Beryl Anderson

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Embroidered Samplers, etc

163 Hannah Fielden sewed her Sampler when she was 12 years old in 1837 using some unusual features - such as her 'wider than normal' border which consists of a continuous trailing branch of realistic rosebuds. A morality rhyme is positioned between floral motifs, also worked to a more realistic design than the usual 'geometric' flowers found on Samplers. A house, with its brickwork cleverly delineated, is embroidered at the bottom - perhaps representing Hannah's home or school. A very attractive piece, worked in cross stitch, with a little tent stitch - in excellent condition, framed & glazed. A little research on the internet suggests that Hannah may have been born at Todmorden.  £375

Property, etc.

84/201 Bawtry - 1806 - John Cartwright (Attorney, Bawtry) & W Thorpe (his clerk) signed Attested copy of Will - for details see Nottinghamshire page - Wills - Gamson, William - Gringley on the Hill - 1759

104/1 Bradford - 1828 - Bond of Indemnity given by Thomas Brown,  Samuel Lee / Leigh ),  Ann Brown,  Benjamin Redfern, (all of Stockport)  - residuary beneficiaries of the Will of James Thornley dec'd (Disley, Cheshire),  to John Kitchen (Bradford).  For details see Cheshire page - Property - Stockport.

181/31 Brompton - 1887 - Mortgage of Copyhold lands at Easington by Miss Jane Surtees (Newcastle upon Tyne) to John Charles Wilford (Sunderland) & George Henry Wilford (Brompton, North Allerton, Yorksh.). Details of Surrenders of Copyhold lands Surtees had recently acquired, held of Manors of Easington & Rectory of Easington. Parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words. Signed / sealed Jane Surtees. Small plan showing the location, acreages & adjoining landholders & lane, and signatures of Geo. H. Wilford, John Char. Wilford & Eph. Saunders (his clerk) on reverse of document.  £50

215/210 Cawton & Stonegrave - c. 1861 - Abstract of Title of James Tindall to half share interest in Manor of Cawton & an interest in various Farms & Lands.  Extensive list of lands acquired by John Tindall from William Garforth (of Askham Richard, then Wiganthorpe) in 1823 - includes field names, acreages, & tenants. Tenants of Farm Lands include Josh. Stonehouse, John Cattle, Geo. Hood; cottages - William Kirk, Richard Wright, Grace Bateman, Jonathan Holmes, John Swales, Wm. Snowden, Robt. Clark, Robert Rawling, Geo. Trotter, Thos. Whitelock, John Warrener. Gives details of piece of land sold by Garforth to John Shepherd. Garforth had bought the lands from Thos. Barton (Inner Temple, London) in about 1775 - gives field names, acreages & tenants at that time. 18 large sheets watermarked paper, [+ a cover sheet which has dusting, & fraying to edges].  [See also below - Scarboro 215/101 & under Wills - 215/102 James Tindall.]   £45

215/221 Cawton - 1861 - Supplementary Abstract of Title of James Tindall to 4 closes of land called "Rulands", Cawton acquired by Jno Tindall 1838 - reference to late 18th century Deed entered into by the Graham family, acquisition in 1819 by Jno. Hunter from Sir Bellingham Reginald Graham [son of  Sir Bellingham Graham & Priscilla Graham, & grandson of Sir Bellingham Graham] subsequent mortgage by Hunter to Hannah Dale & its redemption from her Exors. Land sold to Jno. Tindall by Hunter. 8 large sheets watermarked paper, abbreviations, amendments & deletions to text & marginal pencil notations [+ a cover sheet which has dusting].  [See also below -  under Wills - 215/102 James Tindall.]   £27

215/212 Cawton  -  1862 - Draft Declaration by William Kirk (late of Cawton then of Hunmanby) regarding lands in Cawton owned by William Garforth (Wiganthorpe) until 1823, then by John Tindall (Scarborough) and by his son James Tindall from 1845.  Kirk was 72 yrs old at the time of the declaration, he'd been a tenant of the Cawton estate from 1817 to 1861. The declaration relates to differences in the description between the lands acquired by John in 1823 & those now being sold by James - includes the names & acreages of a large number of closes of land & mentions sale c. 1848 of lands to North Eastern Railway Company.  5 sheets watermarked paper written 7½ sides.  £25

215/220 Cawton, Gilling1872 - Auction particulars for sale of one half of The Manor of Cawton. Large sheet of paper folded in 2 forming a first side which is an Auction Poster for the lands to be sold at The Talbot Hotel, Malton. A schedule of lands cross referenced to the 'Plan' includes the names, acreages & state of cultivation of the various closes on another side. Some tears in the centre fold & fraying to edge. Together with a Colour Wash Plan of the lands - by Robert Wyse (Surveyor, Malton) - some additional pencil notations & fraying to edges.  £29

105/12 Glaisdale, Danby - 1780 - Assignment of cottage for remainder of term of 908 years by Thomas Hobson to Mary & William Craven. Refers to original Lease of 1757 & Marriage Settlement of 1769, by which Thomas mortgaged the cottage to Mary (then Hobson, spinster).  Assignment of cottage subject to life interests of Thomas & his wife Mary.  Paper with ink & embossed Duty stamps. Old linen reinforcing on reverse (where the paper had split in folds - slight loss of text). Some light staining of paper.  'Mark' of Thomas Hobson with damaged wax seal, witnessed by Edward Cayley & John Marshall.  £48

63/6  - 1826   - Samuel Smith (Hambleton, Yorks.) - Sale of Land in Ashby, Lincs. to William Chatterton, John Hoyland (Brierly, Yorks.) John Chatterton (Froddingham) and William Brown (Owston) also party to Agreement.
3 sheets parchment - signed and sealed by S Smith, John Hoyland  and John Chatterton and witnessed by Edw Parker (Solr. Selby) James Wilson, clerk, Robt. Hoyland, W J Smith, Fanney Chapman and Anne Banks. Details of earlier Deeds establishing title back to 1754 and close of land sold.  £52

84/313 Horbury - 1796 - sale of half interest in properties -  of Estate of Thomas Peace dec'd, (Horbury) - by one of his daughters, Ann - wife of William Coope, widow of George Garfitt (Kirkheaton) - to Richard Dewhirst (Horbury), who mortgaged it to John Bayldon (Hollinghirst, Thornhill).  Includes details of properties sold & existing mortgage.
2 large sheets parchment with decorative initial letter, damp damage to 1 fold - resulting in a small hole & fading of text (some words barely legible) to that area of both sheets.
Signed/sealed by William & Ann Coope, Richard (very faded) Dewhirst, John Carr (Wakefield) & 'mark' of John Burdekin (Horbury), who were Trustees. Further signatures of Carr & the Coopes on reverse + witnesses Jno Scholefield,  George Crosskill & Joseph Carver.  £42

68/30 Horsforth - 1721 - sale of Land by John Stanhope to Thomas Dade (Calverley). Thomas Dade already owned some of the adjoining properties.
Paper Indenture with decorative initial letter, signed and sealed by John Stanhope and witnessed by Edw Wilson and Chris Holt.  £58

118/7 Kingston upon Hull - 1801
Sister Ann w/o Jonathan Brown (Kingston u Hull) their children Jonathan,  Mary Gregson,  William,  Archer Brown,  sister Mary Luccock (K u H) her children Ann Etherington,  Elizabeth,  John,  William,  Marmaduke Luccock, nephew Thomas Ward (K U H), neice Mary Ward (K u H) all  in Will of  Ward, Archer - Windmill Hill, St Werburgh, Derby for details, see Derbyshire page - Wills

63/3  - 1812 - William Morrison (Kingston upon Hull)  - Sale of Land in South Killingholme, Lincs. to John Humphrey (Habrough). Matthew Rack and William Smith Hesleden also party to the agreement.
2 sheets parchment - signed and sealed by Wm Morrison,  John Humphrey  Wm Hesleden and Matthew Rack. Witnessed by Thos Brown, Robert Bygott, Jno Dickinson. Refers to William Morrison's father and grandfather, earlier Deeds and Mortgage from Matthew Rack..  £47

104/19 Kingston  upon Hull - 1815 - Quit claim by William Hunter (K u Hull) in respect of all courses of action, sums of money, etc in favour of Robert Cunningham (Master of the brig Pacific). Pre-printed paper watermarked 1812 - ink manuscript details - embossed duty stamp.......but not signed or witnessed.  £22

75/16 Leeds - 1760 - Lease for a year (being 1st part of Lease & Release for assignment of Mortgage [see 75/14, 15] ) by surviving Exors & Trustees [William Hancock (Leeds) &  John Green (Liverpool)] of John Stocke (Ordsall) dec'd.  Large parchment sheet with decorated 1st 2 words incorporating Royal Coat of Arms.  Signed / sealed by Hancock & Green, witnessed on reverse by Ric. Wilson, Thos. Bolland, Richd. Savage & James Flegg. For full details & price, please see my Lancashire page, Property -  Chorley

215/213 Marske - 1863 - Mortgage of Farming Stock & Crops by Henry Trotter (Marske) to George Dale Trotter (Upleatham).  The stock, crops & chattels were situated at Marske Hall & Rye Hills. Very large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides - tiny tear in centre fold (not affecting text). Signed Henry Trotter & George Dale Trotter, witnessed by John Mavins (Upleatham, Clerk to Earl of Zetland) & John Brown (Upleatham, "Buttler").   £29

