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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. You can search through the full text of this book on the web at http : //books . google . com/| Digitized by Google Digitized by Google ;7r.- • ■ ' Digitized by, Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google A HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF ^olUnti of illol^berlrp anti JBinutsforti Digitized by Google Digitized by Google A HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF ^oUanti of ^otitierlep anD Unutdfortr IN THE COUNTY OF CHESTER WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND ftf DENTON IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER FROM MATZMIAJiS COLLMCTED BT TBS LJOTB EDGAR SWINTON HOLLAND \ EDITED BY WM. FERGUSSON IRVINE PRIVATELY PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS, EDINBURGH 1902 + ■^ J Digitized by Google THE WEW YOW PUBUC LIBRARY ]TlLDENFOUIs:5ATiON3j D 1930 ^ PRINTED FOR PRIVATE aRCULATION ONLY Digitized by Google P!JBL;C LiL../- Y I ASTOr^ Lrvnx A \' D i Digitized by Google s o > X O H o El. < a: u Q < U o iz: o H O u X H o ? O DC a« ■< Digitized by Google PREFACE THE following account of the Holland family is largely drawn from materials gathered by the late Edgar Swinton Holland Mr. Holland's collections were the work of a lifetime, beginning with a manuscript history, which he compiled when about twenty years of age. Subsequent research, however, led him to see that the state- ments and assumptions of previous workers in the same field were not all of equal value, and he then entered upon a long series of investigations among original sources of information, a' labour which occupied many years and which he left incom- plete. The Editor has taken up the thread, and acting in con- sultation with Mr. Charles Menzies Holland and Mr. Walter Holland, has pursued these researches somewhat further, mainly among documents which have only recently come to light or only recently been made accessible. Some of the results of these investigations, together with information supplied by Lord Knutsford, Admiral Holland, and other members of the family, are now embodied in book form. An appendix has been added containing transcripts of the more important of the documents bearing on the history. The illustrations were contributed by Mr. William Gaskell Holland, many of them being from photc^^phs taken by himself specially for this volume. This publication is undertaken solely for private circulation, and simply has for its object the gathering together in con- venient form of information for the various members of the Digitized by Google vi PREFACE family, and does not aspire to be of interest to any one outside their circle. The Editors warmest thanks are due to all who have helped in the work, especially to Mr. William Farrer of Marton for the very generous way in which he has permitted access to his splendid collection of Lancashire documents, and to Mr. J, Paul Rylands for his invaluable advice and suggestions. Digitized by Google CONTENTS CMAP. rAGK I. HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND i n. HOLLAND OF DENTON 17 III. HOLLAND OF RHODES AND CHORLTON ROW . 36 IV. HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 44 V. HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 69 VI. HOLLAND OF LIVERPOOL 83 APPENDIX 93 INDEX i6s Digitized by Google X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS MRS. GASKELUS AND HOLLAND TOMBSTONES, KNUTSFORD To face page 78 SWINTON C. HOLLAND AND EDWARD HOLLAND . SAMUEL HOLLAND, SENIOR, AND MRS. HOLLAND CHARLES HOLLAND, AND MRS. HOLLAND LISCARD VALE, LOOKING EAST LISCARD VALE, FROM SOUTH-EAST .... C. M. HOLLAND AND SWINTON C. HOLLAND . HOLLAND TOMBSTONES, MOBBERLEY CHURCH- YARD 80 83 84 86 88 90 146 Digitized by Google IpUbUC Ub.-->'' .^^■;uU.--'-l Digitized by Google u. 1 Richard db : ^ a, Holland. living 1246 (Ass. RoU). a quo Holland of Sutton. d Digitized by Google THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND CHAPTER I HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND NO better introduction to an account of the Holland family can be given than in the words of one of Lancashire's greatest antiquaries. •'There has existed no family in Lancashire," writes Mr. Langton,^ ** whose career has been so remarkable as that of the Hollands. Playing an active part in the most picturesque and chivalrous period of English history, they figured among the founders of the Order of the Garter, allied themselves repeatedly with the royal fsimily, and attained the highest rank in the peerage. How great the vicissitude of their fortune appears by what is related in the History of Philip de Comines, who tells of Henry, Duke of Exeter, doubly descended from the Plantagenets, and married to the sister of King Edward IV., that he saw him run on foot, bare- legged, after the Duke of Burgvindy's train, begging his bread for God's sake."* There appear to have been two distinct families in Lanca- shire bearing the surname of Holland from an early period. The * Chetham Society's Publications, vol xxxvii. p. 146. Digitized by Google 2 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Hollands of Down-Holland, who never rose to any important position in the county, and the Hollands of Up-HoUand, with whose descendants we have to deal in the following pages. There is no evidence of any blood relation between the two families, and the strong probability is that they were not in any way connected. The township of UphoUand* is in the Hundred of West Derby, and is bounded on the north-west by Dalton and Skel- mersdale, on the south-west by BickerstafTe and Rainford, and on the south-east by Billinge, on the east by Orrell, and on the north-east by Shevington and Wrightington. It is in the parish of Wigan, from which town it is about four and a half miles distant in a westerly direction. UphoUand formerly ranked among the market-towns of Lancashire. The manor is mentioned in Domesday Book as " Hoiland," * and was in the possession of one Steinulf in the time of Edward the Confessor. The land was assessed at two carucates, and we are to^d that it was worth sixty-four pence, though what this ** value " represents it is difficult to say. The descendants of the English owner do not appear to have remained in possession of this manor during the twelfth century, as we find Upholland and Melling grouped together as one estate in the Inquisitio Comitatus Lancastrue, made in 1 212.' At the same time it is possible, since Melling arid ^ It is hardly necessary, perhaps, to point out that the £Eunily took its name from the place, and not the place from the family. According to Canon Isaac Taylor ("Words and Places," 4th edition, p. 55), the word Holland is from the Norse ollant^ meaning marshy land. A more probable explanation, however, is Mr. Harrison's, who in "Liverpool District Place- Names'* (p. 67) derives it from the Anglo-Saxon hoU'landy or woodland. * In Derbei Hundret. Steinulf tenebat Hoiland Ibi ij carucata^ terras. Valebat Ixiiij denarios. — Domesday Book^ fol. 269*>. * Vid€ infray p. 3. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND 3 UphoIIand were still held ''in thanage'* in 12 12, that the Melling family were descendants of Steinulf and the Hollands a younger branch.^ The earliest mention of an undoubted member of the house of Holland occurs in a Final Concord made at the Lancaster Assizes, dated 5th November 1202.* In this, Uhtred de Chyrche, who seems to have had some claim or right in the manor of UphoIIand, in consideration of the sum of six marks of silver, releases his right in fourteen oxgangs of land in UphoIIand in favour of Matthew de Holland (I). Fourteen oxgangs' of land meant about 210 acres of arable land, and the possession of this arable land carried with it certain rights to pasturage and meadowing, so that the release referred to represents the transfer of a considerable parcel of land, subject, of course, to the fulfilment of certain specified services to the overlord, which were done instead of a payment of rent in money. Matthew de Holland we find still living in 121 2, when, in the InqwisUio Comitatus Lancastrian^ we are told that '' Henry de Melling holds four teamlands of the King in thanage and pays twenty-two shillings, of which Matthew and Alan (de 1 Mr. Fairer, to whom I am indebted for this suggestion, also writes that it is possible that ** Matthew and Alan [de Holland] of iao2 were the respective eldest sons of two daughters who were co-heirs of UphoUand, and that Alan was no other than Alan de Lydiate, afterwards called Alan de Halsall, son of Sim<»i, son of Steinulf; the Utter name, curiously enough, being the same as that of the pre-Con- quest thane who held UphoUand. Perhaps Ughred de Chirche was the son and heir of a third co-heir. This would explain the releases effected by fines in 1202 and 1224. * Lancashire Final Concords (Rec Soc, vol xxxix.), p. 14* ' Mr. Farrer suggesu that the fourteen oxgangs represented the manor, less two oxgangs held in dower by the widow of some previous lord, sixteen oxgangs being equal to two carucates, the Domesday assessment ^ Tesu de Nevill, iL f. 812. Digitized by Google 4 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Hplland) hold two teamlands in fee-farm for twelve shillings." A teamland was about 120 acres of arable. That this refers to Upholland is confirmed by an entry in the Pipe Roll of IT Henry III. under Lancashire, "De Henrico de Melling de ]»einagio in Melling et Up-HoUand i" ij*." Some years later than this a claim to two teamlands in Upholland was released by Simon de Halsall in consideration of five marks of silver paid to him by Robert de Holland (II). This was confirmed by a fine levied at Westminster 29th October 1224.* Thus between the dates 1212 and 1224 Matthew must have died and been succeeded by Robert, in all probability his son and heir; for though the relationship between these two does not appear on record, still, as Robert de Holland held the manor of Upholland in the latter year, he clearly held it by inheritance, and was therefore almost certainly Matthew's son and heir. With Robert we emerge more into the light of day, and a good deal of information and fuller details are forthcoming. In 1 24 1 Robert de Holland and his son Thurstan were taken and lodged in the King's prison upon the charge of having set fire to one of the houses of a certain John Mansell in Wigan.* The Sheriff was directed, however, to release them if they would find good and sure pledges that they would appear before the King to reply to the charge. Thurstan did not appear on the day appointed (7th June), **but Robert came and defended his whole action, and put himself for good or evil upon the country, to wit, upon twelve 1 Lancashire Final Concords, p. 47. ' Curia Regis Roll (Trinity Term 1241), Na 121, m.26</, ^$d, and 32. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND 5 knights above suspicion and upon four vills of the neighbour- hood of Wigan." A day was given him upon the advent of the Justices to those parts, and the Sheriff was directed in the meantime to let him have peace, and in no wise to trouble him or permit him to be troubled. Thurstan appeared before the Justices on the 23rd July, and because no one sued against him, he was questioned as to how he would acquit himself concerning the fire if any one would speak against him, whereupon he too ''put himself for good or evil upon twelve knights and four vills of the neighbourhood." A day was given him at the advent of the Justices to those parts. As no subsequent proceedings, however, appear to have been recorded, it is possible that the affair did not go any further. From the fact that the son, Thurstan, was of man s estate at this time, it is clear that Robert must have been at least forty years of age, so that we get some idea of the period covered by his life. Robert de Holland probably died about this time, as his son Thurstan represented the family on the important in- quiry held in 1242-43 to ascertain the knight's fees in the Hundred of West Derby chargeable to the Gascon Scutage. The name of Robert's wife is not known, but he had a large family, among whom were Thurstan, his son and heir, already mentioned, Adam, frcmi whom sprang the Hollands of Euxton, Richard, from whom descended the Hollands of Sutton, Matthew, Robert, and Roger.^ Under Thurstan dr Holland (HI) the family seems to have prospered, and on all hands we find Hollands acquir- ing estates and holding important offices. As has just been ^ Assize Rolls, 404, Lane (30-51 Hen. IILX m. ^ Plea Rolls. Digitized by Google 6 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND stated, Thurstan's brother Adam founded the family of Holland of Euxton by a marriage with a Bussel heiress, and his brother Richard became the progenitor of the Hollands of Sutton, a family some of whose members, in later times, distinguished themselves by their devoted allegiance to the old faith at the time of the Reformation, and it is believed even gave several of its sons to the Society of Jesus. Thurstan is said to have married, first, the daughter of Adam de Kellet of Nether Kellet, whose grandson, Orm de Kellet, by a fine levied at York on the i8th December 1299, conveyed the manor of Nether Kellet to Thomas Banastre of Broughton, in consideration of ;^ 100 sterling.^ Orm died without issue after 1299, and so eventually the lordship of the manor and the bailliwick of the Wapentake of Lonsdale and of Fumess and Cartmel descended to the heirs of Thurstan de Holland by his said wife. By this wife he had five sons, Sir Robert de Holland, his eldest son and heir; William, afterwards of Sharpies; Richard, who held lands in Hale (20 Edward I.); Roger and Adam.* He married, secondly, Juliana, a daughter of John Gelli- brand, and had four other sons, Thurstan, Adam, Elias, and Simon. To this last he gave lands in Pemberton, Wigan, and Golboume.' He is said to have married, thirdly, a daughter of Henry de Hale, an illegitimate son of Richard de Meath, Lord of Hale. The evidence of this is not very satisfactory, however, though it is rather quaint Among the Hale charters in the * Lancashire Final Concords, p. 186. < Plea Rolls, 47 smA 53 Hen. IIL * A grant of a portion of this land occurs, under date 1293, ^n the ''Crosse Charters,** p. 5, edited by R. D. Raddifie, £sq., M.A., F.S.A. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND 7 possession of Mr. Ireland-Blackburne of Hale Hall is a very interesting charter roll, evidendy drawn up early in the fifteenth century, and among the documents there copied is a curious Norman- French petition to the King from the "loyal tenants of Hale," which states that from Richard de Meath, the original grantee of the manor from the King, it descended to Henry de Hale, his son and heir, who held it until his death, and as he lay dying came one Thurstan de Holland, who had marrisd the daughter of the said Henry ^ and as he lay at the point of death {came il Umnguist a la mart), his memory lost, the said Thurstan took the said Henry's seal, which he had round his neck, and made use of the seal to issue charters granting the said manor (of Hale) to himself, the said Thurstan, and Robert his son. There is reason to believe, however, that this picturesque account is without foundation, and that Thurstan obtained his interest in the manor of Hale by the more prosaic medium of purchase. Thurstan, who, as we have already seen, was of man's estate in 1 24 1, and who was probably bom about 12 10, lived to a good age, and witnessed a deed as bailiff of Makerfield in 1386.^ He must have died shordy after this date; he was certainly dead in 1293. In witnessing a charter to Stanlaw Abbey in 1272 he is described as Sir Thurstan de Holland Of Thurstan's sons, his eldest, Sir Robert de Holland, seems to have been most famous; but from a younger son, William, with whom we will deal in the next chapter, sprang ^ ** Crosse Charters," p. 5. The date of this charter is fixed by the names of two witnesses, Sir Robert de Holland, who was knighted in 1382, and Sir Robert de Lathom, ^ Sheriff of Lancashire," who held this ofiice in 1286. It is conceivable, however, that this may be another Thorrtan, possibly a son by Juliana Gellibrand. Digitized by Google 8 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND the family of Denton, with which this book is more imme- diately concerned Sir Robert's descendants, however, fill such a large place in English history that it is perhaps well to mention them, though somewhat briefly. Sir Robert married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Sir William de Salmesbury, lord of Salmesbury, and of the moiety of the manor of Harwood, near Bolton. Sir Robert was seised of a sixth part of Harwood in right of his wife in 1292 and 1302. He enjoyed the lordship of the manor of Hale and Orrel, and lands in many other townships. He was knighted in 1282, and probably died between 1302 and 1305. He had at least three sons, Robert, Adam, and William, and one daughter, Avena, who married Adam Austyn of Ireland (de Hibernia), who is better known as Adam Ireland, the first of the house of Hale. Sir Robert de Holland, eldest son of the just mentioned Sir Robert, was summoned to Parliament as first Baron Holland. He was a striking character, and one who has left a mark in English history, and consequently deserves more than a passing mention. According to Beamont,^ Sir Robert was present at a cer- tain famous tourney held in 1307 at Stepney, where his arms are mentioned as azure, semi of fleur-de-lys, a lion rampant gardant argent. In 1310-11 he had licence from the King to embatde his house at Holland, and also his house at Melbourne in Derbyshire. From 1307 to 131 1, and also in 131 2 and 1320, he filled the office of Justice at Chester, an important position at this time. In 1308 he assisted in raising troops, probably to serve under Gaveston in the Irish * *' History of Halton Castle," p. 37. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND 9 war, and in 131 1 he was appointed governor of Beeston Castle, an office of much responsibility and honour.* In 1315 he became Governor of Liverpool Castle.* It may not be out of place at this point to recall what was then passing in the general history of England. Edward II., who came to the throne in 1307, perhaps one of the worst and most unscrupulous of kings, had early in his reign alienated the major portion of the Baronage of England by the wretched favourites with whom he sur- rounded himself, chief among them being Piers Gaveston, whom Edward made Earl of Cornwall. " Gay, genial, thrift- less," says Green,* "Gaveston showed in his first acts the quickness and audacity of the Southern Gaul ; the older ministers were dismissed, all claims of precedence or inheri- tance set aside in the distribution of offices at the coronation, while taunts and defiances goaded the proud Baronage to fury." After a few months, however, Gaveston was banished from the realm at the instance of the Barons, who, under Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, adopted a bold policy. When in 13 10 Edward recalled Gaveston, Lancaster withdrew from the royal Coimcil, and a Parliament which met in the same year resolved that the affairs of the nation should be intrusted to a body of twenty-one "Ordainers." The Barons carried the day, and Gaveston was again banished, only to be re- called, however, a few months later. The strife between King and Barons again broke out, and it was not until Gaves- ton was beheaded by the <Hxler of the Earl of Lancaster, at ^ AblM-ev. Rot Orig^ p. 187. * Picton's Liverpool Records, voL i. p. 9. * *« History of the English People,^* p. 308. B Digitized by Google lo THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND whose feet he flung himself praying for pity, that the triumph of the Baronage was complete. A feigned submission of the conquerors completed the King's humiliation, and the Barons knelt before Edward in Westminster Hall to receive a par- don that seemed a death-blow to the royal power. In this pardon was included Sir Robert de Holland, for having ''adhered to the cause of the King's rebellious kins- man, Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, abetted him in his murder of Gaveston, and taken part in the disturbance which it created." About this time, or shortly afterwards. Sir Robert became secretary to the Earl of Lancaster, and so was drawn more closely into connection with his patron. In the years that followed the fall of Gaveston, England was the scene of great unrest and distress. Famine sue* ceeded famine, and the utter absence of organised rule told terribly on the suffering people, while disgrace to English arms at Bannockburn and elsewhere completed the national degradation. Edward could not be long without his favourites, and the fall of Gaveston only made way for the Despensers. Their rise was sufficiently rapid to excite general jealousy, and the Earl of Lancaster found little difficulty in extorting by force of arms the exile of the younger Hugh from the king- dom. But the tide of popular sympathy turned in the royal favour on account of an insult offered to the Queen, and the surprising energy shown by Edward in avenging it brought fresh sui^rt to his cause. He now felt himself strong enough to recall Hugh le Despenser, and when the Earl called the Barons together in 132 1, and in the February of 1322 broke out in open rebellion, Edward was a match for 3feed by Google Digitized HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND ii him. The rival armies met near Burton, where they faced each other across the Trent Burton Bridge was left in charge of a portion of the troops, with whom Sir Robert Holland and his men remained, but the battle did not fall to them, as the King, making a feint of attacking them, nlarched the bulk of his forces to a ford some miles away, crossed the river unopposed, and swept down on the Earl's flank, compelling him to retire to his castle of Tutbury. " To sally out," says Beamont, " in face of the King's large army and march through Staffordshire was impossible ; but fortunately night and darkness came to the Earl's relief, and gave him a respite, which enabled him to consider what was the best course he could take. The river Dove, where there was neither a ford nor a bridge, was in his rear, so that there was danger both before and behind ; but to attempt to cross the Dove, which the enemy had left unguarded, seemed the only alternative. Summoning, therefore, to his side his cofferer, Henry de Leycester, and committing to his care the army chest, they quitted the casde under the shadow of darkness by a postern and reached the Dove, The river was in flood, which had perhaps caused the enemy to watch it less closely, and the Earl succeeded in reaching the other side in safety ; but the cofferer was not so fortunate, for some panic having seized the guards who bore the money-chest, they let it fall into the stream, where it sank and was lost, while they were glad to escape even with their lives. The chest contained more than 100,000 silver pieces of money ; and Time, the revealer of secrets, in the month of June 1831, as some men were widening and deepening the Dove, brought the chest and its contents frcnn their watery grave, after they had reposed in Digitized by Google 12 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND it for more than five hundred years. On the loth March I322» King Edward took possession of the Earl's vacated castle, but he could not loiter there, and so he immediately pushed on after his rebellious kinsman. The Earl went first to Pontefract, and thence, after a council of war, it was deter- mined, owing to the recent defeat and losses, and the non- arrival of Sir Robert de Holland with two forces whom the Earl had ordered him to raise in Lancashire, to retire to Dunstanborough. At Boroughbridge, as he was on his way thither, and just as he had been met and repulsed by Sir Andrew de Harclay, the King came up with him, and on the 1 6th March the Earl, who had now been joined by Sir Robert de Holland, capitulated to Sir Andrew, and the next day the King himself received the surrender of the EarVs great ally, Sir Robert de Holland, and of Sir John and Sir Richard de Holland, Sir Robert's kinsmen, who had followed the Earl's fortunes until his star had set From Boroughbridge the progress to the scaffold was short. The Earl, a man who was said to be bustling without vigour and Intriguing without abilities, was taken to Pontefract to a tower opposite the Black Friars, and there, on a hill outside the town, on the 22nd March 1322, after a trial which was not likely to be impartial, he received short shrift and was beheaded, while some of his adherents. Sir William Touchet, Sir William Fitz William, Sir Waryne Lisle, Sir Henry Brad- burne. Sir William Cherry, and John Page, Esq., were hanged about the same time ; but Sir Robert de Holland and his two kinsmen experienced the King's clemency, and, though their estates were forfeited, their lives were spared. Sir John and Sir Richard de Holland, as well as Sir Digitized by Google .1.- ..... L Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 1!*.' 'I'' 'y TT« 1 '■•*. w •►! i » *.•"'' i .. •■ ' .r I . t ! '. ' / t,. 1 ' ' ,' V : I > «... } « . <. t ' • . * i ' ' ' .■ .X .. a*f L" *<■.'*',.•:■ :• i . ' • : t' I t" ^: Ki- '■'..■. '^ ■ : ■ .' ! • :;. 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He himself was first sent prisoner to Dover Castle, from which he was transferred to York, and from thence he was ultimately liberated on giving security for his future good behaviour. Six years later, in October 1328, Sir Robert de Holland was seized by a body of men in a wood near Henley when on his way to Windsor. This force is said to have been led by Sir Thomas Wither, an adherent of Henry, Earl of Lancaster, who overpowered Sir Robert's followers and mur- dered their master. His head, we are told, was sent to the Earl of Lancaster, then at Waltham Cross, while his body was sent to Preston in Lancashire and buried there in the Church of the Grey Friars. In 1307 Sir Robert endowed a church or collegiate chapel, dedicated to St Thomas the Martyr at Upholland, consist- ing of a dean and twelve secular priests ; but the loneliness * of the spot [Mt>ved too great and the canons separated. The founder then resolved on another course, and determined to secure the permanence of his work by obtaining a colony ' Abbrev. Rot Grig., 265-295. * ** Notes on the Andent Religious Honses of Lancashire," by Dom. Gilbert Dolan, Tnms. Hist Soc L. and C, vol. xliiL-iv. p. 229. Digitized by Google 14 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND of Benedictine monks to fill the vacant places left by the canons. The site, too, was recognised as being fitter for regulars than for seculars, and after various negotiations, and with the approval of the Bishop of Lichfield, the place was handed over to the monks. Before the invasion of the collieries, Upholland must have been a beautiful spot, and well adapted as a retreat from the world. There, on a hill-side overlooking a wide expanse of wood and water, was founded the Priory of St. Thomas of Canterbury, the latest in date of foundation of any monastery of Black Monks in England. Unfortunately we have little to guide us as to the early history of the house, but as Sir Robert de Holland's petition to the Bishop of Lichfield was drawn up at Pontefract (February 2, 13 18), and the first Prior was one Thomas of Doncaster from the Priory of St. John at Pontefract, it is not improbable that the colony came from this or some other religious house in Yorkshire. The churches of Child wall in Lancashire and Wightwick in Leicestershire were impropriated to the new foundation. The Priory was further enriched by grants of land in Holland, Orrell, and elsewhere. The existing remsdns of the priory ^ consist of a high wall of yellow sandstone, partially covered with ivy, through which are discernible five windows. Portions of wall still exist on the north and south, while near a house that has been built on the eastern outline of the site are mutilated parts of arches and columns. The parish church of Upholland, dedi- cated to St Thomas k Becket the martyr, was the church of the priory. This was transferred at the time of the dissolution of the monastic houses to the inhabitants of » Baine's "History of Lancashire" (Croston's edition), voL iv. p. 302. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google t N 1. tt i']' •T St. t; r I -f any t- ' ' *y wo ]y.i> '•'-. of LkI.;.. . ' ■' lO.l ihc 1K:» . ': f 'lony c.t:v.* . .-' 1 I'i'-Ty '.v.xs fi.: ' .. :: t of a ii. • 'rta-l ' . y. I'lrou ■!: »^' icb *' »i..'': L'^at h. ■» '*•■' :• ; I I r\ /.I. \.i, ,.' vii- '\'''. V .' -;■.!- ( ,' ir. n :.; kVi ii,'' * .1 ' : J' Digitized by Google > O 2 < O Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UPHOLLAND 15 Upholland, Orrell, Billinge, Higher End, Winstanley, and Dalton, and was the parochial chapel of these townships until 1882, when, by an Order of Council, it was constituted a separate parish. It is said to be the finest ecclesiastical building in the old parish of Wigan, and was originally planned on a mag- nificent scale, but a portion only of the nave, including the western tower, was completed. It consists of a tower, nave, side aisles, and chancel. The tower, which is strong but low, is said to have replaced the two original ones, itself occupying the intervening portion of the western front This, however, is extremely doubtful ; it appears rather that the original intention had been to build a cruciform church with a central tower, and that the present nave was intended for the chancel, and that when this scheme could not be completed, the tower as it now stands was added, possibly as a temporary structure. It is lighted by three windows, that are said to have been removed from the clerestory which formerly lighted the nave. The three windows on the south side are large pointed ones, the tracery of which is modem. The great glory of the structure was its noble east window, which fell in 184a One of the windows contains mediaeval glass, irregu- larly jumbled together ; here and there shields, none, however, referring to the Hollands; and in one pane the mitre of an abbot The effect of the arcading of the nave is very im- posing, the whole structure being an interesting example of unmixed Decorated work. The church was restored in 1882. Sir Robert had married, at some date prior to 131 1, Matilda, daughter and co-heir of Alan de la Zouche of Digitized by Google i6 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Ashby, in the county of Leicester, and by her had at least four sons — Sir Robert, who succeeded his father; Thomas, who afterwards became Earl of Kent; Otho, one of the earliest knights of the Order of the Garter; and Alan, who died young. Thomas married Joan, the famous "Fair Maid of Kent," daughter of Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent, and who eventually became the wife of Edward the Black Prince. The second son of this union became Earl of Huntington and Duke of Exeter, and married Elizabeth, daughter of John of Gaunt and sister of King Henry IV., while the eldest son, who was Earl of Kent and Baron Woodstock, became father of the third Earl of Kent, who eventually attained to the highest rank as Duke of Surrey, and was beheaded at Ciren- cester in 1400 for attempting to restore Richard II. The main line of the Hollands ended in an heiress in 1373, who married Sir John, afterwards Lord Lovel, in whose family the UphoUand estates continued for several generations, until the fateful battle of Bosworth, when they were forfeited, and we find them ultimately granted to the Earl of Derby. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 1 .' V • T ^ \' lit h^cl M ! -: •J' ! '_.T-., .1 J ^» li I ....-^ Pi-:-: ^ Ih- ' KiJ^rJ II. ! . ■ .''i:^ ] in i;.; ^. ■ J v^>,o.se fur,. J. ■ ' r- ;iii« -rs, ik". Digitized by Google •J Digitized by Google [■, L^NOX AND i: Digitized by Google CHAPTER II HOLLAND OF DENTON IT is necessary to retrace our steps to Thurstan Holland, who died about the year 1290 (p. 7), in order to obtain the point of junction between the Hollands of Upholland and the Hollands of Denton. As already stated, Thurstan de Holland had a large family. By his first wife, besides his son and heir, Sir Robert, he had a son William, afterwards Sir William de Holland (IV.), from whom the family of Denton sprang. Very little is known of Sir William de Holland beyond the fact that he received a grant of the man^r of Sharpies from Roger de Sharpies in 1272, and that he probably died before 1314- It is not known whom he married, but he had at least three sons, all of whom became knights — Sir William, Sir Robert, and Sir Richard. From Sir Richard descended the Hollands of Myerscough and Preston. Sir Robert de Holland, though he is said to have had at least two sons, Robert and Thomas, does not appear to have founded a separate branch, unless he passed into Yorkshire and obt2uned lands in that county, which seems possible. Sir William de Holland (V.) married, at some date prob- ably a good deal earlier than 131 5, Joan, daughter of Robert de Pleasington.^ Nothing is known of this lady, except that the ^ See Baines' ^ Lancashire* (Crostoo't editkmX vol iv. p. 69. «7 C Digitized by Google 1 8 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND marriage does not appear to have been a happy one. They had no children, at all events none who survived their father, and at some time early in the fourteenth century Sir William de Holland formed an alliance with a Margaret de Shoresworth, daughter of Robert de Shoresworth, lord of the manor of Denton, and by her had at least two sons, Thurstan de Holland and John. With the evidence forthcoming it is difficult to be certain as to the character of this alliance. It is conceivable that William de Holland may have married Margaret de Shoresworth in proper form, and then have afterwards discovered that she came within the limits of consanguinity forbidden by the Roman Church, and so have been obliged to seek a declaration of nullity of marriage, and after that have married Joan Pleas- ington. One thing is certain, however, that the law did not recognise Thurstan and John as legal heirs to their father, as his brother Robert appears as next-of-kin after Sir William's death. This is further borne out by the wording of several of the charters {vide p. 99). Sir William in 131 5-16 granted the mancx* of Sharpies to his son Thurstan, and in 13 16, at Easter, he appears as witness to a deed by which Alexander de Shoresworth grants ^ to Adam de Ryecroft, Vicar of the Church of Huyton, Denton Hall, together with all his lands and tenements in Denton. This grant was evidently made to Adam de Ryecroft in trust, as a few days later, namely, on the Thursday next after the Feast of St Philip and St James, Sir William de Holland witnesses another grant, this time from Adam de Ryecroft to Alexander 1 The Earl of Wilton's MSS. See Appendix, p. 97. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 19 de Shoresworth, of all his lands, &c» in Denton, with remainder to Thurstan* son of Margaret de Shoresworth, and the heirs of his body, &c^ It may not be out of place here to sketch the devolutions of the Denton estates until they passed into the possession of the Hollands. Denton is a township situated about six miles east-south- east of Manchester, in which parish it was for ecclesiastical pur- poses. It is bounded on the north by the townships of Gorton and Audenshaw ; on the south by the river Tame, which here forms the division between the counties of Lancaster and Chester ; on the east by Haughton ; and on the west by Red- dish and Gorton. Anciently it was a hamlet in Withington.' In the reign of Richard I. Denton was held by Matthew de Reddish as of the fee of Withington. By an undated charter,' Matthew gave half of the town of Denton to Richard, parson of Stockport, namely, four oxgangs.of land, to hold in fee and inheritance by the yearly service of 1 2d. and forinsec service. From the said Richard one moiety of this land descended in the reign of Henry III. to Robert, parson of Mottram, who granted it to Cecily, his daughter, and her heirs in tail, one oxgang of which William Canus and Henry his brother held, and another oxgang which Jordan, the grantor^s brother, held, and the service of certain land belonging to these ox- gangs which Richard, son of Robert de Hide, held, render- ing to the grantor and his heirs a silver penny at Christmas, > The Earl of Wilton's MSS. See Appendix, p. 97. * It is worth noting that there are fourteen places in EngUuid and Wales bearing the name of Denton. * From infonnation supplied by Wul Farrer, Esq^ of Marton House, Skipton. Digitized by Google 20 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND and fivepence of silver to the lamp of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Manchester at the Feast of the Assumption, and defending the said Richard and his heirs against Robert de Reddish and his heirs for the ferm and service due for the said land. Remainder, in default of issue of Cecily, to Robert her brother and his heirs in tail, remainder to the right heirs of Richard the grantor. This Cecily married Robert de Shoresworth, and so con- veyed this estate into the family of that name. By another deed without date, Adam, son of Robert de Brunyngton (in DentonX gave to Alexander, son of Robert de Shoresworth, in tail, a portion of his land in the town of Denton, de- scribed in the said charter by bounds ; remainder to William de Shoresworth. For this grant Alexander gave Adam ten pounds sterling. By deed without date, Robert de Shoresworth and Cecily his wife gave to William their son, in tail, the whole estate which they had in the town of Denton ; remainder to Geoffrey, brother of the said William, rendering two iron arrows for all services. By deed dated at Denton on the morrow of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 27 Edward l. [1299], Cecily, relict of Robert de Shoresworth, gave to Alexander her son, in tail, the moiety of all the lands in Denton which she had by the gift of her father Robert, remainder to William, brother to Alexander. The exact relationship between this Alexander and Mar- garet de Shoresworth, the mother of Thurstan de Holland, is not dear, but it must have been very close, as she is specially alluded to in the remainder, dated 13 16, and Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 21 mentioiied on p. 18. Margaret de Shoresworth was the daughter of a Robertt who may have been a brother or a son of Alexander, thoi^ it is not improbable that the two Roberts are one, and Margaret was therefore sister of Alex- ander de Denton.^ In the year 1330^ by a deed dated at Denton on the Feast of St Hilary (4 Edward III.), Alexander de Shores- worth granted to ^' Margaret, daughter of Robert de Shores- worth," an his messuages, lands, and tenements in the hamlet of Denton, in tail A few days later Margaret de Shoresworth grants the same estate to Thurstan her son, in tail, with remainder to William, son of Robert de Raddiffe and his heirs, further remainders to John, brother of the said William, and to Robert, son of Henry de Worsley, Five years later, on the Friday next after the Feast of St Peter ad Vincula, by a deed dated at Bury, Thurstan de Holland (VI.), calling himself " son of Sir William de Holland, KS" grants to "Margaret my mother," for her life, all the estate in Denton which she had granted to him. Thurstan's father. Sir William, probably died about 13 18, ^ This elusive and madMnacried person, Margaret de Shoresworth, has long been a puzzle to genealogists. A few facts only seem to be beyond dispute, and one of these is that she was the daughter of a Robert de Shoresworth. It b ako certain that she was the mother of Thurstan de Holland, son of Sir William, and that she was the mother of several children by Robert de Raddiffe of Raddiflfe Tower, ancestor of the RadclilBw of Smithells, and that she married ultimately Sir Henry de Worsley of Booths. In ^ Lancashire Funeral Certificates" (Chetham Society) Mr. Langton prints a pedigree of the Shoresworths, which he bases on extiacta fvom the Dodsworth MSS., and in this he makes Margaret a granddaughter of Alesnnder. In Whitaker's ^Whalley" (4th edition, Radcliffe pedigree, p. 29Z) she is described as a daughter of Alexander de Denton and relict of Robert de Shoresw o rt h , while in the same work, on p. 319, she is described as daughter of Robeit de Shoresworth and heiress of Cedly de Denton. The latter is probably the correct solution. Digitized by Google 22 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND as no mention of him occurs after the two to which reference has already been made (p. i8) in 1316, while in 13 19 we have a grant in Norman-French from Sir Robert de Holland, Knight, probably Thurstan's uncle, to *' Thurstan de Holland, son of Margaret de Shoresworth," and his heirs, of all his lands and tenements, with certain services in "Heetun sour Faghefeld/' The grant is dated at "Sandale," probably Sandal, near Wakefield in Yorkshire, on the Wednesday in the Feast of St. Mark, 12 Edward H. [1319]. This prob- ably points to the death of Sir William having taken place. Allusion has been already made to Denton Hall, and though the building, a portion of which still stands, was doubtless of later date than the period with which we are dealing, it may not be out of place to give a short account of &e house in explanation of the accompanying illustration. Mr. Henry Taylor, in his " Old Halls in Lancashire and Cheshire," ^ writes : " Denton Hall was clearly at one time a fine quadrangular building, of which two sides now remain;' the southerly or central portion containing the fine great hall and the family or eastern wing. Both portions have been much injured by the hand of man and by the ravages of time." Mr. Booker, in his "History of Denton," assigns the building of the Hall to the end of the sixteenth century, but Mr. Taylor corrects this, and states that the architectural evidence points to a date at least a hundred years earlier. "We have here," he writes, "in the great common hall the complete arrangements for the lord and his retainers dining in common; but at the end of the sixteenth century a fine ^ Page iia * Only a very small portion of one wing now stands 09^0), the rest was demolished three or four years aga Digitized by Google Digitized by Google lu/ *•'''' ..f I.- : . ; y.r. X *' ''*r c -r- :. r V . ' rc:- 5'L. .-»■. ; ) «' i^ ' .. ;y • * t 1 n 1 C .'■ .i!^ •: .-.'^ii; ;■.;:. f i: I ■ ^ ; al iVc; f I , . ;■ r' K] ,T> . 