I can share details of 40 Cheshire Wills.

[NickT]

During my last 5 years of research I have obtained copies of 40 Cheshire Wills and Admons from Cheshire Records Office.  In keeping with the spirit of Rootschat I am prepared to share details of the contents of these documents. To comply with copyright I regret that I am unable to reproduce and send out copies (you must purchase your own from CRO), however, I can let you know any other names or places that appear in the documents and from those details you can decide if you have a possible match before ordering.  In some cases, if the will was 'one of mine' I have fully transcribed the contents.  Where available I can provide the transcription.  Here is what I have:-

Miriam BAILEY - Knutsford - Admon - 1809
Ellen BARKER - Mobberley - Widow - Grocer and Beer Retailer - died 1892
John BURGESS (The younger) - Mobberley - Yeoman - died 1882
John BURGESS (the elder) - Mobberley -Miller - died 1868
Samuel CLAYTON - Ashley -Farmer - Admon - 1833
Joseph FAULKNER - Lymm - Innkeeper - died 1838
Peter FLETCHER - Warburton - Farmer -Admon - 1843
Edward GARNER - Northern - Farmer - Died 1853
John GOULDEN - Altrincham - Yeoman - 1834
Elizabeth HOLLINWORTH - Dunham Massey - died 1816
James HOLLINWORTH - Agden - died 1826
James HOLLINWORTH - Hale Barns - Blacksmith - died 1825
John HOLLINGWORTH of the Bell Inn, Pensax, Worcs, formerly of Hale Barns, Cheshire - Innkeeper and Blacksmith -died 1853.
William HOLLINWORTH - Dunham Massey - Admon - died 1814.
Randle LAMB - Northwich - Carpenter - died 1778
Randle LAMB - Mobberley - Admon -1796
Joseph LEIGH - High Legh - Farmer - 1832
Thomas LEIGH - Broomedge, Lymm - Gentleman - 1832
James PARROT - Bradwall-Cum-Hollins, Sandbach - Farmer -1799
Joseph PARROTT - Bradwall, Sandbach - died 1810.
George PRESCOTT - Aston-By-Budworth - Yeoman - died 1832
John RENSHAW - Timperley - Farmer - Admon - died 1837.
William ROBINSON - Marbury - Gentleman - died 1803
William ROBINSON (the elder) - Anderton - Yeoman - died 1818.
William ROBINSON (the younger) - Church Minshull - Farmer -died 1848.
William ROBINSON - Mere - Farmer - Admon - 1871
Ellen ROBINSON - Mere - widow - admon - 1917
Richard ROBINSON - Mere - Yeoman - died 1863
Elizabeth ROBINSON - Knutsford - Widow - died 1872.
Ann ROYLANCE - Marthall -cum -Little Warford - died 1807.
Robert ROYLANCE - Dean Row, Wilmslow - Yeoman - died 1831.
William ROYLANCE - Lwr Withington - Blacksmith - Admon 1841.
William ROYLANCE (the elder) - Lwr Withington - Blacksmith - died 1837
Samuel ROYLANDS - Wilmslow -Cornfactor - Admon 1763.
Isaac RYLANDS - Dean Row - Yeoman - died 1850.
Ann TAYLOR - Sandbach - died 1833.
George TAYLOR - Betchton, Sandbach - Yeoman - died 1818
John TAYLOR - Betchton - Yeoman - died 1823.
Margaret TAYLOR (nee BURY) - Sandbach - died 1763 - Widow of Lawrence.  Possible links with Manchester area.
Joseph TWISS - Mere - Yeoman - died 1868.

Please be reasonable with your requests.  I will respond to all enquiries, but please be patient as Family History is only my hobby and I do not allow it to consume ALL my spare time (my wife put paid to that).

Good Luck
Nick.

[Abiam2]

How I envy you Nick!  Only found one will in a tree of 800!  My poor old Ag Labs were poor!
Abiam

[LizzieW]

We've got Cheshire wills too, for both my family and my husband's.  I like the ease with which you can search the Cheshire wills too.  If only other counties had put the same kind of info on line.

Some of my ancestors were farmers or butchers, so I suppose might have been expected to have wills, but my husband's family were all hatters.  I wonder if in Cheshire it was the "done" thing to make a will even if you were poor, just to stop the squabbling between the children.  One of my Cheshire wills, actually lists all the children of the family and their respective spouses.  I already had that information, gleaned from censuses but it was good to have it verified.

Lizzie

[NickT]

Yes, You are right.  I am very fortunate and also lucky that the Records have been preserved so well in Cheshire.  The people at the Records Office are great and always very helpful.

I still have about 25 wills to order and I'm hopeful that my 75% success rate of matching them to my tree continues.

Sharing the information this way may also put me in touch with some otherwise unknown relatives which may result in mutual assistance.

Regards, Nick.

[JDGen]

Hi Nick,

I am interested in your Robinson wills.  I have William Robinson married Ann Beckett in 1774 with children Nancy, Mary and William.  Daughter Nancy married John Moreton.

I don't know much about son William born 1783 but do have his date of death as 1848 from another researcher.

The wills are in the right place for this family..... 

Jean

PS.  The will images are copyright to CRO but transcriptions are your own and they are copyrighted to you.

[NickT]

Hi Jean,

I have three different Robinson Family branches in the maternal half of my tree.  I haven't connected them earlier on yet. 

These are of interest to you.

William ROBINSON 1784 - 1848 born Gt. Budworth, Farmer
=
Mary PRESCOTT 1788 -1857 born Gt. Budworth.

Names mentioned in William's will are sons, William and Joseph, dear wife, Mary, and my sister, Nancy MORETON.  I believe that this is the son to whom you refer.

I also have the father's will - William ROBINSON (the elder) died 1818. This mentions son William, daughter Nancy MORETON, other daur, Mary and to confirm 'my friend and relation Allen BECKETT.

Also William ROBINSON, Marbury, died 1803 is probably his father, but I didn't prove it yet.

You will also therefore be interested in the will of George PRESCOTT (Mary's dad).

These wills are great. They contain lots of detail about property, possessions and locations.

Please send me a personal message and I can arrange to let you have the transcriptions.

.... anyway farewell for now my new distant cousin....

Nick.

[JDGen]

Have sent PM Allen Beckett is one of mine, an interesting family and look forward to exploring further!

Jean

[musictrish]

Hi
thanks for your kind offer
I wonder if you would be so good as to look at the Wills of both Randle Lambs please. On the 1770 one, if there is mention of grandaughter or daughter Mary.
On the 1796 one if mention of daughter Mary (could read wife of Peter Dean )
Thanks
musictrish
 

[NickT]

The 1778 will does mention 'Mary LAMB daughter of my son Randle LAMB'

There is a strong possibility that the Randle LAMB referred to in the 1796 admon is the son named above.  I know for sure that the 'Mobberley' Randle LAMB came from the Northwich area originally.  He was my 5 x Gt Grandfather.

In a somewhat ironic reversal, I started my life in Mobberley and now find myself in Northwich.

There is also another Randle LAMB listed in the 1660 Northwich Hundred Poll Tax records as follows:-

'Randle Lamb Lab & Elizabeth his w - 1. 0 '   (one shilling I guess)

This is another ancestor I am sure but I still have a lot of linking to do with this family.

Send me a personal message if you are interested in more information.

Nick