jul 1881.
Personal estate over £99,000

Rebecca COATES daughter
Joseph ROBERTS brother
Benjamin ROBERTS brother
   
   
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS William Overlooker Stanningley 17 Mar 1855 2 Sep 1865
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary ROBERTS wife W Hammerton, Pudsey Sol.
Annie Harrop his daughter   No
Israel ROBERTS
son Details
Joseph ROBERTS
son

The Executors are his son Israel Roberts, Cloth Manufacturer of Stanningley & his brother Joseph Roberts of Farsley Beck Bottom, Stone Mason.
Dau. Ann is the wife of John Fairbank Barnes
Dau. Martha is the wife of John Busfield.
Testator died 10 Sept 1864 at Stanningley.
Effects under £450

Benjamin ROBERTS son
Ann BARNES daughter
Martha BUSFIELD daughter
Mary Hannah ROBERTS daughter
Rebecca ROBERTS daughter
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS John Clothier Farsley 11 Feb 1812 June 1818
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary ROBERTS wife James Nixon Andrew Gourlay   No
John ROBERTS
Son Details
Sarah WALKER daughter

Stand at the coloured cloth hall in Leeds and all implements of trade to son John Roberts.
Trustees are his son John Roberts, his Nephew William Roberts of Bramley, Clothier and his grand son John Greaves of Farsley, Clothier.
Bequests to his daughter Sarah now the wife of John Walker, Clothier.
Bequests to the children of my daughter Sarah.
Testator died 21 Dec 1817. Effects under £450

   
   
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
ROBERTS William Bramley Clothier 1 May 1816 27 Oct 1827
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary Roberts wife Samuel Hudson Jesse Burrow John Parkinson No
Joseph Roberts son Details
John Roberts son

Executors are wife Mary, son John & dau Sarah.
Trustee Isaac Haley.
Codicil.
9 Aug 1826 revoking Isaac Haley as trustee.Witnesses John OVEREND & Charles KEIGHLEY.
Testator died 2 Sep 1827 age 65 years and is buried at Calverley.

Sarah Pollard daughter
Betty Eliz. Roberts daughter
   
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK Thomas grocer Idle 7 July 1874 24 Sept 1874
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
James RAISTRICK father John YATES Arthur SINGLETON   no
Samuel RAISTRICK brother Details
James RAISTRICK nephew Testator died 8 July 1874 at Idle.
Effects under £450
William RAISTRICK nephew
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK James Grocer & Cloth maker Cross Keys, Idle 16 July 1874 24 Sept 1874
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Samuel RAISTRICK son Arthur SINGLETON Abraham WARD   No
    Details
   

Leaves two cottages in Highfield Lane, Idle in the occupations of Stead Glover and Michael Hollings to his son Samuel.
Testator died 24 Aug 1874 at Idle.
Effects under £100

   
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAYNER John Farmer Lane End, Farsley* 5 Jun 1852 6 Jun 1853
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary Ann RAYNER wife Marmaduke RENNARD Nancy LAMBERT - No
John Askham RAYNER son Details
Joseph RAYNER son

Real estate at Monk Fryston to son John.
Trustees are: -
Joseph Moorhouse of Pudsey Farmer
Timothy Rhodes of Shipley Cordwainer
*Wood Nook in 1851 census