215/166 - Melton Park, West Riding - 1865 - Agreement for sale of Leasehold Property at Lynby, Notts. by Administrators of late Thomas Allen [Martha and Rev. Joseph Ford (Edinburgh) & John Downs (Buxton, Derbysh) to Andrew Montagu (Melton Park, West Riding, Yorksh) [his agent was Thomas Lyson Cundy (nr Weatherby, Yorksh)].  The sale was of the remaining Term of the Lease of property at Lynby adjoining Andrew Montagu's existing lands. Gives names & acreages of various Closes of land and details of original 1699 Lease  between Sir William Stanhope (Lynby) to Edward Clarke (of Shelford, Limner servant to Stanhope).  6 page paper booklet (sewn together at edge, but beginning to separate) and written 4 sides. Signed Tho. L Cundy, witnessed by John W. Forrest.  £30

215/205 Northallerton - 1845 - Agreement for sale of property k/a The Crown Inn, by The Earl of Harewood & his Trustee - John Drummond - to Thomas Close (Northallerton). Gives location of property, adjoining streets & property owners / occupiers incl. George Meynell & John Eshelby.  Large sheet paper folded in 2, pre-printed on 2 sides with manuscript insertions.  £32

44/54 Pickhill - 1845 -  Assignment of Lease of the Stags Head Public House, New Cavendish Street, St Marylebone, Middx. by Anthony Hurwood (Pickhill) & William Towndrow (Chesterfield, Derbyshire) to Thomas Hitchings (St Marylebone). Refers to earlier grants & assignments of Lease, including to Robert Adam & James Adam in 1774, & to James Hilson in 1775. During the 1780's the property passed to the Hurwood family - John Hurwood, wife Margaret Hurwood, children John,  Margaret & Richard Hurwood. Also refers to 1785 assignment between John Hurwood & Richard Roundell in exchange for an annual annuity to Richard Roundell & Pooley Roundell. Parchment sheet with decorative 1st 2 words. Some dusting to reverse, slight fading of ink in some folds. Signed / sealed by Anthony Hurwood (twice) & William Towndrow.  [see also 44/46 - 1816, Chesterfield on my  Derbyshire page]   £49

63/18 Rotherham - 1872 - Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway.  Henry Wigfield, Jarvis Harris, Jos Richards and Arthur George Harris (all Rotherham, ) party to the agreement for Railway. Grant of Right of Way by Rev. Edward Mitford Weigall in  Frodingham, Lincolnshire.
2 sheets parchment with small plan on sheet 2  - signed and sealed by all 5  parties. Railway to be used for transporting Ironstone and Iron ore from mines on Vicarage Glebelands. Detailed restrictions relating to 40 year Lease, including annual rental and royalties. Other names - Cole, Sheffield, Trafford, Winn.  £48

104/20 Saddleworth - 1838 - Bond of Indemnity given by the widower James Radcliffe & children Ann,  Sarah,  Esther (spinsters), John Radcliffe (all of Saddleworth) & Henry Radcliffe (Oldham, Lancs) of Mary Radcliffe dec'd, to William Whitehead the Exor of the Will of Henry Whitehead . Details of legacies left by Henry to his sister Mary Radcliffe - the assets now being transferred to James subject to the Bond.  Large sheet paper - watermarked 1835 - folded in 2 - written on 2 sides - ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed by James,  Ann,  Sarah,  Esther, John  & Henry Radcliffe - witness signatures John Shaw,  James Whitehead.  £45

215/200 Scarborough - 1802 - Fine, (or Final Concorde) recorded at Westminster, 42nd year of George III, of lands transferred from Ann & Thomas White and Grace & William Jefferson to Thomas Robinson. Parchment approx. 12"x 15½".  £18

215/101 Scarborough - 1872 - Draft Mortgage between Mary & James Tindall (Bournemouth) and Robert Wyre (Malton, Yorks.). Refers to 1866 Settlement for benefit of James & Mary Tindall - the assets of which were invested in,  a) The Mortgage of The Bull Hotel, Scarboro'  b) a Leasehold dwelling & land Christchurch Rd, Bournemouth acquired 1872 from Sir George Eliott Meyrick Tapps Gervis & Thomas Armetriding Compton (Bournemouth). Refers to original mortgage and proposed mortgage by Wyre.  29 sheets paper written 28 sides. Note, this is a draft and there are blank areas / spaces, amendments, alterations throughout. It finishes with observations and is signed by J W Dunning. [see Wills below 215/102 Tindall] £21

215/219 Scarborough - 1872 - Abstract of Title of Thomas Archer to property in Tindall St. Refers to Wills of John Tindall (Scarborough, died 1845), [son of James Tindall] & his son William Tindall, died 1861; & declaration by Edward Hopper Hebden (Scarborough) [husband of Mary,  John's sister]. The declaration includes details of 2 closes of land & the adjoining landowners. Also refers to agreement by Rachel Tindall (widow of John) releasing the lands from an annuity charge, the agreement for the sale of part of the lands to Robert Hall (Scarborough) & subsequent agreement for sale of plot of land & cottages by Hall to Archer. Written on 10 large sheets watermarked paper with a cover sheet [some tears in cover].  £29

215/225 Scarborough - 1877 - Abstract of Agreement between the Executors & Trustees of the Will of James Kirby (Scarborough, died 1875) and William Burton (Scarborough) for sale to Burton of ¼ interest in a Close of Land. Refers to 1869 agreement for sale of land by Hazlewood Sedman & Joseph Sedman (both Wilton) to James Moore Crosby, James Kirby, John Barry & William Barry (both Scarborough) with details of Land, adjoining landowners & roads and subsequent 1875 agreement between parties for sale of a portion of the land to Christopher Raper (Forty Hill, Enfield, Middx). 5 sheets paper written 3¾ sides.  [see 215/217 below, James Kirby - Abstract of Will]   £24

215/227 Scarborough - c. 1880 - Supplementary Abstract of Title of Thomas Wilkinson to property in Victoria Road, Scarborough. Refers to 1875 agreement for sale of land by William Nicholson Newton to Robert Stabler (Scarborough). Full details of land (including a marginal colour wash plan) & adjoining landowners, subsequent mortgage by Stabler to John Stavely (Southburn), Simpson Stavely (Tibthorpe) & William Stabler (Lund). Contains details of 1875 Declaration by John Newton aged 68 (of Scarborough, father of William Nicholson Newton) relating to previous ownership of the land, & its acquisition by John Newton. Subsequent sale of land to Thomas Wilkinson by Robert Stabler & the redemption of his mortgage. 8 large sheets of paper + cover sheet. Some tears in folds of cover sheet & fraying to edges of other sheets.  £30

190/26 Steeton, Kildwick - 1738 - Quit claim (Release) to any right to Dower in respect of lands at Colne by Mary  Crabtree  given to Thomas Garforth (Steeton, Kildwick).  For full details & price, please see Lancashire page - Property - Colne

215/196 York - (from 1622) - Copy made about 1805 of Abstract of Title of John Strangeways to house & land in Lendal Street, York. The Title commences with the acquisition of the property in 1622 by (Sir) Richard Osbaldeston (Old Coney Street then k/a Lendal) [his wife Ellinor & son William Thomas Osbaldeston ] from Thomas Westroy
The property was Leased by (Sir) Thomas Widdrington from 1636 & conveyed to him in 1653 [Thomas' brothers were Ralph Widdrington & Nicholas Widdrington and daughters were Mary (w/o Sir Robert Markham), Frances (w/o Sir John Legard), Catherine (w/o  Robert Shafto) & Ursula (w/o Sir Thomas Rokeby). The property was conveyed to Thomas Rokeby in 1667, who in 1691 conveyed it to Emm. Weddell (sister of Wm. Rokeby & Mary Hall). [Mary's children were Emm. Baines, Ben Hall, Joseph Hall & Alice Hall; her nephews Henry Scott & Henry Baines]. [William's daughters were Elizabeth Askam, Jane Scott & Dorothy Janson].
The property was conveyed to Henry Baines in 1719 [his daughters were Martha & Mary Baines & Frances who married John Strangeways at Sheriff Hutton]. Full description of location of property within grounds of Giles Parker's house, with adjoining road, river Ouze & property owners - extensive family details. 5 sheets watermarked paper written 3½ sides. Tiny split in centre fold.  £58

66/8 York  - 1894 - Draft Mortgage of 'The Drawbridge Hotel',  Bristol /  St. Augustine's Parade by Arthur Brown to Henry John Ware, John Francis Taylor & James Melrose (all York) includes details of adjoining properties & occupiers. 4 sheets watermarked paper, typed, with manuscript amendments, noted as 'agreed on behalf of A Brown'.  £20

 

Wills, etc

98/34 Alexander, Rev David Mitchell - Bilton Dene, Harrogate - 1886 - beneficiary of father's Will - see Lancashire page.

