Summary of Wills


The following is a list of a number of wills that I have copies of.
For each will the list gives details of the deceased and a summary of any benefactors,
executors, trustees, witnesses, etc. referred to in the will.


1 Doc #176    
  William Duckmanton of Mile Hill, Mansfield, Notts. d. 28 Jul 1892  
  William Duckmanton of Warsop. Nephew. Wheelwright. Son of late bro Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Samuel Duckmanton of Warsop. Nephew. Farmer. Son of bro Henry Duckmanton.    
  Elizabeth. Wife.    
  Richard Lombard. Tennant.    
  Samuel Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of late bro Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Hannah. Daughter of cousin George Duckmanton, late of Hove?, Yorks.    
  John Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of late bro Joseph Duckmanton.    
  Samuel Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of bro James Duckmanton.    
  John Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of bro Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Ellen Allcroft. Niece. Dau of bro John Duckmanton.    
  Ann. Neice. Dau of bro Joseph Duckmanton.    
  Ann Powell. Niece. Dau of late sis Hannah Bradley.    
  Martha. Niece. Dau of bro Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Ann Palfreyman. Neice. Dau of bro Henry Duckmanton.    
  Fanny Anderson. Niece. Dau of late sis Sarah Pogmore.    
  Sarah Charlesworth. Dau of late niece Mary Pigot, dau of bro Joseph Duckmanton.    
  Samuel Duckmanton of Moorhough. Son of late cousin Joseph Duckmanton.    
  William Duckmanton of Hazel Gap. Son of late cousin Joseph Duckmanton.    
  Xref: TWD tree 22. Will 12.    
       
2 Doc #177    
  John Duckmanton, Farmer, of Potterhanworth, Lincs. (Codicil). d. 18 May 1885  
  Ann. Wife.    
  John Duckmanton. Trustee.    
  William Hackinder Cottam. Trustee.    
       
3 Doc #222    
  Elizabeth Duckmanton, spinster of Westhorpe, Southwell, Notts. d. 04 Sep1888 age 60
  James Duckmanton. Uncle. b. 1828±1  
  John Duckmanton. Brother.    
  William Duckmanton. Brother.    
  Mary Laughton. Sister.    
  Alfred John Laughton. Nephew.    
  WG Patchett. Southwell. Witness.    
  AJ Laughton. Southwell. Witness.    
  Xref: TWD tree 23. Wills 11 & 13.    
       
4 Doc #223    
  William Duckmanton of Cleasby, Yorks. d. 10 Mar 1873 age 72
  James Weighill Batham? Bank Manager. Darlington, Durham. Executor. b. 1801±1  
  Jonathon Jackson. Draper. Darlington. Executor.    
  Mary Whitehead. Dau. Wife of James Whitehead.    
  William Duckmaton Garlick. Son of dau Mary Whitehead by 1st husb James Garlick, deceased.    
  Jane Elizabeth Garlick. Dau of dau Mary Whitehead by 1st husb James Garlick, deceased.    
  Louisa Garlick. Dau of dau Mary Whitehead by 1st husb James Garlick, deceased.    
  Elizabeth Coates. Sis. Wife of George Coates of Bocho? House of Long Nuston?    
  Fanny Coggin, deceased. Dau.    
  William Coggin, Grandson.    
  Stewart Coggin, Grandson.    
  Xref: TWD tree 24.    
       
5 Doc #224    
  Henry Duckmanton, Wheelwright, of Laxton, Notts. d. 28 Oct 1895 age 69
  William Lilly Heal. Steward. Woodford, Essex. Trustee. b. 1826±1  
  George Weatherall. Farmer. Laxton. Trustee.    
  William Duckmanton. Youngest son.    
  Mary. Wife.    
  Xref: TWD tree 25.    
       
6 Doc #225    
  George Arthur Duckmanton, Fitter, of Gate Hotel, Upper Langwith, Derby. d. 26 Dec 1900  
  Frances Elizabeth. Wife.    
  George Cox. Auctioneer. Mansfield, Notts. Executor.    
  Robert Collingham. Farmer. Nether Langwith, Notts. Executor.    
  Xref: TWD tree 26. Wills 10, 15 & 35.    
       
7 Doc #226    
  William Duckmanton, Wheelwright, of Warsop, Notts. d. 06 Sep1904 age 74
  Evelyn Wardley. Steward. Warsop Wood, Notts. Trustee. b. 1830±1  
  Frank Featherstone. Boot & Shoe maker. Warsop Wood, Notts. Trustee.    
  John William Duckmanton. Oldest son.    
  Frederick Locking. Tennant.    
  George Gordon Duckmanton. Son.    
  George Ilett. Tennant.    
  Eliza Crooks Dau. Anchor Inn, Retford, Notts.    
  Mary Elizabeth Ilett. Dau. Warsop, Notts.    
       
