Local Wills
1891

Roger Beasley has kindly provided details concerning Local Wills and the beneficiaries, which he has collected from the Probate Records and other sources.

This is a list of some Local Wills for the year 1891

Died	Date of Will	Name	Place	Vol/Page/Deed	Notes
1891	22 May 1838	Thomas Ward	Thornhill Edge?	[14/164/89]
		Thomas Ward of Workhouse Farm, Thornhill, formerly of Leeds. Joseph Clapham Ward. Son
1891	12 Aug 1843	George Haigh	Northowram	[29/227/108]
1891	27 Nov 1863	James Roberts	Halifax	[30/248/130]
1891	26 Aug 1865	James Heap	Mixenden	[15/822/431]
1891	24 Aug 1866	Henry Naylor	Halifax	[20/54/36]
		Henry Taylor, carpet weaver of Akroydon, Halifax. Susan Naylor of 40 Salisbury Place, Ackroydon, widow
1891	31 Aug 1871	William Beanland Midgley	Halifax	[9/392/193]
1891	13 Aug 1873	Eagland Bray	Halifax	[13/462/253]
		Eagland Bray, grocer of Savile Place, Halifax. Alfred Walker, woollen manufacturer of Lindley, nephew. Ralph Eagland Bray, worsted spinner of Arden Lodge, Halifax, son. John Walter Bray, grocer of Savile Crescent, son
1891	03 Dec 1873	John Horsfall	Todmorden	[42/469/234]
1891	07 Mar 1874	John Heaton	Halifax	[27/531/263]
1891	15 Jul 1874	John Varley	Halifax	[1/753/372]
		John Varley, music teacher, of 30 Savile Park Street, Halifax, formerly of North Bridge, Halifax. Mary Jane Varley of 30 Savile Park Street, Halifax, widow
1891	23 Jul 1874	William Radcliffe	Bolton Brow, Skircoat	[13/264/149]
1891	14 Sep 1874	David Wood	Sowerby Bridge	[12/316/169]
		David Wood of Spring Cottage, Sowerby. Frederick Wood, coal merchant of Spring Cottage, son. Sarah Ann Mills (wife of Frank Mills) of Spring Cottage, daughter
1891	24 Aug 1875	Grace Bancroft	Halifax	[31/723/397]
		Grace Bancroft, spinster, of Gerrard Street, Halifax
1891	04 Mar 1876	Edwin Ellis	Norwood Green	[4/5/3]
		Edwin Ellis, gentleman, of Norwood Green, Hipperholme cum Brighouse. Ann Ellis of Norwood Green, widow
1891	08 Apr 1876	Samuel Whitehead	Halifax	[11/462/258]
1891	31 Dec 1877	Betty Crossley	Langfield Par Halifax	[24/196/107]
		Betty Crossley of Kilnhurst, Langfield, Halifax. Sarah Crossley, Mary Ann Crossley, Betsy Crossley, all of Kilnhurst, spinsters, daughters
1891	01 Feb 1878	John Edward Hey	Hipperholme	[1/754/373]
		John Edwards Hey, ventilating engineer of Halifax. Mary Elizabeth Hey of Clare Hall Road, Halifax, widow
1891	14 Feb 1878	Sutcliffe Schofield	Hipperholme	[12/726/395]
1891	23 Aug 1878	James Bates	Skircoat	[39/189/102]
		James Bates, rate collector of 24 Savile Park Street, Halifax. Died in Broughton in Furness, Lancashire
1891	20 Jun 1879	Mary Firth	Rastrick	[35/411/216]
		Mary Firth, spinster of Bridge End, Rastrick. Samuel Day Firth, brother
1891	10 Nov 1879	William Wadsworth	Halifax	[39/3/2]
		William Wadsworth, gentleman of New Bond Street, Halifax. Jane Wadsworth of 2 New Bond Street, widow
1891	24 Dec 1879	Edwin Sternwhite	Halifax	[32/119/62]