211/103 Allenby, Thomas - Tadcaster - 1836
Probated copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, minor daughter Mary, natural son John Thompson (Tadcaster),  sisters Mary Hewitt, Charlotte Kidd & Ann Lofthouse, nephews Thomas Allenby Kidd & Joseph Taylor (Tadcaster). Property in Bramham & Tadcaster. 2 large parchment sheets - cert of Probate & wafer seal attd.  £37

98/145 Andrew, John (the elder) - Foulrake, Saddleworth - 1811
Copy of Will - 1 sheet watermarked paper - wife Mary, sons John,  Jonah, daughter Mally w/o John Radcliffe (Stonebreaks). Refers to provisions already made for children & investment in Turnpike road.  £22

215/207 Andrew, John - Whitby - dated 1855
Original
  Will - wife Margaret Andrew, daughters Elizabeth Andrew, Jane (w/o Joseph Harrison), grandsons John Andrew Harrison & Joseph Harrison.  Refers to share in schooner "Mary Eliza" & shares in "Whitby New Shipping Company".  5 large sheets paper, written 4½ sides + cover sheet (noted "Altered & new Will signed 17 Oct 1856..."). Dusting & tear to cover & tear to 1 other sheet. Each page signed by John Andrew, witnesses John Miller junr. (Whitby),  Robert Elliott Jannett (solr. clerk).  £38

215/60 Barnes, Wilfred - Denby Dale -  1879
Mentioned in a Declaration by Rigg concerning a number of (apparently unrelated) points :- Full details on my Cumberland page - Wills etc. -   Rigg, Samuel - Wigton

97/48 Baron, Thomas - Great Driffield - 1776
Copy of Will - 1 sheet watermarked paper written 1 side only - wife Ellen, son Thomas Baron. Name & acreage of close of land in Nafferton. Staining, particularly to right hand side of page, but text legible.  £23

211/88 Bateman, Elizabeth - Stutton, Tadcaster - 1807
Probated copy of Will - husband Matthew Bateman,  cousin John Rawdon (Towton) [his wife Mary, their children William Rawdon, Nancy (w/o Samuel Smith of Tadcaster), husband's nephews Samuel Bowling (Manchester, Lancs) & Richard Bowling (Bramham). Other beneficiaries William (son of John Huscroft of Tadcaster), John Middleton (York), Sarah (w/o John Dalton of Hull) - [children of  John Middleton], Sarah Mason & William Ingram (both York). Mentions Marriage Settlement.  Parchment, cert of Probate & wafer seal attd.  £35 

215/198 Bell, John - Scarborough - (Will dated 1776 & Codicil 1779) - noted 1812
Certified copy of the Will & Codicil - wife Elizabeth, daughters Ann Bell, Dorothy Bell, Henrietta (w/o Nicholas Piper), Judith (w/o Thomas Williford), Elizabeth (w/o John Hebb),  son Thomas Bell, sister Ann Woolfe, brother Daniel Bell (York). Details of large number of properties in Scarborough include several Inns & a Coffee House and a number of Farms in Yorkshire including Newby, Throsenby, Scalby, Warthill & Helke. Names occupiers, and in some cases the person from whom acquired. 6 large sheets  paper written 5¼ sides. Outer with some dusting, tiny splits in folds. Noted as Examined by Thomas Bell (Solicitor, Scarborough) in 1812 signed by Thomas Frankish (his clerk). £45

215/197 Bell, John - Scarborough - (Will dated 1776)
Undated short extract from the Will - son Thomas Bell, refers to dwelling house & Plough Inn in Tanner Street, Scarborough (occupied by William Winter). Sheet of watermarked paper written 1 side.  £9

211/155 Bellwood, James - Boston Spa - 1887
Probated copy of Will - wife Jane, adopted daughter (minor) Hannah Bellwood, brother Robert Bellwood [his late son Frank Bellwood & grandchild not named], sisters Mary Robinson [her son Thomas Robinson], Ann Bellwood [her daughter Hannah Watson], James & Jane's other siblings not named. Exor John Bellwood junr (Clifford) - relationship not given.  Large Parchment sheet, cert of Probate & wafer seal attd.  £27

225/25 Broadbent, Mary - widow of Robert Broadbent of Saddleworth - 1835
Obligation Bond in favour of Thomas Howard (Micklehurst, Motham en Longdall, Chesh) re mortgage of same date. William Dunlop (Saddleworth) party to Bond - possibly Mary's guarantor. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides, ink & embossed duty stamps. 'Mark' of Mary Broadbent, signature of William Dunlop, witnessed by George Hawkyard.  £44

211/111 Bromet, John - Tadcaster Grange - 1850
Probated copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, sons William Rhodes Bromet & John Addinel Bromet. Details of various properties. Parchment document - cert. of Probate issued by P C York attached. Damp damage to 1 fold causing staining & loss of some text. Memorial & 4 company registrations on reverse. £20

215/224 Brown, James - Scarborough - 1875
Probated copy of Will - wife Louisa Brown, brother Adam Brown, sister Jane (w/o William Leidlaw).  Parchment document - cert. of Probate & wafer seal attached. £22

211/143 Bruce, Thomas - Wakefield - 1874
Probated copy of Will - son Samuel Bruce (Wakefield), nephew William Bruce (Leeds), grand uncle George Dickinson, servant Charlotte Fothergill. Property in Leeds.  Parchment document, registration of Memorial on reverse - cert. of Probate & wafer seal attached. £24

211/162 Bruce, William - Ilkley - 1893
Probated copy of Will  - daughters Margaret Anna Bruce & Caroline Wills, sons  William & Theodore Bruce, late sons John Albert & Talbot Baines Bruce [their children not named] and Frederick Oberlin Bruce [his widow not named]. 2 sheets parchment (1 written both sides + cover sheet) with cert of Probate & wafer seal attd.  £21

98/152 Burton, John - Warter - 1881
Certified copy of Will written on 2 sides watermarked paper - brother Robert, nephews Henry,  George,  John, nieces Elizabeth Burton, Emily Wilson,  Mary Vesey, grt nephew William Walker. Includes date of death, where & when Proved, certified by Registrar.  £12

211/28 Bruce, Thomas - Wakefield -& William - Leeds - 1874 - included in brother / uncle's Will - for full details & price, please see my Lancashire page - Wills, etc -  Bruce, Rev. John - Liverpool

211/119 Bywater, Matthew - Tadcaster - dated 1857
Original short Will - wife Mary. Sheet paper watermarked 1854 folded in 2, written 1 side, signed Matthew Bywater, witnessed by JA Bromet (solr Tadcaster) & Thos Lockwood (Tadcaster).  £25

98/146 Carter, William - Myton, Kingston u Hull - died 1844
Copy of Will - 1 sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides -  sons Robert, Richard, William, daughter Elizabeth w/o Joseph Ouston  (& their sons). Property in Nafferton & elsewhere. Certified by M Foster & J Brown as examined with the Probate copy. £20

211/142 Clarke, George - Tadcaster - 1875
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - daughter Ellen (w/o William Scholefield). Parchment document - cert. of Probate & wafer seal attached.  Slight dusting & 6 company registrations to reverse. £24

211/124 Clough, Samuel - Boston Spa - dated 1861
Original Will - wife Jane Ann, children not named. Sheet paper watermarked 1859 folded in 2 & written 2½ sides. Signed Saml. Clough, witnessed by  J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) John Tebb, his clerk.  £32

98/150 Cobb, William - Kingston u Hull - 1856
Very brief extracts from Will - folded sheet watermarked paper - written on 1 side - gives date of Will , where & when proved, names of Executors, brother George Cobb.  £2

211/148 Coldwell, George - Thurlstone, Penistone - Will made 1873
Near contemporary copy of Will - sons John Coldwell (Dodworth), late Charles Coldwell [his children Sarah, John, Billy, Joe & George Coldwell], daughters Hannah (w/o Richard Parkin), Mary (w/o Robert Liddons of Hillside), Sabrah (w/o George Hill), Caroline (w/o Henry Bower). Details of landholdings include field names, acreage, from whom purchased.  Sheet paper watermarked 1878, folded in 2, written 2 sides - some dusting & pencil notations.  £16

215/211 Collingwood, Samuel Purslow - Mennithorpe - dated 1862
Original Will - nephews Samuel Collingwood & James Hodgson Rispin. Housekeeper Margaret Pickering. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 & written ¾ side. Signed Samuel Purslow Collingwood, witnessed by John Revis (Mennithorpe) & Henry Jackson (sol. Malton)  £30

211/159 Conaty, Thomas - Hazlewood - dated 1889
Original Will - wife Esthar, sons George John Conaty & Joseph Annacletus Conaty.  Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written 2 sides, signed Thos. Conaty, witnessed by Henry Bromet (sol Tadcaster & John Tebb (his clerk).  £30

211/94 Corlass, Thomas - Kighley (Keighley?) - dated 1820
Original Will - mother Martha Edmundson (Hope),  daughter in law Sarah Gibbs [NB. as she was a minor she was probably his step daughter], brothers John & George Corlass, sister Mary (w/o Joseph Holmes of Kighley). Properties at Burleigh Woodhead. Midgley Rishworth (Steeton, Kildwick) [see 211/113 below] named as Exor.  4 sheets - slight dampstaining & small holes to centre fold of each, paper watermarked  1818 written 3½ sides, signed & sealed Thos. Corlass junr, witnessed by Wm Watson, Thos DelaFare & William Iveson / Jueson Whitaker (on each page).  £48

211/129 Coulson, Mary (widow) - Hazlewood - 1865
Probated copy of Will - children Ann (w/o William Parker of Follyfoot), Elizabeth  (w/o Thomas Saynor of Wetherby), Mary (w/o Richard Whitling of Otterington), Margaret (w/o Jonathan Smith of Aberford), Catherine (w/o Thomas Backhouse of Tadcaster), Robert Coulson (Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA) & late Ralph [his children Mary & John Coulson]. Parchment document - cert. of Probate & wafer seal attached.   £25

