FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)

84/133 - 1823 - A short letter written by (possibly) a trustee (the signature isn't legible) of the Will of Thos. Greenwood & addressed to "Mr Forrest at Mr Cross office Preston" concerning legacies payable to the children of Edm. Dewhurst (one of whom has died). Written on a single side of paper which may have been torn from a small notebook.  £8

84/143 Breightmet - 1899 - "Continuation Abstract of Title" of Trustees of Will of Wm Hampson Dec'd, to yearly rent from premises - refers to agreement of 1878 whereby trustees (Richard Hamer Hampson (Christleton), John Hampson (Summerseat), Danl Hamer Hampson (Breightmet)) leased to Joseph & Robert Lomax for 999 years, a plot for erection of houses. 3 sheets watermarked paper - typed on 1+ sides, & small separate hand drawn location plan.  £12

190/25 Bury - 1729 - Quit claim (Release) by Simon Dearden of all claims, actions, etc he had against  Robert Siddall. No details of nature of claims. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, ink & embossed Duty Stamps. Signed / sealed Symon Dearden, witnessed by John Dearden & Tho Boardman.  £45

190/35 Colne - 1722 - Bond against Dower given by James Hargreaves (Polstead, Suffolk) to James & John Ridihalgh (Colne) in connection with sale to the Ridihalgh's of copyhold property (includes details) to be surrendered to Colne Manor Court.  Large sheet watermarked paper written 1 side, 1st section in Latin (normal practise pre 1733), ink & embossed duty stamps. Some fraying to part of 1 edge, 1 tear, a number of small holes. Some underlining of text & 2 short marginal notes identifying the properties. Signed / sealed by Hargreaves, witnessed by Richard Hargreaves & Jno Oxnard.  £48

190/26 Colne - 1738 - Quit claim (Release) to any right to Dower in respect of lands at Colne by Mary (widow of Joshua Crabtree of Standred, Coln) given to Thomas Garforth (Steeton, Kildwick, Yorks).  Includes the names of closes of land, adjoining road, brook & previous landowner.  Sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, ink & embossed Duty stamps - edges frayed, small holes in centre fold not affecting text. 'Mark' of Mary Crabtree with wax seal, witnessed by Edwd / Edmd Starkie & Saml Farrar on 1st & 2nd pages.  £52

84/132 Colne - 1798 - Abstract of Title to lands belonging to John Starkie (a bankrupt). Refers to Will of Robert Heaton (Harden, Bingley - 1726), his wife Susannah, children Robert,  Joseph,  Susannah,  Elizabeth (w/o John Fairbank) & her 4 children. Transfer to Joseph Heaton, then to his son Joseph - disposal to Starkie. Also includes details of various mortgages obtained by Starkie, his bankruptcy and the properties & lands involved. Tenants named.
6 sheets paper watermarked 1796 - small tears in folds - written 6+ sides & coversheet with dusting & small holes in folds.  £46

105/29 Fishwick 1887 - Lease of cottage & lands by Townley Rigby Knowles (Fishwick Hall) to William Woan (Fishwick). Cottage formerly occupied by William Henry Maddocks. Details of conditions of tenancy.  Sheet watermarked paper  folded in 2, written on 2 sides, signed by William Woan.  £30

84/144 Greenhalgh - 1914 - Sale of Townend Farm & Lands by Trustees & Beneficiaries of 1891 Will of Ellen (w/o James Catterall), to James Carter as Trustee of Will of Edward Garlick dec'd (Preston) - died 1900.  Extensive details of Catterall family, including Ellen's Will, lands to which she was entitled, husband James, & children  - Catherine Taylor, Ellen Blackburn,  Alice (w/o John R Murray of Hoole), & Thomas, marriages, deaths, mortgages & assignment of interests.
3 large sheets parchment - signed & sealed by family members - Thomas Blackburn, James Thomas Blackburn, Ellen Jane Blackburn  (all of Kirkham), Thomas Catterall, (Greenhalgh),  Alice Murray,  Ralph Shorrock Taylor (Thornton le Fylde),  & mortgagees - Oliver & Thomas Stirzaker (both of Greenhalgh),  Henry Francis Wilson (Preston),  witnesses William Sanderson (Greenhalgh), Jos Parker & Thos Carr (Solrs clks, Preston).  £56