1891	24 Jan 1880	John Simpson	Halifax	[9/126/56]
1891	14 Jun 1880	John Green Noble	Halifax	[29/606/310]
		John Green Noble of Halifax. Mary Ann Noble of 3 Trinity Place, Halifax, widow
1891	12 Jul 1880	Elizabeth Brown	Clifton, Rotherham	[41/134/76]
1891	15 Oct 1880	Horatio Rangeley	Elland Lower Edge	[2/665/374]
1891	13 Nov 1880	Thomas Greenwood	Halifax	[20/354/193]
		Thomas Greenwood of Height Top, Blackshaw Head, Stansfield. Amos Greenwood, farmer of Lower Rawtenstall, Stansfield, relationship not recorded
1891	30 Dec 1880	Samuel Sharp	Ovenden	[41/300/169]
1891	24 Apr 1881	John Ratcliffe	Soil Hill, Ovenden	[10/339/183]
1891	31 Oct 1881	John Gibson	Halifax	[11/875/492]
1891	01 Mar 1882	William Marsden	Rastrick	[12/550/294]
		William Marsden, stonemason of Rastrick. Ellen Marsden of Rastrick, widow. Abraham Marsden, stonemason of Rastrick, son
1891	01 Feb 1883	John Maude	Stainland	[27/639/326]
1891	28 Feb 1883	George Butterworth	Ovenden	[16/81/48]
		George Butterworth of Gib Lane, Ovenden, formerly of Leighton House, Ovenden. James Butterworth, co-operative store manager, of 12 Mixenden Lane, Ovenden, son. John Butterworth, stone quarryman of Hipperholme, son
1891	28 Jun 1883	Joseph Milner	Northowram	[14/62/37]
		Joseph Milner, gentleman, of 9 Belmont Terrace, Savile Park Street, Halifax
1891	19 Jul 1883	Thomas Speak	Colden, Heptonstall	[2/685/384]
		Thomas Speak, woollen spinner of 37 Old Lee Bank, Halifax. Hannah Maria Speak of 37 Old Lee Bank, spinster daughter
1891	17 Aug 1883	James Woodhead Broadbent	Halifax	[23/937/472]
		James Woodhead Broadbent, woollen draper of Kent Place, Halifax. Hannah Howard of Kent Place, spinster, relationship not recorded
1891	02 Oct 1883	Mary Butterworth	Heptonstall	[34/410/225]
		Mary Butterworth, widow, of Jumps, Erringden, Halifax. William Butterworth, fustian cutter of Great Burlees, Wadsworth, son
1891	15 Nov 1883	John Roper	Brighouse	[21/627/347]
		John Roper, quarry owner and licensed victualler of the Crown Hotel, Brighouse. Dan Roper, quarry owner of Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse, son. Thomas Roper, quarry owner of Laverack Lane, Brighouse, son
1891	10 Mar 1884	James Ashworth	Cornholme	[18/149/76]
		James Ashworth, cotton manufacturer, of Thorn Lea, Cornholme near Todmorden. Mary Ashworth of Thorn Lea, widow
1891	26 Jul 1884	Aaron Priestley	Halifax	[21/628/348]
		Aaron Priestley, clogger of Osborne Terrace, Queens Road, Halifax. Thomas Henry Priestley, school teacher of 5 Cromwell Terrace, Halifax, son. Emily Priestley of 341 Queens Road, Halifax, spinster daughter
1891	07 Aug 1884	Robert Bailey	Ovenden	[32/60/32]
1891	18 Nov 1884	Hannah Parker	Hebden Bridge	[18/687/361]
		Hannah Parker, widow of High Street, Hebden Bridge
1891	25 Nov 1884	William Shoesmith	Halifax	[11/757/422]
1891	02 Jan 1885	William Crabtree	Mytholmroyd	[2/439/243]
1891	14 Mar 1885	Thomas Holt	Hebden Bridge	[17/537/287]