53/178 Crosley, Thomas - Bradford - 1861 [see also 50/28 - Tetley, below]
Probated copy of Will - parchment - together with separate Affidavit relating to Trust Fund - names nephews and nieces of both self and wife (Ackroyd, Daniel, Lockwood, Maud, Tetley) and some of their children.  £28

215/204 Dale, William - Borroby, Leeke - (Will dated 1827, Proved 1828)
Short extract from Will - mentions brother Richard Dale & brother in law Richard Butterwick. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written 1 side signed by Joseph Buckle (Deputy Register).  £8

211/91 Dawson, John - Wighill - 1817
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary,  son John. Parchment document - cert. of Probate & wafer seal attached.   £29

211/96 Dixon, George - Monk Fryston - 1826
Probated copy of Will - wife Ann, sons William,  John,  George Dixon,  daughter  Sarah Hattersley. Gives names & acreages of several closes of land.  Parchment, some pencil notations, cert of Probate & wafer seal attd.  £32 

225/24 Dormer, James - Richmond - 1825
Release by Catherine, 1 of the 6 surviving children of  Lucy (nee Fitzherbert) & James Dormer  re her entitlement under her parents Marriage Settlement full details & price on my Warwickshire page - Wills etc -  Dormer, Catherine - Warwick - 1825

50/106 Ellis, Elizabeth - Wakefield - dated 1811
Original
Will - paper - names husband, father and mother - Wilson . £45

211/134 Ellis, John Singleton - Bramham - dated  1868
Original
Will - cousins John Ellis (Great Grimsby, Lincs), Sarah (w/o Henry Boulton of Liverpool), Maria (w/o John Coulson of York). Sheet paper watermarked 1866, folded in 2, written 1 side - signed John Singleton Ellis, witnessed by Rich. Smith & J A Bromet (Tadcaster).  £28

53/177 England, Mary (wife of 53/176) - Hatfield - 1838
Letters of Administration - names both current and former husband - John Belton, Deceased of Lincolnshire.  £13

53/176 England, Thomas (husband of 53/177) - Hatfield - 1839
Probated copy of Will - parchment - names 3 daughters (England, Major, Pettinger) and son in law.   £26

211/116 Farrer, Elizabeth (widow) - Boston, Bramham - 1852
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - children (minors) Mary Anne, Maria Jane, Joseph, William & Thomas John Farrer. Appoints Thomas Grimeston, Thomas Scratchared & Joseph Farrer (all Bramham) as childrens' Guardians. 2 sheets parchment, some pencil notations, cert of Probate issued in 1853 & damaged wafer seal attd. [see also 211/117]  £33

211/117 Farrer, Elizabeth (widow) - Boston, Bramham - 1852
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - children (minors) Mary Anne, Maria Jane, Joseph, Thomas John &  William Farrer. Appoints Thomas Grimeston, Thomas Scratchared & Joseph Farrer (all Bramham) as childrens' Guardians. 2 sheets parchment, some pencil notations & registration of Memorial on reverse, cert of Probate issued in 1854 & damaged wafer seal attd. [see also 211/116]  £33

215/74 Featherstone, Thomas - Glazedale - Dated 1872
Jane Brecon Featherstone & Hannah Thompson his daughters and   his brother Robert Featherstone (wife Betsey, daughters Esther Hodgson & Jane Ann Featherstone) beneficiaries of the Original Will of Jane Ann Hereman which contains extensive family details - see my Derbyshire page - Wills - Hereman, Jane Ann - Baslow, Derbys. - dated 1872 (nee Jane Ann Frank - Pickering, then Whitby)

97/49 Fenton, Ann, widow - York - 1783
Letters of Administration - daughter Ann Harrison, widow. Small parchment document with wafer seal attached, part pre-printed with manuscript details, signed by Joseph Buckle (Deputy Registrar).  £14

50/115 Fox, Hannah - Batley - 1892
Letters of Administration - husband Phineas Fox.   £6

97/46 Frank, Matthew - Sunderland Wick - 1725
Later certified copy of Will - brother in law Matthew Bowes {his daughter Alice], nephew Henry Frank, other beneficiaries Catherine & Alice Frank (daughters of late Jeremy Frank), Elizabeth Simson (daughter of late Ellis Simpson). Names closes of land - some in Skern.  Sheet paper watermarked 1814, folded in 2, written 2½ sides, ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed in 1815 by Fredk. Wm. Storry (Noty. Public).  £39

215/74 Hereman, Jane Ann - Baslow, Derbys. - dated 1872 (nee Jane Ann Frank - Pickering, then Whitby)
Original Will - husband Samuel Hereman (Baslow), refers to 2 Marriage Settlements of 1872 under which she has power to dispose of various assets. Gives extensive list of legacies / bequests including:- late uncle & aunt ...... Frank [their children Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth & Jane Ann Frank ]; cousin Harland Frank  [his daughter Mary Ann Hay]; and cousin Robert Frank (Glazedale Head, Yorks.) [his daughters Jane & Mary Frank] see my Derbyshire page - Wills - Hereman, Jane Ann - Baslow, Derbys. - dated 1872 (nee Jane Ann Frank - Pickering, then Whitby) for full details & price

211/157 Franks, John - Tadcaster - dated 1888
Original short Will - daughter Martha Elizabeth Franks. Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written 1 side, signed John Franks,  witnessed by   Henry Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) & William Arthur Coates (Tadcaster).  £20

50/110 Gleadall, William - Cliff Common - 1857
Original
Will - paper - names son and brother - in - law [Kay] does not name wife and other children. £40

98/148 Hall, Charles - Doncaster, formerly Kingston, Jamaica - died 1819
Further Letters of Administration with copy of Will attached, issued in respect of unadministered part of estate following the death of his natural son Francis Hall (Newark, Jamaica). Brother in law George Pinnock (Jamaica), late wife's nephews /nieces Philip Pinnock, Mary,  Ann,  Elizabeth Cuthbert, sister in law Mrs Gwyn  of Portman Sq, London, also various members of Rev John Allott's family who were kin - other legacies & bequests   - to be buried in vault with wife, servants Sarah Whitham, Mary Lockin.  2 sheets parchment with  Letters of Admin & wafer seal attached - granted to the Exor of Francis Hall.  £31

84/196 Hammond  / Barracluf (Barraclough)
Pedigree - on mother's side - of Thomas Barracluf (Crofton / Sandal) who died in 1832.  It commences with his grandparents - Jonathan Hammond (Crofton) & Tabitha nee Shillitoe, whose 4 children :-a) Betty m Wm Barraclough, had 1 son,  b) John Hammond (Lofthouse) m Henrietta Squire (3 children + 1 grandch shown), c) Tabitha m Wm Hesletine (Pontefract) (5 children + 3 grandch shown),  d) Jonathan Hammond (Wragby) m Elizabeth Wade (4 children  shown).  Includes dates & places of baptisms, marriages, deaths, burials (also spouses).
2+ sheets paper watermarked 1837, joined together to give overall size of approx 42"x 15".   £45

225/23 Harrison, Richard & Elizabeth  - 1846 - Obligation Bond by Samuel Dance (Worcester) & Richard Harrison (Sheffield)  in favour of Thomas Onions (Ryton, Glos) in connection with sale agreement of same date, by which copyhold lands at Dymock were sold to Onions. Other parties to agreement include John Burrow, Thomas Bedford & Eliza & Joseph Allen Higgins. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 3 sides, ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed / sealed by Dance & Harrison, witnessed by James Gregg (sol. Ledbury). 2 small holes where wax seals had stuck to facing page when originally folded, thus tearing the paper when opened. £47

215/85 Hart, William - Worsall - 1876 - Lease of Carlton Farm & lands, Co. Durham by Charles Trotter (Stockton) & Thomas Hutchinson (Howden) to William Hart (Worsall). Farm occupied by Eleanor Laing & John Laing.  Details of various conditions / covenants to be observed re maintaining, farming & vacating the lands. Very large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written 3 sides. Signed by Charles Trotter, Thos. Hutchinson & William Hart, witnessed by J A Hutchinson & John H. Brace (clk to Mr Hutchinson, solr, Stockton).   £32

215/208 Hatton, William - Halifax - died 1857
Contemporary certified copy of Will & Codicil. Late father in law Samuel Taylor Rigg, sons John William Hatton, Joseph Douglas Hatton (Van Diemans Land), William Wilberforce Hatton & Charles Wesley Hatton; daughters Emma Hatton, Mary Ann (w/o John G. Fowers / John G. Towers?). Refers to various properties in Halifax [one Cheapside occupied by M/s William Ferguson Holroyde Son & Cronhelm, one Church Lane, one Cross Field] and Closes of Land. 8 large sheets paper signed by Fred. Walker & William Shipston.  £30

50/117 Heppleston, George Henry - Huddersfield - 1906
Probated copy of Will - names daughters [Briggs and Entwhistle ] and granddaughters. £16

211/128 Higgins, David Cliff - Hunslet, Leeds - 1865
Copy of Probated Will - 4 illegitimate children Elizabeth Jane, Barbara, Emma & Hannah Elizabeth and their mother Hannah Hanson, sister Hannah Elizabeth Wainwright [her children Ann & Eliza Wainwright]. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 2 sides, some dusting.  £15

