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Will of Margaret Goodwin

Probate copy of the Will of Margaret Goodwin of Biggin Hall in the parish of Hartington spinster (1841).


To Peter Pichott Fidler of Biggin Grange and Francis Beresford Champion of Edale gents., £600 to be charged on her third share of a messuage and lands at Hurdlow and of lands in Parsley Hay, upon trusts mentioned below; to her kinsman, Thomas Lomas of Glutton gent. her third share of the said estates at Hurdlow and Parsley Hay, charged as above; to Fidler and Champion, £330 charged upon her third share of a moiety of a messuage and lands at Fairfield in the parish of Hope upon the trusts mentioned below; the said share of lands at Fairfield to Francis Beresford Champion, charged as above; to Fidler and Champion, £275 charged upon her third share of a moiety of a messuage and lands at Tideswell upon trusts mentioned below, and charged with an annuity of £4 to Daniel Wild of Sparrow Pit, labourer; to kinsman, Samuel Needham of Rushup gent., the said share of estates at Tideswell, charged as above; to Fidler and Champion £112 10s charged upon her third part of a moiety of a messuage and lands in Monyash upon trusts mentioned below and charged with an annuity of £4 to the said Daniel Wild; to the said Samuel Needham, the said share of estates at Monyash charged as above; to Fidler and Champion, £180 charged on her third share of a messuage in Tissington and closes called Priest Roods, and of another messuage in Tissington upon trusts mentioned below; to Anthony Bagshaw of Newton Grange gent., the said share of estates in Tissington; Fidler and Champion to stand possessed of the said sums totalling £1497 10s upon the following trusts: to pay Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Heathcote, Mary Wood, widow of George Wood of Cronksden Grange, and Martha Napier, daughter of the said Mary Wood, £40 each; to pay Rev. Matthew Beetham of Sheen (co. Stafford), Thomasine Goodwin Greensmith, wife of Thomas Greensmith of Thorpe, and Mary wife of Thomas Clay of Stockport, £50 each; to pay Richard Goodwin Gould, son of Edmund Gould deceased, Sarah Benton widow, John Wheeldon son of John Wheeldon of Haslin House deceased, Mary Wheeldon his sister, Richard Beresford of Nottingham gent., and Robert Needham of Counters Cliff near Buxton, £25 each; to pay her servant Ann Goodwin, £130 1s; to pay the children of Edmund Gould deceased (except Richard Goodwin Gould), £50 to be equally divided; to pay Elizabeth Cox her servant, Mary wife of William Redfern of Hartington, and George Sims her servant, £19 19s each; to pay Ann wife of John Sims sen., and John Slater of Biggin Moor, £5 1s each; to pay Margaret Goodwin Hardy of Manchester spinster, and Elizabeth wife of John Ellis of Parwich, £100 each; to pay the children of Hannah Heathcote deceased (except Hannah, £25 in equal shares; to pay Thomasin, Ann, and Mary Roe, children of Ellen Roe of Parwich, deceased, £30 in equal shares; to pay the children of Elizabeth Gibbs deceased, widow of John Gibbs of Alstonefield (co. Stafford), £25 in equal shares; to Fanny wife of Edmund Goodwin of Biggin, £100; to pay Thomasin Beresford of Castern Hall (co. Stafford) and Robert Doxey Goodwin jun. of Ashbourne surgeon, £10 each; to pay Sarah Green, £5; to invest £50 and pay the interest to Elias Needham of Little Orton for life, and after his death to divide the £50 between his children; to pay £360 towards the discharge of her debts, funeral expenses and any outstanding debts of her sister, Sarah Green, to pay Fidler £12 10s

To Margaret Townsend of Waterfall (co. Stafford) spinster, her gold watch and appendages; to Sarah Benton her best suit of clothes; to servant Ann Goodwin and Frances wife of Edmund Goodwin, the remainder of her clothes in equal shares, but Ann to have her choice; to Martha Napier, her best bed; to Samuel Needham, the printed bed with mahogany posts; to Ann Goodwin, various named items of furniture; to Elizabeth daughter of Edward Goodwin, furniture; to William Wild, items of furniture; to George Sims her servant, the same; to Elizabeth Cox her servant, Elizabeth Ellis, Martha wife of John Sims jun., Rev. William Townsend, Joseph Lees, Mrs Fletcher of Tissington, Mrs Wilde (nee Fletcher), Miss Anne Fletcher, Miss Frances Fletcher, Mrs Fidler, sundry items of furniture and pieces of silver; to Thomas Lomas, a carriage and harness; to Ann wife of John Sims sen., £5; to nephew Richard Gould of Crowdecote, residue of personal estate.

Anthony Bagshaw and Thomas Bentley of Glutton to be executors.

Dated 7 November 1841. Proved 17 August 1844 (1).

(1) The probate copy of the Will is in the Derbyshire Record Office [[D239 M/T 358].