		Thomas Holt, cart driver of Heptonstall. James Holt, cart driver of Heptonstall, nephew
1891	01 May 1885	Henry Swift	Halifax	[26/375/192]
1891	16 Jul 1885	Mary Taylor	Blackley in Elland	[1/978/484]
1891	20 Jul 1885	Henry Firth	Mountain, Northowram	[18/454/240]
1891	30 Sep 1885	William Fawcett	Halifax	[37/148/80]
		William Fawcett, innkeeper of the Wheatsheaf Inn, Halifax, formerly of Queensbury, Halifax. Ann Fawcett of the Wheatsheaf Inn, widow
1891	15 Oct 1885	James Ramsbotham	Stansfield	[10/302/164]
1891	24 Oct 1885	Sarah Craven	Halifax	[28/231/118]
		Sarah Craven, widow of Tickhill, near Doncaster. Formerly of 19 Villiers Street, Halifax
1891	24 Nov 1886	Isaac Cliffe	Rastrick	[10/269/245]
1891	22 Dec 1886	John Arthur Thwaite	Halifax	[17/84/51]
1891	18 Jan 1887	Jonas Beaumont	Halifax	[32/752/394]
		Jonas Beaumont of 17 Woodbine Terrace, Halifax. Jane Beaumont of 17 Woodbine Terrace, Halifax, widow. Walter Beaumont, chemist and druggist, of 2 Clement Street, Pellon Lane, Halifax, son
1891	10 Feb 1887	James Wadsworth	Norland	[17/245/141]
		James Wadsworth, millwright of Allan Mount, Allan Wood, Norland
1891	23 May 1887	William Berry	Halifax	[22/520/274]
		William Berry, coal merchant of Halifax
1891	14 Jul 1887	Charles Watson	Halifax	[27/99/45]
1891	18 Jul 1887	Jonas Empsall	Brighouse	[19/526/274]
		Jonas Empsall of Brighouse. Sam Empsall, plumber of Brighouse, son
1891	13 Feb 1888	Thomas Knowles Hey	Hebden Bridge	[34/411/226]
		Thomas Knowles Hey, chemist and druggist of Hebden Bridge. David Hey, chemist and druggist of Hebden Bridge, son. Helen Hey and Jane Hey of Hebden Bridge, spinster daughters
1891	01 Mar 1888	Allen Brook	Brighouse	[27/678/349]
1891	10 Apr 1888	James Rothery Driver	Halifax	[19/654/335]
1891	13 Apr 1888	John Tyas	Hade Edge	[23/818/411]
1891	27 Jun 1888	Emma Jane Brearley	Halifax	[9/127/57]
1891	05 Sep 1888	George Cockroft	Halifax	[11/210/116]
		George Cockcroft, grocer of 34 Mount Pellon, Halifax. James Edwin Cockroft, woolsorter of New Pellon, Halifax, son
1891	03 Oct 1888	Mary Ann Whiteley	Soyland, Halifax	[4/927/481]
		Mary Ann Whiteley, widow of Odessa House, Soyland. Samuel Whiteley, mason of Odessa House, son
1891	26 Nov 1888	John Ingham	Halifax	[40/572/304]
		John Ingham, butcher of 3 Vine Terrace, Halifax. Harry Ingham, butcher of 88 New Market, Halifax, son
1891	27 Nov 1888	Richard Denham Walker	Rastrick	[29/279/135]
1891	08 Dec 1888	Samuel Holt	Halifax	[12/390/211]
		Samuel Holt, butcher of 1 Ladywood Terrace, Halifax. Formerly of Lansdowne Place, Halifax. Ann Holt of 1 Ladywood Terrace, widow
1891	02 Feb 1889	George Horsfield	Mixenden	[6/940/486]
1891	11 Mar 1889	Benjamin Blackburn	Brighouse	[13/370/208]
		Benjamin Blackburn, gentleman of Wilkin Royd House, Brighouse. Grace Blackburn of Wilkin Royd House, spinster sister. Clement Blackburn, cotton spinner of Brighouse, nephew. John Edward Blackburn Howe, gentleman of Brighouse, nephew