211/153 Hodgson, Charles - Tadcaster - dated 1882
Original Will - wife Christiana, son Sam Hodgson, adopted son (wife's nephew) Joseph Owen Cawood. 3 sheets watermarked paper written 2 sides. Signed Charles Hodgson, witnessed by Ben. Bayles Thompson  (solr, Tadcaster) & Charles Brooke Dixon  (Tadcaster). £33

215/202 Hodgson, Harriet - West Heslerton - dated 1910
Original Will - many specific bequests made to beneficiaries including late husband's niece Mrs Margaret Ann Barnet, nephews John Harry Grainger & Frederick William Thompson of West Heslerton [his wife (initials F.M.) & daughter Gertrude May], nieces Mary Maria (w/o George Longbotham of Glasgow), & Mrs Annie Ridley, grand-neices Harriet Longbotham, Maria Longbotham & Agnes Longbotham.  Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1¾ sides, signed Harriet Hodgson, witnessed by Samuel Ridge (solr Malton), William Kitching (his clerk).  £32

215/61 Holder, William - Bradford - dated 1880
Release signed by beneficiaries of an estate:- includes William's wife Mary Ann Holder - for full details of this document listing extensive family names, please see my Cumberland page - Wills - Lightfoot, Margaret - Moorhouse, Wigton

211/171 Hornshaw, Miss Rachel - Thorparch - dated 1903
Original short Will - mother Isabella Hornshaw. Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written part of 1 side, signed Rachel Hornshaw, witnessed by J A Bromet (solr Tadcaster) & Jno. H Hodgson (his clerk).  £15

50/108 Horsfall, Charles - Ravenssthorp - 1854
Probated copy of Will - parchment - names wife, 2brothers and sister [Garrett], children not named. £25

50/ 109 Horsfall, Thomas Hill (uncle of 50/108) - Thirsk - 1855
Probated copy of Will - parchment - names wife’s brothers (Priestley ) and sister (Milnthorpe ) 3 nephews and niece (Garrett ) and some of their children - extensive estates. £50

211/97 Houson, William - Rothwell - died 1830
Copy of Probated Will & Codicil - wife Anne,  sons Henry,  William,  Joseph, daughter Eliza Clarkson Houson. Mentions property, silver tankard & pew in Rothwell church. 4 sheets paper watermarked 1859, written 2+ sides, signed by J W Childe (Depy Regr), pencil note that widow died 1836.  £23

215/84 Hutchinson,  Mary Sarah - (widow) Scarborough -  1861 - Lease of Farm & lands, Carlton, Durham by Mary Sarah Hutchinson  to William Mobray (Thorpe). Farm occupied by Robert Joplin. Details of large number of conditions / covenants to be observed re maintaining, farming & vacating the lands. Booklet - 8 large pages watermarked paper  written 6 sides, dusting to cover. Signed by M J Hutchinson & William Mobray, witnessed by J A Hutchinson & Thos. Bousfield.   £34

215/218 Hutton, Timothy - Marske Hall & Clifton Castle - 1864
Court of Probate Extract from Will dated 1872  - only gives details of dates of Will & Codicils, date Will proved, & names of Executors & Trustees. Sheet paper watermarked 1872, folded in 2, written 2 sides.  £3

215/206 Jackson, Thomas - Ruswarp, Whitby - dated 1847
Original Codicil
to Will - refers to shares in Vessel k/a The Sheraton of Whitby assigned to Thomas Jackson of Barnby (Bamby / Barmby) and Henry Dale (Whitby).  Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Signed Thos. Jackson witnessed by Rob. Breckon (Sol Whitby), Wm. Moorhouse (his clerk) & W. Clarkson.  £25

211/100 Jackson, William - Tadcaster - died 1834
Contemporary Copy of Probated Will - wife Mary, sons Edwin & William Thomas, daughters Malina (w/o William Herring), Mary (w/o James Robinson). Mentions interest in 2 annuities. 5 sheets (small splits in centre folds) paper watermarked 1830, written 3½ sides, with some later information by W T Jackson. £23

211/132 Jackson, William - Knottingley - 1868
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - wife Harriet, brother John Jackson, son William Jackson, daughters Harriet, Eliza Mary (w/o William Bew Todd), Alice  (w/o George Scott Robson), daughter in law Camilla Ann Jackson [her daughter Harriet Lawrance Jackson). Legacy to Pontefract Dispensary.  4 large sheets parchment with pencil notations, registration of Memorial on reverse - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £35

211/158 Johnson, Jane Ann (widow) - Rawcliffe, Snaith - dated 1876
Original Will - sister Eliza Hartley (widow, Tadcaster), late brother the Rev. Jonathan Jackson [their children not named], Goddaughter Isabella Ireland, companion M Ann Brown.  Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written 2 sides, the reverse noted in pencil "Cancelled by Will made 1889". Signed Jane Ann Jackson, witnessed by John Tebb & Edward Taylor (clerks to J A Bromet).  Together with a short letter dated 1889, signed by M A Brown asking Mr Bromet to visit Mrs Johnson at Rawcliffe. Pencil notes on the reverse of this presumably made by Bromet in connection with the new Will to be drawn up.  £30

215/217 Kirby, James - Scarborough - died 1875
Abstract of Will & Codicils - wife Sarah Ann Kirby, children not named, sisters Elizabeth (w/o William Linton of Kingston Upon Hull) & Harriet Morris (widow of Driffield). Names houses in Belle Vue St & James St, Scarborough. 6 large sheets watermarked paper, written 5 sides.  £16

211/131 Kirkley, Miss Mary - Stockton - 1867
Copy of Probated short Will -brother Robert Kirkley. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Pinned to this is a Promissory Note of 1844 from Lord Stourton signed Stourton, on its reverse are details of repayment including the signature of Mary Kirkley & her Exors James Michaelin & Robert Grayton (both Stockton on Tees). Together with a small bundle of correspondence relating to the repayment of the loan including 3 signatures of Lord Stourton of Stourton (the son of Lord Stourton to whom the loan had been advanced).   £29

211/170 Lancaster, Matthew - Tadcaster - dated 1902
Original Will - wife Ada, son William Ackroyd Lancaster, daughters Doris May Ackroyd Lancaster, Mary Jane Tindall, son in law George Fawcett Tindall [see below 211/167 - children George Richard Tindall & Gertrude Tindall], Elizabeth Scholefield [daughter Ellen Clarke Scholefield]. Personal bequests made, owned house in Tadcaster.  Large sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written 2 sides. Signed Matthew Lancaster, witnessed by Henry Bromet (solr) & Jno. H Hodgson (his clerk).  £32

98/157 Livingstone, Thos. - Thorne, Doncaster - formerly Gibraltar - 1900
Probated copy of Will - parchment - wife Jane M - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £15

211/30 Markham, Mary - Ingham (formerly Holme on Spalding Moor, Yorks) - 1871
Original Will & Codicil - husband George Markham, children John & Thomas Markham, Eliza (w/o John Pottage), Jane Elizabeth (w/o William Dykes), Catherine Mary Slater dec'd (her children not named).  Sheet blue watermarked paper, folded in 2 & written 3 sides. 'Mark' of Mary Markham, witness signatures of Enoch Gunby (Ingham), Ann Gunby & J E W Clarke.  £37

84/257 Marshall, Douglas Hamilton - Ripon - 1899
Original Marriage Certificate issued on day of Marriage - signed over penny lilac stamp. Bride Jane Harding ( Norton le Moore, Staffs.)   £14

211/133 Mason, James - Wighill - dated 1868
Original short Will - wife Nancy (nee Simpson), son William Mason (York). Sheet paper watermarked 1866, folded in 2 & written 1 side, signed James Mason,  witnessed by   J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) John Tebb, his clerk.  £29

211/139 Mason, James - Wighill - dated 1871
Original short Will - wife Nancy (nee Simpson). Sheet paper watermarked, folded in 2 & written 1 side, signed James Mason,  witnessed by   J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) & Geo. Mason.  £23

211/25 Metcalfe, Rev John - Canterbury Cathedral - 1862
 Will  refers to lands in Calverley & Otley in Yorkshire. For full details / price, please see my Kent page - Wills

211/87 Middleham, Benjamin - Tadcaster - 1802
Probated copy of Will - parchment - wife Jane, children Thomas,  Samuel,  Ann (w/o William Knowles of Tadcaster),  John,  Benjamin,  Francis & Matthew Middleham - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £36

211/126 Mitchel, John - Bradford - 1861
Probated copy of short Will - parchment - wife Maria. Certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, registration of Memorial noted on reverse.  £19

215/130 Moody, Hannah Martha  and John Henry - Scarborough - 1897
Draft
Conveyance of property to Trustees of 1886 Marriage Settlement of Arthur Mountain (Great Grimsby, Lincs) and Hannah Martha Moody of Scarborough, his wife.  Details of original settlement - the Trustees were Charles Bartholmew Moody (Great Grimsby), John Cortis Mountain (Braceborough then Welbourne) and John Henry Moody (Scarborough). Martha Ann Moody  (Scarborough), widow, party to agreement. Details of acquisition of property by Hannah Martha from Charles Bartholmew Moody, appointment of  Emma Mountain (Welbourne) as new Trustee and transfer of property to Marriage Settlement. Names property in Great Grimsby including St. James House, with adjoining streets - Grosvenor St & St. James Terrace, property owners & list of Title Deeds back to 1794 which include the names Martha & John Moody and John James Paul Moody. 11 sheets watermarked paper written 10½ sides. Dusting to outer. [See also Lincolnshire page - Property - Great Grimsby - 215/128 & 129]  £28