1 ,. •. . .. ,^:.rs .1^ Digitized by Google c ^ y. ^ Digitized by Google ^ ^ Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 23 great hall like this, with a massive, open-timbered roof, and with high table, canopy, and musicians' gallery, had gone out of fashion, and was very seldom built" Mr. Booker seems to have been misled by the Jacobean plaster-work with which some of the rooms were decorated. The great hall was originally thirty-five feet long and twenty- three wide. The mapping out of the roof is very similar to that of the great hall at Smithells, an interesting fact, when we remember the close relationship of the two families, to which allusion has already been made. Denton does not seem to have originally possessed any fireplace, the great hall being warmed by braziers, the smoke escaping through a louvre in the roo£ In the early portion of the sixteenth century, however, a large ingle-nook seems to have been inserted, not in the customary position in the side of the room, but at the end opposite the high table. Mr. Taylor further adds : " It is very remarkable that at Speke Hall a fireplace was inserted in the same manner as at Denton and at about the same period. In both cases the alteration has occasioned the partial destruction of the minstrels' gallery. The cntiamentation of the fireplace in the two houses also is almost identical in character, so that it is difficult to resist the conclusion that one of these examples must have been copied from the other. Four deeds, to all of which Thurstan de Holland was a party, dated in the spring of 1341, still remain among the Earl of Wilton's papers, and it is curious to note that in three of these the old designation of '' Thurstan de Holland, son of Sir William de Holland, KS" is kept up. They relate to land in Prestwich called Bradlache and Rodon [Rooden]. Digitized by Google 24 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND A few years later King Edward issued letters patent to Thurstan Holland, dated at Windsor, 12th June 1346, in which he states that at the request of ** our cousin, Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Derby," he pardons Thurstan de Holland for all ills committed prior to the i6th June 1345. It is not quite clear what these "ills" may have been. Henry of Lancaster at this time seems to have been in Gascony, where he had won a signal victory over the French at Auberoche, and it will be remembered that it was to relieve the Earl that Edward a year later led the expedition into France which culminated in Crecy. It is possible that Thurstan may have been under a cloud ever since the ill-fated rising of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, which led to Thurstan's kinsman, Sir Robert Holland, losing all his estates. The next document of the series is of a more pacific character, and appears to be a family settlement, which pro- vides us with much useful material for the elucidation of the next step in the pedigree. It is a grant dated at Denton, on the Friday next after the Feast of St Hilary, 32 Edward III. [1359], from Roger, son of William, son of John, and Geoffrey de Bexwyk, chaplains, who were trustees, to Thur- stan de Holland of all the messuages, lands, and tenements which they had by the gift and feoffment of the said Thur- stan in Denton, Heaton Faughfield, Manchester, Bolton near Eccles, Barton near Eccles, Bolton on the Moors, Harwood, Worsley, Myerscough in Amoundemess, and Sharpies, to- gether with the homage and services of their free tenants in the said vills, to hold to the said Thurstan for the term of his life, &c, with remainder to Richard, son of the said Thurstan, and the heirs between Richard and Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 25 Almarica, daughter of Adam de Kenyon, lawfully begotten, with remainder to the heirs of the said Richard, remainder to Robert, son of Alice de Cobbeleres, for his life, remainder to William, son of Alice de Pussch [?], and his heirs, remain- der to William, son of Robert de RadclifTe, and his heirs, remainder to William, son of Robert de Worsley, and his heirs, and final remainder to Sir Robert de Holland, Knight, and his heirs and assigns. Thurstan de Holland must have been growing old by this time, but evidence remains which shows that he was still alive ten years later. In the autimin of 1368, Thurstan, son of John de Prestwich, grants to Thurstan de Holland all his land in Heaton Faughfield under certain limitations. The , grant is dated at Manchester on the Tuesday next after the Feast of St Leonard the Abbot, 42 Edward HL [1368]. His death must have followed shortly. Thurstan is said^ to have married Mary, the daughter of John Collyer, and had at lea^ two sons, Richard de Hol- land (VII.), of whom mention has already been made, and William de Holland, who married Marjory, the daughter of Henry de Trafford, and (torn wh(Mn sprang the Hollands of Clifton. Thurstan is also stated to have had three other sons — a second William, a Robert, and a John de Holland. Robert is said to have had children by an Alice de Cottelawe or CoUbelere,' and William is said to have had children by an Alice de Bissdi or Pussch. Richard de Hdland married, probably prior to 1358, Almarica, daughter and heiress of Adam de Kenyon, and ^ Haii MS., 1987. ' See settlement cited above, p. 102. D Digitized by Google 26 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND through her became possessed of considerable property in Kenyon- Little is known of Richard de Holland. In the Appendix (p. 103) will be seen a curious agreement into which he entered in 1377 with Richard de Hyde relating to the ** marl- ing" of certain parcels of land in Denton. In 1383 he leased the manor of Denton for eight years to one William de Hulme, probably of the neighbouring township of Heaton Norris. Whether this act betokened impecuniosity or not it is impossible to say. Richard de Holland died on the ist July 1402.^ By his wife Almarica he had at least three sons — Thur- STAN (VIII.), his eldest son and heir, William, and Nicholas. In the Appendix (p. 104) will be seen an indenture dated 1403, made between William de Hulme (probably the lessee of Denton mentioned above), together with his brother John, and Thurstan de Holland and his brother Nicholas de Hol- land, concerning certain lands and tenements in Denton. There can be little doubt that the Hollands, in addition to the alliance through Margaret de Shoresworth, were connected by marriage with the neighbouring family of Radcliffe, but the exact relationship is not clear. Thurstan and his son Thurstan both had several transactions in land with Sir Ralph de Radcliffe, Knight In 1418, Thurstan the father quit-claimed to him certain rights of pasture and com- mon in Sharpies, Bolton, and Harwood (see Appendix, p. 106). To the original of this deed there is a beautiful seal still affixed, the badge used being an acorn, and the legend — RADCLYFF. ^ See Post-Mortem Inquisition, Appendix, p. 104. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 27 Thurstan is stated to have married an Agnes , who had writ of dower 3 Henry VI. [1424-5], and was still living in 1439. By her he had at least three sons — Thurstan de Holland (IX.), who succeeded him, Richard, and Henry; he died i Henry VI. [1422-3]. Thurstan de Holland the younger, who succeeded his father in 1422-3, fir$t appears in a deed dated in the early summer of 1429, in which he conveys to Sir Ralph de Radcliffe just men- tioned a portion of land called Rapedenheye. The interest of this document lies in the curious local place names that occur in it, part of the boundary of the land '' extending as far as the fieldofParadysel"^ In the following year (20th February 1430) Thurstan, whose matrimonial experiences may be described as varied, arranged a divorce between himself and his wife Margaret, daughter of Gilbert de Aldburgham, on the plea of consanguinity, under which Margaret was to receive an annual payment of ;^4 during the lifetime of Agnes, Thurstan's mother, and Nicholas, Thur- Stan's uncle, and £4 more yearly after the death of Agnes, Nicholas, or Thurstan. A portion of this money was still being paid in 1439, as a receipt from Margaret de Aldburgham, dated 6th February in that year, still exists among Lord Wilton's muniments. By the summer of 1430 these divorce proceedings had been brought to a successful issue, as several deeds exist relating to a marriage settlement ' made in favour of Margaret, daughter of Sir Lawrence Warren of Poynton, Knight. These deeds are ^ See Appendix, p. 106. ' See Appendix, p. 107. See mlso Warren pedigree, Earwaker's " East deshire," rol. il p. 2Z6. From this it i4>pears that Margaret Warren can scarcely have been more than fifteen years of age at this time. Digitized by Google 28 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND valuable as proving the relationship of Thurstan de Holland and Nicholas, his uncle. By this wife he is said to have had three children — Richard Holland, his son and heir; Margaret, who after- wards married Nicholas Hyde of Denton ; and Elizabeth, who married John, son of Richard de Reddish* His second wife must have died before 1442, as in that year Thurstan makes a settlement ^ in favour of his '' wife Matilda, daughter of Sir John Honford, Kt" Sir John Honford or Handforth ' was a celebrated Cheshire soldier who distinguished hunself very highly in the French wars. Nothing more is known of this wife, but according to Hardy, Thurstan was outlived by a wife Elena ; so that Matilda must have died and Thurstan entered for a fourth time into the married state. It is not clear when Thurstan died ; certainly before 1479, in which year Richard Holland (X.), who succeeded his father, had a dispute with Sir John Assheton of Ashton- under-Lyne as to their respective rights to dig "turves'* in Ashton Moss." According to information contained in the Inquisition Post- mortem of Thurstan Holland of Denton, who died in 1510,^ Richard Holland, by his charter dated 12th May 1481, settled certsun lands in Heaton and Wardley on himself and his wife Agnes, and after their death on Nicholas and Lawrence, their sons. For the immediate purposes of this volume it is of interest to note that among the tenants referred to in this settlement is 1 See Appen<Ux, p. iia * Earwaker's ** East Cheshire,* vol I p. 34a * Appendix, p. I la ^ Appendix, p. 11 1. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 29 William Heywode of " Roodes," ^ thus showing an early connec- tion between the Hollands of Denton and the property of Rhodes, subsequently the location of the family with which this volume more especially deals* Richard Holland died on the 7th February 1483, being survived by his wife Agnes . He was succeeded by his son and heir, Richard Holland (XL), who was probably bom about 1450, as he had a marriageable son in i486, and his own father Richard, as we have already seen, cannot have been bom earlier than 143 1. Richard Holland, the younger, married, probably about 1466, Isabella, daughter of Sir William Harrington of Hornby, a famous Lancashire knight, who was standard-bearer at the battle of Agincourt,' and by her had at least five sons and one daughter — Thurstan, his son and heir, probably bora about 1469; William and Thomas, who were both living in i486 and 1510 ;' Robert, living in 1497 and 1510 ; Peter, living in 1 5 10, and Ellen, who afterwards became the wife of John Bradshaw, the son and heir apparent of Alexander Bradshaw, Esq.; these latter were married prior to 1501. Richard Holland probably died about 1500 or 1501. Thurstan Holland (XH.) married, between i486 and 1490, Joan, the daughter of John Ardeme of Alvanley and Harden, in the county of Cheshire, Esquire; she survived her husband, and married, secondly. Sir John Warren of Poynton, Knight, who predeceased her; and thirdly, John Davenport of Davenport, Esquire. We are now getting into the period when records are Mt is DOC quitt dear, however, whcthtr this refers to Roeds in Middleton perish or Rhodes in Prestwidi perish. * Beines (Herlend), toL ii. p. 616. * Vult Poetmortem Inqnisitkm, p. in. Digitized by Google 30 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND more abundant, and from this time on it will be possible in most cases to give more exact dates of births, deaths, and marriages. Thurstan Holland had six sons by his wife Joan — Thurstan, Robert, Richard, John, Ralph, and Lawrence. Thurstan died young. Robert (XI H.), who was born at his mothers old home at Harden in Cheshire on the 19th August 1491,^ and baptized at Stockport, succeeded to the property on his father's death in 1508. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Asheton of Middleton, Knight, and died without issue on the 9th September 15 13. He was succeeded by his brother Richard Holland (XIV.), then under age, having been bom at Denton on the 25th March 1493,' and baptized in the Collegiate Church of Manchester. On 22nd March 15 15, being still under age, his wardship and marriage were granted by the King to John Byrom, Esq. He married, first, Anne, daughter of John Fitton of Gawsworth, and had issue Richard, Ralph, and Randle, all of whom died without issue; Edward Holland, who succeeded his father, and Margaret, who died unmarried. Richard Holland married, secondly, Eleanor, daughter of Sir Ralph Harbottle* of Beamish, co. Durham, Knight, and relict of Sir Thomas Percy, Knight, by whom he had at least two children — Richard, who was living in 1548, and Mary, who sub- sequently married (prior to 1567) Sir Geoffrey Poole, Knight In addition to these children, Richard Holland, or Sir 1 The Friday next after the Feast of the Assumption, 7 Henry VII. [17th August 1492], IS the date given in the proof of age, but it is obviously impossible for Robert to have been bom on the 17th August 1492 and his brother Richard on the following 25th March. Moreover, as he was proved twenty-one in October 1512, it is clear that he must have been bom in 1491. • See Note i. * It is worth noting that Sir Edward Fitton, brother of Richard Holland's first wife, married Mary, younger daughter and co-heiress of Sir Guiscard HarboCtle, of ca Northumberiand, Knight Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 31 Richard, as he now was, had three other sons — Henry, William, and Richard. The name of their mother is not known, but from some expressions used in Sir Richard's will it is not improbable that they may have been children by his second wife before marriage, otherwise it is unlikely that he would have requested his wife to bring up the two younger boys, and they were evidently carefully provided for by their father by special deeds of gift, as mentioned in the wilL Until the reign of Henry VIII., Denton was dependent on the mother church of Manchester for whatever spiritual supervision it enjoyed, but in 1531 the local family of Hyde of Hyde Hall joined with Richard Holland,^ possibly assisted by other inhabitants of the surrounding district, in building a chapel at Denton. A considerable portion of the structure, as shown in the plate opposite, is substantially the same as when first built It approached in form a parallelogram, and con- sisted of a nave and chancel, the latter, of very scanty propor- tions and of recent date, having been added about the year 1800; it looks in the picture more like a glazed porch than a chancel. The diminutive vestry will be seen on the north side and the bell-turret over the western gable.' The clu4)el was constructed mainly of timber, and in an ancient document seen by Mr. Booker is said to have been framed in Hibbert Wood. A low footing or basement of stone supporting a strong fr^unework of oak, with upright posts divided into squares by horizontal beams extending the length 1 See Booker'i ** Hiitoiy of Denton," published by the Chetham Society, p. 41 ' About thirty yean ago two tranaepu and a larger chancel were added, in keep- ing with the older structure in appearance. The black and white, however, is only the result of a judicious use of the paint brush. Digitized by Google 32 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND of the building, the whole braced at intervals diagonally, and the spaces filled with plaster flush with the outer surface of the woodwork. The roof was, for the period, rather steep in pitch, and, as is customary in this style, extended con- siderably beyond the walls in what are termed dripping eaves. The gables of the nave and chancel were protected by barge- boards pierced with trefoils and having hip-knobs and pen- dants. The interior was divided into two equal parts by an avenue running from east to west, the north side being origin- ally appropriated to the exclusive use of the inhabitants of Denton, and the south side to the use of the inhabitants of Haughton and Hyde. The original roof was plain and simple in Its construction, divided into bays by horizontal tie-beams resting upon wall- pieces, and strengthened on either side by curved bracing ribs with spandrels springing from plain corbels. From the upper side of the tie-beams rose struts, which served to brace the principal rafters ; the spaces formed between these rafters and the purlins being quatrefoiled. With the exception of the one towards the east, the windows were small and of irregular form. They seem to have been originally filled with stained glass, some of which still remains, but so fragmentary and transposed that all attempts to decipher the inscriptions are unavailing. The windows were plain and square-headed, and placed without much regard to r^^ularity, eight on the north side and six on the south. The east end was lighted by a four-centred window of five lights partially filled with stained glass, ap- parently monumental in its design. About the centre of the Digitized by Google Digitized by Google :;• [ja:- d r. ,. * > • :.'"■»!> .:u' -p.l'. ' .• -^ St > 'f. '\- 1 'Hv • •' ' -^ '!.* !:"> '^s - 1 . . . I ' ' : ,^i .'.^ I-'* Li'" ,. I ■ ' '. t .. \\ .lirh ^;e^v( .' ^ " . r- • .' ' V til st.iiiw c: ;;' -'>, >* jv, ' ■ !. v "l ' - . ;■ the i:*"'(:r*-.:- r -* : ^t::;* . . i . T-:? /icii :' ' ^\'' f r- ,;u:r»\:y. f'\,:t cc U:- . -.t- . s'x n tlv: -■■•• V •*.. 'i'!ic f.'.: ei,.I \\PvS lijlu. ' ■ : ••- . - "U %'indow of fiv'.: li.:hts jiarti-uiv' nlljcl w:,; -: ; *,. ;..- ■ -rciuly II ;.rjnTeiital in its Ut.'.-*L,.i. /.'> . :. ; ■ /c Digitized by Google Digitized by Google '•C LlBRAf-V i-UL."---^'*---'-^" "■'■"■ 1 Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 33 second light "are the remains," says Booker, **of a figure robed in white, the head surrounded by a nimbus, holding in the hand a palm branch, and above it the arms of Holland, a lion rampant arg. ducally crowned or} . . • The south windows contain the arms of the Holland family rudely exe- cuted, and an inscription as follows . • • et Cristiane uxoris SUE ANIBfAB3 . . . DNI . M'^CCCCC^XXJ." " •*The principal dimensions of the chapel externally are — length of nave, 83 feet 6 inches ; width, 23 feet 9 inches ; chancel, 8 feet 4} inches long and 7 feet i inch deep. Height of wall to the spring of the roof, 14 feet 10 inches; to the apex of the roof, 21 feet i inch. The chapel yard is raised some three feet above the road, surrounded by a low stone > In the window in the north transept is a shield, argint^ a lion ra$t^ani gmUs^ dmcally crvwtud amd lamgmsd or. NeiUier of these coats, however, is that of the HoUands of Denton. ' Sir Stephen Glynne in his *^ Lancashire Churdi Notes" (Chetham Society, vol zxTtL N.8^ p. 60) states that when he visited the church in 1859 he saw in the east window stiUned glass with the inscription *'.... statu Will: Hydi it Katerim et JUiorum • . . qui . • • fieri fid . . anno dM . . ," with two kneeling figures. On the north side in a window he saw the inscription "• . . Kattritu $uPoris sm, . • .* The writer visited the church recently and found the following scraps of inscriptions still remaining. In the window on the south-west end, Ughting the churdiwaniens' pew, were the following : — Edwardi . . Knous[?] UX^IS . BR . • FBCBROt KT CRISTIAHS UX DfJl UPCCXXXf^ . . • JAHANE XnCORIS SUB Katherinb uxoris sue JOHAMB UXORIS SUB . . ARDI SOPPUT [?] BT RAD . . . . hXc fbnestram [?].... , In the window 00 the south side of the chancel was the following:— ARMIGBRI BT KaTHERINB FENESTRA nSRI IECERC E Digitized by Google 34 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND wall, and is entered on the east side by a gateway, and by a quaint-looking covered lych-gate on the south." Denton Chapel is dedicated to St. James» as by a curious coincidence are also the neighbouring chapels of Gorton and Birch« A recent incumbent unfortunately changed the name of the patron saint to St Lawrence on altogether insufficient grounds. Both Ecton (TAesaurus) and Bacon {Liber Regis) agree in committing it to the guardianship of St. James, and their testimony may be regarded as conclusive. It may be mentioned that the inscription placed by the late Mr. Greswell over the south door of the chapel, in which he states the date of the building to be the year 1467-68 is incorrect, the date should be 1531-32, as already stated. Sir Richard Holland died in 1548 after making his will on the 27th May in that year ; this interesting document is printed in the Appendix.* He was succeeded by his son, Edward Holland (XV.), who married in 1541 Jane, daughter of John Carrington of Carrington, Esq., by whom he had numerous children. He married, secondly, in 1562, Cecily^ daughter of Edmund Trafford and widow of Sir Robert Langley of Agecroft, Knight, who survived him. Edward Holland died on the 22nd August 1570, and was succeeded by his son Richard (XVL), born in 1546, who died with- out male issue in 16 19. The estate passed to his brother, Edward Holland (XVI I.), who in his turn was suc- ceeded in 163 1 by his son Richard Holland (XVI II.), the famous Puritan soldier, who married Katherine, daughter of William Ramsden of Longley, co. York, Esq. Richard 1 Appendix, p. 118. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF DENTON 35 Holland had one son, Edward, who died before his father, so that the estate passed, in 1661, to Richard Holland's brother, the Rev. William Holland (XIX.), Rector of Malpas, CO. Chester, a man of a peculiarly saintly life. His sons, however, died without issue, and the estate eventually devolved upon his daughter, Elizabeth Holland, who mar- ried Sir John Egerton of Wrinehill and Farthinghoe, Bart., from whom the present Earl of Wilton descends. Digitized by Google CHAPTER III HOLLAND OF RHODES AND CHORLTON ROW TWO generations, concerning which some uncertainty exists, will be dealt with in this chapter, and as it will be necessary to go somewhat minutely into the evi- dence, and deal with it in a technical manner, it is per- haps well at the outset to warn the reader, so that, if desired, this chapter may be avoided, and the thread taken up in the next, when the family will be found settled at Mobberley. For the purposes of this chapter, it will be best to abandon the method so far pursued of telling the history from father to son, and instead take up the story with William Holland of Mobberley, who died in 1654, and work back in order to show the manner in which it is probable he was connected with the family of Denton. With William Holland of Mobberley we are on absolutely sure ground, and from him down to the present day the various steps in the family tree can be mathematically demon- strated, so that we will take this as the point from which to work back into the unknown. At the outset it may be taken as an accepted fact that all printed pedigrees of the Hollands of Mobberley and Knuts- ford now existing are based on one made in the early part of the last century by a Mr. Holland Watson of Stockport,^ ^ The pedigrees in Hunter's Minorum Gentium^ vol i. p. 176, and in Gregson's ^ Fragments" (Harland's edition^ p* 209, are both fiom this source. 3« Digitized by Google [PCBLIC I.:, .r.RYl ASTOP, LT'^" y .sji^ Digitized by Google * ' • Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF RHODES 37 who claimed descent from a Richard Holland, stated in his pec^gree to have been an uncle of William Holland of Mob- berley* Mr. Watson was an antiquary of scnne repute, but he lived at a time when genealogy could scarcely be called an exact science, and he assumed relationships and accepted other genealogists' results in a somewhat uncritical spirit, with the result that, though much of his work is trustworthy, some is not, and consequently every statement he makes has to be independently tested before it can be accepted WiLUAM Holland <d CMod, Co. Lancaster. William H(H.land of Road, parish of Prestwkh, youngest son, died 1603. AUCB, danghter of Orskell Warden of Leyland. Jane, :hter and heir of ; Parr of Road. rom the other co-heir descended the Foaes of Rhodes. RiCHA&o Holland, eldest son and heir, from whom descended William Holland of Rhodes, Gent, who died in 1740^ leaving Judith, his daugh t er and heir, married to James Watson, Esq., of Swinton and Stockport, iy whom Holland Watson of Coogleton, Esq. Edward Holland^ « and son, sold his annuity to his brother Richard, and bought lands in Chorttoo in Lancashire. Ellbn, daughter of Edwud Holme of Heyton. William Holland, only son, sold his lands at Choriton and boi^t an estate at Mobberiey in Cheshire. Anne, dauffhter of Ralph Bold of Ashton-under-Lyne. Taking Mr. Watson's pedigree, then, a copy of a portion of which is here given, the first step that he takes, working backwards, is that he derives William Holland of Mobberiey from an Edward Holland of Choriton Row, near Manchester. Digitized by Google 38 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND On the face of it, this is highly improbable, and yet a careful search has entirely confirmed its accuracy. Again, he states that William married Anne Bold, daughter of Ralph Bold of Ashton-under-Lyne, and this also has proved to be correct, as will be seen by a reference to the Appendix (p. 144). His second step is to derive Edward Holland of Chorlton Row from a William Holland of Rhodes in Prestwich parish, who died in 1603. Here a most extended and careful search has failed to prove either -his accuracy or the reverse, though a number of small pieces of information have been elicited which certainly point in the direction of his being correct ; and the same may be said of his statement that Edward Holland married Ellen, the daughter of Edward Holme of Heaton.^ Beyond this point Mr. Watson's pedigree breaks down. William Holland of Rhodes he affirms was a son of William Holland of Clifton, who married Alice Werden of Leyland. This statement is demonstrably false. The William Holland, son of William Holland of Clifton and Alice Werden, went into Shropshire and there founded a family, as will be seen by reference to "The Visitation of Shropshire,"* 1623, and so obviously cannot have also settled at Rhodes and died in 1603. To sum up the position : Mr. Watson is perfectly correct as to William of Mobberley andchis wife; he is certainly correct about Edward of Chorlton Row and his wife, he is probably correct about William of Rhodes and his wife, but ^ While in the press, the writer accidentally met with actual proof of this marriage in a most unexpected quarter (see Appendix, p. 143X the only difference being that Ellen was the daughter id Nicholas^ not Edward^ Hohne of Healon-Norris. ' Harleian Society's Publications^ voL xxviii^ edited by Geoige Grasebrook, F.S^ and J. Paul Rylands, F.S.A. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF RHODES 39 certainly wrong as to the parentage of William of Rhodes. It will be naturally asked, How is it that Mr. Watson should be correct in three points and wrong in the fourth? The answer is probably this : Mr. Watson seems to have based his statements ^ on a pedigree of the Hollands of Chorlton Row made in the time of Charles the First This he saw in a manuscript volume which at the beginning of last century was in the possession of a Mr. Seddon of Prestolee in Prestwich parish. A volume of this kind would probably not venture on more than three generations — such was the almost invari- able rule in collections at this date— or, if it did venture on more than three generations, it would be just as likely to be wrong as right,* as practically all pedigrees except those, of the more considerable county people, where they had " evidences ** to show, were based on the statement of the man who recorded the pedigree. Now a pedigree of the Hollands of Chorlton Row, drawn up, say, in 1635, would be supplied by William Holland, afterwards of Mobberley ; he would naturally give his own marriage, and the names of his father and mother correctly, and possibly even his grand- hxher and grandmother, but farther than this he would hardly go. With these facts before him, Mr. Watson would look about for a likely parent for William of Rhodes, and finding the William, son of William of Clifton — and it must be re* membered that Clifton and Rhodes are not a rifle-shot apart — and not knowing that this William was accounted for in Shropshire (this fact having only been brought to light by 1 Chetham Soc Trans., vol xxxi. p. 109. * The writer oould cite instances that have come under his own notice where people entering their pedigrees at Heralds' Visitations in the seventeenth century gave thenameoftheirowngrandparentsincorrectly, either by accident or design. . Digitized by Google 40 THiE FAMILY OF HOLLAND the publication of the " Visitation of Shroi^hire " widiin the last ten years), would very naturally assume that the William of Rhodes was the unaccounted-for William, son of William of Clifton. This is, of course, only a suggestion, and may be the correct explanation, or it may not, but the fact remains that the evidence supports Mr. Watson back td William Holland of Rhodes, biit no further. It remains, therefore, to discover the parentage of William Holland of Rhodes who died in 1603. "The best solution that the writer can offer will be seen in the pedigree-sheet facing this page. The position is this: We know that a William Holland was living at Rhodes at the latter end of the sixteenth cen- tury, and the entry in the Prestwich Register^ confirms Mr. Watson's statement that he died in 1603.* ^^ was evidently an old man, as he was succeeded by a William Holland, who was almost certainly his eldest son, and who was a grandfather himself at his death in 16 14.' He had, in addition to this William, two sons of whom we may be certain, namely, Richard (ancestor of Mr. Holland Watson) and Edward Holland of Chorlton Row, and he had probably a fourth son, Henry, who was buried at Prestwich as "of Rhodes" in 1607. Now if William Holland of Rhodes was an old man at his death in 1603, w^ must probably go back to about 1530 to 1535 for the date of his birth. At this point, if we turn to the will of Richard Holland 1 See Appendix, p. J25. ' The writer does not overlook the &ct that there is no absolute evidence that the William Holland of Rhodes who lived at the latter end of the sixteenth century was not identical with the William Holland who died in 1614 ; still a number of small pieces of evidence indine him to the belief that they were father and son, and act identical. * See Appendix, p. 123-^4. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF RHODES 4» •& « H si I 4 o o 1*4 • I o »3 y O a 9 I Mi a: 4> " ( E I Cm ^ r Pi l| Si's _o ■JCS— ^ o S ac*3 3 fi Digitized by Google 42 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND of Denton, who died in 1548,^ we find that he had three younger sons, Henry, William, and Richard (notice the similarity of Christian names with those of the sons of William of Rhodes),* for whom he makes special provision, and William and Richard are definitely commended to his wife, " to be brought up till they attain the age of seventeen years." Henry was evidently over this age ; therefore William probably was not much under it ; and if we assume his age as fifteen, this takes us back to 1533 for his birth, a date which coincides with the probable date of the birth of William Holland of Rhodes. It may quite fairly be urged that all this is guesswork, but it can at least be said that it is guesswork which has some show of probability to support it, and it may stand in the meantime until a better solution be forthcoming. To return, however, to a point in the argument which has perhaps not been made sufficiently dear. All Mr. Watson's facts relating to William Holland of Chorlton Row, and after- wards of Mobberley, have stood the most searching test, and on every single point have been proved to be absolutely correct; but it has not been possible, owing to paucity of records for this period, to corroborate in the same way the facts stated on the pedigree-sheet on page 41, so far as Richard, Edward, and their father, William of Rhodes, are concerned* On these points, however, Mr. Watson's statements are too circumstantial not to be based on good evidence,' unless we ^ Appendix, p. 11 8. * It is a remarkable coincidence, if it be only a annddence, that the sons of Richard Holland of Denton were Edward, Henry, William, and Richard, while those of William Holland of Rhodes were also Richard and William, and probably also Henry and Edward. * It is important, i^ order that the circumstantial nature of Mr. Watson's evidence may be appreciated, to point out that most of the evidence collected by the writer in Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF RHODES 43 are prepared to say that he deliberately concocted his story — a supposition which the character of all hb other genealogical work will not permit for a moment We may take it, there- fore, as good evidence when he says that ** Edward Holland, the second son of William [of Rhodes]i sold hb annuity charged on the Rhodes estate to his elder brother, Richard, and pur- chased land in Chorlton near Manchester, which William, his only son, sold, and then purchased an estate in Mobberley/' In all probability Mr. Watscm actually had in his possession deeds relating to this transaction when he wrote this, for it must be remembered that at the time he drew up the pedigree he was actually in possession of a moiety of the Rhodes estate, which had descended to him from his ancestor, Richard Hdland of Rhodes. To recajMtulate finally. The pedigree can be almost cer- tainly proved back to William Holland of Rhodes, the only pdnt in dispute being whose son he was. It has been shown that he was probably bom about 1530 to 1535. A William Holland occurs who fulfils the necessary conditions as to date of birth, and who otherwise cannot be accounted for, and the writer's contention is that these two Williams are one and the same person. corroboration of the fiicts rdatiBg to WiUiain of Mobberley and hit wile was denvtd firom scmrces thai wire almost certainly mot ovailaNe wkm Mr. Watsam drew up his pedigree^ eg. the Bishop's Transcripts at Chester (only lecently arrangedX Mistress Anne Hofiand of Mobbertey's will, the marriage ttcences at Chester and documents at the Record Office, besides the Parish R^;isters of Manchester, Prestwich, and Ashton-onder-Lyne. These Registers may of course have been examined by Mr. Watson, if so, however, his pedigree shows no sign of it by dates or othcdrwise. The presompdoo therefore is, that Mr. Watson's information was drawn from other sources, such as private muniments or the pedigree drawn vp in the reign of Charles I . , in the possession of Mr. Seddon, refoned to above. Digitized by Google CHAPTER IV HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY WILLIAM HOLLAND (I.) of Cliorlton Row near Manchester, and subsequendy of Dam- head in Mobberley, must have been bom about the year 1606. The earliest mention that we have of him is on the 8th September 1624, when he obtained a licence granting permission to Mr. Jackson, the curate of Ashton-under-Lyne, to marry " William Holland and Anne Bold, spinster, of the said parish." The bondsman to this licence, a position usually held by a friend, and equiva-^ lent in some ways to that of " best man," was a Robert Birch,* probably a member of the strongly Puritan family of Birch of Chorlton Row. According to Holland Watson's pedigree, Anne Bold was the daughter of Ralph Bold of Ashton-under- Lyne, and this is confirmed by a reference to the register of that parish.' Unfortunately there is a hiatus in the register between 1622 and 1632, so that no record of the marriage of William Holland and his wife remains, though no doubt it took place at Ashton the day following the issue of the licence, in accord- ance with the usual custom. ^ It is worthy of note that a Robert Birch married an Ellen H<^land at Man- chester, November 15, 1623, and that the will of a Robert Birch of Ch<tflton Row was proved at Chester, June 23, 1632. This will is now, unfortunately, missing. ' Appendix, p. 145. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google \ IV ' ^' -T) (I) r.f n^orkon ^' vv ..■ i s.: ' CM ' •/.!•'- <>!' ! . ' y, 'UIj t 1 '■ L-'" :: ' ■ ■.^ I'i'i to ,v,;. J. ^- ' . . '. . ^y -i r. lend, i^iit' ' \;i- t * - , \in, \\:.? a hob. Tv • -.'.' t '> Puiit.r laniily o'" '' ''i ' '"' rv\ \'' ivj^,n:i ;•■•'■. • ' , ; • ' \ '- I- i i of A. sh:^>ri-'. :*':«;•-- X i*[tr\-: - ;o lit.' rc^ioi',. C'f .* ; :* -s in t' -' r'^.nstcr l:*.t •■ . 'jn .■ ' * •• ': - 1 -i w^t it Lo'.r. jy! ,'/:e Digitized by Google i o u s2 o Digitized by Google n Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 45 Their first son» Samuel, was probably baptized at Ashton, it being the usual custom at this time for the mother to go to her own people when her first child was bom, and the child would consequently be baptized in the church of the parish in which the maternal grandparents lived. This child, Samuel, was buried at Manchester in 1629. A few months earlier than this, the second son, Daniel, was baptized iit the Collegiate Church; he, however, died in infancy. John Holland, the eldest surviving son and heir, was bap- tized at Manchester on the 22nd January 1632. Their other children, as will be seen in the pedigree-sheet and in the Appendix (p, i3i-3)f were Sarah, Anna or Hannah, Daniel, William, Samuel, Jonathan, and Abigail The strong Puritan bias is very evident in these names. Puritanism had a very strong hold on south-west Lanca- shire during the first half of the seventeenth century, and there can be little doubt that the Hollands of Chorlton Row, as well as their kinsman of Denton, were very pronounced in their views. That the £amily remained true to its traditions will be ^een as the history goes on, William Holland's son being one of the first to cast in his lot with- the Nonconformists on the passing of the Act of Toleration. In this connection it is instructive to note that Rhodes appears to have been the centre of a particularly enthusiastic Puritan coterie. There is a quaint and interesting picture drawn in Dr. Halley's "Lancashire Nonconformity " ^ of the household of Mr. Fox of the Rhodes, a household which was in all probability connected by ties of relationship with William Holland of Rhodes. William Holland must have been a man of some con- » VoL L pp. 19^-94- Digitized by Google 46 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND siderable substance, as is evidenced by his leasing the tithes of Chorlton Row in 1649,^ and by his purchase of the Dam- head property in the next year. He is usually described as "Mn William Holland of Chorlton Row, Gentleman,'' in contemporary documents. It would lead us too far afield to do more than refer to the siege of Manchester, and the remarkable stand that the town made for the Parliament in the heart of a disaffected district, but it is highly probable that William Holland took a prominent part, and it is not at all unlikely that he served under the leadership of his distinguished kinsman, Cdonel Richard Holland of Denton. It is, of course, impossible to say what took William Hol- land to Mobberley, but he was getting towards middle age, and, with his sons growing up to manhood, he may have wished to settle down in peace and quiet in the country, and a suit- able opportimity occurring at Mobberley, he purchased the estate of Damhead. Sir Peter Leycester^s^ accoimt of the transaction is in the following words. Under date 1673 he writes: — "J<An Holland [eldest surviving son of William] of the Dam-head in Mobberly. George Talbot of Grafton, Esquire, sells the Tenement of John Strettle of the Dam-head to one Perine of Manche^er, i Junii, 14 Jacobi [1616]. Perine mortgageth it to Francis West of London, 16 Aug: 14 Jacobi. West & Perine after joyn in the sale of it to William Holland, 165a'' An additional attraction to William Holland may have been the ministry of the Rev. Robert Barlow, an earnest ^ Rec Soc Lane Chesh., vol. L p. 36a * Leycestci's ** Antiquities,'' p. 323. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google ; i.\.:^ ■ . » . '. .: . r ti.'i 1 ■/ . . r ■' ■' '-t! o( V'f-. : * ; 1- ' w" :'/ fie'., ^ '.* : ;-^ • * ^ VJon.'. ,- ' *' . »■■ Tv- i\.' : • - * -. ■ 'e sta-J t: ■. • .^ Cf I i" J * -^ H ,:\— : , ^ : ', r-:t J. . •^ • • J .: tr. \;.;,. .,.. r ;-. ^-j^ 1050." ^ -1 i-*^'. I may' r, ;• ■■ •'' *• •' ' •• J-' £' 'W, an ea:Tt .; 1 4 ,> ,;i. Digitized by Google ■A o Digitized by Google .^:^^ ■• A <^<- ■■ V' ^;. .-\-';-^ Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 47 Puritan divine, who was during the Commonwealth Rector of Mobberley. The Damhead property, which covered an area of about 113 acres, remained in the possession of William Holland's descendants for over two hundred years, but was in 1887 offered for sale by the late Robert Holland, Esq*, and was eventually purchased by Lord Egerton of Tatton. The house, which has been practically rebuilt within recent years, is in the occupation of Lees Knowles, Esq., M.P. The following notes from among the papers of the late Mr. E. S. Holland will be of interest "Mr. Robert Holland of Mobberley writes to me: — *This estate, when bought in 1650 by William Holland, was in quite a different shape to what it is now (1866). The house was then called "John Stretde's house." A great deal of the estate must have been exchanged and purchased since 1650, as in the old parchment plan the fields are scattered about and divided by other people's lands. The date of this plan is about 161 7, it is supposed, and came into the possession of William Holland in 165a All the long narrow holdings have been laid together. The derivation of the name Hurle Butt Hey is doubdess from Oliver Hurlebot, temp. 1501, or some one of his family, who may have been possessed at som^ time of these lands. The brook Marthall flows for some distance along the bottom of the estate. William Holland was buried in Mobberley Churchyard, and the date of his death is 1654. It b somewhat remarkable that no one else of the family was buried there till John Holland, my father, was in 1855 — 201 years.* The Mobberley estate b in four * This lUtement is not correct, however, as will be seen by a reference to the Appendix, p. 146-7* Digitized by Google 48 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND detached portions, as will be seen from the tracing of the plan in the possession of Robert Holland of Mobberley. The following are the names and sizes of the fields : — Statute CustoBuury. A. R. p. A lu p. I. House, Garden, Outbuilding Yard . I I 39 « 33 2. Orchard ..... 3 II I 33 3. Barn-field .... 3 2 28 I 3 38 4. Calf-Croft .... I I I 36 5. Sandhole Field . . . , • 4 2 32 a 35J 6. Old Meadow .... • S 2 20 3 3 35I 7. New Close .... 2 I 38 I 38 8. Top Bam Field • S 30 3 t 33 10. Large Crabtree Land 8 IS 3 a " II. Old Intake .... ■ 4 I 32 3 .0 16^ 1 2. Large Coppinheath . • S 30 3 I 37J 13. Road 4 . . .... . 31 .0 10 14. Little Coppinheath . 2 3 36 I I 36 15. Cowhey 6 2 33 3 37 16. Curhey ..... 8 2 S'' 405 17. Pitfield 8 I 32 3 .3 34 18. Cherryfield 7 3 3', 3 3 -..li 19. Brookfield . . . . 12 I 3 2 i7i 20. Hurle Butt Hey . . . 6 30' 3 3 »9 21. PlanUtion .... I I 5 3 i6| 22. Harbour Hill .... . 8 3 31 4 33J 23. Holden Cliffe Bottom . 2 2 3 I 30 24. Near Holden Cliflfe . • 7 2 39 3 « »Si 25. Holden Cliffe .... . 8 39 3 3 »$i 26. Mere Plat .... • 4 3 18 3 I 8^ Total .... 131 9 61 3 33J I. House, Garden, Outbuilding Yard . 39 13I 2. Square Field . . . , . I 2 J 0. a 34I 3. Shippon Meadow . . . . I I 31 3 39 4. Pit Field. .... I I 27 . 3 37i 5. Moss Field I 39 33} Total 4 3 39 3 I 17 Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 1 .,* • : . s [l- Digitized by y Google o 3: Digitized by Google Digitized by / Google \..A. Digitized by Google RumuNG OF William Holland's Tombstone, MOBBERLEV CHURCHYARD Digitized by Google ••at t'!'",' *r •■ :4. v.i "■;: -^t.ii a ' . '., ,- , ■ . '• t : . . . r ...■ .. . ^ ... 1 . ■ .. ' • il ' :■' : :. •'.'. 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Her will is still preserved at Somerset House, and an abstract will be found in the Appendix.