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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
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| STEPHENSON | Thomas | Farmer | Farnley Leeds | 27 Apr 1851 | 5 Sept 1851 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| William Stephenson | grandson | John Hardcastle | John Woodhead | - | Accepted |
| George Stephenson | son | Details | |||
| Thomas Stephenson | son | Thomas died 6 August 1851 at Low Moor Side Farnley. I have full family history (see Stephenson) | |||
| Sarah Stephenson | granddaughter | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANSFIELD | Ellen Barnes | Spinster | Stanningley | 14 Jan 1889 | 20 June 1894 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Mary GAUNT | cousin | John Edward Gaunt Solicitor | Alfred Woolley clerk | No | |
| Thomas BARNES |
uncle | Details | |||
| Spinster of Varley St, Stanningley died
24 Apr 1894 aged 44 yrs. Executors Joseph Gaunt, Woolcomber and
James Everett Watkinson, Agent. One moiety in trust for my cousin Mary Gaunt the wife of the said Joseph Gaunt and the other to my uncle Thomas Barnes of Stanningley, Grocer. |
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRICKLAND | William | Clothier | Stanningley | 09 Sept 1834 | |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| William Strickland | Grandson | Accepted | |||
| Alfred Strickland |
Grandson | Details | |||
| Abimilech Hainsworth | Grandson | A very interesting will, dealing with
the early mills in Stanningley. Visit http://www.armitage-family-of-pudsey.co.uk/LastWillofW_Strickland.htm to read the will and visit http://www.armitage-family-of-pudsey.co.uk/F-Strickland-father-of-Fred.htm to read about the Stricklands. |
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| Betty Strickland | wife | ||||
| John Hainsworth | Son in law | ||||
| George Hainsworth | Friend | ||||
| Maria Farmer | Daughter | ||||
| Harriet Hainsworth | Daughter | ||||
| Children of Joseph Strickland | Grandchildren | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH | Jonas | Carpenter | Eccleshill | 20 June 1836 | 28 Jan 183? |
| jan | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Ann Smith* | granddau | Thomas Hagar/n | Joseph Whitley | Jonas Foster | Accepted |
| Betty Smith | Details | ||||
| Sally Hartley*** | This is the LW&T of Jonas Smith (1751
- 25 July 1835). It does not give his occupation at the time. When
he was married, in 1751, he was a 'worsted man'; in 1800 he was
a carpenter; and in 1823 he was the architect of the Salem Independent
Chapel, Eccleshill.
The Executors & Adminstrators of the Will were: Samuel Nichols, worsted spinner of Morton, Bingley, nephew of Jonas SmithWilliam Johnson, junior, friend of Jonas Smith. *Wife of Ephraim **Spinster of Stanningley ***Wife of Thomas Hartley of Eccleshill, Stone Merchant |
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| Mercy Greaves | greatgdau | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH | William | Cloth Manufacturer | Eccleshill | 14 July 1854 | 21 April 1855 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Sarah Womersley |
daughter | Joshua Smith | John Wilson | Benjamin Smith | Accepted |
| Hannah Smith | daughter | Details | |||
| Mary Smith | daughter | This is the LW&T of William Smith,
(abt Dec 1786 - 12 Dec 1854), who was the son of Jonas Smith of
Eccleshill (1751 - 25 July 1835).
William Smith, together with his friend John Hutton, was the founder of the Eccleshill Congregational Church, for which Jonas Smith was the architect. Executors of the Will were: Other names mentioned in the Will are: |
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| Martha Smith | daughter | ||||
| Elizabeth Smith | daughter | ||||
| John Smith | son | ||||
| William Womersley | son in law | ||||
| Jonas Womersley |
nephew | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENSON | Benjamin | Farmer | Farnley | 6 May 1887 | 16 Oct 1888 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Joseph Stephenson | son | Edwin J Barker sol. | George Humpheryes | Accepted | |
| Henry Stephenson | son | Details | |||
| Grace Stephenson | wife | Left money also to the offspring of deceased children William, Thomas and Sarah. Henry and Joseph executors. Benjamin died 1st Oct 1888 leaving £839 9s. 7d. | |||
| Emma Ingleson | daughter | ||||
| Mary Stephenson | daughter | ||||
| Edward Stephenson | son | ||||
| Hannah Stephenson | daughter | ||||
| Ann Stephenson | daughter | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRICKLAND | Elizabeth | Farsley | 23 Jan 1863 | 5 Dec 1864 | |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Joseph Strickland | husband | John TURNER Cloth Manufacturer | George HAYNES School Master | No | |
| Elizabeth Strickland | daughter | Details | |||
| Mary Hannah Strickland | daughter | Elizabeth Strickland, formerly Hainsworth,
Widow.
Will mentions an Indenture of Settlement dated 23rd Feb 1843. Cottages in Farsley occupied by Samuel Douglas, William Hainsworth & Thomas Walker, and a share in the Sunny Bank Mills. Married daughters: - Testatrix died 26 Jan 1863 at Farsley. |
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| Job Hainsworth | son | ||||
| Eliza Keighley | daughter | ||||
| Rose Waite | daughter | ||||
| Priscilla Gaunt | daughter | ||||
| Sarah Elizabeth Hudson | daughter | ||||
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| Surname | Name | Occupation | Abode | Date | Proved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEL | Benjamin | Woolsorter | Windhill, Idle | Admon |
19 Jan 1856 |
| Legatee | Relation | Witness | Witness | Witness | Enquiries |
| Mary STEEL | his Widow |
No | |||
| Details | |||||
| Died intestate. Letters of Administration granted. under £100. |
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