215/203 Moorsom, William - Scarborough - dated 1822
Contemporary Attested copy of Assignment of Assets in Bankruptcy of William Moorsom, Banker, (t/a Lister, Moorsom & Co, Scarborough). Refers to Bankruptcy Order & Creditors Meeting [held at house of Mrs Hutchinson, The Talbot Inn, Scarborough]. Commissioners in Bankruptcy John Travis, Arthur Shore, Thomas Thornton, Richard Smith Robson & John Benson; and Assignees in Bankruptcy William John Thompson (Malton), Henry Byron, John Dale & Thomas Hart (all of Scarborough) & Thomas Thistlewaite (Ayton) to sell assets including various freehold properties. 4 sheets watermarked paper written 3 sides.  £38

211/151 Moverley, William Joshua - Hazlewood, Tadcaster - dated 1881
Original short Will  - sister Elizabeth Mary Moverley. Sheet paper watermarked, folded in 2 & written 1 side, signed William J Moverley, witnessed by Edward Taylor (solr, Tadcaster) & Wm Iredale (his clerk).  £20

211/106 Mudd, Stephen - Hazelwood - 1847
Probated copy of Will - brothers John Mudd, late Thomas Mudd [children Hannah & Robert Mudd], late James [daughter Margaret Claws], sisters Alice (w/o George Monkman of Scalby), late Jane [sons William & James Bilton], neices Margaret & ? daughters of Thomas Rawling (Cloughton, Scarboro'). Other beneficiaries Thomas Moverley (Hazelwood) [son Francis], Mary d/o Francis Moverley (Leeds), Robert Hodgson (Canada), John (s/o William Exelby of Newsham).  Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £31

211/138 Nicholson, George - Leeds - 1875
Copy of Will - wife Elizabeth. Sheet paper folded in 2, written 1 side. Together with a small slip of paper with various notes which suggest: there was a Court Case, that Elizabeth's maiden name was Copping, mentions children, that following the death of George Nicholson she may have married Albert Dawson at Leeds & lived at Holbeck.  £16

211/146 Pawson, George - Clifford - 1878
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Hannah, sons James & George, daughters Harriett & Ann, son in law Henry Wilks (Bramham), brother Thomas Pawson (Clifford), servant William Smith. Details of several properties incl 'Bay Horse' public house Clifford -  parchment, registration of Memorial on reverse - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £26

171/154 Pointon, Miss Evangeline - Sheringham (formerly Horsforth, Yorks) - 1911
Probated copy of Will - sisters Emmeline & Elinor Pointon. Paper booklet.  £8

118/97 Potter, Thomas - Kingston(e) upon Hull - 1863
Probated copy of Will  - son Thomas Potter (Norwich) daughter Deborah (late w/o Dennis Davy), their children Thomas P,  Clara,  Henry J,  Mary E Ellaby. Properties - Kingstone,  Sheffield - parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £18

211/164 Powell, George - Boston Spa nr Tadcaster - dated 1889
Original short Will - wife Elizabeth. Written on sheet paper taken from a ledger, watermarked 1881. Signed George Powell, witnessed by John Leuty (Bradford) & John Edwin Leuty (Leamington).  £18

215/195 Pullon, William (or William Pulleine) - Methley or Medley - died 1748
Solicitor's notes c. 1750 relating to the Will & estates of William Pullon. Mentions 2 wives (the 2nd called Ann) & children William Pullon, Thomas Pullon (Newland) [his sons William, Thomas & John Pullon (Hull)], John Pullon (Methley) & Ann (daughter of Ann, w/o Thos Bullock). Lands in East Kiswick, Harforth & Sherburn, details of various bequests, occupations & places of residence. Small paper sheet (approx 8"x 6") with some splits in fold.  £17

160/88 Dolly Rand (Shipley) was a beneficiary of a Will -  for full details & price of document please turn to my Norfolk page - Wills - Woodhouse, Elizabeth - Norwich, formerly Heigham - 1914

211/149 Riley, Miss Mary - Cocksford - dated 1880
Original Will  - brothers William Riley [his daughter Mary], George Riley. Sheet paper watermarked 1879, folded in 2, written 1 side, signed Mary Riley, witnessed by (N?) R Bromet (Cocksford) & Edward Taylor (clerk to J A Bromet). £22

211/89 Rishworth, William - Eastburn, Kildwick End - dated 1808
Original Will  - wife Mary, sons William, Samuel,  John,  Thomas & Midgley Rishworth, daughter Martha (w/o John Shuttleworth). Large number of closes of land named in Manors of Steeton & Eastburn, & cottages occupied by Robert Clough, Stephen Barret, Stephen Wilkinson, John Pickles, Robert Lister, John Lund, house occupied by John Shuttleworth. 2 sheets watermarked paper much frayed at edges, some holes & tears in folds. Signed by William Rushworth note - seal torn out & missing - possibly indicating  Will was revoked. Witnessed by Jos. Wright, Martin Metcalf, Jonathan Wright.   £44

211/113  Rishworth, Midgley - Keighley - dated 1852
Original Will  & Codicil - brother Samuel Rishworth, children Thomas, Clapham, Israel Henry, William, Midgley, Samuel, Mary (w/o William Roper) & late Esther (w/o Emanuel Asquith) [their children Martha, Hannah, Mary, Esther, Thomas Cure, John, Rishworth, Midgley Asquith]. Details of land & considerable no. of properties includes location & occupiers. 5 sheets watermarked paper, dusting to outer & small splits in centre fold. Pencil notes & underlining to text which differs slightly from the Probated Will [211/114], presumably used as draft for final Will. Each page signed by Midgley Rishworth witnessed by Richard Metcalfe (solr Keighley) & Bella Metcalfe, codicil witnessed by Joseph Cissold). [see also 211/94 Corlass, above] £52

215/78 Robinson, George - Barton - dated 1832 - his daughter Mary was a beneficiary under the Will of Isabella Moor - full details & price on my Durham page - Wills -  Moor, Isabella - Stockton - 1832

160/85 Miss Elizabeth Saltmer (York) was a beneficiary of her friend's Will -  for full details & price of document please turn to my Norfolk page - Wills - Minister, Ann - Great Witchingham, formerly Weston Longville - 1914

98/149 Samson, Charles - Kingston u Hull - died 1851
Very brief extracts from Will - folded sheet watermarked paper - written on half a side - gives dates of Will and Death, where & when proved, name of Executor.  £2

98/151 Scott, Richard - Wansford - 1875
Copy of Will - single side watermarked paper - wife Mary - land in Nafferton - date of death, where & when Will proved.  £9

211/102 Shaw, John - Tadcaster - dated 1834
Original Will  - daughters Elizabeth (w/o John Hemingway), Mary Ann (w/o Joseph Smith), Ursula Shaw, housekeeper Sarah March. Refers to interest in property at Bramham inherited from Adam Whitehead. Sheet paper watermarked 1832, folded in 2, written 1 side, signed & sealed by John Shaw, witnessed by Frem / Hem Backhouse, D M Hall, W M P Harrison.  £40

226/22 1723 -  Obligation Bond given by George Butler (Litchborough, Northants) to Rich. Shuttleworth (Forcett) re Indenture of same date. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side - part pre-printed with manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. 1st paragraph in Latin (standard until 1733).  Signed & attractive red wax seal by Geo. Butler, witnessed by Parker Filkes? & Tho.? Wollaston.  £53

211/122 Sibary, Elizabeth - Moor Garforth - dated 1860
Original Will - husband George Sibary, late father Nathan Clough, uncle William Clough (Birkinshaw, Bradford), brother George Clough (Mirfield). Possibly children, but not named. 4 sheets paper watermarked 1858, written 3 sides, signed Elizabeth Sibary  witnessed by   J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) John Tebb, his clerk.  £35

211/156 Simpson, Frances - Westgate, Wetherby - dated 1888
Original Will  - husband John Simpson, minor children not named. Sheet paper watermarked folded in 2, written 2 sides, signed Frances Simpson, witnessed by Henry Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster & Leeds) John Tebb, (sol clerk).  £25

211/127 Sissons, Mary - Towton, Saxton - dated 1864
Original  Will - late husband Thomas Gilliam Sissons, infant children (not named). 1 of Trustees William Sissons (Little Preston). Real estate at Barkston Ash. Sheet paper watermarked 1861 folded in 2, written 2 sides, signed Mary Sissons, witnessed by John Tebb & Robert Cattle (clerks to J A Bromet, solr, Tadcaster).  £33

211/108 Sissons, William - Towton - died 1849
Copy of Probated Will - wife Sarah, daughter Mary, sons William & Thomas Gilliam Sissons. Sheet paper watermarked 1862, folded in 2 written on 2 sides.  £18

211/99 Smith, Richard - Bramham - 1829
Probated copy of Will  - wife Mary, son Richard, daughter Catherine. Refers to wife's estates at Bramham & Great Woodhouse. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £30

211/123 Smith, Sarah Ann - Toulston - dated 1860
Original Will  - husband William Smith, late father William Thorp (Manchester). Recites details from father's Will, states only siblings - 2 sisters (not named).  Sheet paper watermarked 1857, folded in 2, written 2¾ sides. Signed  S A. Smith, witnessed by   J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) John Tebb, his clerk.  £32