^ This is a most important document, proving, as it does, a point otherwise most diffi- cult of proof, namely, the identity of the William Holland of Chorlton Row with William Holland of Mobberley. It will be seen from this will that Sarah Holland, the eldest daughter, had married Henry Strongitharme of Goostrie, Esq. ; their marriage took place at Marton, September 4« 1658. Mention is also made by Anne Holland of " my brother Roger Moores " of Bewsey. This is meant, however, for brother-in- law, a license still existing at Chester, addressed to the curates of Ashton-under-Lyne or Manchester, to marry Roger Moores and Jane B<M of the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, spinster, dated 19th May 1631. Jane Bold being the sister of Anne Holland." John Hollamd {II.), the tddcst surviving son and heir, who was baptized, as we have already seen, in the Collegiate Church of Manchester on the 22nd January 1632, married at Over Alderley on the ist August 1655, Hannah, the daughter of Thomas Norbury of Over Aldcrky and Eleanor his wife. 1 Appendix, p. 14S. * Sot Appendix, p. 145. Digitized by Google 50 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND She was only eighteen at the time of her marriagei having been baptized at Alderley on the nth December 1636. John Holland was twenty-three years old. The Norburys were a substantial yeoman family that had been settled in Alderley parish for many years. Little is known of John Holland except that he was the father of at least eight children, and that towards the close of his life he left Mobberley, probably to the care of his son, and retired to Macclesfield, where he died in 1705 at the age of seventy-three. The Damhouse at this period must have been a good-sized dwelling-house for the time, as in the Hearth Taxes of 1663 ^^^ ^^73* J^^^ Holland paid for four chimneys, the usual number being two, and in the case of the smaller husbandmen and cottagers only one. Four bespeaks a state of considerable comfort. John Holland, like nearly all his immediate relatives, was a strong Puritan, and when, in 1688, some trouble arose in Knutsford as to the appointment of the parson in the Estab- lished Church, and a strong party in the parish seceded and founded a Nonconformist meeting, John Holland gave his sup- port to the movement Tong in his "Life of Matthew Henry " * says, " Many of the inhabitants that had never been Dissenters refused to own him [a new clergyman presented to the living by Lord Delamere] as their minister, and joyned with others that had been always Dissenters in judgment to set up a meeting and invite a Dissenting minister to come and preach to them ; in this they were encouraged by several eminent Christians that lived near the place, such as the pious widow of Colonel Venables of Wincham, Mr. Lee of Oughterton and 1 Quoted in Green's "* Knutsford," p. 63. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google 4 A . ' :..v /-^ V 1 ' > '■ .v . : t - . • • ■ ui : ? ' 1 < iir : '.' 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Mr. Colthurst and Mr. Brookes were both ancestors through the marriage, presently to be mentioned, of John Holland with Mary Colthurst in 17 18. Mr. Low was one of the residuary legatees of Thomas Deane together with John Holland in 1695 (see p. 149), and the Wrights were intimate friends of Mary Holland n^e Colt- hurst, as evidenced in her diary. A connection with the Nonconformist Chapel at Knuts- ford thus begun has lasted almost down to the present day, each generation standing steadfastly to the traditions of the family, and frequently giving its sons to the ministry, and its substance in support of the cause. Administration of John Holland's goods was granted on the 22nd January 1705 — five days only after his death — to his younger son, William Holland, chapman, of Macclesfield, John Holland, his eldest son, being surety. Among the papers relating to the administration, at Chester, is a letter addressed " to all Christian people," &c, to whom ** John Holland, Thomas Holland, Peter Holland, and Daniel Holland, sonnes of John Holland, late of Macclesfield, send greeting.*' It further states Digitized by Google 52 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND that '' whereas the said John Holland, the father, departed this life on or about the 1 7th January instant, not having made any will or testament," &c., •*and leaving five sonnes (and no daughter or sonnes-inJaw) att the time of his death, to witt, William Holland and the aforesaid John, Thomas, Peter, and Daniel," therefore the said four renounce their right to administer their father's goods in favour of "their brother William Holland of Macclesfield, chapman." This document is interesting as affording considerable proof in the pedigree at this point, but more especially since all the above-named brothers signed the document, and the writer has taken careful tracings of the signatures, which will be seen on the opposite page. The Hannah Holland who acted as a witness was probably the grand-daughter of the intestate, and who afterwards married Benedict Brooke of Toft. John Holland (HI.), the eldest son and heir of John Holland, was baptized at Alderley on the ist June 1656. He married at Alderley, on the 23rd February 1685, Mary Deane of Alderley, by whom he had at least eleven children. Mary Deane's parentage is not known, but she was a niece of Thorfias Deane of The Park House in Nether Alderley, a house which has since been replaced by the stately mansion of Lord Stanley of Alderley. It is a curious fact, worthy of mention, that a strong tradition prevailed in the Holland family that one of their ancestors about this time married the daughter of one of the Stanleys of Alderley. This tradition evidently arose from this connection, as Thomas Deane leaves his house to his "cozen William Stanley of Astle in Chelford," who had married Sarah Deane, another niece of Thomas Deane, from whose descendant it passed into the possession of a family Digitized by Google ■■' ■.'■ \ Digitized by Google I . . r iiiecc <■' 'I into the : Digitized by Google Signatures to the Letter Mentioned on Page 52 Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 53 of the name of Tasker, and finally into the hands of the Stanleys of Alderley.^ There is nothing, however, to prove that William Stanley of Astle was related to the family of Alderley. William Stanley also acted as executor of John Holland and guardian of his younger children. In this interesting will Thomas Deane leaves to " Thomas Stanley [son of William Stanley of Astle], John Holland, junior, of Mobbcrley, and Thomas Woods of Marthall, all my books except my Bible;" to "my godson, Thomas Stanley, and my niece, Mary Holland, my silver spoons;" to "John Holland, my silver seale, my little silver breast buttons, and to Mary, his wife, my pocquet watch with the studied [su] case." He also leaves "to my godson, Thomas Stanley, and my niece, Mary Holland, equally betwixt them, what stockes of bees I have att John Smith's in Over Alderley, att Isaac Peerses in Nether Alderley, and att James Bibbie's in Chorley." ' Mary Holland was buried at Mobberley on the 23rd December 1700, and John Holland appears to have married as his second wife, on the 14th April 1705, at St. Michael's, Chester, Mary Hopton of Knutsford, widow. His second wife, however, must have predeceased him, as she is not alluded to in his will. He himself died in 1713 at the age of fifty-six, and was buried at Mobberley on the 22nd January. His last illness seems to have been a protracted one, since he made his will as long before his death as the 21st April 171 2, and in this he mentions that he was labouring " under many infirmities." His will, which is printed nearly in extenso in the Appendix, is a very fiill and interesting one, and beside his signature, is * Earwaker's " East Cheshire," vol. ii. p. 613. ' See Appendix, p. 149. Digitized by Google 54 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND the earliest example of the armorial seal used by the Hollands of Mobberley, a drawing of which will be seen opposite. The will contains an interesting list of field names on the Damhead estate, some of which remain to this day, as will be seen by comparing them with the list printed on page 48. He leaves some curious gifts to his son and heir, "my pocquett watch " — possibly the " studied " one left to his wife by Thomas Deane — "a Brass clock, all the ceilling that my father left in the house when he removed to Macklesfield, my Black-horse called Buck, and also one feather-bed and feather Boulster, two pillows, two pillow-beares, one Rugg, one payre of Sheets, Two Blanketts, Two Towells, Two Napkins, to be chosen by my Executors, and also my fouleing-Gunn," To Thomas, his second son, he only left ;^ioo — "having layd out considerable in his education/' Thomas had been trained for the Nonconformist ministry, and became a minister at Wem in Shropshire, He also left him "my pendulum watch, Burkitt upon the New Testament, the Bible in folio, and a desk covered with Red Leather, and the gold-ring he commonly weareth." To his son Peter he left ;^i40, which he was to receive when he attained the age of twenty-one, also his " large Red silk quilt, the Chest that was at Knutsford, and such goods of mine as shall be there at the time of my deceese,*' — •' a gold-ring and my Bible with silver clasps." This reference to Knutsford is interesting; it possibly points to the second wife of John Holland having had some property there ; it will be remembered that she was a Mary Hopton of Knutsford, widow. This son Peter eventually became an officer for the collection of salt duties at Northwich.* ^ Huntei's Minorum Gentium^ vol. i. p. 1761 Digitized by Google » \ I . . N I ' • I \ X I ' • M . I . I : • I ". , I I Digitized by Google .. ; * * Lv t ^ l.v t^ .- ' . i.e !. y * ^m ■ 'If* 1.. i T " .; '* 'i r is r-" *-' . : to K- n *- ■ V tfir.rr T r t^\i* C"';ecti<>n of -< !t .«••: (/ %'/* . •/» * .; J ) '' 6, Digitized by Google Skai. Used by Thikman Hoi. land of Dknton, 1439 Skal Used hy John Hoi, i and of Mobherlf:y, 1712 To face pa ire 54 Digitized by Google ra Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY SS To his daughter Abigail he leaves ^' £200 and a great chest with a panelled lid and a little wood cabinet with several drawers in it, a gold chain, a Patch-work squob-cushion, a gold ring she hath in her owne keepinge, my Trunck and a cow att her owne choyce," and *' the Bible that commonly useth to be att KnottesfonL" To Katherine, his daughter, he leaves ;^200 when she is twenty-one, ''a large black cheste, a Blood-stone necklace, and a handkerchief-box." While to his youngest daughter, Mary, he leaves the sum of ;^200 when she reaches the B%it of twenty-one, and '*my cheste of drawers and the smalest ringe.'* The executors of the will and the guardians of the younger children were *' William Stanley of the Parke in Nether Alderley and Peter Colthurst of Sandle- Bridge in Little War- ford, gentlemen." From the inventory attached to the will we get some hints as to the size of the house, reference being made to "the Parley," "the clossett adjoyninge to ye Parlor," "the Hall," "the Parlor Chamber," "Mr. John Holland's chamber," "Mr. Thomas Holland's room,'' "the best chamber," " Mrs. Abigail's chamber," and "the chees-chamber." This makes at least a nine-roomed house, as there probably was a kitchen in addition to the rooms enimierated. Among "the goods" are included "eight ledder [leather] chairs and one elbow-chaire," valued at ;^i ; " two wooden chaires," "one ovell table," "two lookinge-glasses," "glasses upon the chimney-peice," and "nine silver spoons and three tea spoones," and " fourteen hundred of cheese." John Holland, the eldest son of John Holland, and his brother Thcmias were twins, and were bom on the 7th Decem- Digitized by Google 56 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND ber 1690, and baptized at Mobberley four days later.- Thomas Holland, as has already been mentioned, was educated for the Nonconformist ministry.^ He was trained under the Rev. Mr. Cunningham of Manchester, and was examined, approved, and allowed to preach as a candidate by Matthew Henry and Mr. Murrey of Chester in 171 1. He was ordained in 1714 and appointed to the charge of the Baptist Chapel at Kingsley near Frodsham, where, in 171 5, it is recorded, he had a con- gregation numbering one hundred, thirty of whcwn ^were of sufficient substance to have votes for the county. He removed to Shropshire in 17 17. He married Mary Savage of Wren- bury Wood, a niece of the Rev. Matthew Henry, the well- known commentator. They had several children, two of whom were educated for the ministry, though only one, the Rev. Philip Holland, continued a Nonconformist ; he was located at Bolton. John Holland (IV.), the eldest son and heir, succeeded to the Damhead estate at his father's death in 17 13, and married early in 17 18 Mary, the daughter of Peter Colthurst of Sandle- bridge in Little Warford by his wife Elizabeth Brooks of Chelford. The Colthursts had held this estate of Sandle- bridge for several generations, and it eventually passed into the possession of the Holland family. It seems to have b^n bought originally in 1562* by John Millington and Henry Hough. From Hough a portion seems to have passed to Thomas Colthurst in 1618, but he apparently sold it; while in 1666 we find a Millington Colthurst, son of Richard Colt- hurst, who had married Margaret, daughter of Robert Milling- * Urwick*s " Nonconfonnity in Cheshire," p. 452. ' Leyccstert** Antiquities," p. 386. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 57 ton and grand-daughter of John Millington, holding the other half, which had originally belonged to John Millington. Among the late Mr. E. S. Holland's papers ^ is the copy of a letter, unsigned and undated, evidently written early in this century, from which it appears that Peter Colthurst of Sandle« bridge was the son of Millington Colthurst by his wife Sarah Fallowes, a daughter of John Fallowes of Fallowes,* and a niece of Lord President Bradshaw, the famous Cromwellian judge. The letter referred to is as follows : — *'My gt gt grandfather, named Colthurst, married Miss Fallows, a niece of Judge Bradshaw. His son, Peter Colt- hurst (who died about 70 years ago), married a Miss Brooks of Chelford, by whom he had 7 children. My mother's father, Thomas, the eldest, a clergyman, married Miss Bill, died at Knutsford, whither he came from Whitchurch. John, who left the estate of Sandlebridge to Mr. S. Holland, Sam and Peter, the other three sons of Peter Colthurst's 3 daughters were married, Mary, Elizabeth, and Ann. Mary married John Holland of Mobberley, father of Mr. S. Holland of Sandle Bridge. Elizabeth married Mr. Cartwright of Newcastle, Staffordshire, and died without issue. Anne died unmarried. 1 In the tame coUection are some notes which are stated to have been sent by a Mr. T. D. Hibbert, and to be from HarL MS. 2039, at the British Museum. The notes are in Mr. E. S. Holland's handwriting, and are as follows :— *' John Millington of Nether Knutsford, who with Henry Hough of the same, purchased the lands in Little Warford in Marthall of Gilbert Leigh, Esq., of Leeds in Yorkshire and Middleton in Lancashire. Richard Coulthurst of London, student at law, who married Margaret Millington, daughter of Robert MilHngton, son of the said John Millington. Millington Coulthurst, son and heir of said Margaret, who desires to know how the esute came from Robert de Vernon, Knt, to Gilbert Leigh, and how the pedigree went, and what right came to him, the said Millington, of the river running between Little Warford and Marthall, and what you find touching the said estate." * Earwakei^s " East Cheshire," vol. ii. p. 619. H Digitized by Google 58 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Mr. Holland of Mobberley had by his wife Mary Colthurst lo children. Mr. Thos. Holland of Wem was twin brother to Mr. John Holland of Mobberley. Mr. Thos. Holland of Wem was the father of Mr. Philip Holland of Bolton and nine others, one of whom died an infant. Mr. Philip Holland of Bolton was brother to Mr. Thos. Holland, and both of them married daughters of John and Mary Holland of Mobberley." A story of John Holland is also preserved among the same collection of papers which is worthy of mention. '* A remarkable instance of this [his integrity of character], and of his daring to incur the risk of a quite contrary public impression of himself, occurred in the case of a Mr. Wylde, who was so extremely incensed at the misconduct of his son that he determined to cut him off and leave his estate to Mr. Holland, who, fully convinced that should he refuse, Mr. Wylde would leave it to somebody else who might not act for the benefit of the testator's family, accepted the bequest, and after suffering much censure and obloquy for so doing, continued to manage the estate and advise young Wylde, who afterwards became a reformed character, whereupon Mr. Holland restored the whole property to him much improved, though he himself had nine children with a property of inferior value." Mary Holland's brother was Dr. Peter Colthurst, surgeon, of Sandlebridge and Knutsford, a fact that is worthy of note by those who are interested in the study of heredity. The children of this union were ten in number, the most celebrated of whom was the eldest son John, who was, how- ever, never married, and did not live to succeed to the property, dying in 175 1, nearly twenty years before his father. He was baptized at Mobberley on the 24th November 1720, and Digitized by Google Digitized by Google \ ^.' ^ : ) ■r.>vc \^ 1 >- ' , ' 1" * : :.'; * . \ I r j r. -i'^ .■ cl-. ■■■■.•■■ ■• I not 1* I (■• '.'*'* \ .... 1 Digitized by Google o X £ X sa Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 59 trained at the Knutsford School under Mr. Isaac Antrobus, a famous schoolmaster of that time ; he afterwards went to Dr. Rotheram's Academy in Kendal. His mother refers to this in her diary, and says, under date August 5, 1740: '*My son John set out to Kendall with a design to persue his studdys for y* great worke of ye ministry." As an indi- cation of the difficulties of travel at this time, the following quotation from the same diary six months later may be cited: "April ye 2, 1741. — My son John came back from Kendall, walk't on foot, found good frinds on y* road, had been preserved in Health in absence from us; we have en* couragement from his Tutor of his improvement and Like* ness for usefulness." On October the 3rd, 1743: **My son John set out for Glasgow, arrived there ye loth," where he seems to have spent two years. After this he was for some time assistant to Dr. Eaton at Nottingham, certainly until late on in 1750. He is said to have had a call to a congregation in Chowbent, but died before commencing his work, being buried at Knuts- ford, 28th December 1751. Two volumes of his sermons have been printed, both of which at the time were highly valued by many readers. The second son, Peter Holland, who was bom 14th October 1722, also died before his father, being buried at Knutsford Chapel, 26th March 1761. He was an attorney in Knutsfctfd, and married Margaret, daughter of William and Margaret Bostock of Nether Knutsford, by whom he had three sons and three daughters, the eldest son being John Holland, who succeeded his grandfather in his Mob* berley property, and died in 1835. From this Peter was Digitized by Google 6o THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND descended the late Mn Robert Holland, who eventually sold the Damhead estate. The third son, Thomas, died shortly after attaining his majority in 175 1. Samuel Holland, the fourth son, moved to Knutsford, and as it is with his descendants that this book particu- larly deals, we will defer reference to him until the next chapter. Of the daughters, Elizabeth married first John Norbury of Norbury House in Great Warford, possibly a distant re- lation of her own, as it will be remembered, her great grand- father married a daughter of Thomas Norbury of Alderley. She married secondly, about 1775, as his second wife, Peter Swinton of Nether Knutsford. Relationships are rather complicated things sometimes, but it would not be easy to present a more puzzling complication than is revealed in the fact that Elizabeth's brother Samuel had already married a daughter of Peter Swinton by a first wife ! Mary married the Rev. William Turner of Wakefield, a well-known Nonconformist minister, and had issue. Mn Turner was the son of the Rev. John Turner, a minister in Preston in Lancashire, who, as Green relates in his book on Kuntsford (p. 65), was publicly thanked in the presence of King George's army for his bravery and for the service he had rendered to the Hanoverian cause in the rebellion of 1 71 5. It appears that he had armed the young men of his congregation, and one night when on patrol he had taken prisoner a messenger from the rebels who was the bearer of important dispatches and letters. John Turner is described as a man of athletic make, a veritable member of the Church- Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 6i militant. Mr. William Turner eventually became minister at Knutsford and lies buried in the old chapeL Anne married her cousin, Thomas Holland of Manchester, merchant, who was a son of the Rev. Thomas Holland of Wem, while Catherine married another son of the same man, the Rev. Philip Holland of Bolton, to whom allusion has already been made. Abigail married her cousin, Mr. William Coppock of Stockport Among Mr. Holland's papers is a copy of a letter dated February lo, 1838, from, apparently, Miss Margaret Holland of Mobberley to Miss Abigail Holland of Knutsford, referring to the Coppock family. ** Mobberley, Ftbruary 10, 1838. *^ My D* Cousiif Abigail, — I am pleased if in anything I can oblige you, altho my Eyes are very indifferent, and indeed most of my members are nearly worn out. When you send the history of the Coppock Family pray make my kindest regards to y^ Brother, S. Holland. I have ever esteemed him. I will begin with my first knowledge of the Coppocks. Mr. Coppock of Ringway married my Grandfather*s sister, and their son William married my Aunt, Abigail Holland. I was at their wedding, and when she had taken leave of her friends that went with her to Church, she rode behind her Husband on a pilion to Stockport. Now during the time my Uncle and Aunt brought up their Family I was not in the neighbourhood, or at least not at liberty; therefore Cousin Sam and jrou must remember more of them than I do. For as long as my uncle Holland of Sandle Bridge lived the Coppocks frequently went tiiither. Well now I am coming to that part Cousin Sam wishes to be informed about When my uncle Coppock had realized a property, as you know, he built a House a little way out of the Town and gave up business to his Son, who married his Sister's apprentice. Miss Magnall. At that time she could have but a small Fortune, for her sisters were making their way in the world ; they had a large Family ; business did not answer to Cousin Wm as it had done to my Uncle, and during his Ufe time they could but just make do. Miss Magnall, who kept a Digitized by Google 62 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND school at Crofton, gave Catherine her education. The Boys went to school to the Curate of Stockport, who is a good gramarion, and they were all educated under him. Miss C« married a man in the medical line and lives n*" London. James, the eldest son, serv'd his apprentice* ship to his father, afterwards went to London, settled in business, married, soon failed ; he was not calculated for trade ; he is a man of superior abilities ; he articled himself to an Attorney for a short term, but long enough to enable him to act when out of it, and be is now doing very well ; he married a co-heiress. Mary Ann is not mistress of so many fashionable accomplishments as her sister, but she is my favourite and my Brother was much amused with her. I am very glaa she is likely to be well settled. Henry is no doubt a clever attorney. He was chose to be Town Clerk, which is, I believe, certain five hundred a year — 'tis said as good as eight — he is, too, in full practice. There is a Miss Ashton who was at school with his sisters.' I hope it is the same Henry is engaged to ; she was at my House twice with tlie Cop- pocks. A very pleasing Girl and rather remarkably handsome. Mrs. Gaskill and Miss Lucy Holland have just been here, and Mrs. G. tells me it is not Mary Ann but Charlotte that is going to be married, and I am disappointed. Am afraid I shall not be able to go on so well with my narrative. Charles Coppock, the youngest son, was with his Brother in London whilst he was in trade ; he afterwards went into business and I think he has failed, altho he seemed fit for nothing else. Mr. W™ Coppock did not do very well in business I think, but has abilities to take care of his property now that he is rich, and riches have flowed in upon them. One of the sisters (Miss Magnall) was a Gover- ness I think, and a Gentleman married her. He died, left no child ; his widow had thirteen hundred a year jointure. She died not long since and left Mrs. Coppock's children each several hundreds and all that remained to Mrs. Coppock. Miss Magnall, who kept the school at Crofton, realized more by it than any female I ever knew. I think all the family of the Magnalls are dead except Mrs. Coppock, and the pro* perty chiefly centers in her family. I think you will be tired of my narrative — old women's tales are often tedious. Sir Walter Scott says what squires call bother, and what men call prose* Adieu. I was very glad to see Mrs. Gaskell ; give my love to her. — From y afiectionate Friend, Margaret Holland.*' Digitized by Google Digitized by Google .t-J -A,: . • c . . :: *., c:- -. . . • '.' t'-j C I .iij , ' ^. a J. ' * "t . I" »^ ' A A ■ : . . -v tn;-.i. V j'-r a •: • * . •■ •; of :t, -.-1^ he i^ . '..3 y r --\.^ *- ■.: 'IS ^ '< (i .r" '- !ie is, t^^o^ -r- .1! j»r n ■ :. '* ' .^ 'i. ' .1 \^:'v. u - .1* .1.' w ^h Ik^ -is.-. ;s. 1 •""' . ' - - . .!f -. 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Digitized by Google Digitized by Google '- .'^E'v v: ^^^^^iiC LIBRARY M I ;^^''CR, LCNOX AND , Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 63 John Holland made his will on the ist February 1769, an abstract of which will be found in the Appendix. In this, after providing for his children, he leaves to the poor of Mobberley the sum of forty shillings ; to the Rev. Robert Lord of Knuts- ford, clerk, three pounds, and to " the Trustees of the Protestant Dissenters' Chapel or Meeting-House in Nether Knutsford*' the sum of five pounds. The interest on this sum is "to be applied yearly to the use of the Minister," The will was proved on the 3rd September 1770 by Samuel Holland, his son, and Peter Colthurst, " doctor in physick." John Holland died on the 24th June 1770, and was also buried in Knutsford Chapel, where his wife Mary had been buried thirteen years before. Before leaving this generation, it is necessary to return to Mary Holland nde Colthurst, the mother of all these children. She seems to have been a woman of exceptional force of char- acter and sanctity of life. The short diary or notebook which she left, a copy of which was among Mr. E. S. Holland's papers, is of considerable interest, though couched in language which does not always appeal to modern readers. Before concluding this chapter it may not be out of place to quote a few extracts from this diary. Amongst y many kind providences Thou bast exercised over me all my Life Long may I never forget those remarkable ones, ye safe deliverances in child-birth. How ungrateful have I been in unthankful- nest for great mercye ft ready to distrust him who has so often helped me. Many deliverances has my dear Husband had from dangerous distempers w^ other poor Tamilyes have been deprived of Husband & father, ft how forgetfull have we been of such mercye ft quickly again carnal ft secure too much set on the workl. Digitized by Google 64 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Children brought near to ye grave time after time & yet restored again, Lord thou seems not willingly to correct us. Jacky w^ not 3 years old in danger of haveing his hand taken of w^ A Brake, but only took y^ end of his finger w^Nmt much damage to him. S^pi^'' 27, 1729. — Peter Holland A very narrow escape of being drowned, fell into y« Brook comeing from school, carry'd down y« water four roods had not ye wonderfull providence of God sent seasonable help by hearing the screicks of y« children y* ware w* him, my child had been gone in A moment, but ho I that I could not forget such an affectmg thing. [1732]. — ^This continues to be a year of Tryals, with [ ?] as much as I thought I could bear. Gracious God pardon me wt I have done amiss in any respect & give me more wisdom ft prudence to behave towards y^ Better for y^ future help me to forgive such as have injured us, ft do thou graciously forgive them ft grant y^ may repent of their sins. June ye 3*'. — Ye same year Jacky begun of y« small-pox ft had them in A very high degree, so y< none scarce thought he would live. All y^ rest had them ft were brought comfortably through. May we never forget God's Distinguishing mercys both in y^ means & end, inclining our frinds ft neighbours to be very usefull to us, past our own expectation has thou gracious God helped us ft to thy Blessing would we ascribe alL June ye 27. — We ware greatly surprized and amazed w^ a mighty storm of Thunder ft hail such as was never seen in these parts, it sweept away much of y^ fruits of y« Earth, all our Com, much damage to y^ House ft Garden, but that we say tho' there be no flock in y« fold nor no Herd in y« stall, tho y« figtree should not blossome nor there be no fruit in ye vine nor y^ field should not yield her increase, yel will we rejoyce in yc Lord ft joy in y« God of our Salvatioa Lord why is it thou hast not cut us down as Cumber groimds. Jan.y 29, 1734-5. — ^Abby Holland fell into ye fire, had A very narrow escape of being spoiPd, but Blessed be God it was not worse, thou Lord has preserved ft dost preserve. Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 65 Ftb.y 18, 1734-5. — Bro' Colthurst had A son born, great mcrcys ft a fine ChOd, was Baptised in Publick called Thomas : I went there on ye 25 of march, sis"" was seized w*** y« small-pox that week & had them in so fiavourable A manner it was great Cause of rejoycing, but the Dear little one taken out of y^ world by them April 15. •S^ 1735- — My Daughter Betty was very desirous to be admitted to ye Sacrament, & I hope had a good work wrought in her soul, which I would Heartily Bless God for his own work ft beg he wou'd carry on ft perfect to y^ end. Oh that they may all live to his glory, & be a genera- tion to seek ft serve him. 1735-6. — ^This year begins w^ new mercys, five of our little ones come well through y^ measles w^ to some have been fatal Bro. Holland preached Sacrament day March. IVhiichurchf April y 6, 1735. — Sacrament day. Brother Colthurst preach^. Bra Colthurst over In Feb. 1735-6, preach'd one Lord day at Knutsford. D^ y first 1737. — ^About this time they have invited Bro. Colthurst again to Knutsford. Lord grant he may be dericted aright, & if he accept this it may greatly tend to thy Honner ft glory, his own comfort & sattisfaction in the Esue. Many are & have been afflicted Throughout most parts of the nation, many seized with sudden death from Throne to the meanest of the Land. Th$ Tenih of Dtunf* 1737. — God was pleased to try me A new way by the Death of my Little dear Sally, who was greatly afflicted y^ last week it lived, but I hope tis gone to everlasting rest. I bless God for divine support and comfortable frinds in this time of tryalL D^* bro Colthurst came to do y« last offices for her as well as the first, & preached the nth December. Y* first day of January was my Dr Bro here. How afiectionately did he pray with us ft for us. January ye 13 he was seized with A slow fieavour ft y« 27 died. A great and wide breach upon us I Digitized by Google 66 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND all and much lamented Loss to the Church of God just when he was come to settle in the midst of us. March y 27, 1739. — I parted with Peter to A profession I can't say I was very fond of, but most of his other friends ware for it. providence seem*d to favour it, A good family to put him too. God almighty keep him from the snares & temptations of this deluding world. [1739] January y 9. — ^A fast proclaimed by ye government upon ye account of warr w*** Spain for our Libertys & priviledges which ye seem to deprive us, & indeed how God is pleased to visit us wth an eztreamty of season such has as not been known for many years of frost & snow, many poor people ready to starve. Oh that these providences may tend to turn us from our sins that have been & are so provoking to God almighty. This violent season lasted for 2 months very severe, but we have not wanted fire food nor rmment, but are comfortably brought through it July ye 14. — ^Abby Holland had a great escape of being drowned with playing on y* side of y« Brook. June /A^ 14, 1 741, my dear fiather died, had a hunting fit at Knuts- ford y^ day before came home, said he w^ pretty well & was as well as he used to be to all outward appearance. Sistr Betty went up twice & took him to be asleep in ye morning, but ye 3 time^ to her and the Doctr to yf great surprise, found him Dead. They sent ofi" ye sorrowfuU tideings to us at Knutsford just before we ware going to chappell in ye afternoon. This is y® 3<i time within 2 years & half that I have received y« sorrowfull tideings of ye Death of A Bro mother & ffiitber as Dear as any cou'd be in yt relation to me, ye surprizeing newse of each came to me on ye Sabbath day. March ye 27, 1742. — Sis"" Colthurst left Knutsford, went to Chester with her daughter and M*^ Bill. Some worldly differences at this time have happened amongst us, but I must still pray for them that the may never do any thing to forfit thy promise either to fiatherless or widdow. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google • A ^ \ ^ . *.\ '• V ; -■' . * ^ .: tj c .' , J • : 1 , . ;. ''-1 . : I.-, :- : . '■ iV • » '..'IM . ti / '. ti. lO i ' .t , •'*'* "' t>) 'L /■-. ' " ' -f Digitized by Google y. Digitized by Google M.!C LIbRARY! A^ICP. LVZNOX AMD Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF MOBBERLEY 67 March the last. — Daughter Abby broke her arm with a fall of a Ladder. I wou'd be thankful! it waa no worse, for just before came the ill news of Mr Isaac Antrobus being so hurt by a gun as to en- danger his life, at least his Limbs. AugHsi 289 1743. — Molly had a fall of a Horse in going to Chapel. Hurt her arm, but not so ill as we feared. July 8, 1744. — My son begun to preach at Ormskirk, we have account his performances were acceptable. Nov. 24, 1745. — The week past has been attended with a great deal of bad tideings from our armies, many in great alarm & consternation. Novetnber ye last dqy. — Every day brings fresh alarms, our Rebel enemies drawing nearer ft nearer, 6 beside our own family come for shelter. De^ y 8. — ^Ye week past we had some interval! from our fears. After many abuses in Mazfild [Macclesfield] they [the rebels] went to Leek, pressed several to go with them, frotn their to Asburn, from their to Darby. A little behind meeting with y« King's forces, ware frightened back to Ashbum, Leek and poor Mazfild again. On Saturday night they begun to come in ; all the Country alarmed again with great fear of them ; one ft twenty came this day by the Hall and Mill and made towards Altringham ; gave no disturbance in this neighbourhood. April 26, 1746. — ^We have joyfull news from Scotland that the Rebels are defeated by the Duke on the 16^ of this instant. We have great outward Rejoicing. Sept. 14, 1747. — My husband ft son being both with an useful neighbour titheing com, the person that was with them was bit by a mad dog ft died in consequence. Feb. 17, 1748. — ^A general fast upon account of the war with our enemies ft the pestilence among Cattle [by] which some parts of the country have been long exercised. It now draws near our Borders in Cheshire, where many precautions are used. January 28, 1750. — I this day heard of a relation near ye same age. Digitized by Google 68 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Cousin Brooks of Chelford, near to his last change. He died the 30^, his age 54. he was a great contriver for ye convenience of this pre- sent life. March 3 1. — My dear brother Samuel took his leave of our world, he was eleven years younger than I. He was serious, quiet, ft peacable. When his friends would have diverted him with reading a play or pretty History during his affliction, he said he thought sermons were the fittest for him. Oct. 2, 1750. — One of our Beasts was seized with the distemper that has made such devastations round about us. We killed her immediately as the Law directed & as my Husband & family thought was what we ought to do, though our neighbours did not so. Nov. 20 — Another was seized, which was done after the same manner. Dec. 7. — This day we killed the 3rd Cow. Many of our neighbours have lost all. March 17, 175 1. — Son Peter & his wife went to their house. Digitized by Google CHAPTER V HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD SAMUEL HOLLAND (V.), the fourth son of John Holland of Mobbcrley, was bom on the 25th I March 1734. A few references to his childhood occur in his mother's diary. When he was nearly six he met with a rather serious accident "My little boy, Samuel," she writes, " fell down ye stairs and broke his arm, but might have been much worse." And again in 1749 she writes : " July ye 23. I cannot describe how I am got through ye week past ; various things happened ; in ye beginning of it my own indisposition, the alarm of Sammy's as we thought ye small pox." He married at Knutsford, on the 10th October 1763, Anne, the daughter of Peter and Hannah Swinton, of Nether Knutsford. The Swintons were a family who had been closely identified with Knutsford for over two hundred years. Both the Colthurst and Swinton families would amplyn^epay further investigation. Samuel and Anne Holland had three sons and six daughters. It is reasonable to suppose that both the parents must have been remarkable people, as all three sons in their several callings distinguished themselves, and their daughter Elizabeth became the mother of one of England's most winsome authors, Mrs. William GaskelL Turning again to the papers of the late Mr. Edgar Holland, «9 Digitized by Google 70 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND we find that "Mrs. Samuel Holland was a person of extra- ordinary energy and will» and was rather the opposite of her husband, who, though firm, was far quieter, and dis- posed to treat his servants with more leniency than his wife, who was excessively particular with them. To the unostentatious merits of this excellent man, not only his numerous family and family connections, but all who employed or intrusted their affairs to him, bore willing testimony." He possessed, besides Sandlebridge, an estate called Dog- holes, near Great Warford. Sandlebridge came to him by bequest from his uncle, John Colthurst of Little Warford, who died in i774» and was buried in Knutsford Chapel His son, Swinton Colthurst Holland, in a commonplace- book (now in the possession of Mrs. Hutton, his grand- daughter) writes in 1816 of his father shortly after his death : ''My father's course had been smooth and easy, happy and contented, but not brilliant ; he was fond of farming, improved his estate, was respected by all the neighbourhood and those who knew him, and was remarkable for his strict int^^ty.'* Peter Holland, their eldest son, became a well-known surgeon in Knutsford, and was father of the famous Sir Henry Holland, Bart, and grandfather of the present Viscount Knuts- ford. Samuel Holland, the second son, came to Liverpool as a young man, and founded an extensive business. Swinton Colthurst Holland, the third son, also followed a commercial career, and eventually became a partner in the firm of Messrs. Baring Brothers of London. Samuel Holland died on 26th May 18 16, at the age of eighty- two, and was buried in Knutsford Chapel. His wife, who had died two years earlier, was buried in the same chapel. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google A.. l" • :-.c. t> I/. .' v- ' 'nc.^ >. ' ALd H i •• •' -ie tii'Pi ; r 16, at l! rt ^ 1 Ch v.cl. I • ' w in tr^: s 'M ..' Digitized by Google J^, ji^-^ Digitized by Google V Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 71 Peter Holland, who succeeded his father in the Sandle- bridge estate, was born on the 3rd of June 1766. As has akeady been mentioned, he was trained as a surgeon, and succeeded in establishing a large practice in Knutsford and the surrounding district^ He married, first, Mary, the daughter of the Rev. William Willetts of Newcastle, in Staffordshire, by whom he had seven children : Henry, who was bom on the 27th October 1 788, and succeeded his father ; Mary and Lucy, who never married ; Elizabeth, who married the Rev. Franklin Howorth of Bury ; and three children who died in infancy. By his second wife, Mary, daughter of Jeremiah* and Esther Whitaker of Manchester (married at Walcot Church, Bath, December 1808), he had three children : Charles Aiken Holland, who married Cunliffe of Manchester ; Susan, who married Dr. Dean, a surgeon in Knutsford ; and Arthur, who died young. Peter Holland, whose portrait will be seen on the opposite page, lived to be nearly ninety, dying on the 19th January 1855. He was succeeded by his son, Henry Holland of Sandle- bridge, who was born on the 27th October 1788." It is worthy of mention that his maternal grandmother was a sister of Josiah Wedgwood, the potter. At the age of eleven he went to school with his relative, the Rev. William Turner, at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, where he remained for four years. After this he was * Some interesting references to Dr. Holland and his son will be found in the recently published '^Eariy Married Lifo of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley," by Miss Adeane. * Called Daniel in some accounts. * This account is taken from the account in the ''Dictionary of National Biogrqtby.'' Digitized by Google 72 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND at school for a year at St. Michael's Hill, Bristol, under the Rev. John Prior Estlin, a well-known Unitarian minister. In 1804 h^ ^^ apprenticed to a Liverpool merchant, with special permission to study at Glasgow University during the winter, but at the conclusion of his second session at Glasgow he gave up business altogether and threw himself into the study of medicine. His versatility was great, as evidenced by his drawing up an official statistical Report on Agriculture in Cheshire while still under twenty years of age. He completed his medical studies at Edinburgh, besides studying at Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals in London. In 18 10 he visited Iceland with Sir George Mackenzie, Bart., and Richard Bright, afterwards the famous doctor, then only a young man, in fact, a year younger than Henry Holland himself. He made considerable contributions towards Sir George Mackenzie's ** Travels in Iceland," which appeared shortly afterwards in 181 1. He took the degree of M.D. at Edinburgh and spent the following year and a half in European travel. In 1 8 14 he returned to the Continent as medical adviser to the Princess of Wales, afterwards Queen Caroline, for whom he always retained the highest regard, and for whose honour he pronounced with so much emphasis. He was made a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 18 16, and soon entered upon a fashionable practice at 1 1 2 Mount Street, Berkeley Square, and it is recorded that in his fourth year his income exceeded ;^i200. He then removed to Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, where he remained during the rest of his life. In 1816 he was admitted a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1828 a Fellow of the College of Physicians. Digitized by Google •-X Digitized by Google r • • * .' : .1 1' -r V. ^' . -r ' - • . !{'» Vv.i' . J u .: ■ • • L . r In his i ■ >" -r Digitized by Google , \u^M^ S,A^*n. P*,J ^^^C^^^^tr-i^C^^^c/i-. . c.