8 Doc #227    
  Sarah Ann Duckmanton, Spinster, no fixed abode. d. 13 Apr 1908 age 44
  William George Reeve. Highbury, Islington, Middlesex. Executor. b. 1864±1  
  Edith Reeve. Wife of William George Reeve.    
  Phoebe Teasdale. Witness. Highbury.    
  WJ Bull. Witness. Walworth, SE.    
       
9 Doc #228    
  John Duckmanton, Monks Abbey Hotel, Monks Rd, Lincoln. d. 22 Jul 1903 age 55
  John Andrews. Bro of late wife. Lubenham, Mkt Haborough, Leics. Executor. b. 1848±1  
  Percy John Duckmanton. Infant son.    
  George Duckmanton. Guardian of Percy John Duckmanton.    
  Xref: TWD tree 1H. Wills 27 & 33.    
       
10 Doc #229    
  Samual Duckmanton, Licensed Victualler, of Langwith, Derby. d. 24 Jul 1895 age 57
  Joseph Beard. Miller. Warsop, Notts. Trustee. b. 1838±1  
  George Cox. Auctioneer. Mansfield, Notts. Trustee.    
  Mary Eliza. wife.    
  George Arthur Duckmanton. Son.    
  Mary Kate Duckmanton. Dau.    
  John Thomas Duckmanton. Son.    
  John Jarvis. Engineer. Upper Langwith, Derby. Trustee.    
  Xref: TWD tree 26. Wills 6, 15 & 35.    
       
11 Doc #230    
  William Duckmanton, Farmer, of Southwell, Notts. d. 03 May 1890 age 51
  Alfred John Laughton. Whitesmith. Southwell, Notts. Executor. b. 1839±1  
  William George Patchett. Gentleman. Southwell, Notts. Executor.    
  Mary Charlotte. Wife.    
  Xref: TWD tree 23. Wills 3 & 13.    
       
12 Doc #231    
  James Duckmanton, Farmer (now out of business). of Whitwell, Derbys. d. 13 Dec 1885 age 90
  William Shaw. Tenant. b. 1795±1  
  Samuel Duckmanton. Son.    
  James Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of late son George Duckmanton.    
  John Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of late son George Duckmanton.    
  Sarah Duckmanton. Granddau. Dau of late son George Duckmanton.    
  Harriet Scott. Granddau. Wife of Frederick Scott.    
  Lucy Sanders, Great granddau.    
  William Sanders. Great grandson.    
  Two sons & five dau's of son Samuel Duckmanton.    
  William Duckmanton. Farmer. Mile Hill, Mansfield, Notts. Bro. Trustee.    
  William Beard. Farmer. Nettleworth, Warsop, Notts. Trustee.    
  Xref: TWD trees 22 & 27. Will 1.    
       
13 Doc #232    
  James Duckmanton, Gentleman, of Southwell, Notts. d. 19 Nov 1881 age 78
  John Gent. b. 1803±1  
  Elizabeth Duckmanton. Dau of late bro John Duckmanton.    
  Henry Cawdron? Stenton. Gentleman. Southwell. Executor.    
  John Marshall. Farmer. Edingley, Notts. Executor.    
  John Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of bro John Duckmanton.    
  William Duckmanton. Nephew. Son of bro John Duckmanton.    
  Mary Laughton. Neice.    
  Xref: TWD trees 10 & 23. Wills 3 & 11.    
       
14 Doc #233    
  Hannah Duckmanton, Widow, of Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. d. 07 Apr 1919 age 84
  George Halifax. Mansfield, Notts. Bro. b. 1825±1  
  Ann Halifax. Dau of George Halifax.    
  Sydney Halifax. Mansfield. Bro.    
  Hannah Halifax. Dau of Sydney Halifax.    
  Charlotte Hannah Townroe. Dau of Gertrude Townroe.    
  Mabel Townroe. Dau of gertrude Townroe.    
  Cyril Townroe. Son of Gertrude Townroe.    
  Gertrude Townroe. Neice.    
  John William Stevenson. Builder. Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. Trustee.    
  Alfred Munks. Grocer. Mansfield Woodhouse, Notts. Witness.    
       
15 Doc #234    
  John Thomas Duckmanton, Hotel Manager, of Langwith, Derbys. d. 03 May 1917 age 36
  Mary Ann. Wife. b. 1881±1  
  John Charles Mellors of Mansfield. Clerk in Thoresby Estates Office. Norton, Cuckney, Notts.    
  William Ground. Cashier in Nottm & Notts Banking Co.    
  Mary Eliza Duckmanton. Stepmother.    
  Mary Kate Marriot. Sister.    
  Frances Mary Duckmanton. Neice.    
  Ethel Louise Dodd. Spinster. Northampton. Witness.    
  Xref: tree 26. Wills 6, 10 & 35.    
       
