Trying to locate a will for a yorkshire ancestor.

[Marmaduke 123]

Hello Katherine

Do you know you can subscribe to Origins for 72 hours, for about £7? I've done it periodically to blitz the York wills and other things like the apprenticeship records.

Don't order wills through Origins though. They come quickly, but it costs quite a lot more to go through them than to order direct from the Borthwick.

Anne

[Katharine75]

Thanks for the tip Anne. I will certainly consider doing that. Katharine.

[dobfarm]

Based on known dates only or year of burials also place of burial, the Huddersfield library will do a York Probate Wills pre 1858 index look up on their film copy of the original index  that are are held at the Borthwick institute York Uni,  York city in England

The Huddersfield library do free 1/2 look ups.

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/events/venuedetails.asp?vID=570

Remember the time difference with your country or maybe you will have to phone them in the middle of your night time.

[Katharine75]

Thanks Dobfarm. I have contacted Huddersfield Library, and am now awaiting a reply! 

[Katharine75]

Further to this thread I have since found a death duty index entry for my JOSEPH ATKINSON in 1835. The executor was given as Sarah Atkinson, Denholme (whom I think might be his daughter in law).

I have had a look at the sources I have and cannot find his burial. Can anyone else see it? I was thinking it could have been at Kipping Thornton.

Katharine.

[dobfarm]

Hi Kath

Can you give more of what you know about Joseph, like his standing in local society, his age or baptism year, his wife, occupation, anything that could help find his ' comet tail ' so to speak !! in say for example  if he was a mill owner he maybe in the newspapers doing business or if he was local shop owner. Its not easy pre 1841census though....................? If he left a Will/probate suggests he had a bob or two and some history.

[Katharine75]

Hi dobfarm. You have helped me with this family on other threads in the past. They were the Atkinson family of 'Denholme House' in Denholme behind St.Pauls Church. I think Joseph was a farmer. I don't have any other details for him really. I did know that he disappeared off an electoral list or something before 1837, and then I found him in the death duty register for 1835. So he must have died then or in the few years preceeding, as I think he was on the other list in 1832 so still alive.

His son John is buried in St.Pauls, other family members are buried in Kipping Thornton. Baptisms have been found at Kipping Thornton, and Mt.Zion churches nearby to Denholme. I was thinking his burial could be somewhere in a non-conformist church.
Any help greatfully received. Katharine.

[Katharine75]

This is the entry in the death duty register:

First name(s)   Joseph
Last name   Atkinson
Death year   1835
Residence   DENHOLME
County   YORKSHIRE
Court   All Courts Excluding PCC
Record set   Index to Death Duty Registers 1796-1903
National Archives reference   IR27/117
Category   Life Events (Birth, Marriage, Death)
Subcategory   Wills & probate
Collections from   United Kingdom

Can anyone explain to me how I get a copy of the death duty records? and if they have much information in them?
Also, if anyone knows how to go about getting my hands on the will? or if it would be in with the death duty records?
If anyone is able to look any of these records up, I would also be interested, as I am in Australia.

Thanks, Katharine.

[atina576]

There is a Joseph Atkinson buried 10 March 1835 at Kipping Independant Chapel, Thornton age 78 and 2 baptisms as follows (same Chapel) Sarah 13 Oct 1754 dau of Joseph Atkinson of Denholme (Weaver) & Susannah 3 May 1767 dau of Joseph Atkinson, Weaver of Denholme.

Hope this helps.
Atina.