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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WHITFIELD |
John |
Clothier |
Pudsey |
30 June 1810 |
20 Nov 1810 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
John WHITFIELD |
son |
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Accepted |
Thomas WHITFIELD
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son |
Details |
Alice WHITFIELD |
daughter |
John WHITFIELD left most of his property
to be divided equally between his four sons and four daughters.
Unfortunately for us, he did not name them all. He refers to his son-in-law,
John PEARSON. John Pearson married Hannah WHITFIELD 29 Oct 1792,
so Hannah was presumably one of John WHITFIELD's daughters. The
Executors were his sons John and Thomas. |
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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WHITFIELD |
John |
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Pudsey |
09 Apr 1786 |
09 Oct 1786 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
John WHITFIELD |
son |
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Accepted |
Hannah OATES
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daughter |
Details |
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John left a number of properties in Pudsey
to each of his two children. He mentions his son-in-law, William
OATES. His two children were each instructed to give their mother
£5 a year for life. |
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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WHITFIELD |
Sarah |
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Idle |
10 Dec 1834 |
07 Aug 1843 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
Mary |
daughter |
Jos. CRANSHAW |
Ben RHODES |
Tho HODGSON |
Accepted |
John WHITFIELD
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son |
Details |
Hannah |
daughter |
Sarah was the widow of Joseph WHITFIELD.
Her maiden name was COOPER.
The witnesses were solicitor CRANSHAW, his clerk RHODES and his
servant HODGSON.
The executors were sons Joseph WHITFIELD of Eccleshill and Joshua
WHITFIELD of Idle and son-on-law William FEARNLEY.
Also mentioned is Joseph, the illegitimate son of Sarah's daughter
Elizabeth; Sarah's brother John COOPER of Pudsey and Mary, the
wife of Richard FARRER of Pudsey.
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Alice |
daughter |
George WHITFIELD |
son |
Elizabeth |
daughter |
Joseph WHITFIELD |
son |
Thomas WHITFIELD |
son |
Joshua WHITFIELD |
son |
Sarah |
daughter |
William WHITFIELD |
son |
4
Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WALKER |
Margaret |
widow |
Farsley |
10 Mar 1529 |
24 Mar 1533-4 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
Agnes Balie* |
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Thomas Alanbrig |
Robert Belhouse |
John Smith |
No |
Christopher Balie
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Details |
Thomas Balie |
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* daughter of William Balie, aged under
20 |
John Balie |
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5
Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WALKER |
Robert |
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Pudsey |
28 May 1541 |
14 June 1541 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
John Walker |
son |
John MILNER |
Henry SHARP |
John WRIGHT |
no |
Robert Walker |
John's son |
Details |
Richard Walker |
son |
* and wife.
** of son Thomas
other witnesses were George Lepton, William Farrer & others. |
Margaret Walker |
Richard's daught. |
John Marshall* |
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Agnes Waterworth |
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Edmund Walker |
son |
Isabel Walker |
daughter |
Thomas Walker |
John's son |
Isabel Walker** |
granddaughter |
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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WOMERSLEY |
Richard |
Clothier |
Calverley |
4 Jan 1811 |
3 April 1811 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
John Womersley |
son |
Jonas Smith |
Joseph Walton |
John Galloway |
Accepted |
John Womersley |
grandson |
Details |
Richard Womersley |
grandson |
Last W&T of Richard Womersley, born
abt 1740, died 14 February 1811. Witness Jonas Smith is probably
Jonas Smith (1751-1835) of Eccleshill. Wife is not actually named
in Will: "I will that wy wife shall have..." She was probably
Mary Galloway (IGI has marriage of Mary Galloway and Richard Womersley
in Calverley in 1763.) Executors were: Richard Womersley, son; John
Womersley, son; William Parrott, son in law. |
William Barrans |
grandson |
Mary Galloway |
wife |
Richard Womersley |
son |
7
Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WOODHEAD |
James |
Mine Owner |
Lawns House, Farnley |
1915 |
1927 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
Edith Woodhead |
daughter |
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Accepted |
James Woodhead |
son |
Details |
Allan Woodhead |
son |
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Rowland Woodhead |
son |
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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WALTON |
Hannah |
None |
Farsley |
Admon |
22 Jan 1856 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
Daniel WALTON |
Brother |
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Details |
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Died intestate.
Letters of Administration granted.
under £200. |
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Surname |
Name |
Occupation |
Abode |
Date |
Proved |
WEST |
John |
Farmer |
Tong Street |
26 Nov 1839 |
15 July 1840 |
Legatee |
Relation |
Witness |
Witness |
Witness |
Enquiries |
James HILLAS |
son in law |
Henry Carr |
William Raper |
Henry Eldis |
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Mary HILLAS |
daughter |
Details |
Betty WEST |
daughter |
This is the last Will and Testament of John West of Tong Street in the Township of Tong and Parish of Birstal and County of York, Farmer. I do hereby nominate and appoint James Hillas my son in law and Betty my Daughter to be joint Executor and Executrix of this my Will and do hereby revoke all former Wills made by me at any previous time. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mariah Gommersall to her and her Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns all that North East end House being freehold situated in Holme Lane in the Township aforesaid it being one story high with pantry or milk house thereto belonging and as much ground as will make an open yard, but not more than from the extreme out wall of pantry or milk house to the out wall of the house to which it belongs and that not more than from ten to sixteen squair yards. I give and bequeath all and every other part of my real and personal estates to James Hillas my son in law and to Betty my daughter to have and to hold the same for the purposes and in ... |
Mariah GOMMERSALL |
daughter |
Jonathan GOMMERSALL |
son in law |
Henrietta WEST |
wife |
Samuel WEST |
son |
John WEST |
son |
Joel WEST |
son |
Charlotte HALEY |
daughter |
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