Miles Weatherhead

[margaretgreen]

Miles Weatherhead died 1752 in Kirkby Lonsdale, but never been able to prove his birth!  His will showed he was a well known clockmaker, and left property to his wife, including houses, shops, barns, orchards in Kirkby Lonsdale, Dales and Mossdale, a hamlet near Hawes, and Tile Close, Biggins. His wife was told to sell property to ensure their children were well educated.   How can I find deeds etc of such property that may give information of who owned it previously, or information as to his father if inherited, which I am sure it must have been.   margaretgreen

[ciderdrinker]

Good Afternoon and Welcome to Rootschat.
It's not really my area of the country but I'll just send you what I can find and hopefully someone with more local knowledge can help further.So-...

21 Jul 1735 Miles Weatherhead, bachelor, aged 26 and Agnes Foxcroft of Claughton, wid. Bndsmn.: James Topham of Nether Lund, co. York., yeo. At church of Thornton in Lonsdale. Witn.: Mary Cowling, Isaac le Tousey.
Book:    Lancaster Marriage Bonds. (Marriage Bond)
Collection:    Lancashire & Westmorland: - Marriage Bonds, Deaneries of Lonsdale Kendal Furness Copeland and Amounderness (Archdeaconry of Richmond), 1734-1738.
They married 21.7.1735 at Thornton in Lonsdale.

Probate of Will John Ortt of Barben yeoman (Cumbria Archives Kendal)
    WD U/Box 1/1/20
Description:    

Made 24 June 1736, proved (Archdeaconry of Richmond) 16 October 1738.
 

Bequests include:- to brother Richard Ortt of Barbon, and brother-in-law John Atkinson of The Old Town, proceeds from sale of estate at Claughton, Lancashire, purchased of William Foxcroft of Claughton, deceased, on trust;
 

- To Mary daughter of John Foxcroft deceased, residue of above money, when all charges etc. have been settled, at her majority, if she die with no issue before aged 21, money to go to right heir of said John Foxcroft, meanwhile interest to be used for her maintenance and education, unless her mother Agnes now wife of Miles Weatherhead of Kirkby Lonsdale, pay for it, in which case money to be to use of Mary until aged 21;
 

- To daughter Anne Ortt for life, all messuages with appurts, in Barbon, then to her heir male, £200 to be charged on real estate for other children, if no male heir estate to be shared amongst daughters;
 

- To brother Richard Ortt, guardianship of Anne, using revenue from real estate to maintain and educate her, if she die before age 21, Richard to receive all real estate;
 

- To Richard Ortt and John Atkinson as trustees, close called Maynes in Barbon, to be sold to supplement proceeds from sale of personal estate.
 

Executers: Richard Ortt, brother, John Atkinson, brother-in-law.
 

Supervisors: Giles Moore of Grimeshill, Middleton and William Wilson, of Barbon, friends.

There is also a Will of Leonard Weatherhead of 1657 of Clapton Yorks that lo0ks like it may be of interest at the National archives.
Sorry I can't see anymore
Ciderdrinker

[margaretgreen]

  Thank you for help regarding property owned by Miles Weatherhead (Wethred) around 1750. I have a copy of will saying he left houses, shops, land around Kirkby Lonsdale and yorks.  Who can I contact to see deeds, proof of ownership which may give names of previous owners?

[jim1]

Deeds applied more to ownership of land rather than the property which was often leased to a second party.
Although land may stay within a family over many generations the property on it often changed hands many times in what was called an assignment of lease.
These were drawn up by solicitors & are the documents most relevant to you.
There is no central repository & many are deposited at local archives.
As the properties were in Yorkshire it's going to be that archive that is most likely to hold them.

[margaretgreen]

 Thank you for information regarding ownership of land, will follow that up and see what I can find.

[margaretgreen]

trying to find any addresses where Miles and family lived in Kirkby Lonsdale in 1730-1770, where could I check for these?