84/138 Heywood - 1877 - Mortgage between James Lord and Rochdale Bridge Inn Benefit Building Society. Refers to earlier indentures by which Lord acquired the property & includes subsequent redemption of mortgage. Written on 6 sides - parchment sewn together in booklet form - signed & sealed by Lord, with impressed seal of society - witnessed by Edwd. Lyon Taylor.  £32

104/6 Hindle - 1815 - Obligation Bond given by John George Bagshaw (Hindle) & Mary his wife (widow of John Thornton, Manchester) to Joseph Hignett (Elton, Chesh).
Pre-printed sheet of paper - watermarked 1812 - folded in 2 - written on 1 side - ink manuscript details. Ink & embossed duty stamps - signed / sealed JG & Mary Bagshaw + witness signatures Mary Ashton & Andrew Ashton.  £36

84/137 Hooley Hill, Ashton under Lyne - 1861 - Plan of plot of Land (bordered by Hill St, Shipley Rd, Mount Pleasant St) belonging to Edward Lowe Sidebottom, proposed to be taken on Chief Rent by James Arundale / Armidale? (Hat Manufacturer). Plan with notes on bleu paper - some small tears at folds - stuck to a textile backing. £15

84/135 Hothersall - 1848 - Memorandum of Deposit of Deeds by Thomas Spencer as security for advance of monies from Messrs Roskell, Arrowsmith &Co (Preston). Details of Deed deposited (presumably by which Spencer had acquired the property). Sheet paper folded in 2, pre-printed on 2 sides with manuscript insertions - signed by Spencer.  £11

118/7 Liverpool - 1801- James Nelson mentioned in Will of uncle - for details see Derbyshire page - Wills - Ward, Archer - Windmill Hill, St Werburgh, Derby

84/19  Liverpool - 1892 - Assignment of Mortgage (originally granted by Helen Lavinia Shaw (Sneyd Park) to  Francis Baskerville (Kingsdown,  Bristol) ) -  witnessed by George Livingstone Shaw (Liverpool).  [for details see Gloucestersh page - Bristol /  St. Michael] 

103/6 Manchester - 1820 - Deed of Covenant by Thomas Ashton (Newton) to James Blair (Uttoxeter, Staffs)  The schedule of Title Deeds covers the period 1746 - Dame Katherine Aston to 1818 - Richard Mangreave, relating mainly to ownership by the Mangreave family : 1770 - Richard Mangreave (Manchester, Lancs), 1800 John Mangreave (Litchfield, Staffs). For full details & price of this document please see my Cheshire page - Property - Netherton
 

84/134 Manchester - 1826 - Deposition made by James Crossley (Law clerk to "Commissioners appointed to Improve Market St & build Bridge over River Irwell") and John Partington Aston (his clerk) concerning property occupied by Joseph Peatson, acquired from John Jackson (Hulme) in connection with the proposed improvements. Parchment - signed Jas Crossley & John P Aston before Erasmus Webster.  £24

130/29  Manchester - 1847 - Attested copy of Disentailing Deed in respect of lands  held for life under Will of Thomas Greg . John, Samuel & William Greg were brothers of Thomas.  This copy made 1853, signed by W H Hodgson & Josh Clowes (solicitors clerks, Manchester)  Details & price of document on my Cheshire page - Wills - Greg, Robert Phillips and Robert Hyde Greg - Norcliffe

130/30 Manchester / Gymingham - 1847
Attested copy of Disentailing Deed in respect of copyhold lands  held for life under Will of Thomas Greg.  Schedule of dates on which Deed entered into Court Rolls of various Manors including  Gymingham, (Lancs). This copy made 1853, signed by W H Hodgson & Josh Clowes (solicitors clerks, Manchester). Details & price of document on my Cheshire page - Wills - Greg, Robert Phillips and Robert Hyde Greg - Norcliffe
 

104/20 Oldham - 1838 - Bond of Indemnity given by the widower James Radcliffe & children including Henry Radcliffe (Oldham) - for details see Yorkshire page - property - Saddleworth.