1891	18 Mar 1889	Marian Holgate	Hipperholme	[20/592/323]
		Marian Holgate (wife of Christopher Holgate) of Hoyle House, Lightcliffe. Donald Walker, cashier of Grange Terrace, Lightcliffe, son. Enos Ellis, blacksmith of Lightcliffe, brother
1891	01 Jun 1889	Isaac Booth	Halifax	[32/20/10]
		Isaac Booth, architect, surveyor and valuer of Halifax. Died at 7 Norfolk Place, Halifax. Charles Oldfield Booth, civil engineer of 214 Herbert Road, Plumstead, Kent, son
1891	21 Oct 1889	James Cocksedge	Brighgouse	[26/31/16]
		James Cocksedge, yeoman of Dyson Street, Brighouse. Enoch Cocksedge, gentleman of Brighouse, son. George Cocksedge, master gunner in the Army at Fort Gomer, Gosport, Southampton, son. Luke Cocksedge, stonemason of Brighouse, son
1891	07 Jan 1890	Richard Sucksmith	Halifax	[21/127/69]
		Richard Sucksmith, butcher of Halifax. Died at 20 Thomas Street, Westgate, Halifax. Mary Elizabeth Sucksmith of 20 Thomas Street, widow
1891	14 Jan 1890	Enoch Sharp	Crimsworth in Wadsworth	[5/901/465]
		Enoch Sharp, yeoman of Plumpton, Wadsworth. Sarah Sharp of Plumpton, widow. Joseph Sharp, manufacturer, of Industrial Street, Park Road, Bingley, nephew
1891	13 Feb 1890	William Western	Bailiff Bridge	[28/921/479]
1891	18 Feb 1890	William Senior Booth	Hebden Bridge	[10/932/496]
1891	26 Mar 1890	James Greenwood	Lightcliffe	[23/635/311]
1891	31 Mar 1890	Sarah Greenwood	Halifax	[17/718/374]
		Sarah Greenwood, widow, of 14 Craven Terrace, Halifax. Samuel Walker, coal merchant of Gibbet Street, Halifax, brother
1891	11 Apr 1890	George Noble Marsden	Skircoat	[37/137/74]
		George Noble Marsden, woolbuyer of Washer Lane, Skircoat, Halifax
1891	14 Apr 1890	James Shackleton Briggs	Halifax	[24/334/185]
		James Shackleton Briggs, painter of 5 Upper Brunswick Street, Hopwood Lane, Halifax. Ann Briggs and Emma Briggs of 5 Upper Brunswick Street, spinster daughters
1891	23 Apr 1890	Mary Ann Riley	Causeway Foot, Halifax	[10/533/276]
1891	07 Jun 1890	Thomas Robinson	Halifax	[31/534/286]
1891	14 Jun 1890	William Roberts	Highroad Well	[4/186/95]	Intestacy
1891	03 Jul 1890	John Horsfall	Heptonstall	[19/564/291]
1891	16 Aug 1890	Frances Moore	Greetland	[15/545/288]
		Frances Moore, wife of John Moore, of Stockley Farm, Greetland
1891	27 Aug 1890	Robert Halliday	Halifax	[19/400/202]
		Robert Halliday, timekeeper of Bailey Hall, Halifax. John Halliday, manager of 67 Clare Road, Halifax, son. Elizabeth Ann Sutcliffe (wife of Richard Cherry Sutcliffe) of 3 Clare Street, daughter
1891	19 Sep 1890	William Aspinall	Rastrick	[20/251/142]
		William Aspinall, fancy cloth weaver of Rastrick. Betty Aspinall of Rastrick, widow
1891	22 Sep 1890	John Whiteley	Ripponden	[9/386/190]
		John Whiteley of The Hollins, Ripponden. John William Whiteley, spinner of Stone's House, Ripponden, nephew
1891	24 Sep 1890	John Sykes	Barkisland	[7/839/439]
1891	27 Sep 1890	Percival Brenard	Lee Mount Halifax	[37/435/229]