211/121 Smith, William - Toulston, Newton Kyme - dated 1860
Original Will  - wife Sarah Ann, possibly children (but not named) father Richard Smith (Tadcaster), siblings Elizabeth (w/o John Addinell Bromet), Martha, Sarah & John Abbot Smith.  5 sheets paper watermarked 1858, written 3½ sides. Signed by Wm. Smith, witnessed by John Tebb & Robert Cattle (clerks to J A Bromet, solr, Tadcaster).  £37

211/98 Spink, John Hawkes - Nether Carr, Bilton - 1826
Probated copy of Will  - wife Elizabeth, father William Spink (Cattall), brother Henry Hawkes Spink (Tadcaster). Provision made for any children of the marriage to be born. Parchment, several pinprick holes in folds (not affecting text) - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Together with 3 small sheets paper comprising a) Inventory of Goods & Chattels (RARE),  b) list of costs incurred in obtaining Probate,  c) list of accounts paid.  £42

211/169 Stephenson, William Dawson - Toulston, Tadcaster - dated 1897
Original Will  - wife Edith Riley Stephenson, brother Richard Stephenson, refers to minor children, sisters, nephews & nieces but no names given. Sheet paper  folded in 2 written2 sides. Signed William Dawson Stephenson, witnessed by Chas A Cooper & Jno. H Hodgson  (clerks to  Bromet & Sons).  £23

211/130 Styan, William - Whixley - dated 1866
Original Will  - wife Ann, children William, John, James, Charles, Mary Ann, Eliza, Alfred, Sarah Amelia, Louisa & Isabella Styan. Refers to farm. Sheet paper watermarked 1863 folded in 2 written2 sides. Signed William Styan, witnessed by   J A Bromet, (solr, Tadcaster) John Tebb, his clerk.  £35

215/201 Swainston, Frances (widow) - York - dated 1803
Attested copy made 1810 of Lease & Release transferring the Manor & Lordship of Little Barugh, Kirby Overcarr also Alne Tollerton & Youlton, Yorks from the Executors of Frances Swainston to her son Lieutenant Edward Swainston. (Her daughters were Mary Elizabeth Swainston & Harriet Rachel Swainston.)   6 large sheets paper watermarked 1808, written 4 ½ sides. Split in centre fold of 1 sheet (not affecting text), & smaller splits in centre fold of other sheets.  £35

50/113 Teale, Charlotte Frances - (daughter of 50/111) - Scarborough - 1886
Letters of Administration - parchment -- granted to mother. £8

50/114 Teale , Frances Ann - (widow of 50/111) - Scarborough - 1888
Probated copy of Will and Codicil - parchment - names daughter and 2 sons £20

50/116 Teale , Frances Ann - Scarborough - 1901 - (daughter of 50/111)
Probated copy of Will - names brothers and sister (Brierley ), nephews and nieces and Godchildren. £16

50/111 Teale, Thomas Pridgin - Leeds - 1867.
Probated Will and Codicils - parchment - names wife, 5 children and daughter in law. Connections with Moor Allerton extensive properties Leeds. £30

211/105 Telford, George - Leeds - 1843
Probated copy of Will - father Robert Telford (Wetherby). Refers to money owed to him re house in Bramham sold to John Whittay. Small sheet parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £25

98/147 Terrington, Thomas Aucland - Sculcoats / Kingston u Hull - died 1839
Brief extracts from Probated Will - sheet of paper watermarked1843 - son Thomas J, daughter Mary A w/o Henry Gibson (K u Hull) - gives date of death, where & when Will proved.  £5

211/168 Tesseyman, Richard - Clifford, Bramham - 1896
Probated copy of Will - wife Margaret, daughter Mary Gertrude, son James Tesseyman, nephew Henry Tesseyman (Pillsmoor, Sheffield). 2 sheets parchment written 3 sides with grant of Probate & slightly damaged wafer seal attached. Pencil notations, some dusting, registration of Memorial & 2 company stamps on reverse. £17

50/28 Tetley, Samuel - Bradford - 8/4/1875
Signed receipt for monies from estate of Thomas Crosley Deceased [see also 53/178, above] in his capacity as Executor of the Will of his late father, Thomas - refers to Mary Maud's Life Interest.  £6

211/144 Thersby, Hannah - Aberford - dated 1877
Original Will  - wife of John Thersby (Leeds), son John William Thersby, late father Robert Gathercole (Aberford), brother William Gathercole (Aberford), sisters Sarah (w/o Benjamin Dickinson of Barwick), Mary Ann (w/o Henry Wright of Staniland), late Susan (w/o Richard Helm - their children not named). Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2,  written 3 sides. Signed by Hannah Thersby, witnessed by J A Bromet (solr, Tadcaster) & [Francis Edw. Williamson?] (wine merchant Aberford). Together with a Promissory Note dated 1871 on a slip of paper given & signed  by William Gathercole to Hannah Thersby.  £40

211/ 141 Thompson, George dated 1874
Original short Will  - wife Ann. Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2,  written 1 side. Signed George Thompson, witnessed by Robt. Cattle & John Tebb  (clerks to J A Bromet, solr, Tadcaster).  £22

215/74 Thompson, Joseph dated 1872
Beneficiaries of the Original Will of Jane Ann Hereman which contains extensive family details include - Hannah, wife of Joseph Thompson (Glazedale, Yorks.) & their daughter Margaret; late uncle William Thompson (Glazedale Head, Yorks.) [his wife Hannah, their son William (wife Mary) & his children William & Hannah Mary Thompson]; Sarah w/o Frankland Thompson; see my Derbyshire page - Wills - Hereman, Jane Ann - Baslow, Derbys. - dated 1872 (nee Jane Ann Frank - Pickering, then Whitby) for full details & price

211/ 112 Thompson, William - Kirkby Wharfe - dated 1851
Original Will  - wife not named, siblings Joseph Thompson (Spaldington), Mary (w/o Peter Dunwell), Ann Thompson. Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2,  written 2½ sides. Signed Wm. Thompson, witnessed by J A Bromet (solr, Tadcaster) & John Tebb  (his clerk).  £40

215/209 Tindall, William -  Scarborough  - 1862
Copy of Will & Codicil - mother Rachel Tindall, sister Jane (w/o Tindall Hebden), brother James Tindall, uncle Edward Hopper Hebden. 8 large sheets paper, written 7 sides. Dusting to outer.  £18

215/214 Tindall, William1864
 Estate Duty Office receipt for Duty on Annuity paid by Estate of William Tindall to annuitant James Tindall  ("Stranger in Blood") pre-printed form with manuscript insertions.
Together with 3 small pieces of paper detailing shares held in Railway Companies, & payments to Rachel Tindall, Jane  Hebden  & Dickinson Read.  £14

215/226 Tindall, James -  Scarborough  - 1867
Draft Will - wife Mary, son John Tindall, other children not named, brother William Tindall, sister Jane,  cousin William Hebden, brother in law William Sadler (Ferrygate, East Lothian). Refers to interest in Manor of Cawton & other unidentified properties, 1866 Settlement between self & wife, & Natural History Collection.   30 sheets paper, written 32 sides (deletions, amendments etc throughout) with a torn, frayed & detached cover sheet.  £32

215/102 Tindall, James - Bournemouth (formerly Scarborough, Yorks.) - 1872
Draft disclaimer by brother in law William Sadler (Ferrygate, East Lothian) of Executorship of Will. Wife Mary, cousin William Hebden (Scarborough). Refers to lands in Cawton, Gilling, Yorks. & Leasehold house in Bournemouth.  3 sheets paper written 3¼ sides. Note this is a Draft document & there are amendments and deletions throughout. [see also - Property above - 215/101  - Scarborough, & 215/210 Cawton & Stonegrave ]  £14

215/222 Tindall, James - Bournemouth (formerly Scarborough, Yorks.) - 1872
Copy of "Oath for Executors" of the estate. Executors Mary Tindall ( widow of James), John James Paul Moody & cousin William Hebden (all of Scarborough). Pre-printed form with manuscript insertions which include details of total value of personal estate at Edenbank, Kelso.  Large sheet paper folded in 2 with text on approx 1 ½ sides. [see also - Property above - 215/101  - Scarborough, & 215/210 Cawton & Stonegrave ]  £7

215/223 Tindall, James - Bournemouth (formerly Scarborough, Yorks.) - 1875
Copy of Memo relating to Estate - confirming bequest to his widow Mary of Leasehold property "Twyneham", Bournemouth, leased from Sir George Eliott Meyrick Japps Gervis.  Cousin William Hebden (Scarborough),  brother in law William Sadler (Ferrygate, East Lothian) Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1+ sides. £7

211/167 Tindall, George Fawcett - Tadcaster - dated 1896
Original Will  - wife Mary Jane, minor children not named [but see 211/170 Matthew Lancaster names them], brother William Henry Tindall. 3 large sheets watermarked paper written 1½ sides, signed George Fawcett Tindall witnessed by J A Bromet (solr, Tadcaster) & Chas A Cooper  (his clerk).  £23

215/215 Tranmer, Matthew John - York - died 1865
Letters of Administration - mother Mary Tranmer. Small parchment sheet with wafer seal attached.  £6

