Darcy Lever Overseers of the Poor 1776

Valuation of Darcy Lever 1776

Jas. Bradshaw Esqr. for hall (£51)

Dto. ------------------ for Top o'th' Lean (£14)
Dto. ------------------ for Leer Bridge fould and Missterik Medow (£9 15s)
Jon. Mills (£47)
Jas. Lever for Hackin (£40)
Dto. ----------- Smithe (£1)
Miss Terick for Foggs (£30)
Adm. Fletcher for New house (£14)
Dto. ----------- for Dove Bank and Bottoms (£9)
Dto. ------------for Part of Leer Bridge fould (£2 5s)
Henry Lever (£15)
Edmond Whitle (£15)
Richard Ritcliff (£15)
Willm. Fray for Crowsnest (£14)
Richard Nelson (£13)
Robert Bolton for Damside (£3 5s)
Jas. Crompton (£8)
Jon. Scholcroft (£7)
John Fletcher (£2 15s)
Peter Crook for Lever Cottages (£2)
Jon. Tongue (£1)
John Home of Jos. Walker (£1)
Dto. for Robert Knight (£1)

TOTAL £317 [sic]

Overseers in Turn

1776 Adm. Fletcher new house

1777 Dto. hired

1778 Dto. hired

1779 Jon. Mills

1779 James Crompton for Back O Mos

1780 Edmund Whittle for his own house

1781 Edward Hamer for Crow Nest

1782 Do. Hyred by Town

1783 Do. John Mills Hyred by Town

1784 Do. James Kirkman Higher Hakin

1785 Do. James Fray of Hakin

1786 Do. Jas. Fray Higerd by Town

1787 Do. Jas. Fray Higerd by Town

1788 Do. Jas. Fray Higerd by Town

1789 ---- James Fray ------

1790 Jas Fray

1791 Jas Fray

1792 James Fray for the Town

1793 Do.   Do.  for the Town

1794 Jas. Fray

1795 Jas. Fray

1796 Mattw. Fletcher for new House

1797 John Hoker serard[?] for Darcy Lever

1798 James Kirkman

Nicholas Kirshawe of Inchfield - Oxe Pasture Deed 1591

 Just came across this deed for sale on eBay.  Didn't buy it, but though it was worth recording...

9th October 33 Eliz. I (1591)

1. 1. George Travesse of Manchester, clothier
2. 2. Edmund Kirshawe of Ynchfield (Inchfield) in Countie of Lancaster, yoman

Samuel Crompton's brother in law: Thomas Horrocks

Just some notes trying to trace the genealogy of Thomas Horrocks, the brother in law of Samuel Crompton.  See family tree on this post: Crompton of Firwood Fold

Rothwell Monumental Inscriptions

Emmanuel Church, Holcombe (Church interior)

No 2

Here resteth the body of THOMAS ROTHWELL of Strongstry who departed this life the 18th day of March 1733 aged 72 years.  Also ALICE ROTHWELL his wife departed this life May the 13th 1743 in the 73rd year of her age.  Also RICHARD their son who died August 7th 1764 in the 75th year of his age.

Booth of Breightmet Hill

Genealogical notes and "try-out" pedigree including:  Thomas Booth of Breightmet Hill, Isaac Booth of Breightmet Hill, James Booth of Ainsworth, William Horrocks of Harwood, James Holt of Three Lowes.

For more information about William Hulton and his wife Ann, see 'The Hultons of Breightmet', Peter Harris, 2000, pp35-40, Chapter 6 (unpublished).

Crompton of Firwood Fold

Genealogical notes on the Crompton family of Firwood Fold in Tonge in the parish of Bolton-le-Moors.

Firwood Fold in Tonge

Rental of Ralph Assheton of Great Lever 1598

Manchester Archives Ref: E7/27/2/1. 

Ralph Assheton of Great Lever for Great Lever, Farnworth, Ladyhalgh, Bolton, Warton and Hopehey.  Original documents contain record of rental values (not reproduced here).  Ladyhaulgh and Warton not reproduced here.

Rental of Ralph Assheton of Great Lever 1598