105/25 Oldham - 1888 - Agreement between Joseph Gibson (Moorfields, Willaston, Nantwich) & James Jones (Oldham) for Jones to hire  furniture etc. Includes various conditions & a schedule of the furniture etc. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides, signed by both parties, witnessed by Joseph Bebbington (Willaston) & Josh Taylor (solr clerk, Oldham).  £30

105/42 Ordsall & Salford - 1895 - Mortgage of life & reversionary interests in a number of settlements by Jane Spencer, widow & her daughter Eleanor Sophia Spencer (both Balham, Sy) to William Bell (Timperley, Ches). Details of 5 settlements of 1868 - 1879, mainly by Jane's father Richard Redfern. A schedule of the assets of each include Railway Co shares & properties in Ordsall & Salford and Saddleworth, Yorks. Jane's sisters - Hannah Maria Evans & Harriett Redfern.  16 page paper booklet written 15 sides, signed by Jane & Eleanor, witnessed by Herbert R Spencer (Balham).  £42

103/13 Poulton with Fernhead, Warrington  - 1853 - Further mortgage advanced by Isaac & William Houghton (Poulton with Fernhead, Warrington) to John & Martha Whitby and Thomas & Elizabeth Whitby.
Parchment  with decorative initial letter incorp. small Royal Coat of Arms, witnessed by W Wilson,  J L Wilson,  H Houghton. 
Together with a separate paper document signed by James Bailey & John Ashton, (2 Commissioners for the county of Lancaster) & John S Bankes (Registrar) for acknowledgement of Deeds made by married women, (repeated in a memorandum on the reverse of the parchment.)  For full details & price of this document, please see my Cheshire page - Property - Over

84/140 Poulton & Thornton - 1886 - Equitable Charge on Property as security on advance by Thomas Beardwood (Chorley) to Elizabeth Plant, widow (Preston) & William & Jane Ellen Parkinson (Poulton). Details of property used as security & subsequent transfer of charge by Exors of Beardwood to Hannah,  Agnes  & Jane Wearing (all of Preston). Single sheet paper - several splits in folds / small piece missing (no loss of text). Signed by Elizabeth Plant, & the Parkinsons, & transfer signed  by Joseph Wright Pollard,  James B Ditchfield & Mary Jolly (as Exors of Beardwood). Witnessed on reverse by H Albert Plant (solr, Preston).  £16

105/28 Preston - 1855 - 2nd Mortgage of properties & land in Preston including dwellings, cotton spinning mill, boiler house, engine house, warehouses, weaving sheds, spinning shops, machine shops, smiths, reservoirs etc. by Thomas Langton Birley, Charles Birley & Arthur Leyland Birley (all Kirkham) to Joseph Briggs Dickson (Preston). Details of adjoining roads, landowners & former occupiers including Francis Sleddon, John Swainson, Robert Bickerstaff. 1st mortgage advanced by Rev. Charles Hesketh.  Paper booklet with 8 large pages, written on 6 sides with some dusting to cover. Signed by  the Birleys, witnessed by William Hulley (Kirkham). £40

84/141  Preston - 1890 - Assignment of 999 year Lease on property in Preston - Schoolhouse & premises at back of Avenham Lane, by William Caton Thompson (Kensington, London) to Mary Ellen (w/o Ferdinand Kitchen of Preston). Large sheet parchment folded in 2 written on 2 sides, incorporating small location plan - signed & sealed by Thompson & M E Kitchen.  £28

