Holt Ancestry – Wills Up to 1599

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 relatives, personal estate assets and liabilities.

Date Proved	Name and Position	Address	Relatives Named
1544	William Holt Merchant tailor	Watling St, London born in Rochdale	Sir Thomas Holt Kt.; uncles Thomas and Henry; Richard Holt, tailor, London.
1554	Robert Holt of Stubley	Stubley	Eliza; R. d. Holt; Roger Holt; nephew Rt. Holt; James Holt; witness Henry Holt. Burial in Rochdale, chancel of church with other Holts.
1556	Robert Holt of Stubley	Stubley	Richard Holt; Henry Holt; Reg Holt; James and John Holt; uncle Rt. Holt; d. Alice. Charles Holt if he marries Robert’s daughter Marie; if not, Charles’s brother. Wife Sicilie. Burial in Rochdale, chancel of church with other Holts.
15.2.1559	Robert Holt, gentleman	Ashworth	Wife Jane; children William, Ciscelye, Dorothie, Elizabeth. James Holt; Hugh Holt; sons Robt Holt and William Holt; Sir Thomas Holt; Francis Holt. Burial in church at Middleton.
1561	Robert Holt of Stubley	Stubley	Wife Isabell; son Fraunce?; daughters Elin and Margery; brothers Roger, Richard, Charles; Mary Holt; (Robert Holt the younger now deceased); John Holt; Henry Holt. Burial in chancel at Rochdale.
1562	Sir Thomas Holt of Gristlehurst	Gristlehurst	Sons Francis and Raffe; wife Dorothy; grandson Thomas; Robert Holt; Hugh Holt.
1579	Adam Holte	Tuneclyffe, Rochdale	Wife Elizabeth; Thomas Holt son of Alen Holt; Adam and Thomas sons of Edmund Holt; Elizabeth, Margaret and Margery, daughters of Hugh Holt; Margaret, daughter of Hendrye Holt.
1582	Edmund Hoult	Kyrckehold, Rachdall	Robert, Adam and Oliver Holt; nephews James and Edmund. Debts owed by John, Roger and Thomas Holt (among others). Burial in Rochdale churchyard.
1584	John Holte	Wolstenholme, Spotland	Wife Alice; children James, Jane (torn), Elizabeth, Margaret, Grace, Emen. Debts owed by Robte Holt (among others). Burial in Rochdale churchyard.
1593	Thomas Holt, Husbandman	Whytfeld, Rochdale	Wife Janne; son John; daughter Elizabeth (witness Robert Holt). Debts owed to William Holt, Edmunde Holt and others.
1595	Charles Holt, Yeoman	Nadene, Spotland	Sons Francis and Richard; daughters Jane and Elizabeth; grandchildren Charles, William and Janne. Burial in Rochdale churchyard.
1597	Frauncis Holte	Grestlehurste
1599	Richard Holte, Yeoman	Deplaysshill, Castleton	Son Henrie; Richard son of Robte Holt; Richard son of Roger Holt; Issabell, Margrett and Jane; tenant of John Holt of Stubley. Buried in Rochdale church.