1891	15 Oct 1890	Bramwell Chatburn	Queensbury	[10/78/40]
1891	14 Nov 1890	Sarah Millward	Halifax	[18/829/441]
		Sarah Millward, widow, of The Royal Oak Inn, Halifax
1891	20 Nov 1890	Joseph Broadbent	Skircoat	[31/744/408]
		Joseph Broadbent of 2 Moorlands Place, Halifax. Elizabeth Ann Bates (wife of Arthur Bates, woolstapler), of 17 Spring Street, King Cross, Halifax, daughter
1891	20 Nov 1890	Mary Tatham	Halifax	[11/845/474]
		Mary Tatham, spinster, of 2 Club Lane, Ovenden. Arthur Tatham Robertshaw, worsted mill manager of Thornton, near Bradford, nephew
1891	25 Nov 1890	Elizabeth Earnshaw	Halifax	[5/747/379]
1891	06 Dec 1890	John Fletcher	Halifax	[2/654/367]
		John Fletcher of 6 Dale Street, Claremount, Halifax. Frank Moore, joiner of Dale Street, nephew
1891	20 Dec 1890	William Wilkinson	Queensbury	[16/370/207]
		William Wilkinson, corn dealer of Queensbury, Halifax
1891	24 Dec 1890	Edwin Foster	Hipperholme	[12/391/212]
		Edwin Foster, gentleman of Cliffe House, Hipperholme, Halifax
1891	30 Dec 1890	William Farrar	Sowerby, Halifax	[24/879/471]
		William Farrar, factory operative of Paradise, Mytholmroyd, Sowerby. Formerly of Grove Terrace, Mytholmroyd, Sowerby
1891	31 Dec 1890	Joseph Whiteley	Halifax	[25/56/36]
		Joseph Whiteley, gentleman, of 38 Sunnyside Terrace, Halifax. William Dawtrey, hairdresser of King Cross, Halifax, nephew
1891	19 Jan 1891	Sarah Shackleton	Hebden Bridge	[40/393/209]
		Sarah Shackleton, spinster, of The Hollings near Hebden Bridge
1891	11 Feb 1891	John Crowther	Halifax	[9/796/406]
1891	20 Feb 1891	Samuel Day Firth	Rastrick	[35/412/217]
		Samuel Day Firth, mechanic, of Firth Street, Rastrick
1891	21 Feb 1891	Thomas Rushworth	Southowram	[15/934/491]
		Thomas Rushworth, stone delver and beerhouse keeper of Clough Head, Southowram. Rachel Rushworth of Clough Head, widow
1891	27 Feb 1891	William Hey	Mixenden	[10/170/93]
		William Hey of Mixenden Stones, Mixenden. Hannah Hey of Mixenden Stone, widow
1891	11 Mar 1891	David Malkin	Siddal, Halifax	[34/333/183]
		David Malkin, foreman miner of South View, Siddal, Halifax. John Malkin, weaver of South View, son. Joseph Malkin, foreman miner of South View, son
1891	08 Apr 1891	Ellis Sutcliffe	Queensbury	[14/568/289]
		Ellis Sutcliffe of Regent Street, Sandbeds, Queensbury, near Bradford. Ellis Chatburn, warp twister, of Great Horton, Bradford, nephew
1891	13 Apr 1891	Christopher Tate	Halifax	[42/518/261]
		Christopher Tate, gardener and farmer, of Spring Gardens, Elland. John Henry Tate, gardener of Spring Gardens, son
1891	14 Apr 1891	Thomas Greenwood	Blackshaw Head	[24/197/108]
		Thomas Greenwood, farmer of Height Top, Blackshaw Head, Stansfield. Amos Greenwood, farmer of Lower Rawtenstall, Stansfield, relationship not recorded
1891	25 Apr 1891	Abraham Firth	Mountain, Northowram	[18/455/241]
1891	28 Apr 1891	Matthew Naylor	Halifax	[22/792/422]
		Matthew Naylor, fishmonger and billiard room proprietor, of New Market, Halifax