103/29 Salford - 1882 - Sale of property  & redemption of mortgage by Joseph William Elliott (Salford) to Miss Mary Wilson Shackleton (Salford). Includes details of mortgage taken by William's father Joseph Elliott & the subsequent transfer of that to Miss  Shackleton. Also address in Northwich, description & occupiers.
For full details & price, please see my Cheshire page - Property - Northwich
 

84/76 Southport - 1891 - Abstract of Title to Bucklesbury Farm, Glos. (as mortgagees) of the members of the Bracey family, including  Philippa S (w/o Rev Robert Stephenson of Southport). Details on Gloucestershire page - Property - Hawkesbury.

84/131 Tockholes - 1783 - Contemporary copy of Agreement between Thomas Ainsworth (Pleasington) & William Marsden, son of Thomas (both of Tockholes ). Refers to agreement of same date whereby Marsden had sold properties & land to Ainsworth. This Agreement concerns retention of part of the purchase money by Ainsworth to secure  payment of annual annuity to Marsden's wife, Hannah, in lieu of dower. Details of earlier agreements to secure annuity and properties & land incl in the sale (Thomas Houghton (Tockholes ) was party to 1778 Deed mentioned.) 6 sheets watermarked paper - pinned together - written on 10+ sides.  £42

103/11 Warrington - 1852 - Assignment of mortgage debt by William Turner (Mackley) to Joseph Stubs (Warrington). For full details & price of document, please turn to my Cheshire page - Property - Overton Hill

150/53 Wavertree - 1913 - Valuation prepared by District Valuer, Liverpool of 5 properties in Garmoyle Road, and addressed to John Harry (New Yatt, Oxon). 5 pre-printed paper forms & covering printed letter with manuscript details. Each includes address, occupier, gross value & site value. Occupiers - W Fletcher,  Arthur Stanton,  J H Pemberton,  J McLean,  Anastasia Lambert.  £15

98/51 Aldred, Dr Henry - Heaton Moor - 1898
Probated copy of Will, names wife Emma. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached. £13

98/34 Alexander, John - Kersley, nr Manchester - 1886
Probated copy of Will, names sons Rev. David Mitchell Alexander (Bilton Dene, Harrogate), Alexander Henry  (Hale, Chester), housekeeper Mary Caldwell. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.  [see also 98/29] £15

98/53 Arning, Ellen Jane - Manchester - 1899
Probated copy of Will, names husband Charles H. Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, a very large number of company stamps on reverse, which is dusty.  £15

98/35 Bailey, Richard  - Manchester - 1886
Probated copy of Will, names sons William & Robert, daughter Hannah Boscombe. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached. £15

118/20 Bardsley, John - Failsworth, Manchester - 1874
Probate with copy of Will attached, names wife Ellen, 3 children Joseph,  Henry,  Hannah. Parchment - Wafer seal attached. £18

98/38 Boardman, Miss Maria Emma - Crumpsall - 1889
Probated copy of Will, names brother Thomas D Boardman, late uncle, Thomas Davenport, nephew Frank H Middleton, niece Annie Hopwood w/o Walter S Kinch (Worthington Lodge, Wigan). Refers to late mother's Marriage Settlement & uncle's Will. Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, a number of company stamps on reverse.  £18

98/38 Boardman, Thomas Davenport - Southport - 1897
Probated copy of Will, names daughter Annie Hopwood w/o Walter S Kinch (Manchester). Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, 10 company stamps on reverse.  £14

118/17 Booth, Robert - Salford - 1756
Attested copy of Will, names sister Francis Leigh (widow), brother in law George Kenyon (Peel) & his children George,  Robert,  Ann,  Peregrine,  Roger,  Mary,  Edward,  Alice,  cousins John Booth (alias John B Gore),  Booth Gore (Ireland) & his daughter Arabella,  sister Catherine Dawson. Also, William Assheton (dec'd),  Rev Richard Assheton,  Rev Phillip Hawkins,  Rev Richard Wroe.
Will was originally made in 1756. This copy made in 1831 - written on 3 sheets paper watermarked 1827 with ink & embossed duty stamps - paper cover sheet has slight dusting, & ink spots. [see also 118/18] £32