^1^^ Digitized by Google '^0, '"'^■^^fi/;; ^foSV^^'o., Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 73 In a few years he resolved not to let his professional income exceed ^^5000, and to spend all his leisure in study, recrea- tion, and travel. He became one of the best known men in London society, the friend and adviser of almost every man of note. In 1837 he was appointed Physician - Extra- ordinary to Queen Victoria; in 1840, Physician in Ordinary to the Prince Consort, and he declined a baronetcy offered by Lord Melbourne in 1841. Eleven years later he was made Physician in Ordinary to the Queen, and in the next year became a Baronet He was for many years President of the Royal Institution. In later years he retired from practice, but continued to make long tours. His last excursion was to Russia; on his way back he attended the trial of Marshal Bazaine at Versailles on 24th October 1873, returned to Lon- don the next day, and died on the 27th October on his eighty- fifth birthday. He married in 1822 Miss M. E. Caldwell, daughter of James Caldwell of Linley Wood, in Staffordshire; she died 2nd February 1830, leaving issue: Henry Thurstan Holland, Francis James, Canon of Canterbury, and two daughters. In 1834 he married Saba, daughter of the Rev. Sydney Smith, who died on 2nd November 1866, and by whom he had three daughters. Lady Holland inherited much of her father's wit, and wrote his Memoir, which was published in two volumes in 1855. Sir Henry Thurstan Holland, second Baronet, now Vis- count Knutsford, was bom on the 3rd August 1825, and was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, of which University he became B.A. in 1847, and then chose the 1^^ profession. He was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple, K Digitized by Google 74 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND and joined the Northern Circuit He soon acquired a fair practice, and in 1858 and 1859 was employed by the/Govern- ment, jointly with Sir W. Stephenson, Mr. G. Arbuthnot, and Mr. George Hamilton, all high Treasury officials, in the important work of reorganising the establishments of various public offices, such as the Ecclesiastical Commission, the Poor Law Board, and the Department of Woods and Forests. In 1850 he had been appointed secretary to the important Common Law Commission, composed of most eminent lawyers, and in 1851 he was appointed by Lord Chancellor Truro to assist Mr. Justice Willes in preparing the Common Law Pro- cedure Acts of 1852 and 1854. He also aided Lord Chief Baron Kelly in framing two criminal law Bills later on. It may be added that soon afterwards Lord Campbell offered him the County Court Judgeship of Northumberland, but he preferred to keep to the Bar and declined that preferment In 1867 the late Earl of Carnarvon appointed him to be legal adviser to the Colonial Office, and he then gave up private practice. In 1870 he was appointed to the Colonial Under-Secretary- ship, and this office he held until August 1874, when, having succeeded to the Baronetcy in 1873, he stood as Conservative candidate for Midhurst, and was elected without a contest, remaining its member until 1885. Midhurst became absorbed in the county by the Redis- tribution Act, and Lord Knutsford stood against the Marquis of Lome as a candidate for the new borough of Hampstead, winning the seat by a majority of 875 votes. Lord Salisbury came into office almost immediately, and the Financial Sec- retaryship at the Treasury fell to Lord Knutsford This office, however, he did not hold long, as within a few months he was Digitized by Google V / / Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 75 made Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Educa- tion and a Privy Councillor. Upon the reconstruction of the Salisbury Government in June 1886, he returned to the Education Department, being re-elected at Hampstead without opposition. When, in 1887, the Right Hon. E. Stanhope was transferred to the War Office, Lord Knutsford at length attained Cabinet rank, and was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies, which position he held until Lord Salisbury's Government resigned in 1892. It was during his tenure of office that the first Colonial Conference was held in London in 1887 ; and there can be no doubt that to the success of that Conference, over which he presided, is largely due the closer knitting together of the Colonies and the Mother Country. In 1888 he was raised to the Peerage by the title of Baron Knutsford of Sandlebridge, and in 1895, ^^ recognition of his services, he was raised to the rank of Viscount^ Lord Knutsford has served upon many Royal Commissions, €.g. on the questions of Fugitive Slaves, Penal Servitude, Colonial Defence, arid Copyright; and for several years he acted as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. In 1895 Lo*^ Knutsford joined the Order of St John of Jerusalem and became a Knight of Justice of that Order. He accepted and has since held the important position of Director and Chairman of the Ambulance Department of the St John ^ Tht aims borne by Lord Knutsford are as follows :— Per pale argent and axure sem^ de lys, a lion rampant gardant, countercbanged debruised by a bendlet engrailed gules. Cnri/— Out of a crown vallery or a demi-lion gardant per bend argent and azure, charged with a bendlet engrailed countercbanged, holding in dexter paw a fleur-de-lys argent Supporttrs — On either side a lion gardant argent gutt^ de armes, the body chaiged with two fleurs^le-lys in fesse between two bars engrailed azure. MtUo — Respice, aspice^ prospice. Digitized by Google 76 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Ambulance Association. He is also a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, Lord Knutsford first married, in 1852, Miss E. M. Hibbert, of Watford, a grand-daughter of the brilliant wit Sydney Smith; she died in 1855 leaving three children, of whom the Hon. S. G. Holland is heir to the title. Three and a half years later he married the present Lady Knutsford, who is the daughter of Sir Charles Trevelyan, Bart., and niece of the late Lord Macaulay. Of Samuel Holland's six daughters, Anne died unmarried in 1809; Hannah married Mr. Samuel Lumb of Wakefield, the second son of Richard Lumb of Wakefield, Esq., a descen- dant of an old Nonconformist family in that town ; Mary died at Knutsford unmarried in 18 12, as also did Catherine and Abigail in 1822 and 1848. Elizabeth,^ Samuel Holland's fourth daughter, married the Rev. William Stevenson, a man who filled many r61es, being successively a farmer, teacher, minister, boarding-house keeper, writer, and Keeper of the Records to the Treasury. He was a native of Berwick-on- Tweed. They had two children, a son, John, who died unmarried, and Elizabeth Cleghom Stevenson, the talented author of "Mary Barton" and other English classics. She was bom on 29th September 18 10, at a house in Lindsey Row, now part of Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, and within a month of her birth her mother died. She was taken by a firiend to her aunt, Mrs. Lumb, who was living at this time in Kniits* ford, and brought up with her only daughter. The journey down to Knutsford is represented by the travels of " babby '.' 1 This account of Mrs. Gaskdl is mainly taken from the article in the "Dic- tionary of National Biography." Digitized by Google Digitized by Google ' * 1 * ' iW s. - .. ; -.;■ tni St-- •r. vn.l 1--. .Kit'\''^ of i -'>• ii L •. . V i -• * » t-n f-r. , t' > :-\. ! . Digitized by Google :>^»li4.*&u* l-^^Un >A < ^^iJiMj Digitized by Google ,..^€^ Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 77 in ** Mary Barton " (chap. ix.). Mrs. Lumb was not in good circumstances, and lived in a modest house on the Heath surrounded by an old-fashioned garden. Here Elizabeth Stevenson spent a happy childhood, and when fifteen years of age went to a school at Stratford-on-Avon kept by a Miss Byerley, probably a distant relative. The Byerleys were con- nected with the Wedgwoods, and Elizabeth Stevenson's uncle, Peter Holland, as has been already mentioned, had married a daughter of Catherine Wedgwood by her husband the Rev. William Willetts. She remained at Stratford for two years. For the next few years she was chiefly at Knutsford, though she occasionally visited London, staying with her cousin Edward Holland at his house in Park Lane. On the 30th August 1832 she married at Knutsford Church the Rev. William Gaskell, the minister of Cross Street Uni* tarian Chapel, and went to live in Dover Street in Manchester, where they remained for ten jrears, until they moved to Rumford Street, and finally, in 1850, to 84 Plymouth Grove. Her married life was full of happiness. We get glimpses of the genial home circle in her Life of Charlotte Bronte. Much of her time was devoted to the education of her daughters. In 1844, while staying at Festiniog, Mrs. Gaskell lost her only boy from scarlet fever, and, to turn her thoughts, she com- menced writing a story, which has since given pleasure to countless readers, " Mary Barton." After the usual difficulties in finding a publisher for a first story, she sold the copyright to Messrs. Chapman & Hall for ;f 100, and it was published in 1848. Immediate and remarkable success greeted its ap- pearance; it ran through many editions, and has since been Digitized by Google 78 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND translated into French, German, and many other languages, including Finnish. " Mary Barton " was quickly followed by other books and many magazine articles. ** Cranford " first appeared in Htmst* hold Words, but was shortly afterwards issued in complete form. This is perhaps her best known story. Lord Houghton has described it as "the purest piece of humoristic description that has been added to British literature since Charles Lamb." Mrs. Gaskell enjoyed the friendship of many of the most distinguished writers of the time, among her intimates being Thackeray, Dickens, and Carlyle. In 1850 she met for the first time that remarkable woman, Charlotte Bronte, and a strong mutual affection grew up be- tween these strangely different characters. So close was their intimacy, that at Charlotte Bronte's death her father urged Mrs. Gaskell to write the Life of her friend, a request to which Mrs. Gaskell readily acceded. The " Life of Charlotte Bronte," though a remarkable book, was the cause of some rather bitter attacks on Mrs. Gaskell, which for a time gave her a distaste for writing. In 1863 "Sylvia's Lovers" appeared, and shortly after- wards " Cousin Phillis " came out in the Comhill Magazine, to be issued in complete form in 1865. "This story," says Dr. Ward, " is beyond dispute in execution the most perfect of Mrs. Gaskeirs works, and has scarcely been surpassed for combina- tion of the sunniest humour with the tenderest pathos." It is interesting to learn that Heathbridge in this story is drawn from Sandlebridge, the home of her uncle, Peter Holland. Mrs. Gaskell's last work was "Wives and Daughters," which, like '* Cousin Phillis," first appeared in the Comhill Digitized by Google \ . I . f : Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Mrs. GASKF.r.r/s and Hdi.i.am* Tomhstonks, Knutsford Digitized by Google ■:/ Digitized by Google HOLXJIND OF KNUTSFORD 79 Magazine. Her strength b^fan to fail when nearing the end of the story, though her exertions never relaxed, and on Sunday the 1 2th November 1865 she died from heart disease without a moment's warning. She was at the time talking to her daughters, three of whom were around her, in the country- house at Holyboume, near Alton, in Hampshire, which she had bought with the proceeds of her last book, and which she intended to present as a surprise to her husband. She was buried in the Old Chapel Yard at Knutsford Samuel Holland's third son, Swinton Colthurst Holland, was bom at Sandlebridge on the 27th November 1777, being the ninth child of his parents. He began his business career in Liverpool in 1793, in the office of a Mr. James Maury, who was engaged in trade with the United States of America. In 1798 Mr. Holland began business for himself in partnership with a Mr. Strickland, but the venture did not prove successful, and, after a visit to America in 1800, he dissolved partnership with Mr. Strickland and sailed for Italy, where, in i8oa, soon after the Peace of Amiens, he started business in Venice. During the following year Mr. Holland travelled extensively in Italy, and in April 1803 finally determined to abandon his efforts to create a business at Venice, and. settled instead at Trieste, where he entered into partnership with a Mr. Riggin, the American Consul. Some years before, Mr. Holland had become engaged to be married to Miss Anne Willetts, the daughter of the Rev. William Willetts of Newcastle, county Stafford, a Noncon- formist minister, and a sister of Dr. Peter Holland's first wife. In 1805 Miss Willetts having recently lost her widowed mother, and Mr. Holland*s business prospering, he decided to Digitized by Google 8o THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND go back to England and carry out his engagement They were consequently married on the 9th May 1805 ^^ ^^ Parish Church of Knutsford. Mr. Holland, in his Diary, says: " Our wedding was quite private, and the day was spent at Sandlebridge, my father's house; we remained there and at Knutsford a few days with our friends, and then went to my brother Samuel at Liverpool." After staying there a few days they travelled across Europe to Trieste. Shortly after their arrival in Trieste the war between Austria and France broke out, and many and exciting were the experiences which they had. These culminated in Mr. Holland's arrest and imprison- ment, from which he only escaped by consenting to pay a fine of about ;^i500. This sum he paid by a bill at three months, but fortunately before the due date arrived, peace had been concluded, and the sum was consequently not paid. In 1808 Mr. Holland determined to leave Trieste, owing to the unsettled political aspect of affairs in Austria, and accord- ingly sailed for Malta, where he carried on business until 18 10, when he and his family returned to England and settled at Newington Green, and afterwards at Hackney. In December 1 8 14 Mr. Holland was offered a partnership in the firm of Baring Brothers, at this time, as Mr. Holland says in his Diary, ''perhaps the first mercantile house in the world," and from this date became one of the most active partners. In 18 16 Mr. Holland moved to Russell Square, where he continued to live until 18 19, when he purchased an estate called the Priory, Roe- hampton, where he died in 1828. In his will, which is dated 17th November 1827, and proved on the 28th February following, the testator refers to real estate in Surrey, Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, and at Over Peover and Bamshaw, county Chester. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF KNUTSFORD 8i Mr. Holland had seven children: (i) Edward Holland, bom at Trieste, nth February 1806, who succeeded his father ; (2) Caroline, born at Trieste, 27th March 1807, who lived and died unmarried at Knutsford; (3) Charlotte, bom at Malta, loth August 1808, who married John Isaac of Worcester, Esq., and had two sons and three daughters; (4) Louisa, bom at Malta, 7U1 February 18 10, who married in 1857 the Rev. Richard Crofts, Vicar of Hillingdon ; (5) Frederick, bom in London, 6th August 18 14, who became an officer in the Royal Navy, and married, first, Susan, daughter of Samuel Christian of Malta, and, secondly, Anne, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Demnan; he died in 1857, and left four sons and three daughters; (6) George Henry, born at Hackney, 31st May 1816, was called to the Bar, married Charlotte Dorothy, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord GifTord, and had issue four sons and two daughters ; and (7) Jessie, who died in infancy. Edward Holland, the eldest son, who was bom nth February 1806, succeeded his father, and lived for many years at Dumbleton, a property near Evesham in Gloucestershire. He was educated at Eton and trained for the Bar, but never practised. He represented East Worcestershire in Parliament for some years, and subsequently (1855^8) the borough of Evesham. In politics he was a Liberal Edward Holland married in 1832 Sophia, daughter of Elias Isaac of Wor- cester, by Harriet, daughter of Wolryche Whitnwre of Dudmaston, coimty Salop, and had issue three sons and six daughters: (i) Harriet Sophia, married in 1865 Crompton Hutton, Barrister-at-Law, Judge of County Court for fifteen years, and has issue one son and two daughters. (2) Edward Thurstan, Barrister-at-Law, married in 1866 Marianne, daughter Digitized by Google 82 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND of Rev. William Gaskell, died in 1884, and had issue four daughters and three sons ; two sons and one daughter survive him. (3) Frederic Whitmore, Vicar of Evesham, died 1881 ; married, first, in 1870, Penelope, daughter of Robert Martin, Esq. ; she died in 1873, leaving one son and one daughter. He married, secondly, Elinor Treherne, daughter of John Martin, Esq., and leaves one son. (4) Anna Caroline, married in 1875 Charles Gay Roberts, Esq., and had three daughters ; he died in 1899. (5) May Emily, died unmarried. (6) Swinton Colthurst, Admiral in Her Majesty's Navy, married Eva, daughter of Captain Williams, R.N., and has one son and two daughters. (7) Frances Margaret, married in 1870 Captain W. Bentinck Ryan, Indian Army, died at Lucknow in 1874, leaving two sons and one daughter. (8) Lucy Georgina, married in 1880 Captain W. J. L. Wharton, R.N., now Sir W. Wharton, Hydrpgraphcr, and has issue three sons and two daughters. (9) Jessie Clara, married in 1876 Captain Pennell, 48th Regiment, and has issue three sons and four daughters. Edward Holland married, secondly, in 1857, Frances Maria, daughter of S. Christian, Esq., of Malta, and widow of Robert Hunter. Of two sons and two daughters, only two survived their father, Herbert Holland, now Chief Constable of Derby- shire, and a daughter, Edith Jane, who died in 1889. Mr. Holland took a very deep interest in all matters relating to agriculture, being an early experimenter with the steam- plough, and the possessor of some celebrated Shorthorns and Shropshire sheep. One of his favourite projects was the Agri- cultural Collie at Cirencester, of which he was an untiring friend and patron.^ Mr. Holland died in 1875, si^d after his death Dumbleton was sold Mrs. Holland died in 1898. 1 See Appendix, p. 163. Digitized by Google tk7 ' A8T0K. LK: .'- s d j" I- 1 Digitized by Google -a 4 Digitized by Google "'' ( > i i J V L J i .■ 'w ' T ^ "» ' " . , .* t r ^ t C;rr.. < i j -t l -. ' ' i re '... > \v, : -f -. r-: ;•>'.. ^" • ■n ;.-: i:.*:l six cl.ii ! "an.!. 1 ... • thei\it. J 11 T 1 > ,. [•:* !,. 1 . r- • * i< .. V Digitized by Google V X • Digitized by Google s CHAPTER VI HOLLAND OF LIVERPOOL (VL)/^^AMUEL HOLLAND, the second son of Samuel Holland and his wife Anne Swinton, was born in 1768. He settled in Liverpool towards the close of last century, where he continued to live for the greater part of his life. Here he founded a business which extended very widely, and from which he derived a considerable fortune. In the year 1821 Mr. Holland resided in Toxteth Park, his office being No. 6 York Street, off Duke Street For some years he was in partnership with a Mr. Humble, the style of the firm being Messrs. Humble and Holland. He married, 14th September 1796, at St Anne's Church, Great Richmond Street, Liverpool, Catherine, daughter of John Menzies of Rodney Street, Liverpool. John Menzies was an accountant in Liverpool, and married in 1766, at St Nicholas Church, Liverpool, Anne Merry, by whom he had six children, Catherine, the wife of Samuel Holland, being the third child, and bom in 1771. John Menzies, who was bom in 1735, was the son of Alexander Menzies of Edinburgh, by his wife Stewart, and grandson of Menzies, by his wife, who was a daughter of the Laird of Donmachary.^ * For farther particulars of the Maiiies family see Appendix, p. 158 et seq. Digitized by Google 84 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Samuel Holland and Catherine, his wife, had six children : Anne, born 27th June 1797, died unmarried in 1850; Charles Holland of Liverpool, born 12th June 1799, died 5th February 1870; Frances, born 23rd September 1800, died unmarried in 1883; Menzies> bom 4th April 1802, died at Leghorn 181 7; Samuel, born 17 th October 1803, died 27th December 1892 (see page 89); and lastly, Catherine, born 17th November 1804, married Richard Greaves, of The Cliff, Warwick, and died without issue ist March 1886. Samuel Holland died 28th September 1851, aged eighty- three, and was buried at the Ancient Chapel of Toxteth, his wife having predeceased him on the ist September 1847, at the age of seventy-six. Their eldest son (VII.), Charles, was born on the 12th June 1799. After an education at Nottingham, he was sent to business at the early age of thirteen, being placed in the firm of Baring Brothers at Malta, a firm in which his uncle, Mr. Swinton Holland, was an active partner. He remained for some years at Malta, and after his return to England, when about nineteen years of age, went out to Buenos Ayres, where he rapidly attained to an important position, and in two years was appointed manager of Messrs. Fair & Co., at that time one of the largest business houses in Buenos Ayres. Political events at Buenos Ayres obliged him to seek employment on the west coast of South America, where he carried on business for a lengthened period, being out on the coast at one time for ten years in control of the house of Messrs. Robertson & Co. at Lima and Valparaiso. Here again, however, political events — the war between the Spaniards and the National Party in throwing off their dependence upon Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google A. \ ,;y / Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF LIVERPOOL 85 Spain — interfered with Mr. Holland's prospects, and he re- turned eventually to the River Plate and Brazil, establishing houses there, principally at Rio Grande do Sul. On his return to England he continued his connection with South America until his retirement about 1855. He married, on the 15th November 1838, Elizabeth, second daughter of William Gaskell of Latchford, near Warrington.^ In 1844 Mr. Holland bought the estate of Liscard Vale, in the parish of Wallasey, in Cheshire, where he lived until his death. He was a magistrate for the county. His public career may be said to have begun with the introduction of the Reform Bill, of which he was a most ardent supporter. He afterwards fought for the principles of Free Trade and the repeal of the Com Laws, long before the Liberal party as a body had recognised the justice of these movements. After these great steps towards the freedom of trade had been gained, he was among the first to join the Financial Reform Association, of which he became president in 1865, an office which he held until his death. He was also one of the founders of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, and was elected president in 1856. He represented that Chamber at the great International Congress held at Brussels in the same year. On this occasion he made a speech in 1 William Gaskell was bom about 1777, and died 15th March 1819, aged forty- two : he was the son of Samael Gaskell of Warrington (bom 1733, ^^^ ^^ ^^V i^iS)* by bis wife Anne Woodcock. Samuel Gaskell was the son of Roger Gaskell of Warrington, who was bom at Great Sankey in 1701, and married on 6th February 1720, Elizabeth, daughter of Zachary Barnes, and grand-daughter of Richard Bames. Elizabeth Gaskell died in 1765. Roger Gaskell was the son of Samuel Gaskell, a tanner in Sankey, near Warrington, who married about 1699 an Elizabeth Dutton, probably of Warrington. (From Gaskell pedigree among the late E. S. Holland's MS. notes.) Digitized by Google 86 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND French, which was considered by some present as one of the ablest delivered at the Congress, and this in spite of the fact that he had not expected to be called upon to speak in a foreign language. His name will be remembered especially in connection with the measures for the application of limited liability to partnerships, and also in connection with the reform of the banking and currency system in this country. His evidence before a Committee of the House of Commons on the question of banking is considered among the most important upon that subject. Of advanced opinions, and always ready to avow them, he was held in the highest esteem by men of all parties, and a signal proof of this is the fact that when the late Earl of Derby was in power, Mr. Holland's name was placed on the Commission of the Peace for the county of Chester, and he would have also been similarly appointed for the borough of Liverpool had he not declined the honour. He was invited to contest Liverpool in the Liberal inte- rest at the Parliamentary election in i860, but was reluctantly compelled to decline this offer owing to a weakness of the throat, which he was medically advised might develop dan« gerously if he were to exert his voice unduly. He was one of the earliest presidents of the Liverpool Philomathic Society, of which society he was a lifelong member. Mr. Holland died suddenly from Roman fever in 1870, at the age of seventy-one, and was buried at Toxteth Chapel His wife survived him upwards of twenty years, dying in 1892 at the age of eighty. They had ten children : Charles Menzies, bom 1839; Margaret Anne, bom 1841, married in Digitized by Google Digitized by Google r. \Vi -r. * • -f : .1 'U 'La:. Digitized by Google o as < Digitized by Google Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UVERPOOL 87 1869 John Frederick Schwann of Oakfield, Wimbledon, and has issue three sons and four daughters; Arthur, bom 1842, and Waker, his twin brother; William Gaskell, born 1843; Edith, bom 1845, married in 1875 Robert Norton of Coombe Croft, Norbiton, Surrey, and has issue four sons and one daughter; Edgar Swinton, bom 1847, ^^^^ unmarried in 1896 ; Catherine Elizabeth, bom 1850, married in 1873 Arthur Wor- thington Biggs of Putney Heath, Surrey, and had issue four sons and one daughter; she died in 1891 ; Emily Lucy, bom 1853, married in 1882 John Carlisle of Ashburton House, Putney Heath, and has issue one son and four daughters ; and Mabel, bora 1856, of Niddry Lodge, Kensington, unmarried. Mrs. Charles Holland was, as has been already stated, the second daughter of William Gaskell, a manufacturer living at Latchford, near Warrington, by his wife Margaret Jackson of Leyland, near Preston, " of whom it is said * (and with reason) that she was the handsomest and best lady married in Leyland Church for some considerable time." Mrs. Charles Holland was bora on the 21st September 1 8 12 at Warrington. The following notice from the columns of TJu Inquirer^ is worthy of record : — " Mrs. Holland inhe- rited the strong Nonconformist views of her father, William Gaskell of Warrington, who was a member of one of the oldest Presbyterian families in the North of England, and she derived from them all through her life a strong sense of comfort and religious support She was sister to the Rev. William Gaskell, the well-known minister of Cross Street, Manchester, whom she resembled in the unaffected charm of manner, which 1 E. S. Holland's MS. notes. * Thi Inquirtr^ April 2, 1892, p. 219. Digitized by Google 88 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND expressed the harmonies of a mind alike gentle and earnest, formed by nature and attuned by culture to be in all its utterances a part of this world's spiritual music. Like her brother, she had a grace of person and was brilliant in conversation, although never talking for eflfect Her wit and wisdom were always humanised by kindly sympathies and dignified by unswerving adherence to the cause of truth and justice. " She received a thoroughly classical education, which con- firmed in her an intellectual and poetic tendency, and raised her high above the level of what then was thought to be the suffi- cient culture of woman's mind. The classical authors, both Latin and Greek, were, even to the end of her life, a constant source of ever-recurring pleasure. When settled near Liver- pool, Mrs. Holland constantly interested herself in benevolent objects. One of these was the starting and carrying on of a club or drawing-room for working-men and their wives to come to of an evening ; another was the superintendence of a district nurse among the poor in their own homes, a charity which at that time was in its earliest infancy. She also helped to found a cottage hospital in the low populous part of Seacombe; and while she fulfilled in the highest sense of the word her duties as a wife and mother, she found time for lettered ease, and numbered among her intimate friends Hawthorne, Barry Cornwall, Professor Morley, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Gaskell The intercourse with such minds encouraged the literary and poetical side of her nature. She translated a great deal of poetry from German authors, and wrote and published many original poems, besides writing many literary articles. After her husband's death she settled in London and helped all Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google < i H D O o -J > 2li Digitized by Google 90 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Holland's nephew, which met all the requirements and proved a great success. The line is to the present day a prominent feature in the progress and development of the Festiniog district Mr. Holland spoke the Welsh language fluently; in fact, a story is told that on one occasion he was complimented in the House of Commons on speaking English so well for a Welshman as was assumed to be the case ! Mr. Holland began his political career in connection with the county of Merioneth, in company with the late Mr. David Williams of Castle Dendraeth, the first Liberal member who had ever sat for this constituency. Mr. Holland supported Mr. Williams* candidature most warmly, fighting through three contests, the first two of which were unsuccessful, and on Mr. Williams' death in 1869, he was unanimously chosen as the Liberal candidate, and returned as Member for the county in 1870, a position which he held until his retirement in 1885. He lived at Plas-yn-Penhryn after his father's death until 1876, and then at Maentwrog, and afterwards he bought the beautiful estate of Cardeon, near Barmouth, where he lived until his death, which occurred on the 27th December 1892. Mr. Holland was twice married, and his widow still lives at Cardeon. Charles Menzies Holland (VHI.), the eldest son of Mr. Charles Holland of Liscard Vale, was bom in 1839. He was educated at private schools, married in 1872 Harriet Mar- tineau, third daughter of John Ross Neill of Belfast. A civil engineer by profession, he was either engineer to, or asso- ciated with, the Crystal Palace (High Level), the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction, Hoylake, Festiniog and Blaenau, West Digitized by Google Digitized by Google f^ Digitized by Google 4 Digitized by Google PUBLIC U^--* -' ,.S'VOR, LfTNOX AN'J 1 I^O^WOMW^^^-^^ Digitized by Google HOLLAND OF UVERPOOL 91 Widnes, and Deny Central Railways. In 1861 he designed locomotive engines for the Festiniog Railway, and the designs, afterwards somewhat improved upon by the builders of the engines, were adopted, and the Festiniog Railway was opened for public traffic in 1862. In 1870 he became partner in the Messrs. Holland's slate quarry, near Festiniog, until the termination of the quarry lease. In 1880 he constructed the Deny Central Railway in Ireland, after which he retired from professional work, and became connected with industrial and other companies, and was one of the three founders of Messrs. Brunner, Mond & Co. (Limited), of which and of other com- panies he is a director. He is chairman of March wiel Parish Council, Denbighshire, is a Liberal in politics, and his family consists of two sons and four daughters. Residence, Bryn-y- Gr6g, near Wrexham. Arthur Holland, the second twin son, was born at Liver- pool 13th July 1842, and married in 1868 Barbara, only daughter of the late Frederic Schwann of London. He was educated at private schools and at Trinity College, Cambridge, taking honours in the Mathematical Tripos, January 1864. In that year he entered the office of Lamport & Holt, Liver- pool, and on ist January 1870 became the London partner of that firm, and opened there their London house. That partner- ship terminated with the death of his friend, Mr. W. J. Lam- port, and he has since traded on his own account He is a shipowner, the head of the firm of Arthur Holland & Co., London, Liverpool, and Buenos Ayres, is an M.A. of Cam- bridge University, Justice of the Peace for Surrey, and director of several companies. His family consists of five sons and one daughter. His residence is at Wimbledon. Digitized by Google 92 THE FAMILY OF HOLLAND Walter Holland, twin brother of Arthur Holland, was bom 13th July 1842, entered the business of Messrs. Lam- port & Holt in 1858, and subsequently became senior partner of the firm. He has taken part in several business questions, in which he has represented the shipowners of Liverpool, and has also interested himself in some of the philanthropic institutions of the city, but has not taken any prominent part in Parliamentary affairs. In politics he is a Liberal. He married in 1876 Alice Franklin Wray, a daughter of Lieut* Colonel Wray of the Indian Service, and has four sons and three daughters. He resides in Carnatic Hall, Mossley Hill, near Liverpool. William Gaskell Holland, fourth son of Charles Holland, was born in 1843, ^^^ married in 1877 Mary Louise, eldest daughter of Thomas B. Rees, merchant of Smyrna. He was educated at private schools, and in 1868 entered a cotton-broking business in Liverpool, and subsequently became merchant in the Levant trade. He retired from business in Liverpool in 1893. Residence, Glan Alyn, Gresford, Den* bighshire. Has a family of one son and four daughters. Edgar Swinton Holland, fifth son of Charles Holland, was bom in 18471 and died unmarried nth November 1896. He was educated at private schools, and later devoted himself to a business career in Liverpool with ability and success. The present volume has been largely based on facts drawn from the extensive collection of genealogical and historical memoranda relating to the family of Holland made by the late Mr. Edgar Holland. On this collection, and in the researches which it entailed, Mr. Holland brought to bear the force of a keen and cultivated intellect. Digitized by Google APPENDIX {From a CharUr^RoU in the possession of MR. IRELAND- BlackbuRNE of Hale.) [s. D.] — Henry [etc] to all to whom these presents may come. Greeting. We have inspected the Charter of Lord John the King our father in these words. John etc to all etc Greeting. Know ye that we have given to our beloved Nicholas de la Huse for his good service our capital rent of sixty shillings in the vill of Walton to himself and his heirs in perpetuity. [With right of distraint in case of arrears.] And we have conceded & by these presents do ratify the said Charter to Nicholas & his heirs for even In witness whereof we have made these our letters patent Given by me at Westminister etc [S. D.] — Know ye all [etc] that I Nicholas de la Huse have given & by this present charter confirmed to Thurstan de Holand a capital rent of ten pounds issuing out of the vills of Hale and Walton, which rent was given to me by King John as appears by Record in the Patent Rolls [Warranty clause]. In witness whereof etc [ii July 1285]. — Let it be patent to all etc. that Robert Holand, Knightt on the morrow of the Feast of the Seven Brothers in the year of our Lord MCCLXXXV. gave & conceded in the presence of faithful witnesses to Avina his daughter & Adam de Hibemia her husband & the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten between them, half of all the land of Halewood together with his share of the old mill lying between Ditton & the demesne of Alan le Norreis & his share of the new mill lying between Torboke Park & Halewood. And the %^ Robert further 93 Digitized by Google 94 APPENDIX granted the right of free grinding to their tenants for their own com. And lest there sh<i be any dissension between the heirs of the s<^ Robert & the heirs of the s^ Avina, he chose six Jurors who sh^ make partition of all the lands of Halewood & all that pertained to the sd lands & these are their names. — Richard de Holand, Thomas the Forester, Robert de Thorinheved, Roger de Culcheth, Roger de Lee, Adam de la Bonke. And the partition having been made by the said Jurors, the B^ Robert conveyed the lands to Avina & her husband Adam except 200 acres. And if it sh^ so happen that Avina die without issue the whole mediety to go to Adam de Hibemia, & on his death to revert to the t^ Robert and his heirs except the half of lOO acres which were to remain to the heirs of the s^ Adam if he left legitimate issue. But Adam may not give, sell nor in any other way alienate any of the said concession under pain of one hundred pounds. In witness whereof the sd Robert de Holand & Adam de Hibemia have affixed their seals. Witnesses: Alexander de Kuerdale, Richard de Holand, Roger de Culcheth, Ric<i de Waleton, Roger de Lee, Adam de la Bonke, Thos. the Forester & many others. [12 Au^. 1289]. — Memorandum that on Friday next after the Feast of St. Lawrence, in the 17^ year of King Edward's reign, in the presence of Brother Hugh de Adburham, Prior of the preaching Friars of Chester, Dom. Thurstan, dean of Warrington, and others it was agreed between Sir Robert de Holand & Adam de Hibemia that they both faithfully observe the agreement made between them according to the tenor of the writings then made. [In case of dispute the following to act as arbitrators.] S^ John de Biron, Gilbert de Clyfton, Henry de Kygheley & Thomas Banastre or three of them, sh<i it not be possible for all four to meet, concerning the 200 acres of land. In witness whereof [etc.]. Alexander de Keuerdale, Richard de Holand, John de Ditton, Stephan de Ditton, Roger de Ditton, John son of Henry, & Thomas the Woodwarde, with others. [25 April 1300]. — Edward etc. to the Sheriff of Lancashire. Gree^ ing. Instruct Robert de Holand that he without delay keep his covenant with Adam Austyn de Hibemia & Avice his wife concerning Digitized by Google APPENDIX 95 one hundred acres of land & 40 acres of wood in Hale juxta Ditton. And unless he do so & make the s<^ Adam & Avke secure therein from all claims, then summons^im, the said Robert, to appear before our Justices at York 15 days after the Feast of the Holy Trinity, to show why he has not done sa And have there the summons & this breve. Given by me at Bokyngham, xxv. day of April in the 28^ year of our reign. And take security from the said Adam and Avice in half a mark to our use for this breve. [c. 1300].* — ^To Our Lord the King this petition of his loyal tenants of Hale sheweth that as they are tenants of the sd manor of Hale, which manor is of the ancient Demesne of our Lord the King, and which manor is alienated out of the hands of the rightful heirs by which the 9fi tenants are disinherited and defrauded of their ancient holdings by those placed there by those who now hold the s^ manor. It will be remembered [?] that the King John grandfather of our Lord the King who now is gave by charter to one Richard de Mithe, Knight, [Baron] clerke for his good services the manor of Hale aforesaid with its appurtenances etc. with the loyal villeins of the s^ manor to him and his heirs, the which gift King Henry father of our Lord the King who now is confirmed by his charter, by which gift and confirmation the s^ Richard had and held the 9^ manor all his life, and after his death one Henry his son and heir had and held the same manor until his death, and as he was dying came one Thurstan de Holand who had married the daughter of the said Henry & as he lay at the point of death, his memory lost, he took his seal, which he had round his neck, and made use of the seal to issue charters granting the %^ manor to the s<^ Thurstan and Robert his son, who entered into possession of the sfi manor without the permission of the King [etc. etc.] and the said Thurstan and Robert enjoyed all the easements etc. appendant on the manor, and further brought in sundry strangers & aliens as tenants to the hurt of those who held under the charter and confirmation of Kings John and Henry. [8 June 1305]. — ^To all who may sec or hear these writings, Robert son of Sir Robert de Holand sends greeting etc. Know ye that I have granted to Adam de Hibemia & Avena his wife 60 acres of land in * Original in Norman-French. Digitized by Google 96 APPENDIX Hale which William de TranemoUe, John de Sutton, W™ Boydelle, Robert del PuUe, Hugo del Pulle, Alan fitz Hudde, H. de Chester, Richard fitz Ralph, Roger fitz Brome, Robert Hawhoselonds, Robert de Thorinheved, John de Crossbyhouses, William del Oldfield, Roger del Bonk, Edousa lately wife of Richard the cook, & Thomas Blakemon held of me in divers & particular portions, together with seven pounds annual ancient farm rent issuing out of Hale which Thurstan de Holand my grandfather formerly had by gift and feoffment from Nicholas de la Huse. And also my share in the water mill of Hale, reserving to me and my heirs the right to grind our com when & as may be desired without charge. To have & to hold to the said Adam & Avena and their heirs legitimately begotten between them for the service of one Rose given to me & my heirs on the Feast of the Nativity of St John Baptist annually, paying & doing to the capital Lord such services & customs as are usual & due. And I have granted also to the s^ Adam & Avena & their heirs pannage in my woods of Hale for forty pigs forever together with & at the same time as my own pigs & those of my heirs. And further I grant & concede such common, easements etc. to them and their heirs and their tenants as they and their tenants enjoy in the two hundred acres of land which were granted to them by my father Robert as a gift, reserving to myself and my heirs similar rights. And I also grant to the said Adam & Avena & their heirs four oaks annually from my wood of Hale, taking them at the view and judgment of my foresters, also all " necessaria " in the s^ wood in the same manner as my tenants, reserving always my rights and those of my heirs. And if it sh<i happen that the s<^ Adam & Avena die without heirs lawfully begotten between them then all the said tenements and appurtenances to revert to me and my heirs. In witness whereof I have hereto placed my seal, these being witness: — &■ Robert de Latham, William de Dacre, W™ Banaster & Adam Banaster, Knights, Alan le Norreys, W°> de Bradshawe, Richard le Waylays, RadQs de Bickerstath, Robert de Shirebum, Roger de Toxstath & others. Given at Hale 8^ June in the 33"* year of the reign of King Edward son of King Henry. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 97 {From the originals in the possession of the Earl of Wilton.) [s. D.] — Grant from Roberti son of John de Plesington, to Sir William de Holand, KS all my lands and tents, in Tocholys in the viU Lyvesay. Warranty. Witnesses :— John de Blakebume, Rich: de Rishton, Robert de Rishton, Nich<das de Doulton [?], Adam de Haldeleys^ John de Wynkedley, Ad. del Owode [?], & others. [i3i6]. — Grant by Adam de Rycroft, vicar of Huton [Huyton], to Alexander de Shorisworth and the heirs male of his body lawfully be- gotten, of all his lands and tenements, houses and gardens, in Denton, in the vill of Wethyngton ; to hold of the chief lords of the fee by the services due and accustomed; remainder to Thurstan, son of Margaret de Shorisworth, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten ; remainder to the right heirs of the said Alexander. Witnesses : — Sir William de Holande, Sir Henry de Trafford, knights; Richard de Hylton, William de Radedif, Robert de Asheton, and others. Dated at Le Hope on Thursday next after the feast of the Apostles Philip and James, 9 Ed. n. [Seal gone.] [1316]. — Grant by Alexander de Schoresworthe to Adam de Ryecroft, chaplain, vicar of the Church of Huyton, of his capital messuage, together with an his lands and tenements in Denton, in the vill of Wythinton, in demesne & services. Witnesses : — Sir William de Holande, Sir Henry de TrafTorde, knights; William de Blakebome, Robert de Asshton & others. Dated at Denton on Saturday in the vigil of the close of Easter, 9 Edw. II. [Curious seal, not heraldic] [1319].