Mary Ann Margaret RAYNER dau
Selina RAYNER dau
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RASTRICK William Husbandman Rawden 27 Mar 1727 2 Jan 1728
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Martha RASTRICK
wife Zech. COLLIER William CHIPPENDALL Jo' HOLMES No
Jeremy RASTRICK son Details
William RASTRICK G'Son William (G'Son)is the son of Jeremy.
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RASTRICK William Clothmaker Thackley 17 Feb 1790 19 Mar 1791
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary RASTRICK Wife William SMITH John STEAD Robert COLYER No
    Details
    Will states the Testator is William RASTRICK the elder
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK John Clothier Idle 30 May 1851 29 July 1851
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary RAISTRICK Wife Benjamin JOWETT Thomas BOOTH William RAISTRICK No
William RAISTRICK Son Details
James RAISTRICK Son The Testator died 1st June 1851
Samuel RAISTRICK Son
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK John Miner Brighton, Shipley
26 May 1874 12 May 1890
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Ellen RAISTRICK Wife John RAISTRICK Samuel VERITY Samuel DEAN No
Elizabeth RAISTRICK Daughter Details
Ruth RAISTRICK Daughter The Testator died 29th July 1874
Joseph RAISTRICK Son
Thomas RAISTRICK Son
Sarah Ann RAISTRICK Daughter
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK William Gentleman Baildon 28 Aug 1874 3 Aug 1875
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Matthew RAISTRICK Son William FOLLIOTT Vicar of Bradford John BARBER Scripture reader   No
William RAISTRICK Son Details
Sarah Ann BROOKE
Daughter

Daughter Sarah Ann is the wife of Jeremiah BROOKE.
The Testator died 16th July 1875 at his daughters house at Baildon. He was formerly of Idle and is buried at Idle Parish Church.

   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK Joseph Gentleman Springfield, Idle 23 Mar 1876 3 Oct 1876
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Isabella RAISTRICK Wife John OVINGTON Edward STARKEY   No
Samuel RAISTRICK Son Details
Amon RAISTRICK Son
The Testator died 22nd Sept 1876
George RAISTRICK
Son
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK Amos Cloth Manufacturer Thackley 2 June 1880 25 Feb 1881
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Ann RAISTRICK Wife Arthur W. Robinson Sol James S. Schick his Clerk   no
Sarah Ann GREENWOOD unknown Details
Sarah WOOD Daughter

Sarah Ann GREENWOOD is the daughter of Ann GREENWOOD.
Daughter Sarah is the wife of John WOOD.
Florence, Gertrude & Gathorne are illegitimate children of my late son Oliver RAISTRICK (and Hannah KETTLEWELL)
Codicil dated 6th Dec 1880
Gives choice to brother George RAISTRICK to purchase his share in Brackendale Mill.
Testator died 8th Dec 1880

Alberta Mary RAISTRICK Daughter
Florence KETTLEWELL G' Daughter
Gertrude KETTLEWELL G' Daughter
Gathorne KETTLEWELL G' Daughter
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK James None Leeds Road, Thackley 10 Oct 1889 23 Dec 1889
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Rebecca RAISTRICK Wife
Henry GLOVER Edwin THORNTON   No
Mary RAISTRICK Daughter Details
John Henry RAISTRICK Son
The Testator died 13 Nov 1889.
G'Son is John Henry (Illegitimate son of Mary)
Wife Rebecca died 11 Nov 1889.
Grace RAISTRICK Daughter
Alice RAISTRICK Daughter
Clara RAISTRICK Daughter
Seth RAISTRICK Son
John Henry RAISTRICK G' Son
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK John William Nil Leeds Road, Bradford 1 June 1926 22 Oct 1926
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Sarah RAISTRICK Sister Mrs. Ringer Mrs. Kirby    
    Details
     
   
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAISTRICK John Clothier Greenside Pudsey 19 Jan 1836 8 Nov 1836
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Mary RAISTRICK Wife Joseph PARKER Richard DAVEY Samuel PARKER No
Samuel MOSS Son in law Details
William NORTON Son in law

I nominate and appoint my son George Raistrick and my son in law Samuel Moss and my son in law William Norton all of Pudsey aforesaid Clothmakers Trustees and Executors. One stand in the mixed Cloth Hall Leeds unto my son in law Samuel Moss. One stand in the aforesaid Cloth Hall unto my son in law William Norton. Ten pounds to my son in law Benjamin Ledger of Mirfield. What money remains I give unto all my children

Benjamin LEDGER Son in law
   
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Surname Name Occupation Abode Date Proved
RAYNER John Clothier Stanningley Admn 22 Mar 1837
Legatee Relation Witness Witness Witness Enquiries
Ann RAYNER Wife        
    Details
    Administration of the goods chattels and credits of John Rayner late of Stanningley in the parish of Calverley, Clothier was granted to Ann Rayner his widow