1891	02 May 1891	Mary Mitchell	Sowerby Halifax	[20/410/224]
		Mary Mitchell, widow, of Lindwell Terrace, Greetland. Benjamin Mitchell, woollen tuner, of Lindwell Terrace, son
1891	02 May 1891	Eliza Sharp	Ovenden	[41/301/170]
		Eliza Sharp, widow, of Black Royd Farm, Ovenden Road, Halifax. Fred Sharp, farmer, of Black Royd Farm, relationship not recorded
1891	03 May 1891	Thomas Scott	Sowerby, Halifax	[24/420/228]
		Thomas Scott, woodman, of Scout End, Sowerby. Betty Green (wife of Samuel Green) of Over Brear near Stump Cross, Northowram, sister. Susy Ann Sugden (wife of Daniel Sugden) of Walnut Street, Gibbet Lane, Halifax, sister
1891	06 May 1891	Charles William Whewall Hartnett	Halifax	[16/193/110]	Intestacy
1891	07 May 1891	Henry Blackburn	Halifax	[29/54/28]
		Henry Blackburn, cotton spinner, of Heath Villas, Halifax. William Blackburn, worsted spinner of Fern Bank, Savile Road, Halifax, brother
1891	09 May 1891	Harry Hoyle	Barkisland	[22/327/174]
1891	10 May 1891	James Bartle Coates	Hipperholme	[19/758/384]
		James Bartle Coates, stuff presser of 1 Lane Ends Terrace, Hipperholme. Benjamin Coates, foreman twister of Shelf, brother. Levi Coates, warp twister of Shelf, brother
1891	13 May 1891	Tom Bottomley	Brighouse	[21/484/269]
		Tom Bottomley, stonemason of Brighouse. Mary Bottomley of Brighouse, widow. Samuel Bottomley, joiner of Brighouse, son. Walter Bottomley, music seller of Leeds, son
1891	14 May 1891	Frances Eastwood Netherwood	Thornhill Edge	[19/383/195]
		Frances Eastwood Netherwood, widow, of Thornhill Edge, Thornhill. Ezra Lambert, farmer of Thornhill Edge, brother
1891	19 May 1891	John Oldfield	Mytholmroyd	[29/597/305]
		John Oldfield, grocer of Church Bank, Bottom Cragg near Mytholmroyd. George Oldfield, carter of Castle Lodge, Cragg, brother
1891	06 Jun 1891	William Henry Nicholson	Halifax	[38/935/491]
		William Henry Nicholson, hosier of 26 Clare Road, Halifax. Jane Nicholson of 26 Clare Road, widow
1891	09 Jun 1891	Abraham Thackrah	Halifax	[29/947/497]
		Abraham Thackrah of 4 Crown Street, Halifax. James Robert Thackrah, doctor of philosophy, of 4 Crown Street, son
1891	20 Jun 1891	Emma Jane Drake	Mountain, Queensbury	[36/276/144]	Intestacy
1891	08 Jul 1891	Sam Brooke	Brighouse	[38/468/246]
		Sam Brooke, cooper of Brighouse. Mary Brooke of Brighouse, widow
1891	08 Jul 1891	William Fletcher	Hipperholme	[41/146/83]
		William Fletcher, stonemason of Norwood Green, Hipperholme cum Brighouse. Fanny Fletcher Broadley of Norwood Green, spinster, relationship not recorded
1891	15 Jul 1891	Joseph Bolland	Lightcliffe	[38/241/129]
1891	15 Aug 1891	William Henry Bentley	Skircoat	[28/210/108]	Intestacy
1891	10 Sep 1891	Martin Morley	Northowram	[40/933/492]
		Martin Morley, jeweller of Haley Hill, Halifax
1891	27 Sep 1891	Henry Smith	Rastrick	[38/934/490]
		Henry Smith, painter of Rastrick

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