WILLS

Up to 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899

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.

1650-1699

Date Proved Name and Position Address Relatives Named 21.6.1651 Peter Holt Bridge in the parish of Bury, Co. Lancaster. Will. Probate 1 Aug 1653 1653 Peter Holt, Gent. Bridge, Burie, Lancs. Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1653 Edward Holt, Gent. Sefton Towne, Lancs. Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1653 Edward Holt, yeo . Tottington, Bury, Lancs. Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1655 Richard Holte Whitworth 1656 George Holt, Yeo chamber. Forest of Rossindall, Lancs. Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1657 John Holt, Gent. Balderstone, Rotchdale, Lancs. Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1658 Anne Holt, widow. Lancs Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills 1658 James Holt Spotland 1660 John Holt Rochdale 1661 Ann Hoult Rachdall 20.4.1661 James Holt, husbandman Chadwick, burial Rochdale brother John, sisters Catherine and Jane 1663 Rodger Holt,yeoman Warmesken Holte in Spotland wife Jennett and unborn child. Inventory by James Holt 4.8.1664 Ann Holt Deepleshill executor Richard Holt 1.2.1665 John Holt Deepleshill Brother Richard, wife Ann; Grace Holt 1670 Thomas Holte Brimrod son James, Admon. 1673 Robert Holt Castleton 19.12.1676 Robert Holt esquire held messuages and lands from Robert of Stubley burial reserved Rochdale church Castleton Hall d. Dorothy by first wife, youngest son James gentleman, d. Isabella,eldest son Thomas. 1.3.1682 John Holt, cardmaker Passermans, Spotland son Edmund, wife Mary, d. Margaret 18.5.1683 Roger Holt Greave in Spotland sister Mary, wife Jane, sons Daniel and Charles, d Mary 1694 John Holt Spotland 20.4.1697 John Holt, labourer Blackwater, Spotland wife Mary, son James, d. Elizabeth. 29.7.1698 Mary Holt Castleton sister Jane, brother William Lord.