The leasehold land adjoining Clayton St and the Smithy are left to William Ellis, nephew and William Ellis the illegitimate son of Thomas Foulds
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This is the line of my paternal great-grandmother Nanny Ellis who married Smith Hartley in 1888. Nanny lived with her aunt Mary Hartley (nee Ellis) from at least 1881 until Mary died in 1892, she left Nanny money in her Will. This Will was very informative as it named Mary's siblings and was the starting point of my research.
Marys Will was made in 1882 and contained the following:
Executors were her brother James and nephew William son of Thomas. By Marys death in 1892 William is the sole surviving executor.
Details are:
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The leasehold land adjoining Clayton St and the Smithy are left to William Ellis, nephew and William Ellis the illegitimate son of Thomas Foulds |
The residue to be divided into seven parts and left accordingly:-
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brother Thomas |
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children of deceased brother John |
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brother Robert |
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sister Elizabeth |
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children of deceased brother Moses |
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brother James |
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niece Nanny Ellis daughter of John son of William Ellis |
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William ELLIS
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c 1791 |
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Died |
1863 buried Trawden cemetery |
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Occupation |
coal miner |
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Brother |
John c1800 appears unmarried in 1851 |
Wife
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Nancy
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Born |
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betw 1841 - 51 |
Children
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William 1816 - 1839 m Elizabeth PICKLES
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John c1814 - 1882 m Mary HARTLEY d 1900
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Robert c1819 - 1908 m Susan BRACEWELL d1878 lived in Trawden
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Elizabeth c1820 - 1882 m John SHAW
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Moses c1823 - 1879 m Grace RYCROFT
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Mary 1824 - 1892 m John HARTLEY
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James 1826 - 1887 m Sarah CAPSTICK d1853 2nd Elizabeth MORVELL d1884
MI shows as adopted daughter Ada TROTTER who died 1896 aged 23y. see below |
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Thomas 1828 - 1882 m Mary VEEVERS d1903
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In her Will Mary Hartley leaves property to William Ellis , illegitimate son of Thomas Foulds There are 2 possible baptisms at St Bartholomew, Colne, but neither address is quite right
26 Sep 1841, William Ellis - Child
of Mary Ellis of CarryBridge
30 Oct 1842, William Ellis - Child of
Elizabeth Ellis of Trawden
William Ellis - Child of Elizabeth Ellis I am
inclined to think the first maybe the more likely as he was 1 month
old on the 1841 census, so does that mean he is the child of Mary
b1824?? William 1842 m Martha HARTLEY (maiden name RUSHTON) This is a Registrar attended/non-conformist wedding which I haven't checked as the records are not available at LRO The couple have no known children together although Mary has 2 sons, Thomas Rushton and Bilsbury Hartley from her first marriage In 1891 & 1901 they are living at 24 Back Clayton St in Colne, former home of John & Mary Hartley
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Mary Ann Nutter born about 1848 In 1851 she is living with Robert Ellis and in 1861 & 71 she is with Mary (Ellis) & John Hartley in both cases she is described as niece. She died in 1879 and her MI describes her as grand daughter to William Ellis d1863. I have yet to discover her parents There is a baptism at Trawden which is probably that for Mary but doesn't really help in determining her exact parentage
Baptism at St Mary the Virgin, Trawden,
22 Oct 1848,
Born: 1 May 1848 |
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Ada Louise Trotter b1873 West Derby reg. dist, d1896 Burnley reg. dist.
Ada was the daughter of Frederick and Hannah TROTTER. Grandma Mary dies in 1881, Frederick in 1882 and Hannah in 1883
1881 28 Premier St, Everton Mary Ann Trotter widow 70y b Colne Frederick Trotter son 39y Hannah Trotter dau-in-law 43y Frederick William grandson 9y Ada Louise grand dau 7y Alfred E grandson 4y
Earlier census shows Mary Ann was married to Lionel TROTTER they married in Liverpool at St Philips in 1830 and the marriage entry shows Mary's maiden name was HARTLEY
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Here are details of 2 Wills I have recently seen at Lancashire Record Office, I don't know if they fit into my research but may be of use to some one.
William Ellis of Colne, Tailor 1823 Burial records at St Bartholomew's, Colne show William was 67y when he died making his date of birth about 1756 Mentioned in the Will are
The Will was made on 2 April 1821 and William died on 27 Feb 1823 The executors were Christopher Ellis (& James Walker who died before 1823)
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Betty Ellis of Colne, spinster 1809 A simple Will leaving all household goods and monies to sister Jane Ellis, who was also executor. The Will was made on 27 March 1809 and Betty died 9 April 1809 I was unable to find her burial at St Bartholomews in Colne
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last updated
December 2011