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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D513/M/E/277
TitleProbate Will of Henry Mellor of Shireoaks, Glossop, husbandman; bequeathing £30 to his nephew, Thomas Mellor of Town End; to Henry Mellor, son of the said Thomas, £10 with a bed and a chest; to Mary, wife of William Barber of Mancum (?) £20; to Elizabeth, wife of Richard Clay of South Wingfield, £20; to Mar, wife of John Neal of Tipsall (Tixall ?) £5; to John Carrington junior of Blackbrook, £5; to Samuel Bagshaw of Redgith Green (?), £3; to Rev James Clegg of Stodhart, 5 guineas; to Sara Mellor, a bed, bedding and new bible; to the poor of Chapel en le Frith £3 to every Edge and £1 to the neediest at the discretion of Thomas Kyrke, Thomas Mellor and Thomas Gee; the residue of his personal estate to William Barber and Richard Clay in trust to allow Thomas Mellor of Town End to receive the interest for life and then to be divided among his children 22 Apr
Date1742
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorKirk Family of Glossop and Chapel-en-le-Frith
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