118/18 Booth, John Gore - Salford - 1786
Attested copy of Will and Codicil , names brother  Sir John Booth Gore (dec'd) & his daughter Arabella,  sister  Angel Katherine Dawson (widow) & her children Booth & Letitia, nephews Sir Booth Gore,   Robert Gore (both Ireland), another beneficiary, Mary - natural daughter of Alice Stott (Cross Lane nr Salford) 
Will was originally made in 1786. This copy made in 1831 - written on 7 sheets paper watermarked 1827/9  with ink & embossed duty stamps - paper cover sheet has slight dusting,. [see also 118/17] £35

118/21 Braddock, Eliza - Manchester - 1895
Probate with copy of Will & Codicil attached, names sisters  Sarah Braddock,  Mary J Jones, brothers Joel,  James,  William - nieces not named. Parchment - Wafer seal attached, 4 company stamps on cover.. £21

118/22 Brown, Elizabeth - widow - Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester - 1899
Probate with copy of Will attached, names daughter Jane. Parchment - Wafer seal attached. £14

98/29 Chorlton, Betty - Pendleton - 1875
Probated copy of Will & Codicil, names cousins Ellen & Catherine Crompton (Bolton), Peter Nightingale & his dau. Catherine (Worsley), late nephew William Chatterton & his 4 named sons, niece Catherine w/o James Scholes (Hope), 5 named children of grand nephew John Barlow dec'd, George Ridyard (Eccles) 1/2 brother of late Catherine Barlow, nephews (sons of John Alexander) David Mitchell Alexander (London), John, George & Henry, niece Catherine Whitworth, widow (Greenhayes, Manchester). Large number of properties in Pembleton, Gorton & Salford (occupiers names given) 2 sheets parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached,   dusting to parchment.  [see also 98/34, 45] £22

98/31 Entwistle, Mary (widow) - Ardwick, Manchester - 1881
Probated copy of Will, names grandson Charles Entwistle. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £13

118/23 Findlow, Caroline - Withrington then Fallowfield, Manchester - 1907
Probate with copy of Will attached, names daughter Harriett Barber (widow) formerly Sydall (widow). 2 company stamps on cover. £12

98/37 Gibson, John  - Pendleton - 1887
Copy of Will & Codicil names wife Jane & 7 sons - Thomas, John C, Joseph, Milner, James, George H, William (& his 2 named children). Parchment The reverse is entitled 'Probate of the Will & Codicil', this copy was not submitted for Probate - perhaps the Will was never 'proved' no date entered following words 'Probate granted'.   £18
 

98/33 Gibson, Rev. Canon Nicholas William - Ardwick, Manchester - 1882
Probated copy of Will, late wife not named, names late sister Jane & her son Thomas George Gibson, Rev. Marsden Gibson (Newcastle u Tyne), s/o Thomas Cummings Gibson - his daughter not named. Gifts of personal possessions including named books & paintings to various people incl. Frederick & Arthur Hinckley & daughters (Lichfield, Staffs.) & Exor. Rev. John Howard Marsden (Great Oakley, Essex). Housekeeper of 30 years Martha Blease. Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, a number of company stamps on reverse (incl. Railways), & some pencil notations.  £19

98/30 Gillibrand, William - Levens Hulme - 1875
Probated copy of Will & Codicil, names wife Annie J (daughter of Thomas  Whitehead, Heaton Norris ). Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £13

171/13 Greg, John - Lancaster - 1839 - included in brother's Will - for full details & price of document, please see my Hertfordshire page - Wills - Greg, Thomas - Coles, Westmill & The Albany, Piccadilly - 1839
 

