Hello All
I know this thread is 11-12 years old, but Google returned it as top ranking item in my search.
I have been researching Jillotts, it was my mother's maiden name, adding to work my mother had already completed.
Joseph Lee of (Over) Whickleden was the husband of Susannah, Sarah Jillott's sister. Joseph was born 8 Jan 1699 to John Lee of Whickleden (Kirkburton Parish Records) and married Susannah in 1722 (ditto).
The entry for Edward's birth states he is a "Bastard" and "Father Unknown" in a line that contains so much passive aggression (KPRs). But the curate baptised him nonetheless.
I have been unable to find Over Whickleden on any map but there is a Whickleden Wood south of Scholes and a Whickleden cottage just beyond that and exists today. Also, the mill at Scholes is Lee Mills, and I wonder if the Lee family owned the mill, in which case Joseph could be the son of the mill owner. Susannah probably worked there, as did most of Scholes. She would have been just 20 when they married.
We will never know Edward's father. But Sarah's parents were Edward (b1674) and Esther Jillott neé Bingley (b1673) of Shepley. Edward Sr also has unmarried parents, although this time we know the name of the father - Emanuel Marsland alias Thornton, who later marries, as does Esther. Edward Sr's mother was Esther Jillott, for whom we can find no birth record. However Esther Bingley's parents were John Bingley and Jennett Gillott (b1648), thus returning us to the J/Gillott line from Thurstonland, dating back at least to Henry VIII. Jennett's parents were Henry Gillott (b1606) and Jennet neé Bedforth.
Teasing out the above, it's possible that Edward Jillott and Esther Bingley were cousins and Esther Jillott 's father was also Henry Gillott and Jennett was her sister. Alternatively, she was widowed and was otherwise unrelated. Without records (that would have been English Civil War years) we just don't know.
