| Description | Will dated 14 Mar 1832
Proved at York 2 Jan 1838
Includes request to be buried privately in St Mary's Church, Bridlington, near his father's monument
Bequests: Wind mill and adjoining dwellinghouse, water mill, lands in Hilderthorpe and Bridlington to William Horsley, servant in trust; close in Quay Moor and pew in St Mary's Church, Bridlington, to William Horsley; freehold and copyhold lands in Skipsea and Cleeton to John Milner, servant; 2 mansions in High Street, Bridlington, 5 closes and 2 gardens in the Ings at Bridlington, lands at Burton Agnes, Reighton and Speeton, 2 cottages in Green Dyke, Bridlington, 3 cottages in Pinfold Street, Bridlington, cottage in Kirk Gate, Bridlington, house and garden in the High Street, Bridlington, and several pews in St Mary's Church, Bridlington, to Catherine Edwards, servant; cottages in Mungate and Boult, Bridlington, to Ann Wallis, wife of David Wallis of Ulrome, Elizabeth Ashley, widow, and Rebecca Welburn, wife of Robert Welburn; property in shares in the Doncaster Tontine to William Clarkson and Mary Owston; closes called New Pasture, Easton Gate, Coney Garth and close behind the church at Bridlington to William Clarkson, Mary Owston, Ann Walmsley of Bempton, daughter of Mary Owston of Bridlington, and Mary Lamplough of the Quay, daughter of Thomas Lamplough and Jane Lamplough; close called Watson Balk to Jane Fairgray, wife of John Fairgray, and her sister Ann Owston of Easton; farm house and farm yard in Kirk Gate, Ducky Dyke close in Pinfold Lane, paddock in North Back Lane, herbage of Forty Foot Lane, all in Bridlington, granary and blacksmith's shop in Bridlington Quay, dwellinghouse in Queen Street, Quay, to Richard Fox and his sister Jane Thompson, wife of Robert Thompson, and Jane Fox, wife of George Fox, all of Bridlington; annuities of £5 to John Hewison of Ulrome and Ann Hodgson, daughter of the late Robert Hodgson of Bridlington; printed and manuscript books to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society; also to cancel the outstanding debt of Samuel Cowton senior of Bridlington Quay
Witnesses: Gabriel Knowles, flax dresser, Thomas Cape, grocer, John Langdale, schoolmaster |