1650 - 1699
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.6.1651 | Peter Holt | Bridge, parish of Bury, Co. Lancaster Will proved 1 Aug 1653 |
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| 1653 | Peter Holt, gentleman | Bridge, Burie, Lancs. | Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills. |
| 1653 | Edward Holt, gentleman | Sefton Towne, Lancs. | Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills. |
| 1653 | Edward Holt, yeoman | Tottington, Bury, Lancs. | Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills. |
| 1655 | Richard Holte | Whitworth | |
| 1656 | George Holt, yeoman chamberlain | Forest of Rossindall, Lancs. | Taken from Prerogative Court of Canterbury recorded wills. |
| 1657 | John Holt, gentleman | 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, 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 | Daughter Dorothy (by first wife); youngest son James, gentleman; daughter Isabella; eldest son Thomas. |
| 1.3.1682 | John Holt, cardmaker | Passermans, Spotland | Son Edmund; wife Mary; daughter Margaret. |
| 18.5.1683 | Roger Holt | Greave, Spotland | Sister Mary; wife Jane; sons Daniel and Charles; daughter Mary. |
| 1694 | John Holt | Spotland | |
| 20.4.1697 | John Holt, labourer | Blackwater, Spotland | Wife Mary; son James; daughter Elizabeth. |
| 29.7.1698 | Mary Holt | Castleton | Sister Jane; brother William Lord. |
