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Hi Pauline

My interest in this family is through Edward Pearson, born Castleford, Yorkshire 1853 and who emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1871. Edward was my great, great uncle, the son of Francis Pearson , born 1831 and my great (x2) grandfather.

Bob

Hello

I recently bought a copy of the Will of Bilton Metcalfe (my Great x 8 Grandfather) of Leeds dated 1708. It is a comprehensive Will and names his wife and children. One child who I had previously not been aware of was a John Metcalfe.

I have found a John Metcalfe of Leeds apprenticed for 7 years in 1710 to a Joseph Thurlstone, Clothdrawer. What is probably the same John took on an Apprentice himself in 1718, John a Clothworker of Leeds.

From the date of his Apprenticeship I think John was probably born in the period 1695 to 1697, this would fill a gap of other children baptised to Bilton Metcalfe.

It appears that the registers for this period are not available online but there is an indexed transcript, Thoresby Society Volume 10 available that covers this period.

I wonder if anybody might have access to this transcript and if so please look if there is a baptism of a John Metcalfe in this period.

Many thanks for your help.

Bob

Hello

I was very pleased yesterday that an Administration document was transplanted for me and now wonder if the attached two documents written in old English script, and have been troubling me for some while, can be translated.

They are indictments for Benjamin Ickorngill of Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

Bob

Hello

Can anybody please help with a translation of the attached Administration regarding Seth Dickinson of Wakefield.

From what I can gather Administration was granted to his wife, Jane. The document is dated 16th March 1727/28, Seth was buried in Wakefield 5th February 1726/27.

There is the name Thomas Scott also on the document (and the next document) who was the the Vicar of Wakefield at that time but not sure why he appears on it.

Many thanks.

Bob

Thank you all for all your replies, with a big thank you to Sandra and Amondg.

I will work my way through them but it certainly appears that William Atkinson who married in 1921 is "my" William James Atkinson.

The clincher is Sydney Atkinson sailing to Quebec in 1925 to visit his brother, William. Father, James Atkinson address of 12 South Crescent, Sowerby, Thirsk matches the address I already have of him.

Thank you all, another one off my tree successfully "hatched, matched and despatched"

Bob