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Wills
This is a summary in date order of the information contained within
the wills recorded in Rochdale Library. Wills are a great source of major
bequests to close relatvies, personal estate assets and liabilites.
Wills can provide:-
- an indication of wealth and lifestyle of a person
- names and relationships of other relatives such as spouses,
children, grandchildren, cousins, nephews, nieces etc
- details of family skeletons such as illegitimate children
- the marital status of a daughter and marriage details by giving her husband's surname
Letters of Administration can also be helpful for deaths where the deceased
left no will.
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| 1610 |
Adam Holt |
to his wife Marie - that
bed which was given to me when I married her.
Also 1 silver spoon.
To Henrie Holt - his hackneye saddle
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| 1626 |
Roger Holt |
to his eldest daughter -
1 brown cow, I bed and 1 chest
to his son in-law - 1 blue jerkin and 1 pair of breeches
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| 1663 |
Roger Holt |
to his wife Jennett and
the child that is in her womb - all his goods |
| 1718 |
John Holt |
to his wife - all her
wearing apparel, her spinning wheel and 2 pair of
stock cards, 1 desk which was her own
before marriage, 2 bibles and 1sermon book. Also 1
chest which she lays her clothes in, plus £10 and
a third of the residue. To his son - all his
wearing apparel, books, 1chest, 1 desk and 2 thirds
of the residue.
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| 1752 |
Mary Holt |
to her daughter Alice - her best
gown and coat
to her daughter Mary - 1 of her handkerchiefs and
her woollen clothes
to her daughters Ann and Alice - her linen clothes
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