History Sections

• 1300–1399
• 1400–1449
• 1450–1499
• 1500–1549
• 1550–1599
• 1600–1649
• 1650–1699
• 1700–1749
• 1750–1799
• 1800–1899

1450–1499

This section summarises the documentary references to the Holt family found in the Victoria History of the County of Lancaster (1906). These entries reflect landholding, tenancies, and legal transactions recorded in late medieval Lancashire.

EDWARD IV   1461–1483

1465	Oliver, son of Richard (son of Hugh Holt), married Constance, daughter of James, son of Ralph Holt of Gristlehurst. Richard was probably deceased (p. 178).
1470	James Holt married Isabel Abram, who inherited lands (p. 112). Land in Great Crosby was acquired through marriage by Wilkin Holt, but a claim for half by Richard Johnson and William Holt was sworn before William Blundell and Robin Holt (Vol. 3).
1477	Constance, daughter of James Holt, contracted to marry Oliver Holt of Ashworth (p. 175).
1478	Hugh was re‑feoffed of all his lands, with remainders to Oliver (son of Richard Holt), to William and Jordan (brothers of Richard), and to Adam Holt (p. 178).
1481	James Holt, son of Ralph, married Isabel Abram and inherited lands from her. They regained the free tenement in Abraham of messuages and land from John Abraham (Lancashire Fines p. 139). In Ditton (Ditchfield Deeds), one quarter of the commons was allotted to Henry Holt and Hugh Tyldesley (Vol. 3).
1482	Allan Holt and two others demanded the manor of Shotilworth and seven messuages in Hapton, Huncote and Clyderowe from William Talbot and Alice (Lancashire Fines p. 139).

EDWARD V   1483

RICHARD III   1483–1485

HENRY VII   1485–1509

1487	James Holt and Isabel, Henry Byram and Constance received lands at Handley near Chester, Latchford, Ringey, Hale, Stockport and Stoke (p. 152).
1490	Roger Holt of Bury was the son of Henry Holt of Bridge (p. 137).
1494	Thomas Holt died holding messuages and land in Little Wardle, Hundersfield, Spotland and Butterworth. His son and heir Robert was 13 years old and under the wardship of James Stanley, clerk (p. 223). Spotland lands were later occupied by Richard Belfield under knight’s service (p. 206). Robert Holt later purchased Castleton (part of the confiscated Whalley lands) and died in 1554 (p. 223).