INDEX TO WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS FORMERLY PRESERVED IN THE PROBATE REGISTRY, CHESTER 1834 - 1837 Edited by FLORENCE DICKINSON, M.Sc. PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY 1980 THE RECORD SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE FOUNDED TO TRANSCRIBE AND PUBLISH ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TWO COUNTIES VOLUME CXX COUNCIL AND OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1980 President Professor A. R. Myers, M.A, Ph.D., F.S.A., F.R.Hist.S. Hon. Secretary B. C. Redwood, M.A, c/o Cheshire Record Office, The Castle, Chester Hon. Treasurer B. W. Quintrell, Ph.D., c/o School of History, Liverpool University, 8 Abercromby Square, Liverpool Hon. General Editor Mrs. J. I. Kermode, B.A, c/o School of History, Liverpool University, 8 Abercromby Square, Liverpool Other Members of Council J. J. Bagley, M.A, F.R.Hist.S. K. Hall, B.A. Professor W. H. Chaloner, M.A, Ph.D. B. E. Harris, M.A, Ph.D. M. G. Cook, M.A. J. D. Marshall, B.Sc. (Econ.), Ph.D. Miss E. Danbury, B.A. B. H. G. Malet, M.A, Ph.D. Mrs. F. Dickinson, M.Sc. Professor J. S. Roskell, M.A, D.Phil. R. N. Dore, M.A, F.R.Hist.S. R. J. Studd, B.A, Ph.D. The Society wishes to acknowledge with gratitude the assistance given towards the cost of publication by Cheshire County Council Greater Manchester County Council Lancashire County Council © 1980 Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire and Mrs. F. Dickinson ISBN 0-902593-09-9 The Council reports with deep regret the death of Professor A. R. Myers, President of the Society since 1967 CONTENTS Page Foreword vii Abbreviations viii Lancashire Wills 1 Cheshire Wills 145 Welsh Wills 188 Index of occupations and miscellaneous items 191 Index of places 198 FOREWORD This is the 19th volume in the series of Indexes of Chester Wills published by the Record Society. It covers the period 1834 to 1837 inclusive. The present list has been prepared from the Diocesan Index now at the Lancashire Record Office. The original wills and administrations are preserved in the respective County Record Offices and the following entries are accordingly arranged under three headings, namely Lancashire, Cheshire and Welsh wills. The Act Books, also at the Lancashire Record Office, and original wills have only been consulted in exceptional circumstances. In general the method adopted for earlier volumes has been continued; the date of probate is restricted to year and month only and codicils are not recorded. The words 'parish of have however been included in this volume. All documents, unless otherwise designated, are wills or administrations with a will attached. 'Infra' wills (those proved in a lower court and filed separately) are indicated by an asterisk at the end of the entry. Wills which have not been found (25 in number) are here printed in italics. A list of the transcriber's abbreviations and indexes of places and occupa­ tions and miscellaneous items are given. Places are located according to the text and refer to the period 1834 to 1837. As will be seen, many of the smaller places are not yet engulfed by the larger towns. Occupations are generally arranged under the name of the product made or handled. Where an operator is common to more than one commodity, attention is drawn to this under the appropriate heading. The number of wills and administrations for the four-year period is 9,095 of which 900, i.e. about 10%, are proved in the 'Infra' court. Of the total number of wills and administrations, 76% refer to Lancashire estates, 23% to Cheshire and only 1% to Welsh ones. Attention is drawn to unusual features relating to wills noted in the Index of Occupations and Miscellaneous Items under 'Wills'. The transcriber is indebted to the staffs of the Lancashire and Cheshire Record Offices and of the National Library of Wales for their helpful assistance. This list of probate records is published with the approval of the Keeper of Public Records. vii ABBREVIATIONS A Administration Bond CO. County of esq. esquire gent. gentleman husbn. husbandman labr. labourer Tuon Tuition Bond P- parish, or, in the parish of * indicates an 'Infra' will Italicised entries refer to missing documents The following abbreviations have also been used in the Place Index for the names of counties: Bucks. Buckinghamshire Midd. Middlesex Card. Cardiganshire Monm. Monmouthshire Cam. Carnarvonshire Norf. Norfolk Ches. Cheshire Northumb. Northumberland Corn. Cornwall Notts. Nottinghamshire Cumb. Cumberland Oxon. Oxfordshire Denb. Denbighshire Renfrews. Renfrewshire Derb. Derbyshire Rut. Rutland Devon. Devonshire Salop Shropshire Flints. Flintshire Som. Somerset Glos. Gloucestershire Staffs. Staffordshire Hants. Hampshire Suff. Suffolk Heref. Herefordshire Warw. Warwickshire Lanes. Lancashire Westm. Westmorland Leics. Leicestershire