^— Grant from S^ Robert de Holand, KS to Thurstan de Holand the son of Mai^garet de SdMMresworth & his heirs, all his lands & tents., servke of frank tenants etc in Heetun sour Faghefeld, paying 5 marks of silv^ at the expiration of ten years. Rent " un den^par an^ Remainder to Robert and bb heirs. Witnesses: — ^Mons^" Heniy de Traffic, ''Mons." Roger de Pilkinton, K«s; Adam de Prestwiche, ^ Original in Normaii'FrendL N Digitized by Google 98 APPENDIX Richard de Hulton, William de Raddiff; Roger de MeddiltoOi Richard de Workeslce, W" de Blakebum, & others. Given at Sandale, Wednes- day in the Feast of S^ Mark the Evangelist, 12 Ed. 2 [13 19]. [1330]. — Demise by Thurstan de Holand to Alexander de Schores- worth, of all his messuages, except the chamber in which his goods are contained, and the third part of all his land in the hamlet of Denton under Douneschagh in the vill of Wythinton, which he had by the feoffment of Alexander; to hold the messuages of Alexander until the feast of Pentecost, and the land until Alexander shall have received the crop of one year, the term beginning at the Purification, A.D. 1330, with reversion to Thurstan ; the said Alexander rendering yearly to Thurstan, 2 marks of silver at the feasts of the Annunciation of the Blessed Mary and St. John the Baptist, by equal portions. Witnesses : — Robert de Assheton, John de Hyde, Richard de Redich, Richard de Mosseton, & Henry de Mosseton. Dated at Denton on the feast of the Purification of St Mary, A.D. 1330. [Seal of white wax, illegible — ? a star.] [1331]. — Grant by Alexander de Schorisworth to Margaret, daughter of Robert de Schorisworth, of all his messuages, lands and tenements, in lordship and in demesne, in the hamlet of Denton under Douneschagh in the vill of Wythynton ; to hold to her and her heirs and assigns, freely and quietly, in perpetuity, of the chief lords of the fee, by the services due and accustomed. Witnesses: — William de Radedif, John de Radeclif, William de Schadyrton, Thomas de Hoppewode, Hugh de Atherton, & others. Dated at Denton on the feast (die) of St. Hilary, 4 Edw. III. [Small seal of white wax, illegible.] [1331]. — Grant by Margaret, daughter of Robert de Scboresworth, to Thurstan, her son, of all the messuages, lands and tenements which she had in the hamlet of Denton under Douneschagh in the vill of Wythynton, by the feoffment of Alexander de Scboresworth ; to hold to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, freely and quietly, of the chief lords of the fee by the services due and accustomed ; remainder to William, Digitized by Google APPENDIX 99 son of Robert de Radeclyf and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, to hold as aforesaid ; remainder to John, brother of the said William, & the heirs of his body lawfully b^;otten, to hold as aforesaid ; re- mainder to Robert, son of Henry de Workeslegh & his heirs, to hold as aforesaid, in perpetuity. Witnesses: — William de Radeclyf, John de Radeclif, William de Schaderton, Thomas de Hoppewode, Hugh de Atherton, and others. Dated at Denton on Sunday within the Octave of St. Hilary, 4 Edw. HI. [1331]. — Grant from Thurstan, son of Sir William de Holande, K^ to ''Margaret my mother, of my manor of Sharpils," & with homage & service of Jordan, son of Adam de Sharpils, William de Haliwell Alexander de Turton, & Henry del Wode. Warranty. Wit : Richard de Radedife, John de Radclife, Henry de Workeslegh, John, son of Simon de Bradeschaghe, Rob^ de Workeslegh, & others. Given at Bury, Friday, next after the F. of St Peter, ad vine: 1331. [Seal white wax — a small heater-shaped shield ; charge obliterated.] [1335^]. — Grant by Thurstan de Holande, son of Sir William de Holande, knight, to Matigaret his mother, for her life, of aU the messu- ages, lands and tenements which he had by the gift of the said Margaret, in the hamlet of Denton under Doufeschagh, in the vill of Withingeton ; to hold of the chief lords of the fee by the services due and accustomed. Witnesses : — Richard de Radedif, John de Radeclif, Henry de Workes- I%h, John, son of Simon de Bradeschagh, Robert de Workeslegh, and others. Dated at Bury, on Friday, next after the feast of St Peter ad Vinculo^ A.D. 1335. [Seal of white wax, bearing a shield, iil^ble.] [1341]. — Quitclaim from John de Prestwiche, junior, to Thurstan, son of & William de Holand, KS all that land called Rodoun in the vill of Prestwich of wh. Thurstan is seized on the day of the making of this at the devise of Rich: de Raddyff, lands wh: John son of Ad. de Prest- There is apparently some discrepancy as to dates here. This should probably be 1 331 and not 1335. See previous diarter. Digitized by lOo APPENDIX wich formerly held. Wit : John dc Radcclyff, W"" of the svne, Rich: dc Reddiche, Robt dc Workeslegh, Rich: dc Tildeslcgh, Robt dc £cclc9, & others. Given at Prestwiche, 29 March, 15. Ed: 3. [1341.] [Seal in dark wax ; charge, a ship.] [1341. Mar, 20].-— Quitclaim from Richard de Raddiff to Thurstan de Holand son of S^" William de Holand, K^ of land in Prestwich. Wit : John de Radcliff, William son of Robert de Radcliff, Richard de Reddich, Rob* de Workeslegh, Henry de Bury, Tho» de Strangwayes, Rob* de Ecclcs, & others. Given at Prestwich xx. March, 15 Ed: 3. [1341.] [Small seal in green wax, a label of three points over a bend engrailed. Legend:— S. RICARDI RADCLIFE.] [1341]. — Grant from John de Prestwiche, Junior, to Thurstan de Holand of a piece of land in Prestwiche called Bradelache, within the bounds wh : John son of Adam de Prestwiche " avus meus " made etc. Rent 3/4 annually. Warranty. Witnesses: — ^John de Radclyffe, William of the same, Rob* de Workeslegh, John de Hulton, Richard de Tildeslegh, Rob* de Eccles, & others. Given at Prestwiche 20 Jan : 14 E. 3. [1341.] [1341]. — Grant from Thurstan, son of William de Holand, to John de Prestwich, junior, an annual rent of 3/4 issuing from land in Rodoq in the vill of Prestwich. Right of distraint. Witnesses : — ^John de Rade* cliff, Richard de Radcliff, William son of Robert de Radcliff, Rob* de Asshton, Rob* de Workeslegh, Robert de Stahlegh, Rob* de Eccles. Given at Prestwich i^* April 15 E. III. [1341.] [1346]. — Grant by John, son of Hugh de Moston, to Hugh, son of Henry de Tyldeslegh, for life, of an annual rent of two marks, to be received yearly from all the grantor's lands and tenements in the vill of Denton near {/ux^ ) Donneshagh, at the feasts of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the Nativity of our Lord, by equal portions; with power to distrain for the same.'^ated at Denton near Donnes- hagh on Tuesday next before the feast of St. Peter in Cathedra, 20 Edw. III. Digitized by Google APPENDIX loi [1346]. — ^Another grant from Johiii son of Hugh de Moston, to Richard, son of Henry de Tildeslegh hurst (sic\ hU heirs and assigns, of an annual rent of 10 IL of silver, to be received &c. [as above]. Wit- nesses : — John de Hulton, Henry de Workeselegh, Robert de Workeslegh, John de Atbirton, John the clerk, and others. Dated at Moston &c [as above]. [1346].— Pardon by King Edward IIL to Thurstan de Holand for all fiplonies and transgressions committed against the King's peace prior to the i6th June last past. Dated at Wyndesore, 12 June, in the 20th year of bis reign. [1346]. [Portion of seal remaining.] [1348]. — Grant by John, son of Hugh de Moston, to Thurstan de Holande, for life, of all his messuages, lands and tenements in Denton under Doweshagh, which belonged to Richard de Moston, rendering to the chief lord of the fee, the services due and accustomed. Witnesses : — Richard de Rediche, Adam de Hoppewode, Robert de Workeslegh, John de Holt senior, Robert de Hulme of Rediche, Thomas dil Bothe, Roger the clerk, & others* Dated at Mamcestre, on Friday in the feast of St James the Apostk, 22 Edw. Ill, [1352} — Cest endentjE fait entre Thomas le fitz William de Abbenay de vn part e' Thurstan de Holand de altrepart testmoigne Cest assauoir qe lauaundit Thomas ad g^nte^ a dit Thurstan de doner son trauaille & sofi conceille i lez coustages & lez despensez de dit Thurstan de faere(?) e' faire seurtee au dit Thurstan de lesser son dreyt au dit Thurstan de toux lez terez & tenementz qe fuerent iadys a Richard de Moston & Ad^m de Abbenay en la vile de Denton yssynt com ley wit p vne somme dire ont qe lauaundit Thurstan paiera au dit Thomas de Abbenay E. com le dit Thurstan & owe son counceylle pluys seurement puissent ordeyner en ley saunte clause de warentye E. de trauoiller en chescun lieu p>m le dit Thurstan owe son counceiUe veillent ordeyner sur lez coustages & ley despensez de dit Thurstan de faire. En tesmoignaunce de qelez chosez a cestez enden!es lez partiez auaunditz entre cheaunge- ablement ount mys lourz seales. . Donee a Denton le Matsdye ^heyn Digitized by Google I02 APPENDIX apres le Dymayn de palmez Lan de Dre seigfi le Roi Edward tiers apres lee conquest vyntysme syz. [1352]. [Seal of red wax — ? a bird feeding its young.] [1359]- — Grant by Roger, son of Willianii son of John, and Geoffrey de Bexwyk, chaplains to Thurstan de Holand, of all the messuages, lands and tenements, which they had by the gift and feoffment of the said Thurstan, in Denton under Douueschagh, Heton upon ffaghefeld, Mam- cestre, Bolton near Eccles, Barton near Eccles, Bolton upon the Moors, Harewode, Workeslegh, Mirescogh in Amondemess, and Sharpies, to- gether with the homages and services of their free tenants in the said vills. To hold to Thurstan for the term of his life, of the chief lords of the fee, by the services due and accustomed; remainder to Richard, son of the said Thurstan, and the heirs between Richard and Almarica, daughter of Adam de Kenyan lawfully begotten, to hold as aforesaid; remainder to the heirs of the body of the said Richard begotten, to hold as aforesaid; remainder to Robert, son of Alice de Cobbeleres, for his life, to hold as aforesaid ; remainder to John, son of Alice de Cobbo- leres, for his life, to hold as aforesaid ; remainder to William, son of Alice de Pussch (?) and the heirs male of his body, to hold as aforesaid ; re- mainder to William, son of Robert de Radeclif, and the heirs male of his body, to hold as aforesaid ; remainder to William, son of Robert de Workeslegh, and the heirs male of his body, to hold as aforesaid; remainder to Sir Robert de Holand, knight, his heirs and assigns, in perpetuity, to hold as aforesaid. Dated at Denton under Douuesfaagh, on Friday next after the feast of St Hilary, 32 Edw. III. [Two seals of white wax, worn, one bearing a shield, illegible, the other bearing a man's (?) face.] [1364]. — Grant by Roger de Mamcestre and Geoffrey de Bexwik, chaplains, to Thurstan de Holland, for life, of an annual rent of 40 li., to be received yearly at the feasts of Easter and St Michael the Arch- angel, by equal portions, from all their lands and tenements in the vill of Withington which we had by the gift and feoffment of Thomas de Dvnay of High Peak (de alto peccd) ; with power to distrain. Dated at Mamcestre the 8th Feb. 38 Edw. III. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 103 [1368]. — Grant from Thurstan^ son of John de Prestwiche, to Tburstan de Holand, all lands in Heton super Fawefeld in vill of Prest- wich, rendering for 3 years next following, one rose at Nat S. J. B., and after that, if he retains it, to pay 100 shillings annually. Warranty. Given at Manchester Tuesday next after the feast of St Leonard the Abbot, 42 Ed. IIL [1368]. [Seal white wax, apparently a figure sitting on another figiu^'s knee.] [1377]* — Conux soit a toutz gentz q. come Richard fitz Ric' de Hyde soit tenuz & oUigetz a Richard fitz Thurstan de Holand cez heirs & cez exec' en vynt & deux liu's dargent apaiers audit Richard ou a son c'tein i5 an & lieu come come apt p vn escrit obligatore eut fait le dit Richard de Holand voet & g^unte p lui cez heirs & cez exec' q. si le dit Richard de Hyde ou ascun alt' p lui ou en son ndn marie ou face marler vynt & deux acrez de t're de se q. fuist cole deu*nt la dit pteson deinz quatre annz ap's q. Richard de Holand ad marie sessaunt acres de t're de sa pt de Denton de ce q. fuist coie deu*nt la dit ptesSn ou q. si le dit Richard de Holand marie meyns de sa pt & le dit Richard de Hyde marie a tu*nt come apeut a sdn pt de ce q. le dit Richard de Holand ad marie q. le obligacbn de vynt & deux liu's pde sa force & soit de null value q. si non qil estoise en sa force Et auxi le dit Richard de Holand voet & g^nte p lui cez heirs & cez exec' q. a q. temps q. le dit Richard de Hyde ou ascun alt* p lui ou en s5n nou marie ou face marler vynt & deux acres auHidiz q. le dit oblig* de vynt & deux liu's pde sa force & soit lu'ie a dit Richard de Hyde a cez heirs ou a cez exec' En testi- moygniantz dez quels chosez a cestz endentes les ptiez au*nditz entre- chaungeablement ount mys lo seals Don a Mamcestre le venderdy ^schein ap's la fest de la concepcbn de n?e dame Ian de regne le Roy Richard secounde primer. [ 1 377]. [1383].^— Lease from Richard de Holand to William de Hulme, of his manor of Denton with the demesnes, for the term of eight years from the feast of St Martin in Winter next ensuing the date hereof, at the yearly rent of 10 marks of silver, payable at the feasts of the Nativity of out Lord and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist ^ Original in Norman-French. Digitized by Google 104 APPENDIX William shall maintain the houses and ** hayez " of the manor during the said term, by the view of Robert de Staudey, John de Hobmd, Robert de Holand, and John de Hulm. Dated at Dentoo on Monday next before the feast of All Saints, 7 Ric II. [1383]. [1402]. — Inquest taken at Manchester before Robert Laurence^ Escheator, on Wed. next before the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, 4 Henry IV., by the oath of William de Holand and others, who say that RICHARD DE HOLAND died seised of the Manor of Denton, and held it of Nicholas de Longford, Knt, by knight's service, which is worth yearly 10 li. beyond reprises; also of the manor of Kenjron as by right of Amaria his wife, and held it of Ralph de Longton of the Barony of Denton, as of his fee of Makerfeld by Knight's service, rendering therefor yearly to the said Ralph, or bis heirs 4', which is worth 40 li. yearly beyond reprises ; also seized of the moiety of the Manor of Heton upon Faufeld, and held it of the lord King in chief by the service of 40^ yearly, which is worth 100* yearly bejrond reprises; also seised of a place of land called Mateshed in die town of Claghton, and held it of the lord King by the yearly service of i^ halfpenny, and also by rendering therefor yearly 4* to William de Balderston, whidi is yearly worth 16" beyond reprises; and that the said Richard died on Saturday next after the feast of the Apostles Peter & Paul, 3 Henry IV. [i July 1402], and that Thurstan de Holand, son of the said Richard^ is his next heir, and of the age of 30 years and upwards.^ Writ of iU^m clausit extremum after the death of Richard de Holand addressed to the Escheator of co. Lane 20th March 4 Henry IV.^ [i403].-^-Ceste endenture testmoigne q' come desbate est pentr' Will^m de Hulme & John son frere dun pt et Thurstan de Holand & Nicholas son frere dautr* pt touch^unt accbns de t're & de frank tenementz & de coie en la hamelle de Denton q' lez ptiez auMitditz ioiint acordez en man qensuyt cest assauoir q' lez ditz Will^m & John porteront qconqz breif qils serront auisez p lour counseil al pchein session dassies q s'ra tenuz a Lancastr* den' lez dit Thurstan & Nicholas de toux lez ditz t'res & frank tenb: iee ou coie qils daymont den lez ditz Thurstan & Nicholas 1 Townley*s MS., DD, p. 644, • 33rd Rep. Deputy-Keeper, p. 4. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 10$ deinz mesme la hamelle a qatl breif kz ditz Thurstan & Nich reapon- deront p lo attomez ou coen ^pre psone tenutz saunz d'lay & plederont al issu Et lez ditz Thurstan A Nicholas poiteront a mesme la session qconqz breif <)ils sVont auisez p lour counseil den' lez dit Will^m & John de toux lez t'rez & frank tentz fee ou coie qils dayment den' eux deinz mesme la hamelle a quele breif lez ditz Will^m & Johon respounderoat p lour aUome ou ea ffpre psone saunz delay come tentz & plederount al issu £t mons' Rauf de Haddif & mons' John de Assheton p assent du ditz ptiez ount fait larray dun panell p quel array le iasuz dez ditz douz breifs s'root triez su^nz delay ou chalange p'ndre al array ou as poUez ou en qconqz autr* man'e en tout le hast q la ley voet suffrer la quel panell est deliu'e as ditz ptiez & lez nous compris en yceste endenture ceste assau' John del Bothe John de Raddif de Chadreton Adam de Leuer Ric' de Hulton Elys de Entwystill WiU^m de Heton Thomas de Huyde Rauf de Prestwych Robt de Pylkynton Elys de Bradschagh Ric' de Pylkynton Thomas de Bradshagh de Horwych James de Hulme Hen>^ del Grenehalgh Nich de Hyton Wilt^m de Wortbyngton de Craushagh Yon de Bradshagh Rog* de Barton Akx' de Butterworth Ric* de Belfeld Alex' de TetUw Rauf de Belfeld Ric' de Butte'worth & Hugh de Barlow Et lez ptiez auHitdiU suffixmt touz lez tenlz q sVont compris deinz lez ditz deux breiiis estr* trie p la dit arrais su^nz chalange p'ndre al arraie ou as polles Et touz lez ditz pties psueront al Viscount de Lancastr S lo touz coiitages qil voet retooraer as ditz deux breifs al prin' ^ q la ley demande mesiae la panell Et nous au^otditz WiU<^m de Hulme & John mon ben a toux no' couen^ntz au^oditz bien & loialement ten' and pfoumer obligeons noz noz heirs & executours as ditz Thurstan ^ Nich en xl ti daxgent A chescon de no' ea lentierte Et noz au^tditz Thurstan & Nich mon frere a toux nous cooeo^ntz au^nditz bien & loiakment ten' & pfoum' obligeons no' noz beirz & executes as ditz WillHn de Hulme & John en xl li. daigent A chescnn de no' en lentierte En testmoign^nce de quele chose a yoest endentuics lez ptiez au&nditz eotrechangealement ount mys 15 aealx Done a Mamchestr le Sundy ^schein i^'s la (est de la purificacbn de nFe dame lann du regne Roy Henr* quart pub la conquest quart [1403.] [Two seals of red wax, one plain, the other bearing the letter S.] O Digitized by Google io6 APPENDIX [1418].— Indenture between Ralph de Raddyf, Kt., & Thurstan de Holandy quitclaiming, rights of pasture etc. in waste etc. in Sharpies, Bolton, and Harewood. Given 8. May 6. Hen : 5. [1418.] [Small seal — an acorn with legend, RADCLYFF.] [1429]. — Indenture between Ralph de Radclif, K^ of the one part, & Thurstan de Holande, Esquire, of the other part : Whereas Thurstan granted to Ralph ^ of a certain feild called Rapedehheye within these bounds: — beginning at the bridge wh: leads from Smythilles into the Foulescoles & so extending to the field of Paradyse & so following the said field of Paradyse from -the southern side to the hedge between the said field of Rapedenheye and Sharpulleslegh & so following the said hedge to the new ditch & so along the new ditch to the water of Rapedene and descending the s^ water to the water of Egburdene & so ascending the said water of Rapedene to the said bridge in Bolton. Rent 2i<^. Remainder to Nicholas brother of Ralph, remainder to heirs male of William son of Robert de Raddiff. Warranty. Witnesses: — Ralph de Longforde, K^, Richard de RadclifT, James del Holt, John de RadclifT de Chaderton, Richard de Barton, & others. Given at Bolton, Monday in the septaine of Pentecost, 7. Hen. 6. [1429.] [Small red seal — an acorn with legend, RAD - CLYPP.] [1430]. — Indenture made between Richard of Stanley, Archdeacon of Chester, on the one part, Rauf of Radclyf, knight, Thurstan of Holand, and Richard of Holand, on another part, and John of Abraham, on the third part, bears witness that the said Rauf, Thurstan, and Richard of Holand have delivered to the said Richard of Stanley, an obligation of ft Statute Merchant, in which they are bound to the said John of Abraham in icx) li. That if Mergret wife of the said Thurstan be not ready to assent with the said Thurstan in proper person or by "procutour" to make divorce between the said Thurstan and Mergret, and to make estate to Thurstan and his heirs, of all the lands and tenements that the said Mergret had joint estate in within the county of Lancaster, then the said Richard of Stanley shall deliver the said obligation of Statute Merchant to the said Thurstan, And if the said Mergret be ready as aforesaid, then Thurstan shall make a sure estate of *' lond ^taillet " within 20 days after Digitized by Google APPENDIX 107 the said divorce, to Meif^ for lier life, of lands & tenements of the dear yearly value of 8 li. and as much more land as the said Richard of Stanley will ordain, upon condition diat llei{;ret shall grant the said lands and tenements to Thurstan and his heirs for 60 years, yielding to Mei{;ret for life, during the lives of Agnes, mother of Thurstan, Nicholas of Holand, and the said Thurstan, 4 li., and another 4 IL yearly after the death of Agnes, Nicholas, or Thurstan. And if Thurstan shall not make such estate, then the said obligation of Statute Merchant shall be delivered to the said John. And John ** grauntez " that if Mergret shall not be ready as aforesaid, then the said obligation shall be void. Dated 20 Feb. 8 Henry yj. [1430.] [Seals gone.] [1430]. — Indenture made between Laurence Warenne, knight, on the one part, and Thurstan of Holand, James of the Holt, Nicholas of Holand, son [? uncle] of the said Thurstan, Dycon, Henry and Thomas, brother[s] of the said Thurstan on the other part, bears witness that the said Thurstan is ** swome upon a boke by his conscience " in presence of John of Stanley, Thomas of Assheton, Richard of Raddyff, John the Maynwayryng, knights. Master Richard Stanley, Archdeacon of Chester, Rondolf Maynwaryng, Hugh of Dutton, John of Dauenport, "swyers," and many other ** swyers and gentilmen," that die said Thurstan stands in full estate of fee tail or fee simple of the Manor of Denton, and of all the lands & tenements diat Thurstan of Holand, father of the said Thurstan had occupied in Manchester, Denton, Wythyngton, Barton, & Myresoogfa, & in the same estate shall stand, at the time that he shall make an estate of the said Manor of Denton, & of the lands & tenements in Denton and Wythyngton to the said Laurence, John the Maynwaryng, knights, John of Dauenport, John Pygot, Richard Pygot, Robert of the Downes, & William of Assheton, for the term of the life of Mai{;aret, daughter of the said Laurence, after the form of the accord made between the said Laurence & Thurstan, save only that Thurstan has made terms of years to certain of his tenants of parcel of the said tenements, yielding the reasonable value thereof. Also the divorce made and solemnized between the said Thurstan and Margaret, daughter of Gilbert of Adburgham is good & true, and lawfully done. Dated Digitized by Google io8 APPENDIX on Wednesday next before the feast of St* Mkhael tlie Ardiangcl, 9 Henry yj- [1430]* [Seat of red wax, bearing a wyvcni (?).] [1430]. — Grant by Thuratan de Holand of Dtntoa to Sir Laurence le Warenne, kni^t^ Sir John le Maynwaryog; knight, John; de Danen- port, John Pygot, Richard Pygot, Robert del Downes, & WiDaam de Assheton, of his manor of Dentxtfi, and all his BMSsnages, lands,, tene- ments, rents & services, in Denton and in Wythyngton ; U> hoki daring the life of Margaret, daughter of the said Sir Laurence, and wife of the grantor, of the chief lords of the fee by the services due and accustomed^ upon condition, that if Nicholas de Holand, his uncle, or Agnes his mother formerly the wife of Thurstan de Holand his father, die in the grantor's lifetime, and that be shall then happen to enter into aH the manors, lands & tenements, rents and services which ought to revert to him by the death of Nicholas or Agnes, and that Margaret shall be dowered thereof, then the said feofifees shall re-cnfeoff Thurstan of tfie said manor of Denton &c. In case Nicholas & Agnes shall survive, and that Thurstan shall not enter into the said manors &c, then the said Margaret shall hold the said manor of Denton &c. for her life Wit- nesses : — Sir John de Stanley, Sir John Sanage, Sh* John de BoHe, Sh: Richard de Raddyf, knights, Robert de Huyde of Norbury, Hamo le Mascy of Rixton, Otes de Rediche, & others. Dated at Denton, on Saturday next after the feast of St. Michael the Ardiangel, 9 Hen. yf. [Fragment of seal remaining. Counterpart of the above deed, aereir seals. Nos. if 4y 5i 6, 7 destroyed; No. 2 curious — Matnwaring, ? a crest ; No. 3 a gem.] [1430]. — Indenture made between Sar Laurence le Warenne, knight, Sir John le Maynwaryng, knight, John de Dauenport, Jolin Pygot, Ridiard Pygot, Robert del Downes, and WiSiam de Assheton, on the one part, and Henry de Merlond, viear of the church of Raehedale, Robert de Raddyf, and James Broun, chapteins, on the other part, witnesseth Aat the said Sir Laurence &e. have granted & to farm demised to the said Hemy, Robert, & James, his manor of Dentoo, k Digitized by Google APPENDIX 109 also all his meisuasss^ fanids, tnements, rorts Sc scrvioes in Denton nd Wythyngton, which they had by the gift & feofimeat of Tfattrstan dt Holand ; to hold from the day of the making of these presents for the term of 60 years^ renderings yearly to hira (aM) & bis hdrs^ one red rose at the feast of tfie Nativity of St. John the Baptist, for aD service^ if demanded. Provided always that if Nicholas de Holand, unde of the said Thurstan, or Agnes, mother of the said Thurstan, or the said Thorstan, die the term aforesaid, thra the said term shaH cease. Dated on Thursday next after the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, 9 Hen. vj. [Seven seals of red war. i. (7)awyvem; 2. (?)aD ass^s head cooped, , issuing from a helmet ; 7 and 4. a chevron between three stags (?) cou- diant; 5. a gem; 6. illegible; 7. a mullet.] [i439].—FeothsKnt by Tburstan de Hdand to William de Tabley, Rector of the chuxd» of Stokport, and Richard de Gaytdyf, Rector of the church of Alderley^ of all his manoc% messuages^ land% tenements, reals & services^ within the coun^ of Lancaster, except the lands, tcne^ mentSy rents and services to the said Thorstan and Margaret, his wife, jointly given and granted, and except those messuages, lands & teo^ iMQts now jointly or se^pendly in the tenure of John de Pilkyngton, Roger le Smyth, Ralph le Smytb, Thomas de Walkdeo^ Henry de Walmesley, John del Stones, & John Rofaynson, and the annual rent rendered by Sir Ralph de Raddyf, knight, to the said Tburstan, for lands & tenements called Rapden ; to hold of the chief lords of the fees, by tbe services due and accu^omed. Witnesses: — Sir John Buron, Geoffiey le Mascy, Robert Bothe, Ra^ de Raddyf, knights, Richard de Raddyf, Esq., ft others. Dated 23 Dec. 18 Hen. yj. [1439.} [Two seals of red wax, one bearing' a Hon rampant, the other bearing the letter R surmounted by a coronet] [1439.] — Letter of Attorney fix)m WitHam de TaMey, Rector of the peririi dxardi of Stokport, and Richard GaytcKf, Rector of the parish cbarcb of Alderky, to Roger Shotdworth, to defiver to TImrstan de Hohnd^ E^-f fuU and peacelul seinn of all the manors, messus^^es, lands ft tea e me nt s ^ rests ic services, in the county of Lancaster, which they Digitized by Google no APPENDIX had by the gift & concession of the said Thurstan. Dated 24 Dec. 18 Hen. yj. [i439-] [1439*] — Receipt of Margaret de Adbuigham from Thurstan de Holand of 40/ for farm of lands etc. in the vill of Harewood Bolton [?] & Pendelton. 6 Feb. 17 Hen : 6. [1439.] [1442.] — Feoffment by Thurstan de Holand to Thomas Alcrynton, chaplain, of all the messuages, lands & tenements which Nicholas Jonesson, John Wylkynson, James Ardeme, and John Meremon now hold for a term of years and at will in Denton ; and also certain lands and tenements called Two Mores, Two Brokwalhurstz near James Hulme's land, Tochct Croft, Newfeld near John Meremon's place, Parkynson Feld, and the field {campuni) called Marletfeld near James Ardren's field {campum) in Denton ; to hold for the term of the life of Matilda, wife of the said Thurstan, and daughter of Sir John Honford, knight Provided always that if Richard, son and heir apparent of the said Thurstan, when of full age, or any other heir of the body of the said Thurstan, being of full age, after Thurstan's death, shall assure lands & tenements of the clear yearly value of 20 marks, to Matilda, for life, then the said Thomas's estate by virtue of this charter shall be void. Dated on the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, 21 Hen. yj. [Sept 29, 1442.] [Seal of red wax, bearing a talbot (?) passant] [1479-] — Indenture made the 15 May, 19 Edw. iv. [1479] ^t- nesseth that whereas variances and debates have been had between Sir John Asshton, Knt, on the one part, and Richard Holland of Denton, "Squyer," on the other part, the parties are bound by their several obligations to perform the award of Rauff Langley, clerk, ''Warden of the College Chirch of our ladie of Manchester," John Biron, " Squyer," and Laurence Asshton, Clerk, parson of Asshton. Whereupon we award the said parties to be full friends, and the said Sir John & Richard ''to occupye in delvyng of Turves upon the Mosse called Asshton Mosse & Denton Mosse as we the saidez Rauff & Laurence have sett the meares upon the said mosse the said Sir John upon the Side toward Asshton and the said Ric' upon the Side toward Denton for eu' Digitized by Google APPENDIX . HI more. And nawthr to delve forthir wknite licence of othir." Provided that if the said Rauff & Laurence '^Shyfte the said meares" before the feast of ** Pasche " next coming, then the said Sir John & Richard to occupy in delving turves according to the said ''meares so shyfte.** [Fragment of one seal remaining.] [i486.] — ^Acquittance by John Gydelowe to Richard Holand of Denton, for Ralph Holand, for 268. Sd., awarded to him by Lord George, Lord le Straunge. Dated 26 Sept 2 Hen. VIJ. [Seal destroyed.] (DucAy of Lancaster, Inq.p.m., Hen. 8. Vol. IV. No. 36, P.R.O.) [15 10]. — Inquisition taken at Lancaster 14 October, 2 Hen. 8. [15 10] before George Becansaw, Esq., Escheator, by virtue of his Office, by the oath of William Lathom, Esq., Ralph Caterall, Esq., James Pemberton, Thomas Longworth, Hugh Scolefeld, William Chorley, Peter Worthyng- ton« William Wodecoke, Thomas Blakbum, William Johnson, William Claghton, John Gibson, John Cauncefeld & Robert Cauncefeld, who say that Richard Holland, senior, grandfather of TiiURSTAN Holland, was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manors of Denton & Kenyan ; 7 messuages, 60 a« of land, 20 a. of meadow, 200 a. of pasture & 6 a. of wood in Heyton ; 5 messuages, icx> a. of land, 10 a. of meadow, 60 a. of pasture and 3 a. of wood in Bolton on the Moors; i messuage, 20 a. of land, 4 a. of wood in Wordeley; i messuage, 20 a. of land, and 4 a. of meadow in Barton on Irwyll; 7 burgages in Manchester; 2 messuages, & 10 a. of land in Pemberton ; i messuage, 26 a. of land, 2 a. of meadow, 4 a. of wood in Myrescogh. And so seised, by his charter dated 12 May 21 Edw. 4 [1481], the said Richard Holland gave the said premises in Heyton & Wordeley in the tenures of Robert Hogeson, William Heywode of Roodes, John Wrigley, John Gawen & Henry Heth, with reasonable common pf pasture & turbary in Heyton & Wordeley, to Ralph Langley, Master or Warden of the CoU^iate Church of the Blessed Mary of Manchester & Sir Henry Waren, Rector of the Church of Stokport : to hold to them & their heirs for even Digitized by Google 112 APPENDIX And they bdng so seised, by their charter dated 14 May 21 Edw, 4, gave the said premises to the said Ridiard Holland, senior, A Agnes Iss wife, to hold for their lives, so that onmediatdy after their deaths the add premises in Heyton should remain to Nicholas Holland, son of the said Richard & Agnes for his life, the remainder thereof after his death to the right heirs male of the said Richard: and the said tenements in Wordeley to remain to Lamcnce Holland, son of the said Richard & Agnes, for his life, with remainder to the right heirs male of the said Richard. After the deaths of the said Ridiard & Agnes the said Nicholas & Laurence entered respectively into the said premises in Heyton & Wordeley : they still survive. The manor of Denton is held of Ralph [Long]forth, Knight, in socage, and is worth per ann., ;f 20. The manor of Kenyan is held of Richard Longton in socage, and is worth per ann., dear, 40 muics. Hie tene- ments in Heyton are held of the King as of his Duchy of Lancaster, by knights service, & are worth per ann., 20 marks. The tenements in Bolton on the Moors are held of Lord le Warre in socage, and are wordi per ann., clear, ;£'io. The tenements in Wordeley are held of the . . St John of Jerusalem in England in socage, and are worth per ann., 4 marks. The tenements in Barton on Irwill are hdd of John Both Knight, in socage, & are wort)i per ann., 40s. The buigages tn Mandies- tcr are held of Lord le Warre in socage, and are wordi per ann., £4, The premises in Pemberton & Myrescogh are hdd of Lord le Warr in socage, & are worth per ann, dear, 33s. . . . d. Richard Holland, senior, died 7 February 22 Edw. 4(1483]; after his death all the said premises descended to Richard Holland, junior, Esq., as his son & heir. So seised, the said Richard Holland, junior, by his charter dated I July, i486, gave the said premises in Bolton -on -the-Moors by the name of the messuages, lands ftc. which Roger Stones, Richard Stones & Jurdan Walleden jointly or severally beld of the said Richard for a term of years . • . Sherpuls & Harewode hamlets of the town of Bolton; also 13 a. of land in Denton, by the name of i fidd called Nether. . . . HoHand, Esq., to Robert Dokenfdd, Esq., Ralph Ardeme the son, Esq., Richard Heyton, son and heir apparent of William Heyton, Esq., & Ralph Devonport, Rector of the Church of Wilmeslow: Digitized by Google APPENDIX 113 ta hflU to them and their lietn ibr ever ibr the lena of the Mfeof Jomi, diMgjhtfr of liie smd (sic] /pirn Ardene, to her mt ; the trmiindrr thereof after her deathi to the aaid Tlmrstan Hdbiid and faia heirs aiafe; £e»r defaidt, the ranainder theimf .to WiUaaoi HoBaDd, aoo of tiie said Richard aad brother of the said Thurstaa & to hsa heirs OMle ; for de&iilt> to Thonae HolLmdi •on of Richard HoUand and brother of the said Thorstao ft Williaai, ft to his heirs a^le; fiar de£nik| the rewersiM thereof to the said Richard HolUnd and his heirs for ever. The aaid Joan afterwards married the said Thnrstan, afterwards the aaid Richard, by the name of Ridbard HoUand of Deaton, £sq^ by his charter dated 14 Febmary 14 Hea. 7 [1499] eafeolEed the aakl Tbarstan ft Joan his wi£^ by the names <af Thurstaa HoBand Ins aon ft heir apparent ft Joan has wifi^ daughter of John Ardemei Esq., of 7 aMSsuages, aoo a. of land, ft 40 a. cf meadow in Bolton on the Moors ft If yiescogfa^ in the several tenunea of John Ayneaworth, John Stonys, WiUiam Swet- hiff ft High Barton: to hoU to diem ft to the heirs mak of the aaid TbuEStan. The aaid Joan survived the said Thnrstan, and is aitiU living. The said Ridiard Holland, jnnior, hy charter 4ated at Denton, 10 July 2 Hen. 7 [1487] enfecffed Jmnes Cukbeth ft Henry Cronipfton, diapUins, of 4 mesaui^fei^ 100 a. of huad, 12 a. of mtadom, 60 a. of pasture, parcel of the manor of Denton, ft af the aaid 7 burgagea in Manchester, in the tennaea of &a^ Nieolaoo* John Johnson, Raipb Eutage ft ChriBtq^her Nicolaon for a term of years and oommon of doae in the "dcnmnlandes'' of Denton called 15 acres, Parhynaan feld ft Tochecroik : to hold to them ft their heirs for ever* And the said Jamea Culohelh ft Henry Crompton by tfadU* charter dated the same day ft year dennaed the aaid premises to the aaid Richard Holland, jnnior, Ibr hia life, with remainder to the Mid WiUiam ft Thflcnaa Holland, younger sons of dbe aaid Rkdmrd for their lives, with remainder to the said Richard HoUand the aoo ft his heirs male (or ever. After the death of tte said Rkimrd, the aaid WiUiam ft Thomas entered into the aaid premiaes; they atiU survive. The said Richard HoUand the son was seised of 20 a of land, -6 a. of meadow, 60 a. of pasture in Denton in his demesne as of fee, ft so seised by his charter dated at Denton 4 Mardb, L2 Hen. 7 [1497] enfeoffed the p Digitized by Google 114 APPENDIX said James Culcbeth & Henry Crompton, chafdains, of 70 a. of land in Denton by the name of 4 doses of land called Bokulhurst, the Newfdd, the Whetfdd & the Five Acre : to hold to them & their heirs for ever. They being so sdsed, by charter dated at Denton 6 March, 13 Hen. 7, demised the same to the said Richard for his life, with remainder to Robert Holland, younger son of the said Richard for his life, with re-* mainder to the right hdrs of the said Richard for ever. The said Robert still survives. By another charter dated 2 March 15 Hen. 7 [1500] the said Richard Holland the son enfeoflfed Master Edmund Assheton, Qerk, Richard Assheton, Esq., son & heir apparent of Richard Assheton, Knight, John Hopwode, Esq., & Hugh Chetham, gent, of 7 messuages, 60 a. of land, 20 a. of meadow, and 100 a. of pasture in Kenyan, which Agnes late the wife of William Hogekinson, Agnes late the wife of Roger Adamson, Richard Fraunce, Ellen late the wife of Henry Undesworth, John Undes* worth, Thomas Colyer, & Thomas Chetham hdd of the said Richard for a term of years or at will; also of i pared of land called the Blakcroft in Kenyan, in the tenure of Oliver Diggill : to hold to them & their hen-s for ever for the life of Elizabeth daughter of the said [Richard] Assheton, Knight, to the use of the said Elizabeth, who still survives. The said Thurstan Holland by his charter dated 14 November, 17 Hen. 7 [1501] enfeoffed Master Edmund Assheton, Clerk, Rector of the parish Church of Middleton, Richard Assheton, son & hdr appareott of Richard Assheton, Knight, John Hopwode, & Robert Holt, Esquires, (^ S messuages, 60 a. of land, 12 a. of meadow, 40 a. of pasture, and 6 a. of wood in Kenyan, then in the tenure of Nicholas Makynson, Richard Geffronson, John Raddyff, Emot Webster, and William CoUyar: to hold to them & thdr heirs for ever for the term of the life of Elizabeth Assheton, daughter of the said Richard Assheton, Knight, to her use. The said Thurstan Holland by his deed gave to Oto Holland an annuity of 5 marks, issuing out of his lands in Kenyon and Bolton. The said Richard Holland by his deed granted to Peter Holland an annuity of i6s. 8d., issuing out of his lands in Denton : the said Peter still survives. After the death of the said Richard Holland the son, the said Thurstan, as his son & heir, entered into all the said premises. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 115 The said Thurstan died ... 34 Hen. 7 ; Rx>bert H^^and is his ton 4i hext heir, & is now aged 19 years & more. The lands whereof the said Thurstan died seised are worth per ann., dear . • . pounds, and I3 pence. (HtHfy Zth, N.D. Pleadings, Vol. V. H. 12, P.R.O.) [c. 1510].— Phuntiff Jane Holland, Widow, late the Wife of Thurstan Holland, Esquire, demised the lands late of said Thurstan Holland to John Townley, Knight, and Richard Tempest, Esquire, to the behoof of said Jane Holland, Widow. Complains that the servants have impounded the cattle and that one Perys Holland, gentleman. Miles Hutton, Oliver Hobson, and Lawrence Holland and others have been guilty of breach of pound {Ducfy of Lancaster, Inq.p.m., Hen. 8. Vol IV. No. 29, P.R.O.) [15 12].— Proof of age of Robert Holland, son and heir of Thur- stan Holland, deceased, taken at Preston in Amoundemess in ca Lane, 16 October 4 Hen. 8 [15 12] before George Becansaw, Esq., Escheator, by the oath of William Halle, James Gerard, Reginald Byron, Ralph Holland, Richard Swetluff, Adam Walwerk, John Jakys, Richard Hyne, William Maundewell, Richard Diconson, Robert Carre, Humphrey Herd- man, John Brokhokz, Esq., Richard Skelton, Esq., George Botekr, Robert Laurence, William Travers, William Brown, Thomas Syngkton, William Banastre, Richard Banaster, Esq., Thomas Lydyate, James Walton, John Syngkton, and Robert Hoghton, who say that Robert Holland was bom at Harden in co. Chester on Friday next after the feast of the Assump- tion <^ the Blessed Mary, 7 Hen. 7 [17 Aug. 1492], was baptized in the parish Church of Stopford in co. Chester, and is now aged 21 years & more. The said William Halle, aged 60 years & more, says that on the said Friday Richard Holland, grandfather of the said Robert, demised to farm to him one tenement in Hayton in co. Lane, for a term of years : on which said Friday the said Robert Holland was bom. The said James Gerard, aged 50 years & more, says that at Christ- mas next before the birth of the said Robert Holland his son Henry, Digitized by Google 1x6 APPENDIX now dcceaacdy was bom, and would dow be 2i ytMn old if be bad lived. Reginald Byroo, i^ed 44 years, says tbat be waa whb Daaie Anne Holland, grandmother of the said Robert, at Heytoo wfacs a messenger came and told her of the birth of the said Robert. Ralph HoUaod, aged 60 years ft more, says that his aoo Adam was bom on the same day as the said Robert Holland, and is now aged 3i years and more. Richard Swetluff, aged 60 years & more, says that on the said Friday he was chief servant and miller to Richard Holland of Denton, then his master. Adam Walkerk, aged 60 years & more, deposes that on die s£d Friday he carried to the lady of Heyton one piece of linen doth, and she then told him that a young lord of Denton had been bom. John Jakes, aged 44 years & more, says that on the day the said Robert Holland was bora he was sent to fetch Ellen Shotilworth to be nurse to hfan« Richard Hyne, aged 48 years, says that on the said Friday he was sent to ask Robert Dukkwell to be Godfather to the said Robert HoUand. WilUam Maundewell, aged 46 years, says that he carried a candle on the day the said Robert Holland was baptized. Ridiard Dyconson, aged 43 years ft more, says that on the said Friday he was sent to Alice Ardera, wife of John Ardera, to ask her to be Godmother to tlie said Robert Holland. Robert Carre, aged 45 years & more, says tbat he stood near the place of the baptism erf* the said Robert HoUand at Stopford when he was baptized there Christopher Herdman, aged 42 years ft more, says that on the day the said Robert was bom he was sent to the Qty of Chester to buy black leather [c&rrtum\ For all which reasons die said Jurors believe that the said Robert Holland is now aged 21 years ft more. [It appears from the writ that the lands and tenements of the late minor were in the custody of Sir John Warren, KS and Joan his wife, late the wife of the said Thurstan Holland, deceased.] Digitized by Google APPENDIX 117 (Imf.^m. VpL IV. Nos. 49^ 58, mmd 59, PJi.0.y [1514.] — Inquisitkm taken 4*^ April 5 Hen. 8, A.D. 15 14, after the death of Robert Holland of Denton, Esquire. This inquisition refers to the sewnd setttements made by Richard Hottand the great-grandfather, Ridian! Hcrfland the grandfather, and Thurstan HoUand the father of the said Robert And further the jurors say that the same Thurstan died on the 1 1^ of October 34 Henry 7^ [i 508]. That the said Robert by his Charter dated 2^ of August 5 Hen. 8^ [A.D. 1513] gave to one Ralph Holfauid of Drylesden, gentleman, an annuity or yearly rent of 331 ^d out of certain lands and tenements in Manchester for the life of the said Ralph, and that the said Ralph was yet living. That the said Robert afterwards died, viz.: on 9^ of September 5 Hen. 8^ [1513]- That the aforesaid Robert Holland the son and heir of Thurstan HoUand died seized of the Manors, lands, &c. • . . That Elizabeth Holland who was the wife of the said Robert was then living, and that Richard Holland was brother and next heir of the said Robert and was 20 years old and upwards* (Imf. p.m. VoL IV. N(k 54, P.R.O.y [15 14.