Barlow of the Water in Heap

Some notes of the Barlow family of Heap - drawn mainly from wills.

Other names Robert Horrobin of Tonge, Thomas Medowcroft of Huntley, Christopher Horrocks of Turton, Richard Holden, Arthur Kay, John Kay of Littlewood.

Alice Barlow of Heap (will 1628)

Darcy Lever Valuation 1776 and Overseers 1776-1798

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]

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about William Hulton and his wife Ann, see 'The Hultons of Breightmet', Peter Harris, 2000, pp35-40, Chapter 6 (unpublished).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

Farnworth Land Tax 1780

Lancashire Archives Ref QDL/S/40.

As Assessment of the Land Tax on the Inhabitants of the Township of Farnworth after the Rate of 4s per pound for the year 1780.

The Davenport Estate in Farnworth

The text below is extracted from a collection of Farnworth Deeds of Title at Salford Archives (Ref: BW/T/8/1 1649-1809).  Note that original purchaser is named as Edmund Rushton in the abstract of title, but Rishton in the original documents.

Abstract of the Title of the Assignees of Mr Robert Wilson a Bankrupt to a Messuage Tenement & Premises situate in Farnworth in the County of Lancaster.

Gartside of Prestwich

Genealogical notes on the Gartsides of Prestwich, later Manchester, and connected family Crompton of the Park in Pilkington.

Family tree of Gartside of Prestwich

Signature of Robert Gartsyde 1640
Witness to the will of Lawrence Crompton of Clifton

List of Farms in Little Hulton 1789

The text below is taken from the Little Hulton Town Book at Salford Archives (Ref: P6/04)

Farnworth Tenants in 1675

The transcripts and annotations below, relating to Farnworth, are from the DDBm collection at Lancashire Archives.

There are three copies of the 1675 survey; (a) the original, (b) a later draft copy, and (c) a later final copy.  Item (b) is annotated with the names of later tenants (undated) - these annotations are shown in [purple with square brackets] below.

There is another survey from 1765 which references the older survey, and details the tenant names.  These notes are annotated in blue italics.  Additional notes from other rental records are in square brackets.

A SURVEY of the several Tenements of Sr. John Bridgeman Bart.
in Great Leaver, Farneworth and Haulgh in the County of Lancaster
12th June 1675

Ryley of the Green in Hapton

Genealogical notes on Ryley of Green in Hapton in the parish of Padiham.

Chet. Soc. LXXXI p125

Baron of Walshaw

My notes on the Baron family of Walshaw in the Manor of Tottington and the Parish of Bury.

(Fig. 1) Family Tree of Baron of Walshaw

The Unicorn Alehouse on Bradshawgate in Bolton, 1793

Just thought I'd record this one, document seen for sale on eBay...

20th May 1793

1. Zacharias Rushforth of Sharples, farmer and George Sillwood of Bolton, shop keeper
2. James Lever of Bolton, shop keeper

(1) sold to (2) The Unicorn alehouse on Bradshawgate in Bolton

Meadowcroft of Heap in Bury Parish

Just some notes on Meadowcroft family of Heap in the parish of Bury...

Meadowcroft of Smethurst, Huntley and Woolfold

The purpose of this post was to see if a link could be found between the Meadowcroft family from Smethurst and my branch from Woolfold in Tottington, via the branch from Huntley.

Smethurst Hall, Bury
by James Shaw (1836–1915)
Bury Art Museum

James Holt of Tottington - Alleged Mistreatment of Apprentice 1744

The two documents transcribed below were found in the DDX1423 collection at Lancashire Archives (Box 19)

Survey of Tottington 1794

A detailed survey of the Township of Tottington was taken in 1794, and printed into book form.  There is a copy at Lancashire Archives (Ref. DDX/118/139/29), and a photocopy at Bury Archives.  This post is an extract of all the entries for the surnames Holt, Meadowcroft and Taylor.