16 Doc #235    
  John Duckmanton, Inspector of Police, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts. d. 08 Jun 1915 age 62
  Bertram William Duckmanton. Son. b. 1852±1  
  George Wigfield Duckmanton. Son.    
  Emily Hoyles. Dau.    
  Hannah. Wife.    
  Xref: TWD tree 28. Wills 20 & 31.    
       
17 Doc #236    
  Sarah Duckmanton, Widow, of Belph, Whitwell, Derbys. d. 23 Jun 1915 age 72
  Dora Clayton Allcroft. Dau. Wife of James Arthur Allcroft. b. 1843±1  
  Mary Bell. Dau. Wife of Joshua Bell. Chicago, USA.    
  Annie Sherrif. Dau. Wife of Samuel William Sherrif. Chicago, USA.    
  Ernest Ilett Winks. Butcher. Warsop, Notts. Executor.    
  James Francis. Gas Stoker. Belph, Whitwell, Notts. Witness.    
  Xref: TWD tree 29. Will 19.    
       
18 Doc #237    
  John Duckmanton, Farmer, of Brimington, Derbys. d. 03 Apr 1914 age 85
  Annie Duckmanton. Dau. b. 1829±1  
  Mary Duckmanton. Dau.    
  JW Wakefield. Grocer. Brimington. Witness.    
       
19 Doc #238    
  Samuel Duckmanton, Woodman, of Belph, Whitwell, Derbys. d. 13 Oct 1914 age 83
  Sarah. Wife. b. 1831±1  
  Xref: TWD tree 29. Will 17.    
       
20 Doc #239    
  Hannah Duckmanton, wife of John, Sutton in Ashfield, Notts. d. 15 Nov 1912 age 58
  John Duckmanton. Retired Police Inspector. Husb. b. 1854±1  
  Bertram William Duckmanton. Son.    
  George Wigfield Duckmanton. Son.    
  Emily Hoyles. Dau.    
  Xref: TWD tree 28. Will 16 & 31.    
       
21 Doc #240    
  Joseph Duckmanton, Farmer, of Upper Whiston, Rotherham, Yorks. d. 03 Sep1912 age 68
  Jane Fry Duckmanton. Wife. Upper Whiston, Rotherham, Yorks. b. 1844±1  
  Herbert Duckmanton. Son. Upper Whiston, Rotherham, Yorks.    
  William Schofield. Cattle Dealer. Balby, Doncaster, Yorks. Witness.    
  Joseph Henry Holmes. Butcher. Cudworth, Barnsley, Yorks.    
       
22 Doc #241    
  Benjamin Duckmanton, Photographer, of Gainsborough, Lincs. d. 13 Jan 1898 age 44
  Eliza. Wife. b. 1854±1  
  Ellen Ann. Dau.    
  Margaret Edith. Dau.    
       
23 Doc #242    
  Hannah Duckmanton, of Stone, Yorks. d. 17 Apr 1892 age 43
  Four children. b. 1849±1  
  James Duckmanton. Husb.    
       
24 Doc #243    
  John Duckmanton, Farmer, of Warsop, Notts. d. 23 Jun 1857  
  Mary. Wife.    
  John Duckmanton. Son. Farmer. Warsop, Notts.    
  Mary. Dau. Wife of Frederick Copperwaite.    
  Hannah. Dau. Wife of Thomas Walker.    
  Ellen. Dau. Wife of John Allcroft.    
  George Duckmanton. Son.    
  William Duckmanton. Farmer. Mile Hill, Mansfield, Notts. Suretey.    
  Henry Duckmanton. Farmer. Warsop, Notts.    
       
25 Doc #244    
  Rachel Duckmanton, wife of William of Cleasby, Yorks. (Incomplete) d. abt 1869 ? age 68
  Wiilaim Duckmanton. Husb. Late of Cleasby, Yorks. b. 1801±1 ?  
  David Sadler. Nephew. Executor.    
  John Russell. Nephew. Executor.    
       
26 Doc #323    
  Samual Duckmanton, Joiner, of Warsop, Notts. d. bef May 1922  
  George Henry Tinsley. Schoolmaster. Warsop, Notts. Executor.    
  Frederick Lowe. Rate Collector. Warsop, Notts. Executor.    
  Violet Marples. Niece.    
  John Thomas Duckmanton. Son.    
  Samuel Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  John Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Henry Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Leonard Duckmanton. Grandson. Son of John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Walter Harrison. Warsop, Notts. Witness.    
  Chas WE Brown. Mansfield. Witness.    
       