}— Assignment of dower to Elizabeth Holland, Widow of Robert Holland of Denton, Esquire, out of her husbands lands in Denton, Heton, Kenyan, Bolton in le Moris, Pemberton & Wigan in County Lancaster, and burgages in Manchester, 31^ September 6 Hen. 8^. [i 5 »S-]— Letters Patent by King Henry [VHI.], granting to John Byron, Esq., the custody of the body of Richard Holland, brother and heir of Robert Holland, being a minor and in the King's custody; and also the marriage of the said Richard. Dated at Lancaster, 22 March, Cfi^ year of his reign. [Seal of the county palatine — broken— still attached.] {Inq.p.m. Vol. IV No. 66, P.R.O.) [1515*]— Pi'oof of age of Richard Holland, brother of Robert Holland of Denton, taken 20^ July 7^ Hen. viiL The jurors say that said Richard Holland is brother and next heir of said Robert Holland, Digitized by Google ii8 APPENDIX and that he was bora at Denton on 25^ March 8^ Hen. vii. and was baptized in the Parish Church ol Manchester, and is now 21 years & upwards. William Chorley, 50 years of age, says that he remembers the day on which the said Richard was bora because Sir Christopher Standish, KnS died on that day at Duxbury. {York Wills, xti^ 10.) Richard Holland of Denton, ca Lane, Knygbt, 27 May 2 Ed. 5. [1548.] To be buried where y* shall please God to take me to his mercye. To the poor zii^ within this three yeares next. Sonne & heare Edward Holland all my howsold stuff at Denton, & certain cattle &c. To said sonne Edward half of my cheane of gold, & to my wyfe's Sonne Thomas Percye the other half. My 3 bastard sonnes Henrye, Willffi & Richard an annual rent of zxvi* viij<^ each for their lives out of lands, as appears by their several deeds. Servants one quarter's wages each, to pray for my soul. Wife to give my old servant Henry Cloughe meat & drink so long as they live together. Wife to bring up roj* 2 bastard sonnes WilllB and Richard till they attain 17. My damaske gowne to make 2 vestments of— the one to remayne at Denton, and the other at Heyton. My feoffees seized of certain lands <^ my lordship of Kenyon, Lawton, & Wygam or else my exors, to recevie xx^ a year for 10 years to raise £2O0f as appears by my deed of gift of 20 March last, of which I will that 200 marks shall go to the marriage of my daur Mary Holland & the other 100 marks towards the payment of my debts. Youngest sonne Richard Holland, lands at Wardle & Keneon of yearly value of £1^ 6s. 8d. for his life, as appears by my deed of gift to him. Wife Dame Elano^ the take of the tythe corae of Kenyon which I have taken of Gowther Leyghe, gentilman, proctor and fermo^ of the churche of Wynwyke. Servant Adam Wallewarke to have the house that Rich<i Diconson Digitized by Google APPENDIX 119 dwells in on death of 9A Richard and his wife, or dse to be restored to the house that was his father's. Residue of goods to my s<i wife. Dalr in law Maiye Percye a little chain of gold. Sonne in Uw Heniy Percye my baye geldinge. Brother Rauff Holland a gowne &c Brother Geoige Warren 4 marks & a doublet Cousin Thomas Grynehoughe & his bedfellowe 2 kie &c« Ex5rs. — My wife Dame Eleanor Percye, S^ John Baron, knt., & Thomas Percye, gent, zx* each. Supervisors: — Edward Standley, erl of Derbe, & Dame Maigett, countysse of the same. Witnesses: — ^John Ardem of Haredin, esquier, John Redyche of Redyche, esquier, Edward Holland, gentilman, Randull Warren, gentilman. Proved at York, 1548-49. {Ing. p. m. VoL XIII. No. 20, P.R.O.) [1571]* — Inquisition taken at Manchester 20^ January 13 Eliz. [1570] after the death of Edward Holland, Esqmre. The jurors find that the said Edward was seized of the manors of Denton, Kenyon & Lawton ftc, and lands in Bolton in le Moors, Wordeley, Heyton &c &c., and so being seized by his charter 31*^ October 4 Eliz., gave and granted to Dame Cecily Lan^^ey, widow, late wife of Sir Robert Langley of Agecroft in said County of Lancaster deceased, divers lands and tenements in Heyton upon Faghefeld for term of her life — in consideration of con* templated marriage between the said Edward & Cecily. Said Cecily still living at Manchester. And also by Charter dated 19^ August 12 Eliz. he gave to Edward Holland his younger son an annuity of £s out of lands in Bolton, Wordeley &c., for the life of the said Edward the son now living at Blacdesfidd ^ in county Chester. Another annuity ^ This mentioii d Macclesfield raggesCed to the writer that as John Holland of Mobberley went to Macclesfield in his old age (see p. 50}, it was possible that there might have been some earlier connection with this town, and that the required nexus bet ween the Hollands of Mobberley and the Hollands of Denton, might be found there. A carefiil examination of the Macdesfield R^fister, however, shows that no such connection existed. There was a Holland fiunily at Macclesfield throughout the seventeenth century, but they are clearly distinct from that td the Hollands of Mobberley, and came originally from Great Bodworth parish. Digitized by Google ifto APPENDIX by Charter 19^ Aagast 12 EUz. to John HcUand, a jrooBger wo, for im life. Said John also living at Macclesfield. By dmtcr of sane dste he gave an annuity for term of life to WiHiam iiis hisTird aott. The said William now living in W^stmorelaad. The mfiwesMd Edwird by his charter dated 17^ Aog^ 12 ESz. tai fe o fe J cerlam penons of the manors of Denton, Lawton and Kenyoa, and oCber lands in Denton to the uses specified in certain Indemunem. Eiixabetl^ Ann, Pnmces, Margaret & Eleanor, daoghters of the said Edward Hottand Richard Hdland, son and heir apparent of the said Edwaid. The aiaresaid Edward Holland died on the 22°<i Aug^ (12 Elu^ last past Said Richard the heir was 24 years old and upwands nn the day of taking this Inquisition. (fnq. p. m. VaL XXI L No. 107, PJijO.) [1619]. — Inquisition taken at Manchester cm Friday 10^ September 17^^ James P* [1619] after the death of RICHARD HOLLAND of Denton, Esquire. The jurors say that the sud Richard was seized in his demesne as of fte of the manors of Dentcm, Kenyoa a»d Lawton, and lands and tenements there and in Heaton upon Faghefekl, Bolton on the Moors, Harwood, Sharpies ftc, and of lands in Barton upon IrweB and Mwdiester and lands in Over Heaton purchased hy the said Ricband Hotland of Oswold Mossley, Esquire, and lands in Droybdcai, Wowley, WordcJey & Prestwick, and t>y Indenture of 5^ January 10* James V^ between said Richard Holland of the one part, «id EdwaEid Holland, gentleman, brother of the said Richard Holhmd of the other part, lim said Richard enfeoffed the said Edward of Al his «aid Manors and lands to certain uses intents and purposes, viz. among others %o :ttie use of said Richard for his life, and afterwards of Margaret HoAbnd, ^ife of the aforesaid Richard for life in recompense of dower Ac., then «f Ihe heirs male of the body of said Richard, and in default to the use of Edward Holland and the heirs male of his body, and in default to the right heirs of the said Richard for ever. That the said Richard afterwards— -being so seized as^dbresai^ ^viz* in the demesne as of fee tall to him and the Mtan wale of bis body> remainder to the aforesaid Edward Holland and the heirs male oT'hls body, reversion to the said Ridiard in &e — died at HeatfiA «on the 21^ of Digitized by Google APPENDIX 121 Mard) last before the taking of the Inquisition without heir male ot his body. That Robert Dokenfidd, gent., the younger son and heir of Jane Dokenfieldi deceasedi Maria Ecdeston, widow, Frances Preston, wife of John Preston, Esquire, Elizabeth Aldburgbe, wife of Arthur Aldburghe, Esquire, and William Brereton, Esquire, son and beu: of Blargaret Biereton, deceased, were the next heirs of the aforesaid Richard Holland, viz. the said Maria, Frances, and Elizabeth, daughters of the said Richard, and Robert Dokenfield and William Brereton sons re- spectively of Jane and Margaret, two other daughters of the said RichanL The son, Robert Dockenfield, and daughters all of the age of 21 years and upwards. William Brereton aetat 14 years 4^ 7 months. The said Edward Holland entered on all the lands aforesaid by force of the above entail, and was then living at Heaton aforesaid. {Lord WUtcfis MSS.) Indenture made the 9^ March 162 1 [2]. Between Robert Dokenfeild of Dokenfeild, co. Chester, Esq., William Dokenfeild, gent., brother of the same Robert, and Henry ffayrefaxe, clerk. Rector of the parish church of Asheton-under-Ljrne, co. Lane, (Executors of the last will of Robert Dokenfeild, late of Dokenfeild aforesaid, Esq., deceased) on the one part, and Edward Holland of Denton, co. Lane, Esq., on the other part Witnesseth that whereas Richard Holland, late of Denton aforesaid, Esq., deceased, did by his last will desire the said Edward Holland after his decease to pay to such daughters of Jane Dokenfeild (late wife of the said Rdbert Dokenfeild, deceased) as should then be living and unpre- ferred in marriage, ;^ioo apiece, to be received and disposed of to their use by the same Robert Dokenfeild, deceased (son in law of the said Richard Holland); and that the said Edward Holland for the assurance thereof would make a good and sufficient estate in the law of a rent charge of £100, to be yearly issuing out of all his lands in Denton aforesaid, within one year next after the decease of the said Richard Holland. The which daughters were and are three in number, viz., {Catherine, now wife of John Tempest of Tonge, co. York, Esq., ffirances DokenfeQd and Alice Dokenfeild. And whereas, in lieu of the said assurance, the said Edward Holland did seal and deliver to the said Robert Dokenfeild in his lifetime, three several obligations for the pay- Digitized by Google 122 APPENDIX ment of the sum of ;C300 to the said Robert Dokenfeild, his ezecotors or assigns, by ;CiOO at a time, in fuU satisfaction of the said legacy. And whereas the said Edward Holland paid to the said Robert DokenfeUd, deceased, ;^ioo (parcel of the said bequest), and at the sealing & delivery of these presents, paid to the said Robert Dokenfeild, William Doken* feild and Henry fiayrefaxe one other ;^ioo for the use of the said three daughters, and stands bound for the payment of ;Cioo more (residue of the said £300). Now the said Robert Dokenfeild, William Dokenfdld, & Henry ffayrefaxe covenant and agree to exonerate, defiend & keep harmless the said Edward Holland, his heirs and executors concerning the said legacy, & shall procure release or releases to be made by the said John Tempest and Katherine his wife, finances Dokenfeild and Alice Dokenfeild. (Signed) Robart Dokenfeild. [Seal gone.] William Duckbnfeild. [Seal, bearing a bird] Hen: Fairfax. [Seal, on a shield a lion (?) rampant] Sealed & delivered the 10 June 1662, by Robert Duckenfield, in the presence of, (Signed) Edwarde Hollande. Roger Stafford. Sealed & deUvered by William Dokenfeylde in the presence of, (Signed) THOMAS FFOXE. EDWARD HOLLAND. ROBERT Walkeden. Roger Stafford. James Hulton. George Bradley. I April 1662. Sealed & de- livered by Henry flEiairfax in the presence of, (Signed) Edward Tacey. John Brereton. Robert Walkeden. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 123 {Inq.p.m. VoL XXVII. No. ^2, P.R.O.) [1635]. — iDquisition taken at Boulton in the Moors on Tuesday 19^ April 11^ Chas. i*^ [1635] after the death of Edward Holland late of Denton, Esquire. The said Edward Holland was seized in his demesne as of fee of and in the manors of Denton, Kenyon and Lawton and other lands and tenements in Heaton upon Faugfafieki, Boulton in the Moors, Harwood, Sharpies && and lands &c« purchased of Oswold Moseley, Esquire, by Richard Holland, Esquire, deceased, late brother of the aforesaid Edward ; the said Edward being so seized in contemplation of a marriage between Richard Holland their son and heir apparent oi him the said Edward Holland and Katherine his wife, [daughter] of William Ramsden, Esquire, of Longley in County of York, made a settle* ment of certain of his lands, remainder to the right heirs of Richard Holland, Esquire, deceased, the late brother of the said Edward — men- tions Anne, the wife of said Edward. Annuity for life granted on lo^i March 1621, 19^^ James i*<, by said Edward Holland to William Holland, younger son of the said Edward Afterwards the said Edward died at Heatxm upon Faugfafield on 5^ May 163 1, and Richard Holland, Esquire, is son and next heir of the said Edward Holland, deceased, 36 years old and upwards. Anne Holland, widow of the said Edward, still living and William Holland the son was also living at Heaton. {From thi ProbaU Rigtstry at CfusUr.) In the Name of God Amen. Maye the thirde and in the Eleaventh yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lorde James by the Grace of God Kinge of En^and France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith &c., and of Scotland the syxe and fortiethe of His Majestyes Raine in Anno Domini 16 13. I, WiLLAM Hollands of the Roads in Pilking. ton in the Countie of Lancaster, Gentleman, beinge sike in bodie but of good and pfecte remembrance praised be God, doe make this my last will and Testament in maner and forme as followeth, videliset Firste, I give and commite my Soule into the hands of Almighty God, my Creator, hopeinge assuredly by the death and passion of my sweet Savioure Christ Jesus to be of the number of his electe, and my bodie to be buried in Church or Grave Yard of Prestwich at the discretion Digitized by Google 124 APPENDIX of my good and christian friends. Nowe whereas God bath bestowed a small moyetie of goods upon me it is my will and mjrnde that it be equally divided into three pts, that is one pte I reserve to my selfe and the second pte I give to my wyfc Jane HoUande, and the thirde and last pte I give to my children in manner and forme as followeth. Imprimis I give unto my Sonne in Lawe George Parker 2* 6^. Then I give unto my Sonne Edwarde HoUande the some of towe shillings syxe pence, and I give unto my sonne Fardinandoe Hollande the sume of 2* 6^ in regarde of theire whole fiUiall portions, havinge bestowed more on them then, then I doubt, 1 have to bestowe on the rest of all my Children and of the Children that I am Grandfather unto. I would have my Wife Jane Holland to bestowe of my pte at her dis- creation upon them at after my decease as she shall thinke good Then it is my will and mynd that my wyfe Jane Holland shall have the whole profits of my three houses in Salforde that is Plats, the house that James Plate dwdleth in, and Bybbies house and Reade Wyfe's house all the rents of these houses duringe her lyfe, and after her decease I geve unto my Sonne Bontventuoe Holland Bybbies house with all the appurtenances to the same belonginge duringe the Lease* Item I geve unto my Sonne Raphe Hollande Plats house with all the appurtenances and mynes to the same belonginge. Item I geve unto my Sonne John Hollande the house that Reade Wyfe dwelletb in with appurtenances to the same belonginge, and seeinge I geve these my Sonnes my houses I would have my Daughters tp have my goods and the thirde pte afore spoken of for their preferment and bringing up till my Wyfe whyll that she liveth to hand the bulk and government of them and their goods, and I would have my Wyfe Jane Hollande and my Son in Law George Parker to be my true and faithfull Executors of this my last Will as my full hope and especial trust is in them, and for a true testimony that this is my true and faithful Will I have hereunto put my hand and seall the daye and yeare first above written. In witnessse — JOSIA Radclyffe. JOSIA DiCKSONN. [Proved in the Consistory Court of Chester on the 23^^ of November Digitized by Google APPENDIX 125 1614, by Jane Holland, Widow, the Relict, one of the Executors, power being reserved to George Parker, the other Executor. Inventory of goods amounts to £338, 14s. od., and mentions in/ir alia goods at ** my house in Ardwick.'^ {Extracts from the Pnstwick Register.) [Register begins March 30, 1603].* 1603. Sepult: Junii 2. Wiifanus Holland. 1604. Bapt: Junii 17 et Jotles filius Georgii HoUande p'ochiae de Manchester. 1607. Sepult: Julii 12. Henricus Holland de Rodes. „ Bapt: Augusti 16. Henricus filius Ferdinand Holland. 1608. Bapt: August 28. Maria filia Ferdinand Hollande. 1609. Bapt: Novembr 5. Rictlus filius Fardinand Holland. 161 1. Elixeus Fogg of Rodes. Sepult „ NiqH: October 22. Jofaes Holland et Alixia Boothe. 161 3. Bapt: Januan i6. Thomas filius Fardinand Hollande. ,, Sepult: Man 22. Edwardus Hollande geV. 1614. Sepult: May 8. Wittms Holland de Rodes gener*. „ Nupt: Octob^ 18. Alexand^ Greenhaugh et Maigareta Hollande. „ Bapt: Mar. 19. Elizabetha filia Joliis Hollande. 1614. Sepult: Feb. /• Margeria Greenehaughe. 1616. Bapt: fil: Rob^: Boothe of Rodes. „ Bapt: Sept 29. Adamus filius Fardinand Hollande. „ Sepult: Sept. 25. Margarett Holland uxor Richi Holland de Heaton Armiger funera solemnizata Octob: 8. 1618. Baptizat: Decemb^ 6. Alixia filia Jotiis Holland. ,1 Sepult: Martii 3. Ridiardusf Holland de Heaton Armiger funera solemnizata Mar. 16. 1619. [Mention of] W» Ogden of Rodes. „ Baptixat: Junii 27. Wittmus filius Fardinand Holland - ' At Chester there are tome earlier years among the Bishop's Transcripts, and in 1599 the following entries occur:— Anne HoUaad fi: Guil: Bapt: 6 June. William Brereton and Margaret Holland [married^ 10 June. Uxor Richi. Holland. Buried 25 Augusti. Digitized by Google 126 APPENDIX 1619. Sepult: August 18. Wiiimus filius Fardinand Holland gener^. ,, Baptizat: Januar. 9. Jana filia Edward! Holland de Heaton annigeri. ,, Nupt: Febr: 8. Rictlus Brooke et Maria HoUande. 1620. [Mention of] Hoolmes of Blackley. f, Baptizat: Octobr 8. Edwardus filius Fardinand Holland ,f Baptizat: Decembi^ 28. Edmundus filius Thomae Holland. „ Sepult: February 18. Edmundus filius Thomae Holland. 1 62 1. Baptizat: Januan 20. Jotles filius Jotlis Holland de Crawler. 1622. Baptizat: April 28. Joties filius Thomae Holland. 1622. Nupt: Feb: 2a Thomas HoUande gener et Elizabetha Heape. „ Sepult: Mar: 2. Filius Fardinand Holland non bapt 1623. Sepult: July 22. Jana Relict Wiifani Holland de Rodes gener: ,1 Sepult: Januan 17. Fardinand Holland gener. 1624. Sepult: Junii 30. Henricus fil: Fardinand Holland. 1626. Baptizat: October 8. Jotles filius Thomae Holland de Clifton Ar^. 1627. Baptizat: October 14. Wiltmus filius Thomae Holland de Oldhall. p Bapt: Mar. i6. Wittmus filius Jotiis Holland gener. 1628. Baptizat: Junii 22. Maria filia Jotiis Holland de Crawley. 1629. Baptizat: April 17. Anna filia Georgii Holland nup. nupt' Eliza- bethae Hulton. 1630. Baptizat: Januar 23. Elizabetha filia Jotlis Holland de Rodes gen. 1 63 1. Sepult: Mail. 5. Edwardus Holland de Heaton Armiger. ,, Bapt: Dec 11. Georgius filius Georgii Holland de NewhalL ,, Sepult: Jan. 3. M^ Joties Holland de Heaton. „ Nupt: Feb. 7. Georgius Holland et Ellin Boulton. 1632. Baptizat: May 13. Thomas filius Thomae Holland. 1633. Baptizat: Junii 2. Adamus filius Jotlis Holland de Rodes geno- 1635. Sepult: Decembi^ 18. Henricus Holland de Heaton gener. 1636. Sepult: Januar. 22. Elizabetha filia Jotlis Holland de Rodes. 1638. Baptizat: Maii. 13. Elizabetha filia Jotlis Holland de Rodes gener. 1639. Baptizat: Maii 5. Rictlus filius Rictii Holland de Crawley. [Mention of] Fox of Rodes. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 127 164a Baptixat: Sept 2a Jana filia Jotlis HoUiuid de Rodes gener. H Sepult: Novembrgi M<^ Anna RelicU Edwardi HoUand Arm'. ,, Sepult: Dec 15. Jotles Fox of Rodes gener*. ,, Sepult: Feb. 7. Jolles filius Rictii Holland de Crawley. 1641. Baptizat: JuliL 11. Gates filius Thomae Holland de Clifton fil: Dates. ,9 Nupt: August! 17. Rictlus Collier et Alizia Holland. ,, Baptiz: Sept 19. Margareta filia Rictii Holland de Crawley. 1642. Baptizat: July 17. Adamus filius Georgii Holland de CromsalL f» Sepult: Nov. 27. Jotles Holland de Crawley. 1643. Baptizat: Sept 22. Thomas Holland filius Jobannis Holland. 9, Baptizat: Feb. 4. Joties filius Ric)U Holland. 1645. Sepult: Apr. 2. Rictlus fil: Ricti Holland. 1646. Sepult: [?] Sept. 26. Rictius fil: Ricti Holland. 1647. Baptizat: Nov. 12. Jacobus fil: Rictii Holland. ,, SepulU Feb. 10. Jacobus fil: Rictii Holland. 1648. Baptizat: Dec. 3. Alls filia Rictii Holland. 1651. Baptizat: July 27. Maria filia Rictii Holland. [Also a death occurs] at *^ Thomas Holland's de Owldhall in Heaton.** Vol. ends in 1653. Extracts from the Parish Rigistir of tki ColUgiaU Church of Manchester > Baptisms. 1573. Dorothie y« Doughter of James Holland Sept 2^. ,1 Gcoige y« sonne of John Holland Sept 2is<. 1574. ffrances Doughter to Jcdin Holland Aprill 5. ,, Adame y« sonne of Adame Holland June 23. ^ Anne Doughter to Geoige Holland June 25. ,, Amerie y« Doughter of Rafie Holland Oct 9^. ,, John y« Sonne of Wiltm Holland Nov. lO'^. ,1 Hompherie y« sonne of Geoi^ Holland March 9. 1575. Issabell y« Doughter of James Holland Aug. 19. I, James y« sonne of Adam Holland Dec. 18. * Extracts made by the late Mr. John Owen. Digitized by Google 128 APPENDIX 1576. Cysley Dou. of George Holland Julie 8. ,, James sonne of Rauffe Holland Aug. 30. ff Robert sonne of George Holland Januarie 12. ,, Gamett sonne of Adam Holland ffeb. 2^. 1577. Anne Dau. of Adam Holland ffeb. 13. 1 578. John Sonne of George Holland Male 8^. ,1 Isabell Dou. of James Holland Sept 27. „ John Sonne to Rauffe Holland Januarie i8. f^ Edward sonne to John Holland ffeb.. 221^. 1579. Marie Dou. to Robert Holland Dec d 1580. Anne Dou. to Rauffe Holland Oct 19. ,f EUine Dau. to James Holland ffeb. 24. 1 581. ffraunces Dou, of Witim Holland Julie 2^. ff Margret Dau. to Adam Holland Sept. 17. f, Thomas sonne to John Holland Sept 24. f, Wittm sonne to Robert Holland Marche 22<^. 1582. Issabell Dou. to Robert Holland June 2>><^. f, Thomas sonne to Rauffe Holland Marthe 17. ' 1583. Adame sonne to Adame Holland Sept 29. „ Robert sonne to John Holland Marche 13. 1584. George sonne of George Holland of Newton Sept 27. ,, Margrett Dou. of Robert Holland ffeb. 21. 1585. John sonne of Adame Holland of Newton Male 30. f, ffardinando sonne of Witim Holland Gent. Nov. 17. ,, Adam sonne of George Hollande Jan7 9. 1586. Edm: sonne to Adam Holland Aug 7. „ James sonne to John January i»* 1587. Alice Dau. to George Holland Jan7 28. 1588. John Sonne to Robert Holland Dec. 22. 1589. Theophilus sonne to Adame Holland Juli^ 13. „ Gates sonne to John Holland Marche 13^ 159a James sonne to Geoi^ge Holland Sept 13. 1 591. Adam sonne to George Holland Dec. 26. 1592. Issabell Dau to Rauffe Holland JanT 14. 1595. Anne Dou. of George Holland Aprill 6. 1596, Mary Dau. ol Edward Holland Gent Nov« 4. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 129 1 598. Richard sonne of Edward Holland Gent Oct« 1 1. „ Mary Dau* of George Holland Janr 2i«t 1599. Edmund sonne of Edmund Holland Aprill 29. », firauncis Dau. of Edward Holland Gent I>ec. 8. „ Margrett Dau. of WilHam Holland Dec 10. i6oa Mary Dau. of Rauffe Holland June 25. ,f Richard aonn of Richard Holland Sept 14. », John son of John Holland Oct 24. y, Edward sonn of Edward Holland Gent. Marcfae 1 5. 1601. Martha Dau. of James Holland June 10. ,f George sonn of Wittm Holland Gent Dec. 15 ff Richard sonn of James Holland ffeb. 7. 1602. Mary Dau. of Huon Holland musicione June 19. 1603. Mary Dau. of Wiifan Holland Gent Maie 9. ,f Jane Dau. of Adame HoQand of Crompsill Maie 22. ,, Homphrey son of Edward Holland ffireemason ffeb 12. ff Ann infant Doughter of John Holland ffeb. 22. 1604. Hughe sonn of Humfrey HoUand June 13. ,, Arther sonn of Edmund Holland Jan7 1 1. 9, John son of Richard Holland JanT 2t. 1606. Margaret Dau. of Edward HoUand of y« Mylnegate July 25. ^ James sone of George Holland of Cromsall Dec 21. 1607. Anne Dau. of Raphe Holland of Salford Aprill 7. y, Edmund sooe of Humfrey Holland January 25. 1608. Thomas sone of Raphe Holland of Ardwick Maye i^^ ,, Jane Dau. of Edward Holland June 12. ,1 Isabell Dau. of William Holland of Croaselane June 19. ,9 Mary Dau. of John Holland Sept 18. 1609. Jane Dau. of George Holland of Blakeley Oct i«. ,1 Katberyn Dau. of Humiirey Holland Nov. 26. II Richard son of William Holland of Crosslane in Salford Dec. 10. i6ia James son of John Holland of Salford Aprill 22. ,1 William sonn of John Holland Feb. 24. 161 1. John sonn of John Holland of Salford June 23. ,^ ffrands Dau. of fferdinando Holland of Salford Gent Julie 2is«. II Geoif;e sonn of Adam HoUande of ffylesworthe Dec. 1*^ R Digitized by Google I30 APPENDIX i6i I. Elizabeth Dau. of William HoUande of Crosselane Feb. 16. 1612. Ellin Dau. of James Hollande of Salford June 21^^ ,, Elizabeth Dau. of fferdinando Holland of Salford Aug. 9. „ Anne Dau. of Humfrey Hollande Dec. 13. ,t James and W>n Twynnes to Thomas Holland Carpenter Dec. 2a 161 3. Adam sonn of John Holland of Salford Sept I2. „ Suzanne Dau. of Theophilus Hollande of Newton Marche 6. 1614. Anne Dau. of Humfrey Holland Nov. 13. ,, Roger sonn of Thomas Holland Marche I2. 1615. Margaret Dau. of John Holland Julie 2^. f, Anne Dau. of Edward Holland of Denton Julie 2^. 1616. George sonn of John Holland of Salford Maye i*<. ,, William sonn of Humphrey Holland Aug. i8. „ Martha Dau. of Theophilus Holland of Newton Aug. 18. „ John sonn of Thomas Hollande March 9. 16 1 7. Theophilus sonn of Adam Holland of Newton Feb. i^. 161 8. Alice Dau. of John Holland of Sallford Aprill 12. ^, James sonn of Adani Holland of Newton Oct. 18. 1619. Isaacke sonn of George Holland of Blackeley Maie 16. ,, Alice Dau. of Edward Holland bap. at Denton y^ 10 Sept. 1617. „ Isabell Dau. of William Holland of Ecdes Maie 18. „ Jane Dau. of John Holland of Sallford June 13^. „ Anne Dau. of Thomas Holland Julie 18. „ Marye Dau. of Raphe Holland of Sallford Dec. 27. 1620. Anna Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton Aprill 9. „ James sonn of John Holland of Sallford June 1 8. f, Abigail Dau. of Theophilus Holland of Newton Aug. 2a ff Marye Dau. of Adam Holland y« younger of Newton March 4. 1 62 1. John sonn of Adam Holland of Newton y« younger Aprill 25. William sone to Bonneventure Holland of Salford Maye 13. Anne Dau. of Raphe Holland Feb. 10. Adam sonn of Adam Holland of Newton Feb. lo. Jane Dau. of John Holland of Salford Feb. 24. 1622. Marye Dau. of Humfrey Holland of Moston Julie 21*^ „ Marye Dau. of Adam HoUand of Newton Julye 28. 1623. Alice Dau. of Humfrey Holland Aug. 24. f» Digitized by Google APPENDIX 131 1623. Thomas sonne of Adam Holland of Newton Aug. ii*K 1624. Jane Daii* of Humfrey HoUande, Feb. 27. 1625. Geoif;e.8onn of Adam HoUand of Newton Maye 15. ,, Alice Dau. of Humfrey Holland Marche 12. ff Richard sonne of John HoUande of Sallford P^ter March 13. 1626. George sonn of Adam HoUande of Newton the elder ApriU 9. H Elizabeth Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton Janr 2i^. 1627. Edward sonne & Heire to y« Right Wor" Richard Holland of Denton Esq. was borne at Denton the sizte day of this month flFcb. 1627. ,, John sonne of Adam Holland of Newton March 3. 1628. Geoige sonne of Isaacke Holland Maye 18. ,, Jane Dau. of George Holland of Cromsall June 8. tf Anne Dau. of George Holland of Salford June 29. ,, Jane Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton Aug. 14. ,, Marye Dau. of James Holland of Manch^ Mercer Sept. ^5. ,^ Sara Dau. of Adam Holland of ffayllsworth Nov. 16. „ Richard sonne of Humfrey Holland ffeb. i*K y, James sonne of Richard Holland ffeb. 15. 1629. Frances Dau. to y« Right Wor^ Richard Holland of Denton Esq. Julie 30*. ,, DanieU sonne of William HoUand of Charlton Rotvi Gent Aug. 9. „ Sara Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton thelder Aug. 1 3. 163a James sonne of James Holland March 28. ,, Samuel sonne of Isaacke Holland ApriU 25. ,, Adam sonne of Adam Holland of Newton May 1 5. ,, Grace Dau. of Richard HoUande May 23. ,, Samuel sonne of Adam Holland of Newton Gent Sept. 13. y, Peeter s<mne of Adam Holland of ffailsworth Janr 16. ,, Martha Dau. of Raphe Holland of Brougfaton ffeb. 13. 163 1. Mary Dau. of Raphe Holland of Salford AprUl 17. I, Richard sonne of James Holland Nov. 20. ,» Elizabeth Dau. of Humfrey Holland JanT 1 5. „ John sonne of William Holland of Charlton Jan^ 22. ,, Grace Dau. of Richard Holland flfeb. 19. 1632. EUzabeth Dau. of John Holland April 15. Digitized by Google 132 APPENDIX 1632. George Sonne of Adam Holland of Blakdey JanT 13. 1633. John son of James Holland de Blakeley May 5. ,, Isabell Dau. of James Holland of Manchester Mercer Sept. 26. „ Richard Sonne of Richard HoUande Nov. 17. „ Sarah Dau. of WiUiam Holland qf ChorlUm Rowe Jan^ 25. „ Sarah Dau. of Isaacke Holland Feb. 6. 1634. Ogden Sonne of Raphe Holland of Newton Aprill 20. „ Raphe Sonne of James Holland of Blakeley Aug. 17. y^ Adam Son of Adam Holland of Newton Jan7 6. 1635. Thomas & Margerie S. & Dau. of James Holland of Manchester Mercer, borne bothe at y« birth March 2$. „ William sonn of Richard Holland Jany 17. „ Anna Dau. of W^ Holland of Chorlton Gen* March 13. 1636. Elizabeth Dau. of James Holland Julie 17. ,, Anna Dau. of Adam Holland of Moston Dec. i. 1637. Robarte sonn of Tho« Holland of Blakeley Jany 1 5. I, Joseph sonn of George Holland of Cromsall ffeb. 2. 1638. Suzan Dau. of James Holland of Blakeley March 27. ,, Margret Dau. of Adam Holland of Moston Julie 25. ,1 Alice Dau. of Raphe Holland of Broughton Aug. 5. „ Daniel"^ Sonn of W^ Holland of Chorlton Roe Gent. Ocr 7. ,, Mai'gret Dau. of Richard Holland Nov. 18. ,, Katherine Dau. of Thomas Holland of Ardwicke ffeb. la ,, Suzan Dau. of James Holland of Blakeley ffeb. 33. 1640. Abraham Sonn of George Holland of Cromsall March 25 „ Edward Sonn of Richard Holland Nov. 29. i64i. W^ Sonn of M^ W^ Holland of Chorlton Roe April 26. „ John Sonn of James Holland of Blakeley Sept 12. 1642. Jane Dau. of Adam Holland of Broughton JanJ i^^. ,, Thomas son of Richard Holland March 19. 1643. W™ Son of Raphe Holland of Broughton April 9. 1644. Samuel Son of W^ Holland of Chorlton Roe Gent June 18. 1645. Marie Dau. of Raphe Holland of Broughton March 8. 1646. Jonathan Son of W^ Holland of Chorlton Roe Oct. 4. * In Mr. Owen's transcript this is ** Samuel," but a reference to the original shows it to be Daniel. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 133 1646. Jane Daiu of Richard Holland of Salford ffeb. 20. 1647. Margret Dau, of John Holland April 4. 1648* John Sonn of John Holland April 23. „ Alice Dau. of M^ Thos. Holland Minister Dec. 29. II Robert Son of Raphe Holland of Broughton ffeb. 14. 1649. Abigaill Dau. of W^ Holland of Ckorlton Rowe Nov. 25. [No Holland between these dates.] 1659. Samuel son of M^ Samuel Holland July 4. ' ,1 Thomazen Dau. of William Holland Dec. 23. 1660. Elizabeth Dau* of William Holland of Salford April 3. 1662. John son of Samuel Holland of Manchester Gent Dec. 3. 1664. Suzanna Dau. of M^ Samuel Holland of Manch^ July 13. 1665. Joseph Son of Samuel Holland of Manch^ Gentleman Sept 21. 1666. Sara Dau. of Isaac Holland of Ardwick Jan7 1 3. 1667. Rebecka Dau. of John Holland of Blakeley Oct 13. 1669. William Son of Isaac Holland of Manchr May 23. 1672. Mary Dau. of Isaac Holland of Manchr April 7. ,1 Robert Son of W«n Holland of Manch^ JanT 19. 1673. Abraham Son of Abraham Holland of Manch^ feb. 24. • 1675. Eliz: Dau. of Abraham Holland of Manch^ Aug. 8. II Joseph Son of Isaac Holland of Manch^ Sept. 5. 1676. Mary Dau. of Abraham Holland of Manch^ March 1 1. Weddings. 1573. Witim Holland & Anne Massie Dec 13. 1576. Anthonie Chambers & Anne Holland Sept 23. 1577. Henry Wyrrall & EUine Holland ffeb. 2«i. 1580. Adam Holland & Elizabeth Cartwright Jan7 29. 1583. Robert Holland & Elizabeth Shawe Jan7 19. 1585. Thomas Hunt & Katherine Holland June 27. 1588. James Cheetame & Issabel Holland Oct 29. 1589. Wiiim Holland & Margret HoUanson Nov. 16. 1 592. Rauffe Holland & Jane Hunt Sept 24. f^ John Holland de Ecdes & Cisley Wroe istius Oct. 15. 1595. John Ridings istius & Mai^gret Holland de Ecdes Aug. 12. 1596. Richard Herrot & Isabell Holland April 25. Digitized by Google 134 APPENDIX 1596. John Duncals & Cyseley Holland, Licence ffeb. 5. 1597. George Holland & Elizabeth Hulme JanT 19. 1599. James Holland & Alice Pcyvall June 27. 1 60a John Holland & Ellen Reynshall Maie 4. „ John Walker & Katherine Holland July 27. 1 60 1. George Holland & Ciceley Hilton Maie 24. „ Witt™ Barlowe & Alice Holland Sept i^. 1602. John Carter & Elizabeth Holland JanT 13. .,f ifrauncys Pendleton & Anne Holland ffeb. 16. - „ Edward Holland & Issabell fforthe ffeb. 27*^. 1603. Humfrey Holland & Elizabeth Morrice Aug. 2i*^. 1607. William Holland & Jane Warburton Sept. 1608. March 29 Richard Bradshawe & Margret Holland. 1608. Gyles Holland & Ellyn Hartley Nov. 6. ,f John Holland & Anne Wood ffeb. 12. 1610. Wittm Holland & Alice Brownebilt ffeb. 3. 161 1. Gyles EckersfHelde & Alice Holland Nov. 3a 1612. John Long & Ellin Holland Dec. 8. 1616. Edward Coe [Wroe ?] & Marie Holland, Licence Nov. 26. 161 7. John Slater & Mary Holland, Licence June 9. „ John Holland & Margaret Birche July i^t. 161 8. Bonaventure Holland & Katherine Smethurste Jan7 I2. 1619. Robarte Leighe & Elizabeth Holland ffeb. 7. 1620. James Parker & Joane Holland. „ Peter Holland & Alice Nov. II. „ Raphe Holland & Deborah Greaves both of Rochdale Jaa 14. „ Richard Cryer & Allice Holland ffeb. 3. 1 62 1. Raphe Holland & Margret Brombill, Licence April 4. 1622. William Valentyne & Joan Holland Jan. I9. 1623. Robert Birche & Ellen Holland^ Licence Nov. 15. 1624. Adam Holland Parish of Ashton Under Lyne & Elizabeth Hartley Licence Aug. 14. „ W™ Holland, Hujus & Anne Greenehalghe boathe of the Parish of Berrie Sept. 14. 1625. John Holland & Anne Benham Aug. 27. 1626. Adam Holland & Elizabeth Sotheme Jan7 33. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 135 1627. Isaac Holland & Jane Poynter ffeb. 9. „ Richard Hollande & Ellen Telior ffeb. 13. 1628. John Lees, Parish de Prestwich & Jane Holland, hujus July 26. 1629. Richard Holland, Parish of Ecdes & Elizabeth Ogden, hujus Julie 21. f, Adam Kirshawe & Mai^gret Holland Nov. 13. ,, John Cloughe & Anne Holland ffeb. 2^. 1630. John Ashton Parish of Ouldham & Maif^^t Holland June la 1632. George Man & Margret Holland Sept 10. 1633. Robarte Worrall & EUzabeth Holland Oct 2d 9, James Holland & Anne Dawson ffeb. 18. 1634. John Boardman & Elline Holland April 27. ,, Joseph Holland, Hujus, & Alice Bradshaw Par : of Eccles Jan7 26. 1635. John Holland Hujus & Katherine Thomiley of y« Par. of Stock- port Licence April 25, „ Richard Pendleton Hujus & Joane Holland Par. of Prestburie Aug. 9. 1636. Richard Bardesley Parish of Ouldham & Jane Holland Hujus Oct. 29. „ Richard Holland & Anne Wallworke Nov. 26. 1638. W» Higginbotham & Alice Holland June 3a „ Raphe Shallcrosse & Ellin Holland Licence Julie 2^. 1641. Thomas Hollande & Cislie Traves June 29. ,, John Walmesley Par. of Middleton & Elizabeth Holland Parish of Prestwich Aug. 14. 1642. Abraham Taylor & Elizabeth Holland Maye 7. 1644. George Holland & Alice Holland Jan7 1*^. 1645. Edward Cowper & Marie Holland Nov. 17. 1646. James Moorton & Isabell Holland Nov. 27. „ Thomas Holland & Ann Jenkinson ffeb. 17. 165 1. James Holland & Mary Gorton April 3. „ John Doodson & Jane Holland Aug. 18. „ George Worthington & Ann Holland Dec 1 1. 1654. These are to Certify that Raphe Holland of Chorlton Hall, Hus- bandman Sone of Peter Holland of Clifton Yeoman & Kather- ine Ouldham of Salford Dau. of Edmund Ouldham of the Digitized by Google 136 APPENDIX same were married Witness Peter Holland, Edmund Ouldham July 3. 1654. Thomas Bowen of Manchester Chapman Sonn of Jeremy Bowen of y^ same Chapman & Elizabeth Holland of Manchester Dau. of James Holland late of Pendleton in y« Parish of Eccles deceased. Witness Jeremy Bowen, Joseph Barra* dough, Humphrey Bradshawe Aug. 22. 1656. Thomas Holland of y^ Parish of Eccles Husbandman son of Thomas Holland deceased, & Mary Snape of Hulme Dau. of Robert Snape late of y^ same deceased Witness Thomas Lees, Mark Nield Aug. 3a 1656. William Holland of Salford, Webster, Sonn of Thomas Holland late of Prestwich deceased and Elizabeth Newton of y« Parish of Middleton Dau. of Robert Newton late of ]r^ same deceased Witness Ellis PoUett John Abbott Ap. 5. 1656. William Holland of Manchester Husbandman son of Hugh Hol- land late of y^ same decefs<i & Margret Haworth of Manchester Dau. of James Haworth late of y« same deceased Witness John Booth, Robert Worthington JanT 5. 1656. Thos. Wilcockson of Gorton Chapman Son of John ^/S^lcockson of y« same Chapman & Sarah Holland of ffailsworth Dau. of Adam Holland late of y« same decefs<i. Witness John WO- cockson, John Whittle & James Holland flfeb. 7. 1665. Edward Worrall & Martha Holland Oct 30. „ Samuel Nash of Manch^* Widower & Margret Holland of Brough- ton Dec. 31*^ „ John Barlowe of Eccles & Susan Holland of Blakeley Jan7 23. „ Lawrence Valentine of Broughton & Elizabeth Holland of Kirsal fieb. 19. 1663. Lawrence Holland & Sarah Andrewe Aug. 9. „ Thomas Holland Parish of Eccles & EUen Ashton Hujus by Certificate JanJ 25. 1664. Robert Hilton & Jane Holland Parish of Prestwich Licence May 19. „ Peter Holland Hujus & Ellen Gee Parish of Ecdes, b. Oct 18. ,, Robert Bentham & Jane Holland Dec 26. 1665. William Holland & Martha Smith Nov. 9. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 137 1666. John Holland & Isabdl Locke May la „ Peter Walkden & Ann Holland Julie 3i»». 1667. Joseph Holland & Alice Travis Oct. 31st. 1 668. John Holland, Hujus & Maty Bardsley of Ashton U.L. Dec. i/. ff John Acton & Elizabeth Holland Jan7 7. 1671. William Holland & ffrances Musgreave Nov. 26. 1673. Johi^ Holland & Elizabeth Smethurst April P^ „ Abraham Holland & Mary Antrobus April 22. 1676. William Wagstaffe of Glossop, Gierke & Hannah Holland, Hujus married at Newton Chappie April 13. 1677. Michael Bowker & ffrances Holland April 23. 1 68a Samuel Leech & Mary Holland fieb. 14. Licence. 1 68 1. John Holland & Cisley Ingham Dec 29. „ James Holland & Margaret Shepherd ffeb. 18. „ John Travis & Mary Holland Sept. 13. 1686. Thomas Williamson & Martha Holland Nov. 2. 1687. Richard Percivall & Margaret Holland 1687. 1688. Thomas Holland & Mary Collier Nov. 4. 1691. Benjamin Holland & Esher Syddall July 19. „ Robert Holland Hujus & Lydia Wood Par. of Ashton Sept. 15. 1693. John Fitton & Mary Holland Dec. 28. 1695. Joseph Holland & Jane Hobson March 26. „ James Holland Par. of Ecdes & Elizabeth Seddon Hujus Oct. 2. Burials. 1574. Adam Sonne of Adam Holland June 19. ,, Dorothie Dou. of George HoUande Dec. 24. 1575. Issabell Dou. of James Holland Nov. 24. 1576. Adam Holland, Housholder Oct 5. 1 578. Sonne of Adam of Newton Jan7 27. ,, Jane wife of Adam Holland ffeb. 19. 1580. Elline Dou. of Adame Holland Aug. 3. 1 58 1 . Ellyze sonn of John Holland June 1 7. 1583. Elizabeth wyffc of Robert Holland Oct 26. ., Anne Dou. of Robert Holland March 8. Digitized by Google 138 APPENDIX 1 584. George Sonne of George Holland Dec 2i^. 1 585. Lawrence sonne of Lawrence Holland July 9. „ , George Holland of Ouldfeildlane Sept. 2. ,f Thomas Sonne of Raufie Holland Dec. 6. 1587. Anne Widowe of George Holland Sept. 23. 1 588. Anne Wief of Wittm Holland June 9. f, Elizabeth Wief of George Holland July 23. 1 589. George Holland of Sallford July 6. 1 590. James Son of George Holland of Newton Nov. 8. 1 591. Isabell Widowe of Othes Holland ffeb. 5. 1 592. An infante Dau. of Lawrence Holland Julie. ,, Anne Dau. of John Holland Julie 2. „ John Holland of Denton, Householder Julie 22. „ Margret Widowe of Lawrence Holland Aug, 22. ,, John Holland of Cromsall Householder Sept 23. 1593. Robert Sonne of John Holland Sept. 10. 1 594. Jane Dau. of Gregory Holland Julie 1 5* ^595- James Holland of Salford Householder March 14. 1 597. Raufle Holland of Salford Householder March 8. 1598. Robert Sonne of Robert Holland Sept 18. 1 599. Geoi*ge Sonne of RauiTe Holland Aprill 25. ,, Katherine Dou. of George Holland Maye 4. Cicely Wyddowe of James Holland June 3. i> i6oo. James Sonne of Robert Holland June 14. ,, firances Dou. of Edward Holland Gent. Jany 13. 1 601. Issabell Wief of Edward Holland, Mason March 18. „ George Sonne of George Holland March 24. 1602. Wief of John Holland of Cromsall Aug. 14. „ Issabell Wief of Edward Holland, Mason Jany 19. 1603. Katherine Dau. of Edward Holland fTeb. 25. 1604. Humphrey Scmne of Raphe Holland Aug. 26. ,, Jane Dau. of John Holland April 4. „ Wittm Holland Householder Dec. 21st. 1605. John Holland, Carrier Aprill 19. „ Margery Holland Julye 16. „ James Sonne of Adam Holland March i^K Digitized by Google APPENDIX 139 1607. Anne Wyddowe of Rauff Holland of Salford April 1 2. pp a child of Raphe Holland of Salford Aprill 26. pp James Sonn of Thos. Holland Far. de Ecdes Aug. la i6o8. Dou. of William Holland of Crosfe Lane Janr 7. ,, Edward Sonn of Humfirey Holland of Manch^^ Janr 1 1. 1609. Thomas Holland of Ordsall, Drowned Julie 18. „ Elizabeth Dau. of W» Holland of Manch"* Nov. 7. Pf Katherine y« Wyddow of John Holland of Denton Dec. 21. i6ia Edmund Holland of Manch^ ffreemason Sept. 29. 161 1. John Sonn of John Holland of Salford June 7. ,, an infant of W^ Holland of Manch' Baker feb. 23. 161 2. firances Dou. of fferdinando Holland of Salford Gent Ap. 12. ,, Alice Dau. o[ Adam Holland of Cromsall May 8. ff Prisdlla wyffe of Ad™ Holland of flailsworth March 2. f, Elizabeth Dou. of fferdinando Holland of Salford Gent March 8. 1613. an infant Sonn of William Holland of Manch^ June 18. „ Katherine Dou. of Humphrey Holland of Manch^* Aug. 17. ,p Jane Dou. of Edward Hdland, Mason Sept. 9. Anne Dou. of Humphry Holland of Manch^* Dec. 21. William Holland of Crofse Lane March 12. f, Jone y^ widdowe of Robte Holland of Crofse lane March 20. „ Robte Holland of Manchi* Shereman March 23. 1614. John Sonne of William Holland of Bowlton Aug. 2°<i. ,, George Holland of Newton feb. 23. 1615. John Holland of Salford Whitetawer May 12. „ Isabell y« wiffe of James Holland P: of Eccles Aug. 10. 1617. Margaret Dau. of John Holland of Salford July 12. 1619. William Holland of Manch' Baker Julie 17. „ Thomas Holland of Manch^ JanT i»^ „ Oate Holland of y« Newhall Gent. JanT 26. 162a Anne wiffe of John Holland of Salford feb. 16. „ Mary wiffe of Adam Holland of Newton March 3. 162 1. John Son of Adam Holland y^ younger of Newton Oct P^ „ Margaret widowe of W« Holland of Crofslane Nov. 27. 1622. James Holland of Salford, Myllner Maye i*^ „ Isabell wiffe of Adam Holland Julye 23. ft Digitized by Google I40 APPENDIX 1622. Mary Dau. of Humfrey Holland of Moston Aug. 7. Adam son of Adam y^ younger of Newton (Holland) Aug. 20. Marye Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton y^ younger Aug. 3Q. Theophilus Holland of Newton Oct. 25. ,, Katherin Widdowe of Oats Holland of y« Newhall Jany 27* „ Grace wiflFe of Robart of Moston flPeb. i^. 1623. John Son of Thos. Holland of Manch^ Carpenter deceased April 5. Thomas Son of Humfrey Holland of Blakeley June 17. Abegall Dau. of Theophilus Holland of Newton Julie 12. George Holland of Blakeley Aug. 25. Isabel! Wiffe of Adam of Cromsall Sept. 30. Anne Holland of Moston, spinster Oct. 4. Adam Son of Adam Holland of Cromsall Oct 9. Alice widdowe of James Holland of Salford Oct 16, Adam Holland Oct 30. 1624. John son of Adam Holland of Cromsall April 26. Isabell wife of John Holland Julie 28. Adam Holland of Newton, Yeoman, Househoulder Dec. 4. „ EUin Holland of Salford spinster Dec. 2i8t. t, John Holland, Servante to Mr Rowland Mosley fleb. 1*^ 1625. Ellin Dau. of Humfrey Holland April 4. „ Alice Dau. of Katherin Holland April 29. 1626. George Son of Adam Holland of Newton Jan7 5. 1627. Thomas Holland of Stretfibrd June 15. „ Richard son of John of Salford Julie 28. 1628. Josephe Son of George Holland of Blakeley July 8. „ Edmund Holland of y^ Crofselane Yeoman July la „ George Son of Isaacke Holland Oct 24. 1629. Anne y« widowe of George Holland of Newton May 18. James Son of Richard Holland Maye 30. Samuel Son of W^ Holland of Charlton Rowe Nov. 4. Sara Dau. of Adam Holland of Newton Dec. i8. Elizabeth widowe of Adam Holland thelder of Newton Jan7 26. 1630. Elizabeth wife of Adam Holland y« yonger of Newtcm Maye 18. „ Adam Son of Adam Holland y« younger of Newton Julie 27. 163 1. Grace Dau. of Richard Holland Sept. 25. ft II it 19 l» II 9f 9t II »l Digitized by Google APPENDIX 141 1631. Eb'zabetb Dau. of Humfrey Holland of y« Sudehill JanJ 29. 1632. Sisley Widowc of George Holland of Blakeky June 3. „ Ann Wife of Adam Holland of ffailsworth June 18. „ Adam Son of George Holland of Cromsall ffeb. 25. 1633. John Son of James Holland of Blakeley Maye 2a. ,t Adam Holland of Newton, Yeoman Maye 28. f, Richard Son of James Holland of Manchr Mercer June 30. ,, Marie Wife of James Holland of Manch^ Mercer Nov. 13. 1634. Raphe SoiKj:)LJames Holland of Blakeley Nov. 30. 1635. Margerie Dau. of James Holland of Blakeley March 29. ,, Thomas Son of James Holland of Manch^ Mercer April 5. „ twoe infants of James Holland of Blakeley Oct 24. ,, Adam Son of Adam Holland of Moston fieb. 20. 1636. Richard Son of Richard Holland of Moston March 25. ,, an inO of James Holland of Blakeley Aug. 9. ff Sarah Dau. of Isaacke Holland March 23. 1637. Anne Dau. of Humfrey Holland of y« Sudehill Dec. 18. 1638. Jane Wife of Adam Holland of Moston Aug. 2K „ Elizabeth Wife of Adam Holland of Salford Sept 27. ff Jane Holland of Blakeley Nov. 15. 1639. Raphe Holland Marche 30^. „ Margret Widowe of Raphe Holland Marche 8. 1642. James Son of Richard Holland of Crofselane Aug. 7. 1643. Humfrey Holland of Manch' Laborer June 6. „ Roger Holland Servant to Alex^ Greene Vyntner JanT P^ 1644. William Son of James Holland of Salford April 27. ,, Adam Holland of Salford Nov. 24. 1645. Ann Dau. of John Holland of Salford June 1*^. Jane Wife of Isaac Holland June la A child of Margaret Holland of Salford June 14. Ales Holland Aug. 18. EUen Wife of Richard Holland Aug. 25. Richard Holland Aug. 25. Samuel Son of Isaac Holland Aug. 28. George Holland Aug. 29. A child of Richard Holland Aug. 31^. »t fi n ft If tf If Digitized by Google 142 APPENDIX 1645. Widdowe Holland Sept. i^. A child of Richard Holland Sept. 2^. o If Isaac Holland Sept. 4. ^,, Richard Son of Richard Holland Sept. 4. E „ William Son of Humfrey Holland Sept 7. Richard Son of Richard Holland Sept 8. Ales Wife of George Holland Sept 12. John Son of John Holland ffeb. 5. 