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I have found every reference I can to Broadleys from 1362, when the first of the line, John Brodeleghe, was Constable of Ovenden, to the 1650s when our direct ancestor had left Yorkshire for Darwen in Lancashire. My cousin and I have bought wills, disputes, manorial records for Shelf, articles from HAS, YAHS, books, and read every reference online. (And aalt, for which many thanks.) I have put together every family I can but am stuck on William and Richard Bro(a)dley who had children in Northowram/Shelf mid 1500s but may have been born in Lightcliffe in Hipperholme. Unfortunately it seems there are no surviving manorial records for Hipperholme. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to help with the 1400s? The Y-DNA project proves we can get back to 1362.

I think it is frentiship (friendship)

It depends how far back the gaps on the paternal side are. If they are the last couple of hundred years or so autosomal might be more useful. FTDNA is very good for Y-DNA but you may find your matches are very far back in time and don't help with more recent NPEs. If you read the Lost Cousins newsletters by Peter Calver he has much good advice.

In 1508 in Hipperhome, Robert, son of John Brodelegh, gave a messuage and 16 acres to Thomas Brodelegh, John brother of Thomas Brodelegh, Richard son of Thomas Haldworth and Gilbert son of Robert Otes; ingress 9s.
Later in the century Mr Clement Oglethorpe's rentals include certain lands in Hipperholme holden of the manor of Halifax in the tenure of Robert Brighouse Edward Brodley Thomas Northend.
This second, later group are three first cousins. Edward's two paternal aunts are the mothers of Robert Brighouse and Thomas Northend.
The 1508 group I think shows an uncle, Robert, son of John Brodelegh, handing property to his two nephews Thomas and John brother of Thomas. Is it likely that the other two people named are also his nephews, via his sisters?

Thank you arthurk for the information. I don't have that book, just a bit too dear for me, unfortunately, but I borrowed it on inter-library loan for the surnames I am interested in.