27 Doc #324    
  Percy John Duckmanton, Soldier, Market Harborough, Leics. d. bef Sep 1925  
  George Andrews (deceased). Gentleman. Misterton Cottage, Lichfield.    
  John Andrews.    
  Edwin Smith.    
  Grace Charlotte. Wife.    
  William Robert Smith. East Farndor. Corporal, ASC.    
  John Wood. Admiral Nelson. Mkt.Harbro.    
  Xref: TWD tree 1H. Wills 9 & 33.    
       
28 Doc #325    
  Bertram Duckmanton, of Englemont, Bakewell, Derby. d. 03 Apr 1929  
  Rachel Mary. Wife.    
  John Aeron William Hubbard. Coal Merchant. Aberayron, Cardigan. Suretey.    
  Evan Watkin Evans. Retires Assurance Superintendant. Aberayron.    
       
29 Doc #326    
  James Duckmanton, Sandbeck Maltby, Yorks. d. 08 Jan 1828  
  Mary. Wife.    
       
30 Doc #327    
  George Duckmanton, Chief Attendant of Royal Asylum, Cheadle, Chester. d. bef Jan 1928  
  Mary Ann. Wife.    
       
31 Doc #328    
  George Wigfield Duckmanton, Lic. Vict. Midland Hotel, Newark, Notts. d. bef Dec 1927  
  Arnder Green Duckmanton. Wife. Trustee.    
  Bertram Wigfield Duckmanton. Bro. Trustee.    
  Iris Lack. Midland Hotel. Newark. Witness.    
  Xref: TWD tree 28. Wills 20 & 31.    
       
32 Doc #329    
  Louisa Duckmanton, wife of George Gordon, of Warsop, Notts. d. 22 Dec 1926  
  George Gordon Duckmanton. Husb. Joiner.    
       
33 Doc #330    
  Fanny Duckmanton, wife of George, of Monks Abbey Hotel, Lincoln. d. bef Jan 1926  
  George Duckmanton. Husb. Hotel Keeper. Monks Abbey Hotel, Lincoln.    
  Xref: TWD tree 1H. Wills 9 & 27.    
       
34 Doc #331    
  Samuel Duckmanton, Gentleman, ---ton Villa, Rotherham, Yorks. d. bef Nov 1920  
  Sarah Glasby Duckmanton. Wife.    
  Samuel Wilson Heathcote. Maltby, Rotherham, Yorks. Trustee/friend.    
  Herbert Duckmanton. Nephew.    
  William Duckmanton. Nephew.    
  James Duckmanton. Bro.    
  Martha Adams. Doncaster. Witness.    
  Edwina Clarkson. Conisboro. Witness.    
  William James Bradford. Solicitor. Rotherham,Yorks.    
       
35 Doc #378    
  Mary Eliza Duckmanton, Widow, King Edward Avenue, Mansfield. 16 Dec 1930 probate
  Mary Ann Duckmanton, neice, widow of late stepson John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  James Frederick Couzin Wood, nephew, 18 Sistova Road, Balham, Surrey.    
  Frances Mary Duckmanton, late husband's granddaughter, a daughter of late George Arthur Duckmanton.    
  Samuel George Thomas Duckmanton, son of late John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  John James Duckmanton, son of late John Thomas Duckmanton.    
  Mary Kate Marriott, stepdaughter..    
  John James Dodd, nephew, son of late sister Martha Couzin Dodd.    
  Florence Amy Dodd, wife of John James Dodd.    
  Emily, widow of late brother Thomas John Turner Wood.    
  Dinah Jarvis, widow of John Jarvis late of Upper Langwith, engineer.    
  Samuel Wood, brother.    
  Elizabeth Couzin Sampson, late sister.    
  Sarah Ann Hardwick, late sister.    
  Xref: TWD tree 26. Wills 6,10, & 15.    
       
36 Doc #379    
  Ruth Duckmanton, Post Office, Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada. d. 25 May 1929  
  Arthur Duckmanton, husband.    
       
-- Doc #425    
  Joseph Duckmanton, farmer, Warsop. d. 11 Jan 1812 probate
  Ann, wife.    
  John Duckmanton, reputed son of late father John Duckmanton by Hannah Barratt (before their marriage).    
  Joseph ---aton (Steaton?), of Retford, weaver, natural son of Elizabeth ---aton wife of Robert Cotton    
  of Wirksworth.    
       

Last Updated on 11 Feb 2005