211/174 Vavasour, Henry Dunstan - Hazlewood Castle & Tataraimaka, New Zealand - dated 1871 & 1880
2
Original Wills - brothers William Edward Joseph Vavasour, Oswald Hugh Vavasour (both of Hazlewood Castle), Edward Joseph Everard Vavasour, sisters Mary Lucy Vavasour, Angela Maria (de Gaudos) Galdina Vavasour. Both Wills written on watermarked paper; 1871 - 3 sides signed Hy Dunstan Vavasour, 1880 - 1 side  signed H D Vavasour, witnesses include Frederick Augustus Scott (1871) & S Churchward / Churchwara (1880 - Footman, Hazlewood Castle). £42

211/85 Walker, Bryan  - Saxton - 1760
Probated copy of Will  - son John, daughters Hannah & Mary (w/o Robert Wright of Collingham), grandchildren Ann & John Shaw. Parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £45

211/152 Walker, Elizabeth (spinster) - Clifford, Bramham - dated 1882
Original
Will  - sister Ann Wood [her son William Henry Wood of Harrogate], other nephews James Joseph Burns & Patrick Harold Burns (both Clifford). Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2,  written 1 side. Signed Elizabeth Walker, witnessed by J A Bromet (solr, Tadcaster) & John Tebb  (his clerk).  £25

211/160 Walker, Hannah Blackburn  -  Bramham - dated 1890
Original Will - husband Samuel Walker, children Sarah Jane Wright,   Arthur Wright (minor), Elizabeth (w/o William Richardson of Bramham),  Polly (w/o Alfred Jackson of Armley, Leeds).  Refers to 1866 settlement in her favour (then Hannah Blackburn Wright) comprising legacy received under Will of Thomas Blackburn (Tadcaster), 1885 marriage to Walker & 1889 Indenture.  Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2,  written 3 sides. Signed Hannah B. Walker, witnessed by Henry Wilks (Bramham) & Henry Bromet (solr, Tadcaster). £35

211/145 Walker, James  - Saxton  - 1877
Probated copy of Will - sisters Mary, Ann, Abi. Other beneficiaries John & Jane Elizabeth Stubbs (children of John Stubbs of Saxton). Parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting, registration of Memorial & 1 company & 1879 Court case - Marshall v Smithson - noted on reverse.  £22

211/136 Walker, John  - Saxton / Barkston - 1869
Probated copy of Will - Siblings Mary, Ann, Abi & James Walker, infant daughter Annie Elizabeth Walker. Parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached, registration of Memorial noted on reverse.  £23

53/175 Walker, Mary Ann (spinster) - Kingston upon Hull - 1802
Letters of Administration - brother, Miles Walker, Middx.   £12

211/115 Walker, Thomas  - Saxton - 1852
Contemporary Copy
of short Will - wife Jane. Reference to real estate in Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Saxton & Barton Ash. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, includes note of registration of Memorial.  £20

211/101 Walker, William  - Saxton - 1841
Copy
of Will - wife Ann, sons Thomas,  William,  John,  James, daughters Mary,  Ann,  Abi,  Ellen.  House & Land in Barkston Ash occupied by George Drury. Refers to 'Silver Pint & Tankard which have been long in family'. Sheet paper folded in 2, written 2 sides.  £23

50/107 Wallgate, Elizabeth [spinster] - Kingston upon Hull - 1844.
Probated copy of Will - Parchment - names niece Elizabeth wife of John Fillinghan and various beneficiaries K u Hull, Beadle, Bowers, Chapman, Lawson, Thundercliffe. £25

211/166 Ward,  Emma (widow) - Stutton, Tadcaster - dated 1894
Original
Will - daughters Jane Ann Ellis (London), Elizabeth (w/o Richard Hadwin of Morecombe), Emma (w/o Michael Ogden of Cowling, Lancs), Anne (w/o John Morris of Manchester), Naomi (w/o Daniel Kerridge of Manchester), Martha (w/o John Duglas of Rochester, America), Constance Ward & late Zilla Baxter (both Stutton). Grandsons William Thomas Thornton, Ellis Baxter,  William Henry Baxter.  Personal bequests.  Large sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2 - written 2 sides. Signed Emma Ward, witnessed by J A Bromet  (solr Tadcaster) & John Tebb.  £35

215/199 Ward, John - Scarborough - 1794
Contemporary copy
of Will - late grandmother Ellis Ward, late aunts - Ann Weatherill & Elizabeth Nightingale. Cousins - Mary Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Sarah Holliday (nee Wood) & Ann (w/o Michael Lakin & mother of Timothy Lakin of Howsham). Housekeeper Ellinor Whitwill. Other beneficiaries include Elizabeth Postgate, widow, William Garbut, John Garbutt, Henry Garbutt, Rachel (w/o Robert Powley), Sarah  (w/o James Ratcliff Lewen), Ellis Bittison, widow, children of late Jane & Charles Dale, Ward Wrightson, widow, Ellis Eddon, widow, Ellis  (w/o John Feaster), Mary Tranmer  (w/o Zachariah Tramner), Charles Rowbotham, John Rowbotham (both elder & younger), Ann  (w/o Thomas Robson), Isabel  (w/o Edward Zealand), Ann Shepherd & Rev John Ward (Yeddingham). Properties include houses in Conduit Row occupied by William Watson & Mary Cooper, closes of land named - occupied by George Burniston, Robert Henderson, John Temple, John Kirton & Robert Hesselwood - some details of acquisition.  4 large sheets paper written 6½ sides.  £35

211/90 Ward, Robert - New Malton - died 1782
Limited Letters of Administration dated 1816 with a copy of the Will - late brother George Ward, daughter Hannah (w/o William Shields of Kingston u Hull),  clerk John Terry, servants Jane Barnby,  Joseph Dawson, 'relation' Thomas Martin. Bequests to various friends. Refers to properties in Yorkshire & Pattiswick, Essex also late brother's properties in Middx & London. Will had been proved in 1782, 1816 documents limited to transfer of a property - Ward had been Trustee for William Burton (Kirkby Misperton) - acquired in 1773 from Ann Hood (Allerthorpe) [widow of James Hood] & her daughters Ann (w/o Nathaniel Chaplin of Beilby, Aylton) & Elizabeth (w/o John Quarton of Catton). 2 parchment sheets, wafer seal attached. £35

211/161 Ward, William - Stutton, Tadcaster - dated 1890
Original
short Will - wife Emma [see 211/166]. Sheet of paper, folded in 2 - written on 1 side. Signed Wm. Ward, witnessed by Daniel Herridge (Manchester) & John Tebb (solr clk Tadcaster).  £19

97/47 Webster, John (junior) - Great Driffield - 1739
Probated copy of Will  - parents Dorothy & John Webster, sisters Mary, Jane & Ann. Details of cottage includes name of neighbour on each side. Small parchment sheet, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached.  £48

50/112 Wells, Elizabeth Ann - Kingston upon Hull - 1866.
Letters of Administration - parchment - husband Benjamin. £8

211/109 Whitnell, John - Tadcaster - 1849
Copy of Will - wife not named, daughters Emily (minor) & Mary Ann Longthorn Spence (w/o John Spence), brother Rev. Richard Whitnell (Phillipsburg, St Armand, Lower Canada). Properties in Haxby? & Tadcaster, bequests of personal belongings. 2 very large sheets paper folded in 2 written 5¼ sides.   £24

211/172 Wilkinson, James - Saxton nr Tadcaster - dated 1907
Original Will - wife Annie, infant children not named. Large sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 1¾ sides. Signed James Wilkinson, witnessed by Henry Bromet  (solr) & J F Mason (his clerk).  £22

211/140 Wood, Miss Mary - Tadcaster - dated 1874
Original short Will - late brother William Wood, his widow Elizabeth Wood (Tadcaster). Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 1 side. Signed Mary Wood  & witnessed by James Bradley (Tadcaster) & John Tebb (solr clerk).  £25

211/147 Woodhead, Hannah - widow - Eccleshill, - dated 1879
Original short Will - daughters Jane & Beatrice Woodhead. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 1 side. Signed Hannah Woodhead, witnessed by J Wm. Woodhead & Edward Taylor (clerk to J A Bromet solr, Tadcaster).  £27

211/135 Woodhead, James - Eccleshill, Bradford - dated 1869
Original Will - siblings Jane, Hannah, Beatrice, John & Jeremiah William Woodhead, brother in law William Marshall (Bradford). Sheet of paper signed James Woodhead, witnessed by William Marshall & (George Hunter Ferris?).  £34

98/154 Wray, A - 1881
Deed of Acknowledgement by A Wray, who has received from Robson Wray as Exor of John, the repayment of a sum of money secured on property in Nethergate, Nafferton - gives date of original agreement & brief property details. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 1 side. Signed by A Wray & witness Luke White (solr Driffield). £19

98/153 Wray, John - Wetwang - 1881
Copy of Will - 1+ sides watermarked paper - wife Ann,  son Robson, daughter Catherine & her daughter Ada Windass. Joseph Wray of Garton had been a witness  - date of death, where & when Will proved. [see also Lincolnshire page Wills 50/ 33, 62, 70] £10

215/216 Wray, Sarah - New Malton - 1870 - widow of William Wray
Copy of Settlement of Personal Estate upon Trust, including the tenancy of The Black Bull Inn, New Malton & her farming stock, to make provision for her children by late William Wray. Sarah was shortly to be married to William Holt (Sherburn). Large sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2 - written on 2 sides.  £20