84/136 Holt, John - Bamford, Heap, Bury - 1857
Letters of Administration - wife Hannah - small piece parchment, partially printed with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached.  £8

98/49 Landy, Sophia (widow) - Collyhurst, Manchester - 1896
Probated copy of Will  - names husband's sister Elizabeth Gladwell, also Isabella Wright,  Sarah Peabody &  Hannah Stewart, who had been looking after her.  £13

98/28 Lowe, Richard Higginson - Heaton Norris - 1870
Probated copy of Will, names children William C S A H, Ernest A, Ernestina M, Eugenie A, Helena L, Richard A, Robert H. 2 sheets parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached. Some pencil notations, dusting to parchment.  £20

98/52 MacLaren, Peter - Pendlebury - 1897
Probated copy of Will & Codicils, names sons William, Frederick J,  Henry  & servants :- Mary Kennedy,  Euphemia Fender,  Thomas Buckley,  Silas Moore,  James Badger,  Joseph Cooper.  Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, a large number of company stamps on reverse .  £18

98/42 MacPherson, John - Manchester - 1893
Probated copy of Will, names brother Alexander (Nottingham). Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £13

50/26 Maud, William - Liverpool - 16/4/1875
Signed receipt for monies from estate of Thomas Crosley Deceased. Contains references to mother, Mary and brother, John Crosley.  [Will of Thomas Crosley - see Yorkshire no. 53/178.]       £6

171/9 Miller, Charles Joseph - Southport - 1913
Letters of Administration - paper, part printed - short - sister Clementina Mingay Squirrell.  £3

98/46 Norris, James - Hulme & Manchester & Old Trafford - 1896
 Probated copy of Will , names wife Elizabeth. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £14

118/19 Ogden, William - Moston - 1817
Probate with copy of Will attached, names children John,  William,  Phebe (w/o Thomas Thorp),  Ann (w/o James Ashworth),  Betty (w/o James Wholstenhulme),  grandchildren Phebe, Alic,  William Ogden & Betty daughter of Richard W Ogden. Details of various properties owned (tenants named). Parchment - some dusting & creasing - part of text underlined in blue, small split (no text loss).  £32

53/158 Palmour, Rev. John - Fulwood - 1901
 Copy of  Will on six sheets of paper,  names wife, but not children. £12

118/61 Prestwich, Anna Matilda (widow) - Norwich, Norfolk - 1888
Probated copy of Will -  sons by first marriage - Francis F Nash,  Henry W Nash. Note the Will was written in Manchester, and the Exor / Trustee lived there. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. 1 company stamp on reverse.    £20

84/142 Quinlan, Thomas - (born) Enfield nr Accrington - 1893
Army Reserve Certificate (1893) - gives details of enlistment & subsequent transfer to Reserves, including a personal description - age 22 in 1890.  Pre printed parchment with manuscript insertions - some staining & creasing.  £17

84/145 Rigby (family) - Cuerden,  Croston,  Leyland,  Wigan - 1733 - 1832
Collection of 12 certified copies of Baptism,  Marriage and Burial records covering the period 1733 to 1832.  Includes marriages of William Rigbey (Cuerden) to Ann Clarkson (1733),  Edward Rigbye (Croston) to Elizabeth Hesketh (1768) and Edward Rigby (Leyland) to Ann Berry (1807). Paper - prepared in 1842 - signed by Vicar or Parish Clerk. Generally fairly good condition, except 1 which is split in centre fold, with fraying to edges.  £54

98/39 Robson, Rev. Edward Henry - Pendlebury - 1893
Letters of Administration - parchment, part printed, wafer seal attached. Names brother John. Died at Malvern, Worcs.  £4
 

98/41 Robson, Miss. Mary Grace - Pendlebury - 1893
Probated copy of Will, names brothers Rev. Edward Henry,  John & sister Katherine + Nephew & nieces Vernon,  Ethel A L,  Mabel M Daltry. Specific bequests of jewellery etc.  Parchment - certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached, a number of company stamps on reverse .  £16
 