1646. Isabell Wife of Edward Holland of Salford ffeb. 18. 1647. Margaret Dau. of John Holland of Blakeley Maie 6. 1649. Joseph Son of Adam Holland of Newton June 6. 1650. Raphe Holland of Broughton Dec 23. „ John Son of John Holland Dec. 27. 1653. Thomas Holland ApriU 24. „ Elizabeth Dau. of Raphe of Ardwicke Janr 16. 1 654. Rap/u Holland of Charlton Roe April 1 5. p, John Son of Adam Holland of ffailsworth Yeoman Sept. 29. 1655. George Holland of Newton Yeoman July 20. „ Adam Holland of ffailsworth Yeoman Nov. 21". 1658. Katherin Wife of George Holland of Newton Yeoman May 22. „ Jane Dau. of John Holland of Salford Dec 3. „ Ogden Holland of Broughton Jan. 24. 1659. Samuel Son of M^^ Samuel Holland Aug. 20. Elizabeth Dau. of Richard Holland of Crofslane Oct 18. Isabell Holland of Broughton Oct 30. Margaret Wife & Thomazen Dau. of William Holland Dec. 13. James Holland of ffailsworth Yeoman Jan7 20. 1660. John Son of William Holland June 18. 1 661. John Son of M^ Samuel Holland of Manch' Gent Sept 2. y, Elizabeth Dau. of James HoUand of Hulme Hall Gent Dec 10. ,, John Son of Samuel Holland of Manch^ Gent Dec 13. 1662. James Holland March 19. 1663. Ann Wife of John Holland of Salford March 6. 1664. Susanna Dau. of M^* Samuel Holland Aug. 25. 1666. John HoUand of Salford Oct. 17. 1667. James Holland of Newhall Par. of Eccles Gent. May 24. ft %^ Digitized by Google APPENDIX 143 i668. Robert Son of Richard Holland of Crofselane April 4. 1671. Mary Holland of Ardwick, Spincer March 25. „ Maigret Wife of M^ Samuel Holland April 28. „ William Holland March 1*^. 1672. James Holland of Newton Gentleman Nov. 1 1. 1674. Thomas Holland late of Newton deceafsed in Ouldham P*^ Dec. 28. „ Hannah Wife of Thomas Holland late of Newton '' Chi." deceased at Ouldam flfeb. lo. 1676. - A female of William Hollands April 20. ,t William Holland Nov. g. 1677. Anne Dau. of Abraham Holland April 2& 1680. Elizabeth Dau. of M' William Holland of Kersall Oct 29. „ Benjamin Son of Abraham Holland of Manch^* Bookseller flfeb. 18. 1681. Mary Wife of Abraham Holland Oct 7. „ Benjamin Son of Abraham Holland Oct 14. (From the Chester Probate Registry,) In the name of God Amen. 13 January i6o3[-4] I NICHOLAS HULME of Heaton-Norris husbandman etc. Body to be buried at ''Chapell of Diddisburie." Mentions ''sonnes George Hulme & Edward Hulme" & "daughter Jane Sodge [?] & Margaret Worthe." Daughter Ellen Hulme residuary legatee. Exors. sons Geoi^ge & Edward. Witnesses, Hen : Partington. Thomas Hulme of the Shawe. ThOs Blomeley. Inventory valued by Geo. Chorlton, yeoman, Thomas Hulme, John Johnson & Robert Streete, 9^ Dec 3"* JanJ [1605]. Proved 13 Feb. i6o5[-6] by Edward Holland husband of Ellen daughter of deceased. [Inclosed in original bundle are the following autograph letters on a single sheet, '\ Syr : Albeit it bee needles that I should mouve you for the probation, of the will of a neighbour of myne of the wch: this bearer ys an executor yet at hys desyre I am bould to praye you to friend [?] & further thys Digitized by Google 144 APPENDIX bearer in that matter in such sortc as you maye. The [?] ys an honest man and a gentleman and one of good credytt & therefore you may the better respecte him. I shall accompt myself beehouldinge to you for your kyndnesse done to hym. Thus with my right heartye commendacOns I leave you to God's gracious goodness. Stockport this xj^ of Februarye i605[^]. Your assured loveinge friend Ric : Gerard. Syr there hath beene with mee this mominge George Hulme one of the executors of Nicholas Hulme his father who desyred me to sygnyfie unto the Court that for some causes he would not take the execution of hys sayd fathers will but did determine absolutelye to refuse the same for ever. The wch : as I thought good to signyfie unto you [?] soe I have caused hym to thys note for your better assurance to subscribe his name, this xj^ of Februarye i6os[-6]. Ric: Gerard [sgd]. George Hulme [sgd].. To my assured good friend, M^ John Morgell at hys house in Chester to be d'd. (From the Marriage Licence Books at Chester.) 8 September 1624. To Mr Jackson, Clerk, Curate of Ashton under Lyne, to marry William Holland & Anna Bold of s^ Parish Spinster. Robert Birch, Bondsman. 19 May 1631. To the Curates of Ashton under Lyne and Manchester to marry Roger Moore & Jane Bold of the parish of Ashton under Lyne spinster. Bondsman, Roger himself. {Extracts from the Parish Register of Ashton under Lyne.) 1 600. Ralphe Bold & Jane Howley. Married 10 June. 1605. William Bould & Isabell Shepleye. 26 August 1605-6. James Holland & EUyn Asheton. 19 Jan. 1608. Myles Bould & Margaret Williamson. 2 Nov. 161 3. Robert Bould & Alice Andrew. 7 Dec. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 145 [Marritges begin 1594. Gape from March 1622 to 1632, and from April 1638 to 1653. Examined marriages to 1660.] (From the Bishop's Transcripts of Ashton under Lym,) 1604. John son of Robert Boulde christened. 23 Sept ,p Anna daughter to Raphe Boulde christened 7 Oct. {Extracts from Warrington Parish Register.) 1 601 [2]. Roger son to Edward Moore [of Sankey] bapt. March 17. 1602 [3]. Elizabeth daughter to Edward Hollande Esquire. 8 Feb. Bpt. 1654. Samuel sonne to William Holland buried. 20 July. 1656. John Holland, minister & Esther Barnes married. 14 Aug. '657. fane wife to Rodger Moors of Litill Sankey, 10 Nov. 1657 [8]. Rodger Moores & Ellen Marsh married. 4 Feb. 1 66a Abigail daughter of W°^ Holland buried. 2 Aug. 1661. Rodger Moores of Little Sankey buried. 25 Ap. 1677. Roger Gaskell of Great Sankie buried. 26 June. {Extracts from the Parish Register of Winwick^ 1604. John son of M^ Edward Holland bapt June 2. 1605 [?] Thomas son of M^ Edward Holland bapt. Sept 27. 1607. A diild of W Edward Holland buried. June 13. 1608. Ane daughter of Edward Holland bapt Nov. 20. 1610. William son of M'' Edward Holland gent bapt. July 15. 161 1. Francis daughter of M' Edward Holland bapt. Nov. 5. {Extracts from the Registers of Over Alderley^ i62S^i700.) 163 1. July — Edward fiL ThOe Holland et uxor* ejus baptizat 1 63 1. July 12. Edward fil. ThOe Holland et uxor* ejus sepult 1636. Nov. 29. Maiigeria Holland sepult 1636. Dec 1 1. Hanna filia ThOe. Norbury & Eleanora ux' ejus baptizat i64o[-i]. Mar. 30. Ellen Holland sepult 1649. J^^^ 4- Alicia Holland septilt 1655. The intention of mariage betwixt John Holland son of Widow Holland of the Parish of Mobberley & Hanna Norburie daughter of Thomas Norburie of Ofl Alderley & of the Digitized by Google 146 APPENDIX Parish of Alderley having been published three seflal Lordes Dayes in the Parish Church of Alderley at the close of the mornings exercyse that is to say, the ffyfteenth the Twoo & twenteeth & the nine & Twenteeth, dayes of July 1655 and noe exception Aledged to the Contrarye the weare maried the fBrst day of August 1655 before the Right Wor- shippfuU Thomas Breareton of Ashley Esqi* Justice of the Peace & quorQ according to an Act of Parliament bearing date the 29th of August 1653 Intituled an Acte for mariiiges etc. Ralph Bower, Parish Register. 1656. John son of John Holland & Hanna his wife bom 25 May and baptized i»* June 1656. 1684. Johannes Holland de Moberley & Maria Deane de Alderiey [by Licence]. 23 Feb. 1684. i68-[?]. Oct 14. Josias Holland & Elizabeth Wyet married. 1 691. July 22. Hanna daughter of Josias Holland & Eliz his wife baptized. {Extracts from the Parish Register of Mobberley.^) 1654. William Holland buried 6^ day of December. 165 5. John Holland and Hannah Norbury married the i*^ day of August i6s8[-9]. Widow Holland buried the 18^^ January. 1659. Thomas sonne of John Holland bom April 8^. I, Thomas sonne of John Holland buried 7^ November. 1660. Thomas sonne of John Holland borne 6th August 1662. William sonne of John Holland baptized 29^ April. 1664. Peter sonne of John and Hannah Holland baptized July 2^. 1 656 [7]. Daniel sonne of John and Hannah Holland, hee was baptized the 30*** day of January. 1668 [9]. Samuel son to John Holland de Mobberley gent" baptyzed 17^ January. 1669. Samuel son to John Holland buried May 17^. 167a Elizabeth daughter of John Holland gentleman (baptized) Oct nth. 1 Made by the late Mr. Robert Holland of Mobberley. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google APPENDIX 147 1675. Elizabeth Holland daughter of M' John Holland buryed the 25^ day of November. ,9 John Holland baptized 26 Nov. 1684. John Holland of the Parish of Mobberley and Mary Deaine of the Parish of Alderlcy were marryed the 25*** day of February 1684 by licence dated the 24^ day. 1 685. Hannah the daughter of John Holland Jun' baptized the 2 1 »< day of December. 1687. John son of John Holland burie d i687[-8]. Abigail the daughter of John Holland Jun' baptized tiie 2pt day of January. i687[-8]. James son to John Holland buried 12 January. 1690. John and Thomas sons of John Holland and Mary Holland bom the 7^ day of Dec^ and baptized the 1 1* day of Dec'. 1692 [3]. Katharine the daughter of John and Mary Holland bom March the 12^ 1692 and baptized Mar. 28^ 1693. 1694 [5]. Two infant children of John Holland buried 14^ January. 1696. Mary the daughter of John Holland and Mary his wife borne May i8<^ & baptized June 13^. 1698. Peter the son of John Holland the younger and Mary his wife home 28^ day of November and baptized the 13^ day of December. 170a Mary wife of John Holland buried 23 December. 1705. John Holland of Mobberley in the County of Chester Yeoman and Mary Hopton of Nether Knutsford Widow were married in the Parish Church of St Michael in Chester on the 14^ day of Aprill 1705 by a licence of the 13^ of the same instant 17 1 2 [3]. John Holland of Mobberley gentleman, buried 22 January. 1 7 14 [5]. Richard Amery in the Parish of great Bud worth and Abigail Holland of this Parish married Feb. 21*^ 171^ at Mobberley. Licence. 1717. John Coppock of the Parish of Bowdon and Catherine Holland of Mobberley married in the Pari^ Church of Mobberley the 26**» day of Xber 1717 by lycence. 172a Thomas Gerrard of Warrington Grocer and Mary Holland of Digitized by Google 148 APPENDIX the Parish of Mobberley married by licence at Mobberley Church. T. Worsley Sur' Dec' i»t 1720. 1720. John Son of John Holland bom Nov 3"* baptized 24^. 1722. Peter, Son of John Holland Gtni^ and Mary his wife of Mobber- ley (bom) 14^ Dec*^ 1722. 1724. Mary Daughter of John Holland Gentlonan and Mary his wife bora January 12^ 1724. (^Extracts from the Parish Register of MacdesfieUU) 161 5. John Deane of the Parish of Alderley and Petronilla Grange of the Parish of Wilmslow married 27 March. 1626. Edward Deane and Margaret Fallowes of the Parish of Alderley married Aug. 28. 1637. John Deane & Sarah Norbury of the Parish of Alderley married Oct Id {Extracted from the Original in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, iZi Pell.) 12 January 1658. I Anne Holland of Maberley in ca Chester, widow, relict of William Holland, gent, deceased Immediately after my funeral expenses have been discbaiged I will that my son-in-law Henry Strongitharme of Goosetiye in co. Chester, yeoman (one of my executors) shall receive ;^20 out of my goods which I promised to pay him last Christmas in part payment of the portion he was to have with Sarah my daughter his wife. I give to him also my brinded heifer and goods to the amount of ;^io, which with the £20 before mentioned and ;^20 which he has already received make up my said daughter's full portion. Whereas my brother Roger Moores of Bewsey in ca Lane., yeoman, has^in his hands £20 which he received from my son John Holland for my children's use, and is to receive ;^30 more from my said son by bond about 12 months after my death: I hereby give to my daughter Hannah Holland £2$, in full satisfaction of the like sum secured by my said late husband by some act or deed which the said Hannah has released to the said Roger Moores. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 149 I give to my son John Holland 2s. 6d. in full satisfaction of his child's part I give to my daughter Mary Cooper 2s. 6d. in full satisfisurtion of her child's part. To my son Danniell Holland 2s. 6d in like manner. After my death I wiU that my executors sell all my goods and give out of the money thereby raised £2$ to my son Jonathan and £2$ to my daughter Abigail The residue of the said money to be divided amongst my said sons William and Jonathan and my daughters Hannah and Abigail Holland. I make my said brother Roger Moores, my said son-in-law Henry Strongitharme and William Loundes of Marthall in co. Chester, yeoman, my executors. The mark of Anne Holland. Witnesses : Randle Gimcocke, Thomas Strettle, Ralphe Loundes. Proved at London before the Judges 26 March, i659» by the said Henry Strongitharme. (From the Originals at the Probate Registry ^ Chester.) In the Name of God Amen. 13 January 1694 [5] I THOMAS Deane of the Parke in Nether Alderley, Gentleman, sick etc. To ''cozen William Stanley of Astle in Chelford'' the house and lands called "The Bricke [? Parke] House in Nether Alderley." Mentions ''Margaret Hatton my sister," "Elizabeth Deane spinster daughter of my uncle Thomas Deane & to Samuel Deane of Widford.** — " Godson Thomas Stanley sonne & heir apparent of the aforesaid William Stanley.'' To " my godson Thomas Stanley aforesaid, John Holland Junior of Mobberley & Thomas Woods of Marthall all my books except my bihle» equally to be divided amongst them.'' To " godson Thomas Stanley and my niece Mary Holland my sUver spoone&" To " said John Holland and Mary his wife my niece & their sons & daughters £iyy & to the said John Holland my silver scale, my httle silver breast buttons & to Mary his wife my pocquet watch with the studied case." Digitized by Google 150 APPENDIX *' Item. I give to my godson Thomas Stanley and my niece Mary Holland equally betwixt them what stockes of bees I have att John Smiths in Over Alderley att Isaac Peerses in Nether Alderley & att James Bibbies in Chorley." Residue of personalty equally among John Holland, William Stanley, George Lowe, & Thomas Woods. Exors : Geo: Lowe of Chelford & Thos. Woods of MarthalL Over- seer Cozen William Stanley of Astle, & John Holland of Mob- berley. Wit: Wra Stanley. (sgd.) Richard Wych. (sgd.) Joseph Jackson, (sgd.) Proved 21 June 1695. Randle Lowton. (sgd.) Sara Cleaton. (sgd) Inventory valued 17 June 1690 by William Stanley of the Parke in Nether Alderley, & John Holland of Mobberley. Wra Stanley. [sgd.] J6^ Holland, Jun'. [sgd.] Value over £2000. Administration granted [22 January 1 704-5] of goods of JOHN Holland late of Macclesfield Yeoman deceased to William HoOand of Macclesfield Chapman, one of the sons of deceased, 22 January 1704. John Prescott. [sgd.] WILL : HOLLAND, [sgd.] Edw : Roberts, [sgd.] Jo"- Holland. [sgd.] [Included is following document.] "To all Christian people '^ etc. ''John Holland, Thomas Holland, Peter Holland & Daniel Holland, sonnes of John Holland late of Maccles- field in the County of Chester yeoman deceased send greeting* Whereas the said John Holland the father departed this life on or about the 17^ January inst., not having made any will or testament ^ etc. & '' leaving five sonnes (& no daughter or son-in-law) att the time of his death, to witt, William Hdland and the aforesaid, John, Thomas, Peter & Digitized by Google APPENDIX 151 Daniel^ The said four renounce their right to administer their father's goods in favour of ''then: brother William Holland of Macclesfield Chapman." 23 Jan : 1704. ^A^tnesses. Hannah Holland, [sgd.] Jo»* Holland. [sgd] Thomas Holland, [sgd.] Alice FomeflL [sgd] Peter Holland. [sgd.] Daniel Holland, [sgd.] (Infra 40 ii.) 20 April 1712. John Holland of Mobberley in Co. Chester Yeoman, under many infirmities but of sound and disposeing memory — Last Will & Testament etc And whereas by a Deed Trip^^« made about 13 March 1681 between John Holland of Mobberley gentlem>^ & Hannah his wife [my fiather & Mother] since both deceased & me the said John Holland [then the younger] of the first parte, And John Barker of Litle leigh in the Co. of Chester gentL with severall others of the second & thirde parte. There was a power reserved unto me the sd Jo° Holland by my last Will signed w^ my owne hand &c. &c to charge the moytey or full halfe parte of all & singular that messuage and Tenement with appurt* lying & being in Mobberley aforesaid, Then in po6S>^ of John Holland my ifather [since deceased] & now in the actuall possession of me the said Jo^^ Holland &c with the paym^ of any sufBe or suffies of money as to me fho'd seem expedient & fitting to & for the use of my younger daughters &c. or sons &c. &c. Now I the said John Holland appoint &c. said Moytey or one full half of sd &c with appurt' late ''in possession of my fiather as his '' part or one halfe of the whole. — ^That is to say the Midle-roome " called the Hall or house and other rooms thewayrew^ lyeth through " the said Hall or House — ^the New-bame — the nearer-side of the stable, ** the Lower shippOn, the forther-bing and Gamer, One moytey of the "Garden & Orchard w^ the Straite. The Higher-hay-fieilds— The *' Lower-hay-fieilds and Bobberhills adjoyneing unto them, the great '' Bonke. The Crabtree land»»the Old Intack— the two New doases — Digitized by Google 152 APPENDIX " the Broomefeild, the Hempj^ard & the nearer Sawer-butts w**» their " and every of their appurt« with all usuall wayes waters & advan- " tagcs whatsoever for the occupation thereof— All w<* I doe hereby ** charge w^ the full sume of flTour-Hundred & Thirty Poundes of Law- '^ full Brittish money to be paid by my sonn John to my Executors herein " after named to & for the use of my younger sonns and daughters. " And if by reason of his death my sonn Thomas sho'd become Heyre " my will & mind is that he pay the suAe of ftive hundred and Thirty ** powndes of like money " &c. &c. ** And for the raising the sd suffies " in the space of six monthes after my decease & next ensuing I do ** hereby give " &c. &c. " all powers to me reserved in the before in *' part recited Indenture Triptite. " I give unto John Holland my heire apparent my pocquett watch, " Brass clock, all the ceilling that my ffather left in the house when '' he removed to Macklesfeild, my Black-horse called Buck & also one " ffeather bed & ffeather boulster, Two Pillows, Two Pillow Beares, " One Rugg, One payre of Sheets, Two Blankctts, Two Towdls, Two " Napkins to be chosen by my Ex", And also my ffouleing Gunn. " To Thomas my second sonn ;£'ioo [Haveing layd out considerable " in his education] my pendulum watch Burkitt upon the New Testament, " Bible in £folio, And a desk covered w^ Red leather & the Gold-ring he " commonly weareth. "Itm. I do give unto Peter my Third sonn to receive when he is " 21 aet. the suffie of ;f 140, my large Red silk quilt, Chest that was att *' Knotsford and such goods of mine as (hall be there at the time of my " decease — all of them, a Gold ring, Bible w^ silver clasps. ** Itm. I do give to my son-in-law Benedict Brooke £Sve shillings having '* already payd him ;£'20o[as a portion] w^my daughter Hannah his late wife. "To my daughter Abigail ;f200 And the great chest with paunelled '* lid, & a little wood Cabinet with sev*« draw" in it — a Gold chain, a ** Patchwork-squob Cushion, a Gold-ring (he hath in her owne keeping, " my Trunck, & a Cow att her owne choyce. ''Unto Katharine my now seconde daughter ;f200 at aet 21 and a large ' black Chest.' Blood stone necklace and an Handcerchef box. " Unto Mary my youngest dau. the sume of ;f 200 when aet. 21 & my " chest of drawers and the Smalest ring. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 153 ** Unto Edward Barbor aonn to Edward Barbor of flashbrooke Esq. '* [if he be liveinge &c.] one cellar of Bottles, One Queensticht pin Cushion '* & one close Baskett— otherwise these to my daughters Abigail Katharine " & Mary. '^To my daughter Abigail the Bible that coAonly useth to be att " Knotsforde — ^And as for 3 Rings yet undisposed of if I do not dispose " of same in my life time — my sonn John shall have his choyce & my ** daughter Abigail the second giving her sister Mary that (he used to ** wear & Katharine to have the third "To the poore ftock of Mobberley £2. '«To the poore Stock of Nether Knutsford £1 instead of a dole— To " such servants as I (hall have at my decease *2l6^ each — Residue to be " devided among my ffive younger chUdren viz< Thomas, Peter, Abigail, ** Katharine & Mary. "Only my apparrell w^ Buttens to be devided amogst my 3 sonns " and all womens and childrens apparrell & boys amogst my 3 daughters & ** if upon decease of John, Thomas shall come to be my heyre in such case " £$0 of the ;f 100 before given him shall be given to his brother Peter " and the other £$0 with the nfi Thomas's part in the remainder shall be " equally devided among all my then younger children.'' Portions of any that may die before 21 to be equally devided among all my children then living. Appdnt William Stanley of the Parke in Neth' Alderley and Peter Colthurst of Sandle-bridge in Little-Warford both in County of Chester Gentlemen to be my executors, also to be guardians unto all my children untill they severally attain 21 act. which they have promised to perform — ^their Expenses charged on my personall estate And that they nor either of them shall be accountable for any losses that (hall be susteined by the managem< of the same &c. Jo" Holland. Witnesses — Edward Coppocke. Jo^ Lattimer. [Seal, a lion rampant guardant, Jonathan Ridge, jun^ in the paw a fleur-de-lis. Seepage 54 .] Ex« Sworn 30 April 171 3. Coram Tho: Wainwright u Digitized by Google 154 APPENDIX Inventory of John Holland of Mobbcriey in Ca Chester Gent^ lately deceased appraised by ITrancis Newton & Edward Coppock both of Mobberley Yeomen. 24 January 1712. Cattle &c. &c. In the ftable &c. &c. goods in the Parlor. 8 ledder chaires & one elbow chdre ;f 01 . 00 . 00 1 long screen . . . 00 . 06 • 10 2 wooden chaires . . . 00 . 03 . 00 1 ovell Table . . 00 . lO . 00 2 Looking Glasses . . . 00 . 03 . 00 Window Curtaines & vallens • 00 . 01 . 06 I grate, i paire of Tongs 1 ffire (hovell 00 . 05 . 00 Glasses upon the chimney peice w^\ some other odd things in the Clossett > 00 . 03 . 00 adioyning to ye Parlor . . . | Goods in the Hall — goods in the Parlor chamber — goods in M^ Jo^ Hollands chamb^ — goods in M^* Tho. Hollands room — goods in the best chamber — ^goods in the chees-chamber [flfeder Bed &c Ac one paire fedstocks and hangings, one Ring of Bells, a little pair of bed- stocks one chef Bed Sec &c 14 hundred of cheese 14 slipings of Yam] Goods in M's Abigails chamber. The Dec'ds Purse. • 31 . 12 . 06 4 peices of old Gold and one Gold Bodkin 04 • 10 . 00 one silver Salver • • 02 . 00 . 00 9 Silver fpoons & 3 Tea Spoons . • 03 • 04 . 06 Debts opon fpedality ' . • 806 . 07 , . 00 Total Inventory - ;f 1048 . 16 . 9 Ex^ 30 April ] 713- In the Name of God Amen [1 February 1769.] I JOHN HOLLAND of Mobberley iii the County of Chester Gentleman do make & ordain my last will & Testament in manner & form following. ^^ Whereas by Digitized by Google APPENDIX 155 Articles of Agreement' bearing date 3 February I7i7[8] made between U8 the said John Holland on the one part, Peter G>lthurst late of Little Warford in the said County Gendemaii, since deceased, of the second part, previous to & in consideration of a marriage to be had with Mary my late wife daughter of the said Peter Colthurst " etc and " Whereas by one deed of Indenture Tripartite made on or about 3i*< July 1761 between the said John Holland of the one part Geo: Lowe of the City of Chester Gentleman of the second part, & John Colthurst of Little Warford Gentleman & Peter Colthurst of Over Knutsford Doctor in Physick of the' third part" — a settlement was made in pursuance of the afores<i Articles of Agreement etc. ''And whereas I have now six younger children now living by Mary my late wife.** " Samuel my younger son and five daughters/* viz. " Elizabeth the wife of John Norbury of Great Warford, Gentleman, Mary the wife of William Turner of Wakefield 0> York, Qerk, Ann the wife of Thomas Holland of Manchester chapman, Catherine the wife of Philip Holland of Bolton le-Moors C^ Lancaster, Clerk, and Abigail the wife of WiUiam Coppock of Stockport mercer." He accordingly charges ''my capital messuage ** etc at Mobberley & "also the messuage mentioned in the Articles of Agreement" with the sum of ;f 1000, to be devided equally among his six children. Legacies. " To the poor slock of Mobberley, 40/.*' "To the Rev. Robert Lord of Nether Knutsford ckrk, £$." "To the Trustees of the Protestant Dissenters Chapel or Meeting House in Nether Knutsford, £$, the mterest oo the sum to be api^ed yearly to the use of the Minister.*' " To my mster Mary Gerrard, widow £6 a year." "To my sister Catherine Coppock widow, £1 a year.** "To Ellen and Sarah Amery children of my late nep^w John Amery deceased, £1, i each.** "To my grandson John Holland eldest son of my late son Peter Holland, a dresser with twelve drawers and the pewter shelves above the same now at Mobberley *' etc Digitized by Google 156 APPENDIX Rest of property equally among six children. Exon. Son Samuel Holland & Peter Colthurst Doctor of PbisiclL I Feb. 1769. Witnesses — Nathi Morrey. [sgd] JOHN HOLLAND, [sgd.] Thomas Jackson. [8gd«] [Seal as on page 54 .] Sam^ Worthington. [sgd.] Proved 3 Sept. 1770 by Samuel Holland, Peter Colthurst Doctor in Phisick being dead. Administration granted [13 June 1761] of goods of PETER HOLLAND late of Nether Knutsford, Gentleman, deceased granted to Margaret Holland his widow and relict. Bondsmen, Samuel Holland of Mobberley Gent. & Samuel Worthing- ton of Mobberley, Husbandman. 13 June 1761. John Antrobus. [sgd.] M. Holland. [sgd.] Sami Sanders, [sgd.] Sam^- Holland. [sgd.] Sau^ Worthington. [sgd.] (Monumental Inscriptions from the Old Chapel at Knutsford}) Thomas /son of John & Mary Holland /of Mobberley /Bom Oct 15th 1730; / Died Dec 6^ 175 1. / Also of Ann, wife of Samuel / Holland of Sandle Bridge / Who died the i*^ July 18 14 Aged 74. / Also the remains of/ M' Samuel Holland of Sandle /Bridge who died May the a6^/ 1816 Aged 82. /Hannah relict of Samuel /Lumb of Wakefield and /Daughter of Samuel & Anne / Holland, died May i*^ 1837. /Aged 69. Here Ueth/ Mary /Wife of John Holland/of Mobberiey /Daughter of/ Peter & Eliz: Colthurst /of Sandle Bridge. /Died August 5^ 1757. /Aged 6$. /Here also lieth John /Holland of Mobberley /Who died June 24, 1770. / Also AbigaU Holland, died July. 20. 1848. Aged 75. / * Copied by the late E. S. Holland. Only the bare genealogical fects are printed. Several of the inscriptions include dissertations on the virtue of the deceased. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 157 Underneath / rest the remains of/ Peter / son of / John and Mary Holland of Mobberiey./Who was bom 14*** of October. 1722. /and died 26^ Bfarch. I76i./Aged 38. /And of/ Margaret /daughter of/ William and Margaret Bostock/ of Nether Knutsford/and wife of Peter Holland/ Who was bom 15^ November 1725/ and died. 11^ April. 1809 /Aged 83./ And also near this place of/ William/ son of/ Peter & Margaret Holland/ who was bom 19* March. 1761/ and died 8^ April 1802./ Aged 41./ John Holland / Minister of the Gospel / son of John & Mary HoUand / of Mobberley. / Bora November 3"* 172a /Died December 28^ I75i«/ John Holland /of Mobberley /Died March 2^ A.D. 1835. /Aged 83 years./ Susannah Holland / wife of John Holland / of Mobberley / Died December 6^ 1836./ Aged 78 years. Mary / the wife of Peter Holland / Suigeon died October 3"* / 1803 aged 37. /Also /Peter Holland of Knutsford/ Surgeon born 3"* June/ 1766. died 19^ January 185 5. /Also Mary Holland the daughter /of the above Peter & Mary /Holland bom Oct^ i6**> 1792 /died June 11*^ 1877/ Also /Lucy Holland the daughter /of the above Peter & Mary/ Holland bom. September 17^ 1800 /died August 24<J» 1883. Catherine/ Willets widow of the / Rcv^ William Willets/of Newcastle died /August the 25^^ 1804 /Aged 78 years. /Here also are interred the remains of Anne /Holland the eldest daug/hter of Samuel and Anne Holland of Sandle / Bridge who departed this / life on the 24^ of January / 1809 at the age of 43. /Likewise the remains of Mary /Holland third daughter /of Samuel & Anne Holland of/ Sandle Bridge who departed/ this life November the io<^ 181 2. /Aged 42./ Also their sister Catharine Holland /who was bom August 25^ 1772 and /who died July 26th 1822. Aged 50 years. Hannah /wife of Peter Swinton/of Cross Town dyed July 5*^ 1771 / in the 63"* year of her age. / Peter Swinton died on / the 6^ of Dec : 1788. Aged 74. Digitized by Google iS8 APPENDIX Elizabeth / wife of John Swinton / died Juoe 30^ 1773. / aged 2Q years. / Also the body of J<^ Swinton son / of Peter Swinton who departed this / life the 12* day of March 1777 / in the 36^ year of his age. Here / lie the remains of/ Elizabeth / wife of Peter Swinton / of Nether Knutsford/ daughter of /John & Mary Holland /late of Mobberley / who died December 12* 1782,/ Aged 64. This stone covers the remains / of Peter Colthurst of Sandle Bridge / who died June 16^ M.DCCXLI./Aged 72./And Elizabeth his wife /who died June 15 M.DCCXL./Aged 71. Thomas Colthurst / ecdesiae apud Albomooasterienses / Deinde apud Knottesfordienses / Pastor. / . . . Obiit VI. Cal. Feb. M.Dcx:xxxviIL / iEtatis sue XLIII. Mary Colthurst wife of the Rev: Thos. Colthurst died Feb. 7* 1765. aged 51. John Colthurst / of Sandle Bridge Gent. / son of Peter & Elizabeth / died Oct. 31^^ 1774. in the 77^^ year of his age. /Caroline daughter of Swinton Colthurst Holland /died October 9* 1833. aged 26. Samuel Colthurst / of Nether Knutsford. Gent / son of Peter and Eliza- beth /of Sandle Bridge /Died March 13* 1750 m the 45**^ year of his age. Doctor /Peter Colthurst of Nether Knutsford son of Peter & Eliza- beth/of Sandle Bridge/ Died. 27th August. 1769 aged 6a Ann / wife of Doctor Peter Cohhurst / daught^ of the late Rev<* / John Platts of Cossall/ Nottinghamshire /died July 9* 1763 aged 40. {The following Notes are from the MSS. of the late E, S. Holland.) From papers in possession of Miss Fanny Holland, 187a John Menzies [b. 1769, son of John Menzies of Rodney Street] married Mary Anne Gardiner in January i8cx>— issue Anne Menzies married to W^n Jones, Insurance broker, Liverpool. — their children are Louisa — William — Mary Caroline — Edward Stuart — ^Alfred. Digitized by Google APPENDIX 159 Henry Mexuies married to Caroline Mawe formerly of Doncaster — their children are Mary Anne & John. John Menzies B.D. Rector of Wyke R^;is & Wesrmouth, married to CaroSne Lang daughter of the late Chaa. Lang of Portland Place & Moor Park near Famham. — no children. Caroline Menzies — married to Rev<i W« Hurdis Lushington M.A (son 6f the R^ Hon^ S. R. Lushington) Rector of Eastling near Faversham Kent, no children. MVmiiam Menzies, MA. Bachelor— Curate of Thursley near Godal* ming, Surrey. Alfred Menzies AM. Fellow of Trinity College Oxford and Curate of Godalming at the time of his decease. Lucy Menzies — Spinster — Frederick Menzies AM. Fellow of Brazen 'ose College Oxford & Curate of Hambledon — Bucks — (M" Holland was sister of above John — E.S.H.) SiTDGfioaoxK^H, Sfpe. 7*1811. Sir, — I trust you will forgive the liberty of my once more troubling you with M^ Stanford's visit, I could not resist the opportunity of making enquiry after your heahh through him, and of giving you an account of the information I have lately received through my son of his father's family which he has gained since the death of our old friend M^* John Menzies, who lived 30 years in Lord Monson's family, House Steward. His property was small, left in legacies to his relations in Scotland, my son his Executor. — ^The account from an old gentleman M^ Robert Menzies to my son was as follows. — ^ Your Great Grandfather was a respectable man of this country who married the Laird of Donnimachary's Daughter — their children were three sons, Robert, John and Alexander — Robert (your Grandfather) married Stewart the Laird of Gaerth's daughter — his children were John, Archibald, (who both died abroad having no issue) Robert (your father) and Alexander who died young. — ^Your Grand uncle John lived in this country was married and had issue — ^William who lived at Edinburgh and was Solicitor of Customs in Scotland — William died and has left two sons John & William — ^John succeeded his father and is Solicitor at present. — William is also at Edinburgh after returning from the East Indies with money. — ^Your Grand uncle Alexander was a resident Digitized by Google i6o APPENDIX in Edinburgh and left but one son John, who many years ago went up to England married there, and if alive is a respectable merchant in Liver* pool — he had two sons John now in London and Henry Wright Menzies in the army. — ^so far on your fathers side. — Stewart Laird of Gaoth has several sons and three daughters, his grandson is at present in possession of that property and has a family — My father married the eldest, myself and two sisters are the issue — ^your Grandfather married the second and had the four sons mentioned — a gentleman of the name of Stewart married the third and had issue one son who was Surgeon in the army went to India made money and at present lives in London, his address is Doctr Alexander Stewart late of the 42* Reg« — ^The present Laird of Gaerth, D^ Stewart your father & myself, are what is called in Scotland — cousin german."— (Signed) MARIA MENZIES— (to Mr Menzies.) Shugborough, 7^ Aiw^ 181 1. Dear Sir, — I am extremely sorry it was not in my power to answer your very kind & satisfactory Letter of 20^ Sept^, at xthat time agreeable to my own inclination— on looking over my Son's letter — I found I had not the address of the M*^ Robert Menzies from whom he gained this information — I wrote to him for it, and have now the pleasure of giving you a short account as I received it — M^ Rob^ Menzies, Farkyer, near Aberfieldire — He is Factor to Sir John Menzies and others — Has seven sons all doing well — and from his Letters is a sensible man — ISJ Robert Menzies's father and my husband's father appear to have married two sisters, by the family statement I sent you — who were daughters of Stewart Laird of Gaerth — I have for many years past wished to know if any of my husband's family were living — My son is principle agent to Lord Harewood at Harewood in Yorkshire — He engaged in it this summer, and what renders it very pleasant — it was unsolicited by my Son — Lord Harewood was desirous to have him undertake the management of his large Estates — ^and relinquish all other business in that way— consequently it fixes him in an Establishment — and he is very anxious for me to retire from my (humble compared with his) station, and take up my abode under his protection in comfort for the remainder of my days, which I Digitized by Google APPENDIX i6i am about to do in 3 or 4 months as it may suit the convenience of Lord & Lady Anson who are good & worthy people and to whom I feel attached. —(Signed) Maria Menzies. Another letter dated Harewood, Wetherby, Yorkshire, 20^ March 1817, frwi Maria Menzies to Mrs. Holland. Plas Penrhyn, 28 October 1840 — W.M. — Major Archibald Menzies Late of the 42^^ Highlanders one of the seven sons of Robert Menzies late of Farley-gair dose by Castle Menzies and Steward or Factor to the late Sir Robert Menzies and also intimate friend of Sir Robert Robert Menzies also married a Menzies. Genealogy of Wflliam Menzies. — ^The Grandfather on his father's side was William Menzies Solicitor of Customs at Edinburgh and cousin to John Menzies late of Rodney Street Liverpool and father of M^s Samuel Holland. His father is Captain William Menzies H.E.I. C^r service presently residing in 1 14 George Street Edinburgh who is the youngest and now only surviving son of the said late W. Menzies Solicitor of His Majesty's Customs in Scotland, who was one of the Bolfrax Family in the Highlands now Extinct, owing to the property being sold for the benefit of Bolfrax's three daughters who are now all dead — His (W. Menzies') grandmother on the father's side was Miss Elizabeth Midcalf daughter of I> Midcalf London, she was bom in London. — All now left of the old stock of the Menzies family in Scotland is Miss Janet Menzies — Captain William Menzies and his Cousin the honourable M^ Justice Menzies Cape of Good Hope who is married to Admiral Christian's daughter — Judge Menzies was the only son of the late John Menzies Eldest Brother of the present Capt W. Menzies. Capt W™ Menzies H.E.I.S. has one dtr. & three sons — Emily Menzies, William Menzies, Kenneth Menzies & John Edward Menzies. — ^W™ Menzies' mother was a Miss Harriet Callender eldest dtr. of Kenneth Callender surgeon, youngest son of Callender of Craigforth, & she was sister to Lady Hardinge wife of Sir Chas. Hardinge. Liverpool Aug. 23' 1814. — Su-, having first learnt thro' a friend that an Enquiry has recently been made by you about my father the late X Digitized by Google 1 62 APPENDIX Jn Menzies I trust you will pardon the liberty his daughter is taking in addressing these few lines to you being anxious to know why the enquiry after my Respected Parent was made & desirous of giving any further information concerning him to the friends of his Aunt the late Barbara Stuart that may be wished being well assured that any enquiry respecting my honored father who has now been dead about twelve months can be satisfactorily answered — a few lines addressed to M» Holland — M"" Samuel Holland Liverpool will very much oblige.— ^Sir, yours very respectfully.— Catherine Holland. Leith, 8^ SepL 1 8 14. — Madam — I was favoured with your very polite letter of the 26^ ult^ and in reply I beg to acquaint you that the enquiry lately made by me respecting a person of the name of John Menzies nephew to Barbara Stewart the deceased Spouse of James Warrock late Merchant Tayler in Edinburgh was in consequence of the late Vi^ James Warroch, PrestonpanSi my Uncle, who died on the 27^ January last having by his settlement left to him five hundred Meiics Scotch, which is equal to Twenty seven pounds fifteen shillings and sevenpence sterling. The following is a copy of that part of the Settle- ment which respects M*^ Menzies : '* And in regard that James Warroch designing himself Merchants Tayler in Edinburgh who was my uncle; did by a deed dated the day of September Seventeen hundred and sixty seven years, dispose and convey to me all heritable and movable property burthened with payment of certain annuities, together with Five hundred Merks Scotch Money to John Menzies, nephew to Barbara Stewart his deceased spouse, but the Heir at Law having brought the validity of the Deed in question by a process of Reduction before the Lords of Council and Sessions, it was by them set aside upon the footing of Death Bed and the haill funds were thereby evicted from me by the heirs. Notwithstanding whereof in respect to my said Uncle I continued to pay the Annuitants during their respective lives from my own private funds, and being still disposed to fulfill his wishes or intentions so far as I think reasonable, I do hereby order and direct my said Trustee (viz. Dr John Warroch Pursell) to pay to the said John Menzies, now or lately residing in Liverpool, or his heirs Five hundred Merks Scotch bdng equal Digitized by Google APPENDIX 163 to Twenty seven pounds fifteen shillings and sevenpence sterling in full at the distance of six Months after my decease ** — Having deferred re- mitting the money untill payment of the duty to Govemmenti and learning that your brother W John Menzies and yourself are the only children in life of the said John Menzies referred to in my uncle's Settlement and the only persons entitled to receive the money it is ray intention to remit it soon deducting the charges to which it is liable, and shall probably send a form of discharge to be signed. Please acquaint your Brother with the Contents of this letter. Address for me ]> Pursell, Prestonpans, near Edinburgh. — I remain Madam your very obedient servant JOHN WarroCH Purseul— M" Holland Liverpool The Holland Medal. Instituted A.D. 1871 by the subscriptions of iii old students, Professors, and friends of the Royal Agricultural College, in gratefcd commemoration of the persistent energy and public spirit that prompted one of the original founders^ to sustain the College amid discouragements for DKMX than twenty-five years, with wise counsel, an open purse and kindly sympathy, with every helper in the work* ^ That is, Edward Holland, Esq., M.P., of Dumbleton. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google INDEX Abbivat, Adam de, loi Abbenay, Thomas de, loi Abbenay, William de, loi Abbott, John, 136 Acton, Elixabeth, 137 Acton, John, 137 Adamson, Agnes, 114 Adamson, Roger, Z14 Adboigham, Gilbert^ 107 Adbnigham, Uargaret de, no Adburgham, Brother Hugh de, 194 Adeane, Miss, 71 Agecroft (Lane), 119 Agricoltoral College, Cirencester, 82 Albargham, Gilbert de, 27 Alburgham, Margaret de, 27 Alcrynton, Thomas, no Aldborghe, Arthur^ 121 Aldbarghe, Elizabeth, 121 Alderley, 50, 52, 60, 109, 146, 147, 148 Alvanley, Cheshire, 29 America, 79 Amery, John, 155 Amery, Bichard, 147 Amery, Sarah, 155 Ancient Beligious Houses of Lanca- shire, Notes on, 13 Antrobus, Isaac, 59, 67 Antrobns, John, 156 Antrobus, Mary, 137 Andrew, Alice, 144 Andrewe, Sarah, 136 Anson, Lady, i6z Anson, Lord, i6z Arbuthnot^ Mr. G., 74 Ardeme, Alice, 116 Ardeme, James, no Ardeme, Joan, 29, 113 Ardeme, John, 29, 1x3, 116, 119 Ardeme, Balph, 112 Ardwick, 124, 129, 132, 133, 142, 143 Ashbum, 67 Ashburton House, Putney Heath, 87 Ashby, Leicestershire, 16 Ashley, 146 Ashton, no, 137 Ashton, Edmund, 114 Ashton, Elizabeth, 30, 114 Ashton, Ellen, 136, 144 Ashton, John, 105, 135 Ashton, Sir John, 28, no Ashton, Lawrence, no Ashton, Margaret^ 135 Ashton, Miss, 62 Ashton, Moss, 28 Ashton, Bichard, 30, 114 Ashton, Bobert, 97, 98 Ashton, Thomas, 107 Ashton-under-Lyne, 28, 44, 49, 121, 134, 144, 145 Ashton, William, 107, 108 Assheton, sse Ashton Assize Bolls, 5 n» AsUe, in Chelford, 52, 53, 149, 150 Atherton, Hugh de, 98, 99 165 Digitized by Google i66 INDEX Atherton, John de, loi Aadenshaw, 19 Austria, 80 Austjn ats Ireland, Adam, 8 Aynes worth, John, 113 Baines, '' Lancashire,'* referred to, 17 n. Balderston, William de, 104 Banaster, Adam, 96 Banaster, Richard, 115 Banastre, Thomas, 6, 94 Banaster, William, 96, 115 Bannockham, 10 Barhor, Edward, 153 Bardesley, Jane, 135 Bardsley, Mary, 137 Bardesley, Richard, 135 Barlowe, Alice, 134 Barlow, Hugh de, 105 Barlow, John, 136 Barlow, Susan, 136 Barlowe, William, 134 Baring Bros., 80, 84 Barker, John, 151 Barmouth, 90 Barnes, Elizabeth, 85 n. Barnes, Esther, 145 Barnes, Richard, 85 n. Barnes, Zachary, 85 n. Bamshaw, Co. Chester, 80 Barraclough, Joseph, 136 Barrow, Rev. Robert, 46 Barton, 107, iii, 112, 120 Barton, near Eccles, 24, 102 Barton, Hugh, 113 "Barton, Mary" (Gaskell), 76, 77 Barton, Richard de, 106 Barton, Roger de, 105 Bazaine, Marshal, 73 Beamish, Co. Durham, 30 Becansaw, George, iii, 115 Beeston Castle, 9 Belfast, 90 Belfeld, Ralph de, 105 Belfeld, Richard de, 105 Benedictine Monks, 14 Benham, Anne, 134 Benthmm, Jane, 136 Bentham, Robert^ 136 Berry, 134 Berwick-on-Tweed, 76 Bewsey (Lane), 148 Bexwyk, Geoffrey, 24, 102 Bibbie, James (of Chorley), 53 Bibbie, James, 150 Bickerstaffe, 2 Bickerstath, Radus de, 96 Biggs, Arthur W., 87 Biggs, Catherine K, 87 Bill, Miss, 57 Billinge, 2, 15 Birch, Ellen, 134 Birch family, 44 Birch, Margaret^ 134 Birch, Robert^ 44 ^> 134* 144 Biron, John de, 94, 1 10 Bissch, Alice de, 25 Bissch, William, 25 Blackbume, Mr. Ireland, 7, 93 Black Friars, Pontefract, 12 Blackley, 126 Black Monks, Monastery o^ 14 Blakebume, John de, 97 Blakbum, Thomas, zii Blakebum, William de, 98 Blakeley, 129, 130, 132, 133, ij6, 140, 141, 142 Blakemon, Thomas, 96 Blomeley, Thomas, 143 Boaidman, Ellen, 135 Boardman, John, 135 Bokingham, 95 Bold, AHce, 144 Bold, Anna, 144, 145 Digitized by Google INDEX 167 Bold, Anne, 44 Bold, Jane, 49, 144 Bold, John, 145 Bolde, Sir John de, 108 Bold, Miles, 144 Bold, Ralph, 44, 144, 145 Bold, Robert, 144, 145 Bold, William, 144 Bolfiax family, 161 Bolton, 24, 26, 56, 102, 106, no, III, 112, 113, 114, 117, 119, 120, 123, 139. 