Mortimers of Horton

[dobfarm]

John Mortimer Will 1742 Deceased Shelf

Brief description from my reading on this will

John Mortimer of Shelf -Clothier and Woolstapler. -has ref to property at Clayton-Giles Hill Shelf and Cottages etc in Lightcliffe Hipperholme Brighouse.
Executor and son Richard.

Phone Halifax WYAS quote ref number WYC-1292/1/1/10
ask for IAN -------------order a copy ---------if you want.

About £2 all in-with postage and copy fee.
A Private Hand written Will

Not a deeds Will or probate Will----hence small charge.

Dave

[dobfarm]

I'll post any info and ref numbers as and when any found! over time on visits to Halifax next year.

Deeds,(£8 a copy of a or per deed or  £32 with plans also £8 for Deeds Wills) Wills, Parish registers -archive refs or your own findings and you can order copies as you want! PR's & Archive refs about  £1 cheaper for more than one. from Ian at Halifax Library /Archives Yorkshire with postage.

Also the WYAS offices as your other surnames

Wakefield holds all deeds and headoffice of WYAS

Probate pre 1857 are at York Borthwick centre York Uni
and Allegation by licence bond marriages

Find phone numbers on the web search of the places


http://www.kirkheatononlineparishclerk.com/mirfield/Mirfield%20Wills.htm

 1831 July  SHEARD of MIRFIELD



 about 17th July 1756 between Richard MORTIMER of Shelf parish of Halifax,
 Clothier of the one part and James DYSON of Huddersfield, Grocer, of the other
 part, of among other hereditaments all that messuage or dwelling house in Clayton
parish of Bradford


Well that wraps up my efforts for now! Merry Xmas and A Happy New Year! everybody or readers of this post


Regards
Dave and Donna

[dobfarm]

Mary

Daniel Mortimer Will


Google search engine


Enter -A2A  or Access to archives ( National Archives)
next!- in the dialog search box  top line
Enter exactly. ------ Daniel Mortimer Shelf -

7 doc's will come up

Whichwell. Shelf Horton and Clayton

They are in the Savall papers held at Nottingham Archives and contact them for copies if you want any again without search charges are cheap to obtain on known info dates and ref numbers.

There are a lot of Yorkshire papers held at Nottingham  and Lichfield Staffordshire Archives

Dave

[Myrrh]

I ordered a copy of Daniel Mortimer's will of 1775, and here is a summary of who is mentioned, in case anybody else is looking for a lead on any Mortimer they may be seeking:

Daniel Mortimer of the Lordship of Tong, Yeoman. Bequeaths to his ELDEST son John dwellinghouses etc in Allerton within Wilsdon for his natural life.  But on John's death, they would pass to Daniel's youngest son James AND HIS HEIRS, which would mean that John's son (who I think was a Samuel b 1780) would not have inherited this.  Other legatees mentioned, are sons Samuel, Daniel, and Richard, married daughters Mary, wife of Daniel Bateman and Hannah, wife of William Davy and a youngest daughter Martha. James also inherited property at Shelf and Heaton. (Both Martha and James were under 21 at the time of this will).

There was also mentioned other property in Allerton and Wilsdon, which had been previously leased in 1765 to Richard and his heirs.  It still seems strange to me that someone who owns several properties couldn't sign his own name, but made his mark.  Anyway, I hope there may be something of interest to others contained in this.
Myrrh

[dobfarm]

There is alot more information in repositories but I was request to stop! researching people only get one shot with me.

Dobby

[Myrrh]

I was indeed happy for you to stop, after helping me so much, and after seemingly having difficulty finding a baptism for Daniel Snr - it would appear he was born outside your normal area of easy access. I did email two or three archives but no luck.

I am sure there are others whom you will be able to assist with more easily accessible information. My purpose in posting this regarding the will was as stated, in case it could be of use to anyone else.
Thanks again for your past assistance.
Regards
Myrrh

[dobfarm]

Maybe repositories in Nottingham and the National Archives at Kew maybe able to help you.

[Myrrh]

Yes, thanks.  Nottingham was where I got the will (and a lease) from. They were very efficient and it only cost £4.40, which for 5 pages of A3 posting to Eire, I thought was excellent.

Good hunting.
Myrrh

[dobfarm]

Hi

in retrospect! I though I should bring this to your attention.

This link may help or advise you in your future Quests in Yorkshire!


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,427216.0.html

Only if you take it futher the you will have to PM as thread is locked

Best of Luck

Dobfarm.