Worcs. Worcestershire Lines. Lincolnshire Yorks. Yorkshire viii LANCASHIRE WILLS ABBOT[T], Ellen, Liverpool, widow. Oct. 1836 Abbott, Hannah, West Derby, widow. Nov. 1835* John, Brindle, farmer. Apr. 1834 Joseph, Stretford, farmer, Nov. 1837 Ralph, Blackburn, grocer. Feb. 1834 Abram otherwise Abraham, William, Liverpool, ironfounder. Apr. 1834* Ackers, James, Liverpool, brewer. Aug. 1834 Peter, Scarisbrick, yeoman. Aug. 1837 Acton, Charles, Maghull, servant. A Oct. 1834 James, Wigan, cotton spinner. A Apr. 1834 Samuel, formerly of Finsbury Square last of Euston Square, co. Middlesex, esq. Oct. 1837 Adams, John, Liverpool, bookkeeper. A May 1834 Titus, Hulme near Manchester, bookkeeper. Aug. 1837 Adamson, Betty, Everton near Liverpool, widow. Apr. 1837 Richard, Liverpool, butcher. Jan. 1835 Thomas, Everton near Liverpool, gent. Oct. 1836 Addison, Isabbella, Liverpool, widow. Nov. 1835 Leonard, Liverpool, ironfounder. Oct. 1834 Richard, Liverpool, merchant. Aug. 1836 Thomas, Liverpool, warehouseman. Sept. 1834 Adkinson, Frances, Farnworth, spinster. Feb. 1836 Adshead, James, 20 Leaf Street, Hulme p. Manchester, bookkeeper. A Mav 1837 Jeremy, Levenshulme, weaver. A Oct. 1835 Timothy, Broughton, calico printer. Sept. 1834 Advian, John the younger, brig Kingston, Liverpool, mariner. A July 1835 Aindow, John, Birkdale, farmer. Apr. 1834 (later grant 1855) Ainscough, James, Herskin [Heskin], a farmer. May 1837 John, Mawdesley, gent. July 1835 Ainscow, Martha, Little Bolton, w. Robert, plumber & glazier. Feb. 1837 Ainsworth, Ann, Leyland, spinster. Mar. 1837 Atherton, Wigan, currier & leather cutter. A Nov. 1834 Elizabeth, Clayton le Woods, widow. Nov. 1834 John, Mellor, farmer. Jan. 1834 John, Penny Meadow p. Ashton under Lyne, machine maker. Mar. 1835 Richard, Halliwell, esq. May 1834 Thomas, Prescot, watchmovement maker. Oct. 1834 Thomas, Liverpool, shipwright. Nov. 1834 William, Blackburn, manufacturer. A July 1835 I 2 LANCASHIRE WILLS Airey, Anne, Liverpool, spinster. A June 1834 Alanson, Edward, Wavertree, esq. Mar. 1837 Alben, William, Liverpool, blacksmith. A July 1834 Albiston, John, Chorlton upon Medlock, gent. A Aug. 1836 Alcock, George, Liverpool, saddler. A July 1834 Thomas, Farnworth, an infant. A Feb. 1837 alias Allcock, William, Manchester, corn dealer. A Mar. 1835* Aldcroft, George, Manchester, velvet dresser. Apr. 1836 (1st grant 1804) Mary Sherratt, Foxdenton, Lanes, spinster. June 1836 Aldred, Catharine, Chowbent, spinster. May 1835 James, Manchester, coal merchant. Dec. 1834 William, Urmston, yeoman. Nov. 1834 Aldren, Mary, Lancaster, widow. May 1835 Alexander, John, Liverpool, small ware dealer. Nov. 1835 Mary, Colne, Apr. 1835 Alfred, James, Newton p. Manchester, shoemaker. A Nov. 1834* Alison, James, Liverpool, gent. A Sept. 1834 Richard, Liverpool, esq. A Mar. 1835 Allan, John, Manchester, distiller. Nov. 1835 Allanson, John, Hardshaw, chapman. Mar. 1835 Mary, Liverpool, widow. A Nov. 1837 (1st grant 1817) Robert, Kershaw Bridge, Birtle, dyer. June 1835 Allen, Dorothy, Liverpool, widow. Dec. 1834 James, Radcliffe, yeoman. A Jan. 1836 James, Liverpool, mariner. A Feb. 1836* Margaret, Ormskirk, widow. Mar. 1834 Martha, Radcliffe, widow. A Oct. 1836 Richard, Chorlton upon Medlock, bricklayer. Dec. 1837 Thomas, Cheetwood, Cheetham, esq. Oct. 1836 William, Peel Hall p. Deane, clerk. A Apr. 1834 William, Liverpool, tobacco manufacturer. June 1835 William, Hale p. Childwall, gent. Feb. 1836 William, Stretford, paper manufacturer. Mar. 1836 (see 1819) Allin, Henry, Aughton, Lanes, yeoman. Sept. 1835 Allport, Catherine, Liverpool, widow. Apr. 1837 Allsup, Daniel, Whittle le Woods, beer seller. A & Tuon Aug. 1837 Allured, William, Liverpool, tailor & draper. A Sept. 1835 Almond, Catherine, Skelmersdale, widow. A May 1837 (see 1838) Edward, Much Woolton, watchmaker. Sept. 1835 James, Southport, yeoman. Mar. 1835 Margaret, Maghull, widow. June 1837 Roger, Eccles, tin plate worker. Feb. 1834* Thomas, Croston, yeoman. Dec. 1836 Aired, James, Leigh, blacksmith. Dec. 1837 Alston, Betty, Balderston, w. Thomas. Mar. 1837 Miles, Dutton, Ribchester, farmer. A Apr. 1835 Thomas the elder, Balderstone, tanner. Jan. 1836 Alty, Henry, Lydiate p. Halsall, husbn. A May 1836* John, Jesus College, Cambridge, gent. A Mar. 1836 Lawrence, formerly of Rufford last of Euxton, yeoman. May 1836 Thomas, Rufford, yeoman. Feb. 1836* LANCASHIRE WILLS 3 Amalric, Andrew, Manchester, merchant. Nov. 1835 Ambrose, Thomas, Stand Farm p. Sephton, farmer. A Aug. 1835 Anderson, Ann, Manchester, servant. Apr. 1837 Edward, Adderstone co. Northumberland, joiner. A Mar. 1837 Jacob, Liverpool, mariner. Jan. 1834* James, Rochdale, draper. A Aug. 1836 John, Liverpool, mariner. Apr. 1835 John, Liverpool, gent. Apr. 1836 or Henderson, Michael, Liverpool. A July 1834* Richard, Manchester, surgeon. May 1836 Andersen, Jens otherwise