155 Bolton, near Eoclee, 24, 102 Bolton, Ellen, 126 Bonke, Adam de la, 94 Bonk, Roger del, 96 Boothe, Alicia, 125 Booth, John, 136 • Boothe, Robert, 125 Borough bridge, 12, 13 Boetock, Margaret, 59, 157 Boetock, William, 59, 157 Boaworth, Battle of, 16 Boteler, Qeorge, 115 Bothe, John, 113 Bothe, John del, 105 Bothe, Robert, 109 Bothe, Thomas dil, loi Bowdon, 147 Bowen, Jeremy, 136 Bowen, Thomas, 136 Bower, Ralph, 146 Bowker, Frances, 137 Bowker, Michael, 137 Boydelle, William, 96 Bradbume, Sir Henry, 1 2 Bradelach, 100 Bradley, George, 122 Bradschagh, Elys da, 105 Bradschagh, John de, 99 Bradschagh, Simon de, 99 Bradschagh, Thomas d^ 103 Bradschagh, Yon de, 105 Bradshaw, Alexander, 29 Bradshaw, Alice, 135 Bradshaw, Ellen, 29 Bradshaw, Humphrey, 136 Bradshaw, John, 29 Bradshaw, Lord Presidenl^ 57 Bradshaw, Margaret, 134 Bradshaw, Richard, 134 Bradshaw, William de, 96 Brazil, 85 Brereton, John, 122 Brereton, Margaret, 121, 125 n. Breareton, Thomas, 146 Brereton, William, 121, 125 n. British Museum, 58 Brokholex, John, 115 Brokwalhursts, 109 Brombill, Margaret, 134 Brome, Roger Fits, 96 Bronte, Charlotte, 77, 78 BiontS, Charlotte, Life of, (Gaskell), 78 Brooke (of Toft), Benedict, 52, 152 Brooke, Hannah, 52, 152 Brooke, Maria, 126 Brooke, Richard, 126 Brooks, Elizabeth, 56 Brooks, Miss, 57 Brooks, Mr. (of Chelford), 51 Broughton, 6, 131, 132, 133, 136 142 Brown, James, 108 Brown, William, 115 Brownbilt, Anne, 134 Bninner, Mond & Co., Messrs., 91 Brunyngton, Adam, 20 Bmnyngton, Robert, 20 Bryn-y-Grog (Denbighshire), 91 Budworth, 147 Buenos Ay res, 84, 91 Burgundy, Duke of, i Buron, Sir John, 109, 119 Bury (Lane), 21, 71, 99 Digitized by Google i68 INDEX Bury, Henry de, loo Butterworthy Alex, de, 105 Butterworth, Richard de, X05 Byerley, Miss, 77 Byrom, John, 31, 117 Byron, Reginald, 1x5, 116 Caldwell, James, 73 Caldwell, M. E., 73 Callender of Craigforth, 161 Callender, Harriet^ 161 Callender, Kenneth, 161 Cambridge, 73 Campbell, Lord, 74 Canus, Henry, 19 Canns, William, 19 Canterbury, 14 Cardeon Castle, 90 Carlisle, Emily L., 87 Carlisle, John, 87 Carnarvon, Earl of, 74 Camatic Hall, Liverpool, 93 Carre, Robert, 115, 116 Carrington> 34 Carrington, Jane, 34 Carrington, John, 34 Carter^ Elizabeth, 134 Carter, John, 134 Cartmel Manor, 6 Cartwright, Elizabeth, 133 Cartwright, Mr. (of Newcastle), 57 Castle Dendreth, 90 Caterall, Ralph, in Cauncefeld, John, in Cauncefeld, Robert, in Chambers, Anne, 133 Chambers, Anthony, 133 Chapman, 136 Cheetame, Isabel, 133 Cheetame, James, 133 Chelford, 56, 68, 150 Chelsea, 76 Cherry, Sir William, 12 Chester, 8, 19, 51, 53, 56, 66, 86, 116, 124, 143, 144, 149 Chester, Friars of, 94 Chester, H. de, 96 Cheiham, Hug^ 114 Chatham Society, i, 21 n. Chetham, Thomas, 114 Childwall, Lancashire, 14 Chirche, Ughred de, 3 it. Chorley, 150 Chorley, William, izi, 118 Chorlton, 131, 132 Chorlton, George, 143 Chorlton Hall, 135 Chorlton Bow, near Manchester, 44, 140, 142 Chow-bent, 59 Christian, Admiral, i6x Christian, Frances M., 82 Christian, S., 82 Christian, Samuel, 81 Christian, Susan, 81 Cirencester, 16 Claghton, William, ixi Cleaton, Sarah, 150 Cliff, Warwick, The, 84 Clifton, 126, 127, 137 Clifton, Gilbert de, 94 Qoughe, Anne, 135 Cloughe, Henry, 118 Cloughe, John, 135 Cobbelere, Alice de, 25, 102 Cobbeleres, de, see De Cobbelere Coe, Edward, 134 Coe, Marie, 134 Collier, John, 25 Collier, Mary, 25, 137 Collier, Richard, 127 Collier, Thomas, 114 Collier, William, 114 Colthurst ancestors, 57 Digitized by Google INDEX 169 Colthunt^ Ann, 158 Colthurst, Elizabeth, 56, 156, 158 Colthunt family, 579 69 Coltharst, John, 70, 155, 158 Colthurst, Margaret^ 56, 57 Colthupit, Mary, 51, 56, 57, 158 Colthnnt) Millington, 56, 57, 58 Colthurst, Mr. (of Capesthome), 51 Colthurst, Peter, 55, 58, 63, 153, 154, 156, 158 Colthurst, Richard, 56, 58 Colthurst, Samuel, 158 Colthurst, Sarah, 57 Colthurst^ Thomas^ 56, 158 Colthurst, Rev. Thomas, 158 Comines, History of Philip de, i Common Law Procedure Acts, 74 Coombe Croft^ Surrey, 87 Cooper, Mary, 149 Coppock, Abigail, 61, 155 Coppock, Catherine, 155 Coppock, Charles, 162 Coppocke, Edward, 153, 154 Coppock family, 61, 62 Coppock, John, 147 Coppock, William, 61, 6a, 155 Cornwall, Mary, 88 "Cousin Phillis" (Gaakell), 78 Cowper, Edward, 135 Cowper, Mary, 135 Crawley, ia6, 127 Crofts, Louisa, 81 Crolts, Rer. Richard, 81 Crompsill, 129 Crompton, Henry, 113, 114 Cromsall, 131, 138, 139, 140, 141 Crossbyhouses, John de, 96 ''Crosse Charters" (edited by R. D. RadclifiSsy Esq.) referred to, 6 fi^ 711. Crosselane, 129, 130, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143 Cross Town, 157 Cryer, Alice, 134 Cryer, Richard, 134 Culcheth, James^ 113, 114 Culcheth, Roger de, 94 Cunliffe, ^ 71 Cunningham, Rev. , 56 Curia Regis Roll, 4 n. Daori, William de, 96 Dalton, 2, 15 Damhead, Mobberley, 44, 56 Darby, 67 Dauenport, Joan, 29 Dauenport, John, 29, 107, 108 Dawson, Anne, 135 Dean, Dr., 71 Deane, Edward, 148 Deane, Elizabeth, 149 Deane, John, 148 Deane, Margaret^ 148 Deane, Maria, 146 Deane, Mary, 52, 53, 147 Deane, Petroiiilla, 148 Deane, Samuel, 149 Deane, Sarah, 52, 148 Dean, Susan, 71 Deane, Thomas, 51, 52, 53, 149 Delamere, Lord, 50 Denman, Lord, 81 Denton, 97, 98, 99, 100, loi, 102, 104, 107, 108, 109, no, III, 113, II4» 116, 118, 119, 120, lai, 123, 130, i3i> 138* 139 Denton, Alexander, 21 it. Denton Chapel, 31, 32, 33, 34 Denton Chapel, inacripUoDS in, 33 n. Denton, Cicely, 21 h. Denton family, 8 Denton Hall, 18 Denton Hall, description of, 22, 23 Denton, history of, 22, 23, 31, 33 Y Digitized by Google 170 INDEX Denton and Holland Estates, 19 Penton Manor, 104, 107, 108, 113 Dentons, number of, 19 n. Despencer, Hugh le, 10 Derby, Earl of, 86 Devonport, Ralph, 112 Dickson, Josiah, 124 Diconson, Richard, 115, 118 Diddisbury Chapel, 143 Diggill, Oliver, 114 Ditton, 93, 95 Ditton, John de, 94 Ditton,' Roger de, 94 Ditton, Stephen de, 94 Dogholes, near Gt. Warford, 70* Dokenfield, 121 Dokenfield, Alice, 121, 122 Dokenfield, Frances, 121 Dokenfield, Jaue, 121 Dokenfield, Robert, 112, 121, 122 Dokenfield, William, 121 Domesday Book, extract from, 2 Doncaster, 159 Donmachary, Laird of, 83 Donneshagh, 100 Doodson, Jane, 135 Doodson, John, 135 Doulton, Nicholas de, 97 Dover Castle, 13 Doweshagh, 10 1 Downee, Robert, 107 Downes^ Robert del, 108 Down holland, 2 Droylsden, 120 Drylesden, 117 Dudmaston (Salop), 81 Dukkwell, Robert, zi6 Dumbleton, 81, 82, 163 Duncals, Cicely, 134 Dnncals, John, 134 Dunstanborough, 12 Dntton, Elizabeth, 85 n. Dutton, Hngh, 107 Duxbury, zi8 Dvnay, Thomas de, Z02 Dyconson, Richard, 116 East Cheshire (Earwakers), 27 n., 28 n., S3» 57 n. Eastling, Faversham, 159 Eastlin, John Prior, 72 Eccles, 130, 133, 135, 136, 137, 139, 14a Eccles, Robert de, 100 Eccleston, Maria, 121 Eckersfield, Alice, 134 Eckersfield, Giles, 134 Edge, Mr (of Willington), 51 Edinburgh, 72, 83, 159, 160, i6r, 162 Edward II., 9, 10, 12, 13 Edward IV., i Egerton, Sir John (of Wrinehill and Farthmghoe), 35 Egerton, Lord (of Tatton), 47 England, state of, 10 English History (Green), extract from, 9 Entwystill, Elys de, 105 Eutage, Ralph, 113 Euxton, 5, 6 Evesham (Gloster), 81, 82 Exeter, Henry Duke of, z, 16 Extracts from Parish Register of the Collegiate Church of Manchettei^ 127 Extoacts from Prestwich Register, 125 Failswobth, 136, 139, 141, 142 Fair & Co., Messrs., 84 Fairfax, Henry, 122 Fairfield, near Manchester, 89 Fallowes, John, 57 Fallowes, Margaret, 148 Fallowes, Sarah, 57 Farkyer, Aberfieldie, 160 Digitized by Google INDEX 171 Farley-gair, 161 Farrer, Mr., 3 n. Fajrefaxe, Henry, 121, 123 Festiniog, 77i 89, 91 Financial Reform Aseoeiaiion, 85 Fitton, Anne, 30 Fition, Sir Edward, 30 it. Fitton, John, 137 Fitton, John (of GkwsworthX 30 Fitton, Mary^ 137 FiU Ralph, Richard, 96 Fitiwilliam, Sir William, 12 Flashbrooke^ 153 Fogg, £lixeQ8> 125 Forthe, Isabel, 134 Fox, , 127 Fox, John, 127 Fox, Mr. (of the Rhodes), and Non- conformity, 45 Fox^ Thomas, 122 Frailsworth, 131 France, 80 Fraonce, Richard, 114 Fumess Manor, 6 Fylesworth, 129 Gardimbb, Mary A., 158 Oasoon Scntage, The, 5 Gaskell, Anne, 85 n. Oaskell, Eli£abetb, 85, 85 ft. Gaskell family, 85 n. Gaskell, Margaret, 87 Craskell, Marianne, 81 Gaskell, Mrs., 62, 69, 76, 77, 78, 79, 88 GaskeU, Roger, 8$ ti^ 145 Gaskell, Samuel, 85 n. Gaskell, Rer. W., 77, 82, 87 GaskeU, WUliam, 85, 87 Gaunt^ Elizabeth, 16 Gannt, John o^ 16 Gayeston, Piers, 8, 9, 10 Gawen, John, 1 1 1 Gawsworth, 30 Gaytdiffe, Richard, tog Gee, Ellen, 136 Gef&onson, Richard, 114 Gellibrand, John, 6 Gellibrand, Jnliaima, 6, 7 n. Gerard, James, 115 Gerrard, Mary, 155 Gerard, Ri<Shard, 144 Gerrard, Thomas, 147 Gibson, John, 1 1 1 Gifford, Lord, 81 Gimcocke, Randle, 149 Glasgow, 59, 72 Glossop, 137 Godalming, 159 Golboume, 6 Goosetrye (Chester), 148 Grorton, 19 Gorton, Mary, 135 Grange, Petronilla, 148 Graresend, 162 Great Sankey, 85 n., 145 Great Warford, 155 Greayes, Catherine, 84 Greares, Deborah, 134 Greayes, Richard, 84 Greenhaugh, Alexander, 125, 141 Greenhalgh, Anne, 134 Grenehalgh, Henry de, 105 Greenhaugh, Margareta, 125 Greenhaughe, Margery, 125 Green's '* Knutsford " alluded to, 50 n,, 60 Gregson's '* Fragments^ alluded to, 37 n. Gresford, Denbighshire, 92 Grey Friars' Church, Preston, 13 Grynehoughe, Thomas, 119 Gydelowe, John, iii Haoknit, 81 Haldeleys, Adam de, 97 Digitized by Google 172 INDEX Hale, 8, 93, 95, 96 Hale, Henry, 6, 7 Hale, The Lord of, 6 Hale Manor, 7, 95 Hale Mill, 96 Hale, William, 115 Halewood, 93, 94 Halliwell, William de, 99 Halsall, Alan de, dee Alan de Holland Halsall, Simon de, 4 Halton Castle, Hist^y of, (Beamont), Extract from, 8 Hambledon (Bucks), 159 Hamilton, George, 74 Hamstead, 74, 75 Handforth, see Honford Harbottle, Eleanor, 30 Harbottle, Guiscard, 30 n. Harbottle, Mary, 30 n. Harbottle, Sir Ealph, 30 Harclay, Andrew de, 12 Harden, 29, 115 Harding, Lady, 161 Hai-ding, Sir C., 161 Haredin, 119 "^ Harewood (near Bolton), 8, 24, 26, 102, 106, no, 112, 120, 123, 160, 161 Harewood, Lord, 160 " Harleian Society's Publications," 38 «. Harrington, Isabella, 29 Harrington, Sir William, 29 Harrow, 73 Hartley, Elizabeth, 134 Hartley, EUen, 134 Harwood, see Harewood Hatton, Margaret, 149 Haughton, 19, 32 Hawhoselonds, Robert, 96 Ha worth, James, 136 Ha worth, Margaret, 136 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 88 Hay ton (Lane), 115 Heape, Elizabeth, 126 Heaton, 28, iii, 112, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 126 Heatou Faughfield^ 24, 25, 97, 102, 123 Heaton, Norria, 26, 143 Heaton, William, 112 Henry, Matthew (the Commentator)^ 56 Herdman, Christopher, 116 Herdman, Humphrey, 115 Herrot^ Isabell, 133 Herrot, Richard, 133 Heth, Henry, in Heton, 103, 117 Heton, William de, 105 Heyton, see Heaton Hey wode, William, in Heywode, William (of RoodeaX 29 Hibbert, Miss K M., 76 Hibbert, T. D., 57 Hibemia, Adam de, 93, 94 Hibemia, Adam Austyn de, 94 Hibemia, Avice de, 94 Hibemia, Avina, 93 Higginbotham, Alice, 135 Higginbotham, William, 135 Higher End, 15 Hilary, Feast of St, 21 Hillington, 81 Hilton, Cicely, 134 Hilton, Jane, 136 Hilton, Robert, 136 Hobson, Jane, 137 Hobeon, Oliver, 115 Hogekinson, Agnes, 114 Hogekinson, William, 1 14 Hogeson, Robert, in Hoghton, Robert, 115 Holland, see Holland Holland, 126 Digitized by Google INDEX 173 Holland, Abigail, 130, 133, I4S» i47» 149, 152, 153, 154, 156 Holland, Abigail (d. of Jn. IV.), 61, 64, 65167 Holland, AHgail (d. of Sam. Y.X 76 Holland, Abigail (d. of Wm. IL), 45 Holland, Abraham, 132, 133, 137, 143 Holland, Adam, 116, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 138, I39» >40, I4i> M* Holland, Adam (s. of Sir Robert), 8 Holland, Adam (s. of Robert II.), 5, 6 HoUand, Adam (a. of Thontan III.), 6 Holland, Adam (s. of Thontan of Up- holland), 6 Holland, Agnes (w. of Ric X.), 29 Holland, Agnes (w. of Thurstan YIIL), 27 Holland, Alan de (of UphoUand), 3 n. Holland, Alice, 127, 128, 130, 131, 13a. 133. U4» I3S» »37» i39» 140, I42i 145 Holknd, Alice F., 92 Holland, Alicia, 125, 127 Holland, Almarica (w. of Ric. VIL), Holland, Amerie, 127 Holland ancestors, 3 n. Holland, Anna, 126, 127, 130, 1321 137. 143* I44» 146, i47i I4^» I49> i5i» »57 Holland, Anna (d. of Wm. IL), 45 HoUand, Anna C. (d. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Anne, 116, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134. 135. 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, I43» I45> -148,149, 155, 156, IS7 Holland, Anne (w. of Fred.), 81 Holland, Anne (d. of Jn. lY.), 61 Holland, Anne, Mistress (of Mobberley). 43*»- Holland, Anne (w. of Ric. XIV), 30 Holland, Anne (w. of Sam.), 69, 70, 71 Holland, Anne (d. of Sam. V.), 76 Holland, Anne (d. of Sam. VI.), 84 Holknd, Anne (w. of Wul L of Mob- berley), 44, 49 Holland Arms, 33 Holland, Arthur, 87, 91, 129 Holland, Arthur (a of Dr. Peter), 71 Holland, Avena (d. of Sir Robert^ 8 Holland, Avina, 93, 94 Holland, Barbara, 91 HoUiind, BenjamiD, 137, 143 Holland, Bonneventure, 123, 130, 134 Holland, Caroline (d. of Swinton Col- thurst), 81 Holland, Catherine, 84 Holland, Catherine (w. of Rev. Philip), 61 Holland, Catherine (w. of Sam. VI.), 83»84 Holland, Catherine (d.of Sam. V.), 76 Holland, Catherine £., 87 Holland, Charles (VIL), 84, 85, 86, 90, 92 Holland, Charles Aiken (s. of Dr. Peter), 71 Hollaad, Charles Menzies (VIIL), 86, 89, 90, 91 Holland, Charlotte (d. of Swinton Colthurst), 81 Holland, Charlotte D. (w. of Geo. H.), 8z Holland Charters. See Appendix Hollands of Chorlton Row, 36 Holland, Cicely, 128, 133, 134, i35» 137, 138, 141 HoUand Cicely (w. of Edw. XV.), 34 Hollands of Clifton, 25 Holland, Daniel, 131, T32, 146, 149, 150, 151 Digitized by Google 174 INDEX Holland, Deborah, 134 Hollands of Denton, 17, 119 n. Holland, derivation of, 2 n. Holland, Dorothy, 127, 137 Hollands of Downholland, i Holland, Edgar, 70 Holland, Edgar Swinton, 87, 92 Holland, Edith, 87 Holland, Edith J. (d. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Edmund, 126, 128, 129, 139, 140 Holland, Edward, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, i30> 13^ >32» 133. J34> 138* i39» 142, 143, i4S» 1^3 Holland, Edward (XV.), 30, 34 Holland, Edward (of London), 77 Holland, Edward (s. of Swinton C), 81, 82 Holland, Edward T. («. of Edw.), 81 Holland, Eleanor, 118 Holland, Eleanor (w. of Ric XIV.), 30 Holland, Elena (w. of Thurstan IX.), 28 Holland, Elias (s. of Thurstan of Up- holland), 6 Holland, Elinor T. (w. of Fred. W.), 82 Holland, Eliza, 125, 127, 137 Holland, Elizabeth, 69, 85, 87, 88, 89 Holland, Elizabeth, 117, 125, 126, 130, I3i» i32> i33» i34» I3S» 13^, i37> 138, i39» 140, 141, 142, M3> 145, 146, 147 Holland, Elizabeth (d. of Jn. IV.), 60 Holland, Elizabeth (d. of Dr. Peter^ 71 Holland, Elizabeth (w. of Rob. XIII.), 30 Holland, Elizabeth (d. of Sam. V.), 76 Holland, Elizabeth (d. of Thurstan IX.), 28 Holland, Ellen, 126, 128, 130, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140, 141, 145 Holland, Ellen (d. of Ric XI.), 29 Holland, Emily L., 87 Holland, K a, 57, 63, 85 n. Holland, Esher, 137 Holland, Esther, 145 Holland, Eya (w. of Admiral Swinton C), 82 Holland Family, i, 2, 3, 3 «., 5, 6, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 48, 5h 5h 56, 57, 58 Holland Family and Cartmel Manor, 6 Holland FamUy and Fumess Manor, 6 Holland Family and the Nonconform- ists, 50, S^ Holland Family and Wapentake of Lonsdale, 6 Holland^ Fanny, 158 Holland, Ferdinand, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 130, 139 Holland, Frances, 84, 127, 128, 129, 131, 137, 138, 139, US Holland, Frances M. (w. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Frances M. (w. of Admiral Swinton C), 82 Holland, Francis James, Canon of Canterbury, 73 Holland, Frederick W. (s. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Frederick (s. of Swinton Col- thurst), 81 Holland, Gamett, 128 Holland, Geoi^, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142 Holland, George H. (s. of Swinton Colthurst), 81 Holland, Giles, 134 HoUand, Grace, 131, 140 Holland, Gregory, 138 Holland, Hannah, see Hannah Brooke Holland, Hannah (w. of Jn. IL), 49 Holland, Hannah (d. of Sam. V.^ 76 Holland, Harriet & (d. of Edw.), 81 Holland, Harriet M., 90 Digitized by Google INDEX 175 Holland, Henrji 95, 125, 126 Holland, Sir Hanry/ Bart (a. of Dr. Peter), 70 Holland, Henry (of SandlebridgeX 71, HoUand, Henry (of Sandlebndge), Memoirs of (Lady Holland), 73 Holland, Henry Thnntan, 73, 74, 75, 75 ^. 7^ HoUand, Herbert (t. of Edw.X 83 Holland, Hugh, 129, 136 Holland, Humphrey, 127, 129, 130, ^3h 134, 138, i39i MO, i4i» 142 Holland, Huon, 129 Holland, Isaac, 130, 131, 132, 133, 13s, 140, 141, 142 Holland, Isabel, 127, 128, 129, 130, 13a. i33» 134, i35t >37, 138, i39. 140, 142 Holland, Isabella (w. of Ric XL), 29 Holland, James, 127, 128, 129, 130, 13^ i3«f i33» ^4, 13s, 136, i37f 138, 139. I40» Uh I43t I44f 147 Holland, Jane, 115, 123, 126, 127, "9» 131. 13*. i33f 134, I3S» U^ 137, 138, 139. MI. M» Holland, Jane (w. of Edw. XY.), 34 Holland, Jessie (d. of Swinion Col- ihurst), 81 Holland, Jessie C. (d. of Edw.). 82 Holland, Joan, 113, 134, 135, 139 Holland, Joan (w. of Thnrstan XIL), 29.30 Holland, Joan (w. of Wm. Y.), 17 Holland, John, 12, 13, 60, 104, 119, "3. i«St i«^f "7f "8, 129, 130, i3»» i3«» i33f 134. 13s. i37t 138, 139, 141, 142, 145. M6. M7. m8, 149, ISO, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, i5^» 157. 158 Holland, John (II.), 45, 49, 50, 51, 5» Holland, John (IILX Sh 53> 54. 55 Holland, John (lY.) 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63 Holland, John (a of Jn. lY.), 58, 59 Holland, John (s. of Thurstan XIL), 30 Holland, Jonathan, 132, 149 Holland, Jonathan (s. of Wm. II.), 45 Holland, Joseph, 132, 133, 135, 137, 140, 142 HoUand, Josias, 146 Holland, JuUana (w. of Thnrstan III.), 6 HoUand, Katherine, 123, 129, 132, 133. 134. 135. '38, 139. M«. M7» 152. 153. I55» 157. 16a HoUand, Katherine (w. of Bio. XYIIL), 34 Hollands of Knutsford, 69 Holland, Lawrence, 112, 115, 136, 138 Holland, Lawrence (s. of Ric X.), 28 HoUand, Lawrence (s. of Thurstan XIL), 30 HoUand of Liverpool, 83 Holland, Louisa (d. of Swinton Col- thurst), 81 Holland, Lucy, 62, 157 HoUand, Lucy (d. of Dr^ Peter), 71 Holhmd, Lucy G. (d. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Lydia, 137 Holland, M., 156 HoUand, Mabel, 87 HoUand Manor, 2, 3 Holland, Margaret, 9, 86, 99, 106, 107, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134. 135. 136, 137. 138, 139. MI, M2, M3. 157 Holland, Margaret (of Mobberley), 61, 62 Holland, Margaret (w. of Peter), 60 HoUand, Margaret (w. of Bic. XI Y.) 30 Digitized by Google 176 INDEX Holland, Margaret (w. of Thuntan IX.), 27 Holland, Margaret (d. of Thnrstan IX.), 28 Holland, Margaret (w. of Wm. V.), 18 Holland, Margareta, 125 Holland, Maria, 125, 126, 127, 146 Holland, Marianne (w. of Edw. T.), 81 Holland, Marjory, 132, 138, 141, 145 Holland, Marjory (w. of Wm. of Clifton), 25 Holland, Martha, 129, 130, 131, 136, 137 Holland, Mary, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135» 136, 137, 139. 140, 141, 143, 145, 148, 150, 152, i53» 156, IS7, 158 Holland, Mary (w. of Jn. IV.), 56, 59, 63> 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 Holland, Mary (w. of Jn. IV.), extracts from her Diary, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68 Holland, Mary (d. of Jn. IV.), 60 Holland, Mary (w. of Dr. Peter), 71 Holland, Mary (d. of Dr. Peter), 71 Holland, Mary (d. of Kic. XIV.), 30 Holland, Mary (d. of Sam. V.), 76 Holland, Mary (w, of Thurstan VL), 25 Holland, Mary R (d. of Edw.), 82 Holland, Mary L., 92 ** Holland, Matilda (w. of Sir Eobert), 15 Holland, Matilda (w. of Thurstan IX.), 28 Holland, Matthew (I.), 3, 4 Holland, Matthew (s. of Rob. II.), 5 Holland, M. K, 73 Holland medal, 163 Holland, Menzies, 84 Hollands of Mobberley, 44, 119 n. Hollands of Mobberley and Denton, 119 n. Holland Monumental Inscriptions, 156 Hollands of Myerscougfa, 17 Holland, Nicholas, 108, 109, 112 Holland, Nicholas (s. of Ria VIL), 26, 27 Holland, Nicholas (s. of Ria X.), 28 Holland, Gates, 127, 128, 139 Holland, Ogden, 132, 142 Holland, Othes, 138 Holland, Otho (s. of Sir Robert), 16 Holland pedigree, see Pedigree Holland, Penelope (w. of Fred. W^), 82 Holland, Peter, 131, 134, 135, 136, 146, 147, 148, 15^ 15 1» 152, 15S» 157 Holland, Peter (s. of John IIL), 54 Holland, Peter (s. of John IV.), 59, 60, 64 HoUand, Peter (s. of Ric. XL), 29 Holland, Peter (s. of Sam, V,), 70, 71, 71 «» 77. 78, 79 Holland, Perys, 115 Holland, Philip, 155 Holland, Rer. Philip (s. of ThomasX 56, 58, 61 Hollands of Preston, 17 Holland, Priscilla, 139 Holland, Ralph, 116, 117, 119, 123, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, i3S» 138, 139. MI, 142 Holland, Ralph (s. of Thuntan XIL^ 30 Holland, Rebecca, 133 Hollands of Rhodes, 36 Holland, Richard, 12, 13, 94, in, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133. '35t MOi 141, I4a» 143 Holland, Richard, Colonel, 46 Holland, Richard (VIL), 24, 25, 26 Holland, Richard (X.), 28, 29 Holland, Richard (XL), 29 Digitized by Google INDEX 177 Holland, Richard (XIV.), 30, 31, 34 Holland, Richaid (XVL), 34 Holland, Richard (t. of Roh. IL), 5 Holland, Richard (a. of Thnrstan IIL).6 Holland, Richaid (a. of Thoistan XII.), 30 Holland, Richaid (g. of Wm. lY.X 17 Holland, Rohert, 60, 93, 94, 95, 97, 102, 104, 114, IIS, "6> "7i "8, i3». 133, i37» i3^» i39» >43 Holland, Rohert (II.), 4, 5 Holland, Rohert (XUL), 30 Holland, Rohert (of Mohherley), 47 Holland, Rohert (a. of Ric XL), 99 Holland, Rohert (t. of Sir Roh.), 16 Holland, Rohert (s. of Roh. II.), 5 Holland, Rohert (a. of Thurttan^ 6, 7 n. Holland, Rohert (a. of Thurstan III.^ 8,9, 10, II, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Holland, Sir Rohert (a. of Thuntan UL), Murder of, 13 Holland, Rohert (a. of William lY.), 17 Holland, Roger, 130, 141 Holland, Roger (a. of Roh. IL), 5 Holland, Roger (a. of Thuratan IIL), 6 Holland, Saha, 73 Holland, Samuel, 84, 131, 13a, 133, 140, 141, i42i I43i MS> m6, 15^ 163 Holland, Samuel (YL), 70, 82, 83 Holland, Samuel (a. of Jn. lY.), 57, 6$n. Holland, Samuel (of EnntafoidX 60, 69» 70, 7i» 83 Holland, Samuel (a. of Sam. YI.^ 89, 90 Holland, Samuel (a. of Swinton C), 70 Holland, Samuel (a. cl Wm. L fii.), 45 Holland, Sarah, 131, 132, 133, 136, 140, 141, 148 Hdland, Sarah (d. of Wm. I.), 49 Holland teal, 54 Holland, S. G., The Hon. (a. of Sir Hy. T.). 76 Holland, Simon (a. of Thuratan of Vpholland), 6 Holland, Sophia (w. of Edw.), 81 Holland, Suaan, 130, 132, 136 Holland, Suaan (w. of Fred.^ 81 Holland, Suaan (d. of Dr. Peter), 71 Holland, Suaanna, 133, 142, 157 HoUanda of Sutton, 6 HoUanda of Sutton and the Society of Jeeua, 6 Holland, Swinton, 84 Holland, Admiral Swinton Colthurat (a. of Edw.), 82 HoUand, Swinton Colthurat (s. of Sam. Y.), 79, 80 Holland, Theophilu^, 128, 130, 140 HoUand, Thomas, 60, 113, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 13s, 136, 137, »3S> 139. Uh 142, I43i I4S, 146, 147, iSo» iS'i ^Sh 154, HoUaud, Thomaa, Earl of Eent^ 16 Holland, Thomaa (of Mancheater), 61 Holland, Thomaa (a. of Jn. IIL), 54, SSf 58, 61 Holland, Thomaa (a. of Ric. XI.), 29 Holland, Thomaaine, 133 Holland, Thuratan, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, loi, 102, 103, 104, IDS, 106, 107, 108, 109, no, III, 113, 114, lis, 116, 117 Holland, Thuratan (YI.), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Holland, Thuratan (IX.), 27, 28 Holland, Thuratan (XIL), 29, 30 Holland, Thuratan (a. of Roh. 11.), 5, 6, 7» 17 Holland, Thuratan (a. of Thuratan xn.), 30 z Digitized by Google 178 INDEX Holland, Tharstan (a. of Thontan of Upholland), 6 Hollands of Upholland, i Holland, Walter, 87, 91 Holland, Widow, 142, 145, 146 Holland, William, 97, 99, 100, 104, 113, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130. 131* 132. i33i 134. 13^1 i37» 133, 139. I4i| I42i M3f 144, 145. 146, 149, iSOf '5^ 157 Holland, William (L), 44,45, 46, 47, 48,49 Holland, William de (IV.), 17 Holland, William (V.), 17, 18, 21 Holland, William (XIX.), 35 Holland, William (of Macclesfield, s. of John II.), 51 Holland, William (s. of Eic VIL), 25 Holland, William (s. of Ric. XL), 29 Holland, William (s. of Sir Robert), 8 Holland, William (of Sharpies), 6, 7, 17 Holland, William (s. of Thurstan VI.), 25, 26 Holland, William G., 87, 92 Holland wills, see Wills Hollaason, Margaret, 133 Holt, James, 107 Holt, James del, 106 Holt, John de, loi Holt, Robert, 114 Holyboume, near Alton (Hampe.), 79 Honford, Sir John, 28, no Honford, Matilda, 28 Hoolmes, 126 Hoppewode, Adam de, loi Hopwode, John, 1 14 Hoppewode, Thomas de, 98, 99 Hopton, Mary, 53, 54, 147 Hornby, 29 Hough, Henry, 56, 58 Houghton, Lord, on ^'Cranfoid," 78 Howley, Jane, 144 Howortfa, Elizabeth, 71 Howarth, Rer. Franklin, 71 Hudde, Alan Fitz, 96 Hulme, 136 Hulme, Edward, 143 Hulme, Elizabetli, 134 Hulme, Ellen, 143 Hulme, George, 143, 144 Hulme, Hall, 142 Hulme, James de, 105 Hulme, John, 26, 104 Hulme, Nicholas, 143, 144 Hulme, Robert de, loi Hulme, Thomas, 143 Hulme, William de, 26, 103, 104, 105 Hulton, Elizabeth, 126 Hulton, James, 122 Hulton, John de, 100, loi Hulton, Richard de, 98, 105 Humble & Holland, Mesan., 83 Hunt, Jane, 133 Hunt, Eatherine, 133 Hunt, Thomas, 133 Hunter, Frances W., 82 Hunter, Robert, 82 Hunter's Minorum OeiUium, 37 n., 54 Huntington, Earl o^ 16 Hurlebot, Oliyer, aee Hurle Butt Hey Hurle Butt Hey, derivation of name, 47 Huse, Nicholas de la, 93, 96 Hutton, Crompton, 81 Hutton, Harriet S., 81 Hutton, Miles, 115 Hutton, Mrs., 70 Huyde, Robert de, 108 Huyde, Thomas de, 105 Huyton, 97 Hyde family, 31, 33 Hyde, John de, 98 Hyde, de Hyde, Nicholas 28 Hyde, Richard, 19, 26 Hyde, Robert^ 19 Digitized by Google INDEX 179 Hjlton, Biohard de, 97 Hyna, Richaid, 115, 116 Hyton, Nicholas de, 105 Iceland, 79 "Iceland, Travels in," by Sir George Mackensie, 7 s Ingham, Cicely, 137 Ingham, Oliver de, 13 Inqaisitio Comitatns Lancastriae, a ft., 3 International Congress, Brussels, 85 Ireland, Adam, 9ee Aostyn, Adam Ireland ats Austyn, $es Aostyn Isaac, Charlotte, 81 Isaac, Elias, 81 Isaac, Harriet, 81 Isaac, John, 81 Isaac, Sophia, 81 Italy, 79 Jaoksoh, Joseph, 150 Jackson, Margaret, 87 Jackson, Mr., 44, 144 Jackson, Thomas, 156 Jakes, John, 116 Jakys, John, 1 1 5 Jenkinson, Anne, 135 Joan, "The Fair Maid of Eent^" 16 Johnson, John, 113, 143 Johnson, William, 1 1 1 Jones, Alfred, 158 Jones, Anne, 158 Jones, Edward S., 158 Jones, Louisa, 158 Jones, Mary C, 158 Jones, William, 158 Jonesson, Nicholas, iro Kill, Robert^ 51 Eellet^ Ann de, 6 Kelly, Baron, 74 Kendall, 59 Kent, Earl o( 16 Kenyon, iii, 114, 117, 119, 130, 133 Kenyon, Adam de, 35, 103 Kenyon, Almarica de, 35, 103 Kenyon Manor, 104, 113 Kerudl, 143 Kershaw, Adam, 135 Kershaw, Margaret^ 135 Kingsley, near Frodsham, 56 Kirsall, 136 Knowles, Lees, 47 Knutsford, 50, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63f 6s, 66, 69, 70, 71, 76, 80, 81, 152, 153. 157 Knutsford, Arms of Lord, 75 n. Knutsford, Baron, $ee Henry Thurstan Holland Knutsford Chapel, 156 Knutsford, Crest of Lord, 75 n. Knutsford, Lady, 70 Knutsford, Lord, 70 Knutsford, Lord, tee Holland, Henry Thurstan Kuerdale, Alexander de, 94 Kygheley, Henry de, 94 Lamb, Charles, 78 Lamport & Holt, Messrs., 91, 93 Lamport, W. J., 91 Lancashire, i, 19 Lancashire Church Notes(Olyniie), 33 n. Lancashire, History of (Baines), 14 Lancashire Nonconformity, 45 Lancaster, 89, 109, in, 117 Lancaster, Henry of, 34 Lancaster, Thomas, Earl of, 10, 11, 13 Lang, Charles, 159 Langley, Cicely, 34, 119 Langley, Ralph, no, in Langley, Sir Robert, 119 Langley (of Agecroft), Sir Robert, 34 Langton, Mr., account of Holbnd family by, i Digitized by Google i8o INDEX Latcbford, near Warringtoiii 8$ Lathom, Sir Robert de, 7, 96 Lathom, William, 1 1 1 Lattimer, John, 153 Laurence, Robert, 104, 115 Lawton, 118, 119, 120, 133 Lee, Mr., 50 Lee, Roger de, 94 Leech, Mary, 137 Leech, Samuel, 137 Leeds, 58 Leek, 67 Lees, Jane, 135 Lees, John, 135 Lees, Thomas, 136 Leghorn, 84 Leigh, Elizabeth, 134 Leigh, Gilbert, 58 Leigh, Robert^ 134 Leith, 163 Leuer, Adam de, 105 Leycester's ''Antiquities," 56 n. Leycester, Henry de, j i Leyghe, Gowther, 118 Leyland, near Preston, 87 Lichfield, Bishop of, 14 Lima, 84 Linley Wood, Staflfi, 73 liscard Yale, Cheshire, 85, 90 Lisle, Sir Waryne, la Little Leigh, 151 Little Sankey, 145 Little Warford, 58, 153, 154, 155 Liverpool, 70, 72, 79, So, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92, 158, 160^ 161, 162 Liverpool Castle, 9 liverpool Chamber of Commeree^ 85 Liverpool District Place Name% a «. Liverpool Philomathic Society, 81 Livesay, 97 Locke, Isabel, 137 London, 58, 63, 72, 73, 75, 81, 88, 91, 149, 160, 161 Long, Ellen, 134 Long, John, 134 Longford, Nicholas de, 104 Longforde, Ralph de, 106 Longf orth, Ralph, 112 Longley (York), 123 Longton, Richard, 112 Longworth, Thomas, 1 1 1 Lord, Rev. Robert, 63 Lome, Marquis o^ 74 Loundes, Ralph, 149 Loundes, William, 149 Lovel, Lord, 16 Lowe, George, 150, 155 Low, Mr., 51 Lowton, Randle, 150 Lucknow, 82 Lumb, Hannah, 156 Lumb, Richard, 76 Lumb, Samuel, 76, 156 Lualiington, Caroline, 159 Lushington, Rt Hon. S. R, 159 Lushington, Rev. W. H., 159 Lydiate, Alan de, «m Alan de HoUand Lydyate, Thomas, 115 Maoaulay, Lord, 76 Macclesfield, 50, 51, 67, 119, 120, 148, 150* »Sif 152 MaentwTog, 90 Magnall, Miss, 61, 62, 63 Makerfield, 7 Makynsou, Nicholas, 114 Malta, 81, 84 Mamoestere, »ee Manchester Man, George, 135 Man, Margaret, 135 Manchester, 19, 20, 24, 25, 30, 31, 56, 6i, 7i» 77. ^7. ioi» io»f 103, 104, 105, 107, no, III, 112, 113, 117, Digitized by Google INDEX i8i ii8, 119, 120, 125, 131, 13a, X33, iS^f 139. MO, i4if «43» i44f iS5 Manchester, Roger de, loa Manndewelly William, 115, 1x6 Manaell, John, 4 March wiel (DenbighahineX 91 Marletfeld, no Marah, Ellen, 145 Marthall (Chester), 149, 150 Martin, Elinor T., 89 Martin, John, 82 Martin, Penelope, 82 Martin, Robert^ 82 Mascj, Oeofi&ej le, 109 Mascj, Hamo le, 108 Massie, Annie, 133 Mateshed in Claghton, X04 Maury, James, 79 Mawe, Caroline, 159 Maynwaring, John, 107 Maynwaryng, Sir John da, 108 Maynwaring, Randolph, 107 Meath, Richard de, 6, 7 Meddilton, Roger de, 98 Melbounie (Derbyshire), 8 Melbourne, Lord, 73 Melling, 2, 3 Melling family, 3 Melling, de Melling, Heniy, 3 Menace, ^ 83 Mensies, Alexander, 83 Menzies, Alfred, 159 Menzies, Anne, 83, 158 Meniies, Major Archibald, 161 Menzies, Caroline, 159 Menzies, Caroline L., 139 Menzies Castle, 161 Menzies, Emily, 161 Menzies, Frederick, 159 Menzies, Henry, 159 Menzies, Henry W^ 160 Menzies, Janet^ 161 Menziei, John, 83, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163 Menzies, Rer. John, 159 Menzies, Sir John, x6o Meazies, John E^ i6x Menzies, Judge, 161 Menzies, Justice, 16 x Menzies, Katherine, 83 Menziee, Kenneth, 161 Menziee, Lucy, 159 Menzies, Maria, 160, 161 Menzies, Mary A«, 158, 159 Menzies pedigree, tee Pedigree Menzies, Robert, 159, 160, i6x Menzies, Sir Robert, 16 x Menzies, William, i6x Menzies, Captain William, x6x Menzies, Rer. William, X59 Meremon, John, iio Merlond, Rev. Henry de, xo8 Merrel, Randal, 5X Merry, Anne, 83 Midcalf, Dr., 161 # Midcalf, Elizabeth, i6x Middleton, 30^ 58, x 36 Middleton Church, X14 Midhurst, 74 Millington, John, 56, 57, 58 MillingtoQ, Margaret^ 58 Millington, Robert, 58 Mirescogh, 102 Mithe, Richard de, 95 Mobberley, 46, 50, 53, 57, 61, 63, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, «S4, iSSf 156, iS7f 158 Monson, Lord, 159 Moore, Edward, X4S Moore, Jane, 144 Moore Park, Famham, XS9 Moore, Roger, 144, X4S Moores, Ellen, X45 Moores, Jane, 49 Digitized by Google l82 INDEX Moores, Roger, 49, 145, 148, 149 Moorton, Isabel, 135 Moorton, James, 135 Morgell, John, 144 Morley, Professor, 88 Morrey, Samuel, 156 Morrice, Elizabeth, 134 Moseley, Oswold, 120, 123 Mosley, Rowland, 140 Moston, Id, 130, 132, 140, 141 Moston, Hugh de, 100, loi Mosseton, Henry de, 98 Moston, John de, 100, 10 1 Moeseton, Richard de, 98, loi Mottram, Robert of, 19 Murrey, Mr., 56 Musgreave, Frances, 137 Myerscough, 17, 107, 11 1, 112, 113 Myerscough in Amoundemeas, 24 Myhiegate, 129 Nash, Margaret, 136 Kash, Samuel, 136 National Biography, Dictionary of, 7 1 n., 76 n. Neill, Harriet M., 90 Neill, John Ross, 90 Nether Alderley, 149, 150, 153 Nether Knutsford, 57, 59, 60, 63, 69, 147, iS3» ^SSy 156, 157, ISS Newcastle, 71, 79, 157 Newfeld, no Newhall, 126, 140 Newton, Elizabeth, 136 Newton, 128, 130, 131, 132, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143 Newton, Francis, 154 Newton, Robert, 136 Nicolson, Christopher, 113 Nicolson, Ralph, 113 Niddry Lodge, Kensington, 87 Nield, Mark, 136 Nonconformity in Cheshire (XJrwick), 5611. Norbiton, Surrey, 87 Norbury, 108 Norbury, Eleanor, 49, 145 Norbury, Elisabeth, see Holland, Eliza- beth Norbury family, 50 Norbury, Hannah, 145, 146 Norbury, John^ 60, 155 Norbury, Sarah, 148 Norbury, Thomas, 49, 60, 145 Norreis, Alan de, 93, 96 Northumberland, 74 Norton, Edith, 87 Norton, Robert, 87 Nottingham, 59, 84 OoDiN, Elizabeth, 135 Ogden, William, 125 Oldfield, William del, 96 Oldhall, 126 Oldham, 135, 143 Ollerton, 51 « Ordamera," 9 Order of the Garter, Founders of, i Order of St. John, 75 Ordsall, 139 Ormskirk, 67 Orrell, 2, 8, 14, 15 Oughterton, 50 Ouldham, Edmund, 135, 136 Ouldham, Katharine, 135 Oyer Alderley, 49, i^Si 150 Over Heaton, 120 Over Knutsford, 155 Over Peouer (Chester), 80 Owen, Mr. John, 127 n. Owode, Ad. del, 97 Pagb, John, 12 Paradyse, field of, 27 Digitized by Google INDEX 183 Parker, George, 124 Parker, James, 134 Parker, Joan, 134 ParkiiiBon Feld, no Partington, Henry, 143 Pedigree, Holland family, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 4a, 43 Pedigree, Mendea, 161 Pedigrees, De Shores wcmte, si «. Peerses, Isaac, 53, 150 Pemberton, 6, iis, 117 Pemberton, James, 1x1 Pendelton, no, 13d Pendleton, Anne, 134 Pendleton, Francis, 134 Pendleton, Joan, 135 Pendleton, Richard, 135 Pennell, Captain, 83 Pennell, Jessie C, 8s Percivall, Margaret^ 137 Percivall, Richard, 137 Percye, Eleanor, 119 Percye, Henry, 119 Percye, Mary, 119 Percye, Thomas, 119 Percy, Sir Thomas, 30 Perine , 46 Peter St. ad Yincula, si Peyrall, Alice, 134 Pigot^ John, 107, 108 Pigot, Richard, 107, 108 Pilkington (Lancaster), 133 Pilkington, John de, 109 Pilkington, Richard de, 105 Pilkington, Roger de, 97 Pilkington, Robert de, 105 Pipe Roll, 4 Plas Penhryn, i6x Plas-yn-Penhryn, 90 Plate, James, 124 Plea Rolls, 5, 6 Pleasington, Joan de, 17 Plesington, John, 97 Pleasington, Robert^ 17, 97 PoUett^ Ellis, 136 Pontefract) 12, 14 Poole, Sir Geoffrey, 30 Poole, Mary, 30 Portland Place, 159 Poynter, Jane, 135 Poynton, 27, 29 PoUe, Hugo del, 96 Polle, Robert del, 96 Parsell, Dr. John W., 162, 163 Puss^ (t), Alice de, 102 Putney Heath, Surrey, 87 Prestbury, 135 Preston (LancX i7» 60, 11$ Preston, Frances, 121 Preston, John, 121 Prestonpans, 162, 163 Prestwich, 99, 100, 103, 120, 135, 136 Prestwiche, Adam de, 97, 99 Prestwich Church, 123 Prestwiche, John de, 25, 99, 100, 103 Prestwich, Ralph de, 105 QunK Caroline, 72 Queen Victoria, 73 RADOum, de, family, 26 Radcliffe, John de, 21, 98, 99, 100, 105, 106, 114 Radcliffe, Josiah, 124 Radcliffe, Ralph de, 26, 27, X05, 106, 109 Radcliffe, Richard de, 99, xo6, 107, 108, 109 Radcliffe, Robert, 21,99, i^O) io'> 102 Raddiffes, de, of Smithells, 21 n. Radcliffe, WHliam, 21, 25, 97, 98, 99, 102 Rainford, 2 Ramsden, Eatherine, 34 Digitized by Google 1 84 INDEX Bamsdeiiy William, 34, 133 Rapden, 109 Rapedenheye, 27 Reddich, 19, loi, 119 Reddish, John de, 28, 1 19 Reddish, Jordan de, 19 Reddish, Matthew de, 19 Reddish, Otes de, 108 Reddish, Richard de, 28, 98, 100, loi Redich, see Reddishe Rees, Mary L., 92 Rees, Thomas B., 92 Reynshall, Ellen, 134 Richard I., 19 Richard IL, 16 Ridge, Jonathan, 153 Ridings, John, 133 Ridings, Margaret^ 133 Riggin, Mr., 79 Ringway, 61 Rio Grande do Sul, 85 Rishton, Richard de, 97 Rishton, Robert de, 97 River Plate, 85 Rixton, 108 Roberts, Anna C, 82 Roberts, Charles G., 82 Robertson & Co., Messrs., 84 Robinson, John, 109 Rochdale, 108, 134 Rodes, 29 n., 45, 125, 126, 127 Rodney Street, LiTerpool, 83 Rodon (Rooden), 23 Roehampton, 80 Roger, son of William, son of John, 24 Roodes, III Rotherfaam, Dr., 59 Royal Agricultural College, 163 Royal College of Physicians, 72 Royal Society, 72, 73 Russia, 73 Ryan, Frances M, 82 Ryan, Capt W. Bentinck, 82 Rycroft, Adam de, 18, 97 St. Anne's, liyerpool, 83 St. Michael, Chester, 147 St. Michael's Hill, Bristol, 72 St Nicholas' Church, 83 St. Thomas' Chapel founded, 13, 14, 15 St. Thomas' Priory (Canterbury), 14 Salford, 124, 129, 1301 i3i» «33» «3St 136, 13^* 139. ^40, 141 Salisbury, Lord, 74, 75 Salmesbury, Elizabeth de, 8 Salmesbury, Sir William de, 8 Sandal (Yorkshire), 92 Sandale, 98 Sanders, Samuel, 156 Sandlebridge, Little Warfoid, $6, 58, 6ii 70, 75. 7S, 79t 80, 153, 156, 157, 158 Sankey, 145 Savage, Sir John, 108 Savage, Mary, 56 Schaderton, William de, 99 Schadyrton, William de, 98 Schoresworth, see ShoreswortL Schwann, Barbara, 91 Schwann, Frederick, 91 Schwann, John F., 87 Schwann, Margaret A., 86 Scolefeld, Hugh, in Seacombe, 88 Seddon, Elizabeth, 137 Seddon, Mr., 39 Shallcross, Ellen, 135 Shallcross, Ralph, 135 Sharpies, 6, 17, 18, 24, 26, loa, 106, 112, 120, 123 Sharpils, Adam de, 99 Sharpils, Jordan de, 99 Sharpils Manor, 99 Sharpies, Roger de, 17 Digitized by Google INDEX 185 Shawy Elixabeih, 133 Shawe, The, 143 Shepherd, Margaret, 137 Shepleye, Isabell, 144 Shevington, 2 Shirebum, Robert de, 96 Shoresworth, Alexander de, 189 20, ai, 97,98 Shoreeworth, Cicel j de, 10 Shoreeworth, Geoffrey de, ao Shoresworth, Margaret de^ 18, 38> ai, 26, 97, 98 Shoreaworth, de, pedigree, lee Pedigree Shoresworth, Robert de, 18, 20, 21, 98 Shoresworth, Thurttaa, 97 Shoresworth, William de, 20 Shotel worth, Ellen, 116 Shotel worth, Roger, 109 Shngborough, 159, 160 Skebnersdale, 2 Skelton, Richard, 115 Slater, John, 134 Slater, Mary, 134 Smethxirat, Elizabeth, 137 Smethurst, Katherine, 134 Smith, John, 53, 150 Smith, Martha, 136 Smith, Ralph le, 109 Smith, Roger le, 109 Smith, Saba, 73 Smith, Rev. Sydney, 73, 76 Smyrna, 92 Snape, Mary, 136 Snape, Robert, 136 Sodge, Jane, 143 Sotheme, Elizabeth, 134 Speke, Hall, 23 Stafford, Roger, 122 Standiah, Sir Chrislofdiei; iiS Stanley, Earl of Dert^, X19 Stanford, Mr., 159 Stanhope, The Right Hon* &, 75 Stanlaw Abbey, 7 Stanley and Holland family, 52 Stanley, John, 107 St4mley, Sir John de, 108 Stanley (of Alderley), Lord, 52 Stanley, Richard, Archdeacon of Chester^ 106, 107 Stanlegb, Robert de, 100, 104 Stanley, Thomas, 149, 150 Stanley (of Aatle, Chelford), Thomaa, S3 Stanley, William, 149, 150, 153 Stanley (of Astle, Chelford), William, 52, S3. SS Steinulf, 2 Stephenson, Elizabeth, 76 Stephenson, Elizabeth Cleghorn, see Gaskell Stephenson, John, 76 Stephenson, Robert, 89 Stephenson, Rev. William, 76 Stephenson, Sir W., 74 Stewart, 83 Stewart, Dr. Alexander, 160 Stockport, 37, 61, 62, 63, 109, III, i3Si 144, 15s Stockport, Richard, 19 Stones, John del, 109 Stones, Richard, 112 Stones, Roger, 1 1 2 Stonys, John, 113 Stopford, 116 Stopford Church, 115 Straunge, Lord le, iii Strangwayes, Thomas de, 100 Stratford-on-Avon, 77 Street, Robert, 143 Stiettle, John, 46 Strettle, Thomas, 149 Strickland, Mr., 79 Strongitharme (of GkxwtrieX Hoify, 49 Strongitharme, Saiah, 49, 148 2 A Digitized by Google i86 INDEX Stuart, Barbara, 162 Toxteth Park, near liyerpool, 80, 83, Sadehill, 141 89 Surrey, 80 Toxstath, Boger de, 96 Surrey, Earl of, 16 Trafford, Cicely, 34 Sutton, 5, 6 Trafford, Edmund, 34 Sutton, John de, 96 Trafford, Henry de, 25 Swinton, Ann, 69, 83 Trafford, Sir Henry de, 97 Swinton, Elizabeth, 60, 158 Trafford, Marjory de, 25 Swinton, Hannah, 69 Tranemolle, William de, 96 Swinton, John, 158 Travers, William, 115 Swinton, Peter, 60, 69, 157, 158 Travis, Alice, 137 Swetluff, Richard, 115, 116 Traves, Cicely, 135 Swetluff, William, 113 Travis, John, 137 Syddall, Esher, 137 Travis, Mary, 137 Syngleton, John, 115 Trevelyan, Sir Charles, 76 Syngleton, Thomas, 115 Trieste, 79, 80, 81 Truro, Lord Chancellor, 74 Tablet, William de, 109 Turner, Mary, 60, 155 Tacey, Edward, 122 Turner, William, 155 Talbot, George, 46 Turner, Rev. William, 60, 61, 71 Tasker family, 53 Turton, Alexander de, 99 Taylor, Abraham, 135 Tutbury, 11 Taylor, Elizabeth, 135 Twynnes, James, 130 Taylor, Henry, on Denton Hall, see Twynnes, William, 130 Denton Hall Tyldeslegh, Henry de, 100 Telior, Ellen, 135 Tyldeslegh, Hugh de, 100 Tempest, John, 121, 122 Tempest, Eatherine, 121 Tempest, Richard, 114 Tetland, Alex, de, 105 Thomas k Becket, 14 Thorinheved, Robert de, 94, 96 Thomiley, Katherine, 135 Tildeslegh, Richard, 100, loi Tildesleghhurst, Henry de, loi Tochet Croft, 109 Tonge (York), 121 Tong's "Life of Matthew Henry," 50 Torboke Park, 93 Touchet, Sir William, 12 Townley, John, 1 14 Toxteth Chapel, 84, 86 Ukdbbworth, Ellen, 114 XJndesworth, Henry, 114 XJndesworth, John, 114 XJpholland, 2, 14 XJpholland boundaries, 2 XJpholland Church, 13, 14, 15 XJpholland Manor, 2, 3, 4 XJpholland parish, 2 XJpholland township, 2 Yalbntine, Elizabeth, 136 Yalentine, Lawrence, 136 Yalentine, William, 134 Yalparaisq, 84 Yenables, Colonel, 50 Digitized by Google INDEX 187 Venice, 79 VemoD, Robert de, 58 Versailles, 73 Wagstaffb, William, 137 Wain Wright, Thomas, 153 Wakefield, 60, 76, 155, 156 Walcot Church, Bath, 71 Waleton, Richard de, 94 Walkden, Ann, 137 Walkden, Peter, 137 Walkeden, Robert^ 123 Walkden, Thomas de, X09 Walker, John, 134 Walker, Katherine, 134 Wallasey, Cheshire, 85 Walleden, Jurdan, 112 Wallewarke, Adam, 118 Wall work, Anne, 135, Walmeslej, Elizabeth, 135 Walmesley, John, 135 Waltham Cross, 13 Walton, 93 Walton, James, 115 Walwerk, Adam, 115, xi6 Wapentake of Lonsdale, 6 Warburton, Jane, 134 Ward, Dr., 78 Ward, Mrs. (of Capesthome), 51 Wardle, 118 Wardley, 28 Warford, Great, 60 Warre, Lord le, iia Warren, George, 119 Warren, Sir Henry, 1 1 1 Warren, Joan, 29 Warren, Sir John, 116 Warren, Sir John (of Poynton), 29 Warren, Sir Lawrence, 27, 107, 108 Warren, Margaret, 27 Warren, Randull, 119 Warrington, 85 «., 87, 147 Warroek, James, 162 Watford, 76 Watson, Holland, 37, 43 Waylays, Richard le, 96 Webster, Emot, 114 Wedgwood, Catherine, 77 Wedgwood, Josiah, 71 Wem, Salop, 54, 61 West (of London), Francis, 46 Westminster, 4, 93 Westminster Hall, 10 Westmorland, 120 Weymouth, 159 Wharton, Lucy G., 82 Wharton, Sir W., 82 Whitaker, Daniel, tee Jeremiah Whitaker, Esther, 71 Whitaker, Jeremiah, alias Daniel, 7 1 Whitaker, Mary, 71 Whitchurch, 57 Whitmore, Harriet, 81 Whitmore, Wolryche, 81 Whittle, John, 136 Widford, 149 Wigan, 2, 4, s 6, 15, 117 Wightwick (Leicestershire), 14 Wilcockson, John, 136 Wilcockson, Thomas, 136 Wilkynson, John, no WiUes, Justice, 74 Willetts, Anne, 80 Willets, Catherine, 157 Willetts, Mary, 71, 77 Willets, Rev. William, 71, 77, 79, 157 Williams, Captain, 82 Williams, David, 90 Williams, Eva, 82 Williamson, Margaret, 144 Williamson, Thomas, 137 Wills- Birch, Robert, 44 n. Deane, Thomas, 53 Digitized by Google i88f INDEX wais— Holland, Anne (of Mobberiej)^ 43 ft. Holland, Anne (w. of Wm» L), 49 Holland, John (IIL), 53, 54, 55 Holland, John (IV.), 63 Holland, Richard (ol Denton), 118 Holland, Swinton Colthuist^ 80 Holland, William (of PilkingtooX "3 Wihneslow, it 2 Wilmslow, 148 Wilton, Earl of, 23, 27, 35 97 Wilton manuscripts, 18^ 19 a. Wimbledon, 87, 91 Wincham, 50 Windesore, loi Windsor, 13, 24 Winstanlej, 15 Winwicfc, 145 Wither, Sir Thomas, 13 Withington, 19, 97, 98, 102, 107, 108, 109 Wode, Henry del, 99 Wodecoke, William, iii Wood, Anne, 134 Wood, Lydia, 137 Woodcock, Anne, 85 n. Woods, Thomas, 53, 149, 150 Woodstock, Baron, aee £arl ol Keot Woodwarde, Thomas^ 94 Worcester, 81 Wordeley, iii, 112, 119, 120 " Words and Places " (by Canon Immt Taylor), 2 n. Workeslegh, 102 Workeslegh, Henry de, 99, 10 1 Workeslegh, Richard de, 98 Workeslegh, Robert da, 99, 100^ 101, 102 Workeslegh, William de, 102 Worrall, Edward, 136 Worrall, Elizabeth, 135 Worrall, Martha, 136 Worrall, Robert^ 135 Worsley, 24, 120 Worsley, Sir Henry de, 21 Worsley, Robert de, 2 Worsley, T., 148 Worth, Margaret, 143 Worthington, Anne, 135 Worthington, George, 135 Worthyngton, Peter, in Worthington, Robert, 136 Worthington, Samuel, 156 Worthington, William de, 105 Wray, Alice F., 92 Wray, Lieut-Cokmel, 92 Wrenbury Wood, 56 Wrexham, 91 Wright, Philip, 5X Wrightington, 2 Wrigley, John, in Wroe, Cicely, 133 Wrowe, Edward, gee Coe Wych, Richard, 150 Wyet, Elizabeth, 146 Wyke, Regis, 159 Wylde, Mr^ 58 Wynkedley, John de, 97 Wynwyke Church, 118 WyrraU, Ellen, 133 Wyrrall, Henry, 133 York, 119 Zouou, Alan de h, 15 Zoueb, Matilda de la, 15 Printed by Ballantynb, Hanson 6* Ca Edmborgb 6* Londoo Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by CjOOQIC Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Goegle ? ■"■■ff^ ,^Avi»?,' MUb O X i^-^** ■^ \ jT' Digitized by Google Digitized by Google