1700 - 1749
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1702 | Edmund Holt | Rachdall | |
| 26.5.1704 | Edmund Holt, husbandman and elder of Whitfield in Hundersfield | Hundersfield | Sons Robert, Edmund, James, Thomas, Jeremy; grandson James. |
| 31.1.1711 | James Holt, yeoman had Hue Mill and Fuller Mill |
Brimrod, Castleton | Sons Thomas, John and Daniell; wife Mary. |
| 1712 | Richard Holte | Dearnley | |
| 1712 | Thomas Holte | Castleton | |
| 7.2.1714 | Thomas Holt, husbandman | Balderstone, Castleton | Brother John; wife Susan. |
| 31.3.1715 | Mary Holt, widow | Rochdale | Brother James Mathew; daughters Elizabeth and Alice. |
| 25.10.1716 | Richard, woollen weaver | Dearnley, Hundersfield | James H. of Hundersfield; brothers John, Thomas, Robert; sisters Mary, Martha, Sarah; Margaret (Richard’s sister); cousins Thomas H. and Martha. |
| 17.5.1718 | John Holt, yeoman | Coptroad, Spotland | Wife Martha; son John of Broadhaulgh; son Edmund. |
| 1719 | John Holt, yeoman | Castleton | Sons Isaac, James and Hugh. |
| 1720 | John Holt, yeoman owned Hue Mill |
Rochdale | Nephew Jon Holt. |
| 1736 | Daniel Holt | Rochdale | |
| 25.11.1740 | Robert Holt, yeoman | Spotland | Wife Alice; Admon. |
| 2.5.1741 | Jacob Holt, innkeeper | Rochdale | Wife Elizabeth; son Jacob; daughter Martha; executor Thomas H., etc. |
| 4.8.1741 | James Holt | Rochdale Broker | Brother Robert (a Middlesex yeoman); wife Mary; children Thomas, James, Samuel, Robert and Elizabeth. |
| 23.1.1745 | Richard Holt | Butts, Hundersfield, Rochdale | Brothers William, Henry, Oliver; nephews Robert (Henry Holt’s son) and Robert (Oliver Holt’s son); Richard’s wife and his nieces. |
| 31.1.1746 | Alice Holt, widow had a pew in Rochdale church |
Rochdale | Henry Holt (relationship not given); Robert, son of Oliver Holt; witness William Holt. |
| 1746 | William Holt | Rochdale | |
| 23.12.1748 | James Holt, woollen weaver | Whitfield, Rochdale | Sons John, Edmund, James, Robert; daughters Jane, Mary, Ann, Betty; wife Alice. |
| 1748 | Thomas Holt | Rochdale | |
| 8.8.1748 | Daniel Holt, cloth dresser | Rochdale | Wife Mary; brothers William, Cornelius, John; sister Elizabeth. |
| 1749 | Arthur Holt | Rochdale | |
| 1749 | Elizabeth Holt | Rachdale | |
| 23.1.1749 | Thomas Holt, yeoman | Rachdale |
Sons John (yeoman), Francis and Robert; daughter Ann; wife Mary. Executors: son John and cousin Francis Holt. |