98/36 Roebuck, Thomas - Manchester - 1887
 Probated copy of Will , names wife Mary. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £14

171/235 Salter, Herbert - Litherland, Liverpool
Original Will dated 1889 & codicil dated 1909 (apparently not taken for Probate) of Sarah Ann - w/o Alfred Edward Salter, son William (possibly other children), nephew Herbert Salter (Litherland). Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides. 2 signatures of Sarah, witnessed by Edward M Hansell, J K Frost & Neville A Pegg (Cromer). £35

190/4 Siddall, James - Prescott - dated 1762
Appointment  to act as deputy Prothonotary of counties of Chester & Flint.   For full details / price, please see my Cheshire page - Wills etc - Comberbach, Roger

50/27 Tetley, Jonas - Cross Hills - 26/4/1875
Signed receipt for monies from estate of Thomas Crosley Deceased following death of life interest, Mary Maud.  £6

50/28 Tetley, Samuel - Bradford - 8/4/1875
Signed receipt for monies from estate of Thomas Crosley Deceased in his capacity as Executor of the Will of his late father, Thomas - refers to Mary Maud's Life Interest.  £6

98/47 Thorpe, James - Mosside, Manchester - 1896
Letters of Administration & copy of Will. Bequests to sister Mary E (Fuxton, Manchester), Bessie Parker (Great Yarmouth) & brother's son - not named. Parchment - L of Admin. & Wafer seal attached - some company stamps on reverse.  £14

98/48 Walsh, William - Mosside, Manchester - 1896
 Probated copy of Will , names wife Margaret. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £13

98/32 Watts, Joseph John - Manchester - 1882
 Probated copy of Will , names wife Mary. Parchment with certificate of Probate & Wafer seal attached.   £13

98/44 Westhead, Robert Edward George Chappell - Manchester & Eastbourne - 1895
Copy of Will & Codicil refers to mother Catherine, brother Walter B, sisters Frances G, Sophia C, sister in law Louisa M Woodcock, also to his 'infant daughter' & 'late wife'.  The original Will had been written in Switzerland, & witnessed by a physician & a hotel proprietor, and the codicil, in Brighton. This parchment copy was apparently prepared for Probate, but no certificate is attd. & the reverse is noted in faint pencil with what appears to be  'not proved'.   £16

53/89 Whitehead, Sarah (widow of 53/88) - Hollinwood - 1838
 Letters of Administration - vellum - to son Henry. £11

53/88 Whitehead, Thomas - Hollinwood - 1832
 Letters of Administration - vellum - to widow Sarah. £11

98/45 Whitworth, Catherine Flitcroft Nightingale - Ashton under Lyne - 1896
 Letters of Administration - daughter Florence C (w/o Benjamin Winchester). Small partly printed parchment document - Wafer seal attached.  [see also 98/29]    £4

118/24 Willcocks, William Henry - Chorlton cum Hardy - 1911
Probate with copy of Will & Codicils attached, names wife Ellen, children   William H S,  Harold S,  Clarence S,  Reginald,    Emily M,  Eveline M Shacklock,  Amy,  Ethel M,  sisters Mary Westcott (Littlebeare Lifton), Sophia w/o John Stapleton (Buta, Plymouth, Devon). Details of Business. Parchment booklet - 13 sides - many company stamps on cover.  £20

160/59 Wright, Hannah - of Norfolk - but she died in Heaton Norris, Lancashire - 1905
Probated copy of Will & 3 Codicils. Refers to  late husband's niece Mary Ann (w/o Thomas Vincent H White & Insurance Policy on his life), their son Ernest William White, niece Alice Elizabeth Body.  For full details & price, please see my Norfolk page - Wills - Wright, Hannah - Lyng / Haveringland / Wroxham.