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Here are a selection of Notes that make mention of the Littlewood Surname taken from Wills, etc.

These range from 1558 to 1789, and are from Yorkshire

 

15 3 64 Richard Littlewood of Austonley 1558 1558

wife Alison, daughter Elizabeth Littlewood, daughter Janet Katerall, children :- John, Richard, Thomas, James, Robert, Isable Littlewood,

executor son Thomas, supervisor Thomas Littlewood & James Dyson

 


21 10 John Littlewood of Whitewell ausatonley 1576 1577

wife Jehan son John, son Richard, daughter Isabbel, daughter Dorothy, daughter Elizabeth

 


23 286 Thomas Littlewood of Yate Almondbury 18 12 1586

son John, daughter Elizabeth, son Richard, brother John, son in law Thomas Barmforth

 


25 1104 John Littlewood husbandman Stubeny Austonley 1591 1592

son Humphrey, son Thomas, brother Reanald Littlewood

 


26 268 Richard Littlewood of Yaton Almondbury 1595 1595

landlord Richard Castle of Cartworth, brother William Littlewood of Holmefirth, each niece, Elizabeth Dyson

 


30 810 Lawrence Littlewood of Flashhouse Austonley 1608 1608

daughter Jane Littlewood, grandchild Thomas Littlewood a lamb

 


31 138 Thomas Littlewood of Feildon in Austonley Almondbury 1608 1609

son Richard, son in law James Bray, son in law John Taylor, Humphrey Crossland & Ann his wife, William Hadfield & Dynes his wife, grandchildren a lamb each and to Thomas Littlewood two lambs, John Littlewood, Godfry Littlewood, Margaret Littlewood

tuition of Margaret Littlewood to Richard Littlewood

executor James Bray & Richard Littlewood

witnesses George Charlesworth, Henrie Charlesworth, James Bray, George Crossland

 


34 217 John Littlewood of Cumberworth 1616 1616

land in Holmefirth, acc a surrender to Richard Broadhead, daughter Ann, wife if she survives me, tutors for children :- Richard Broadhead & Richard  Littlewood

 


37 70 Thomas Littlewood husbandman of Hillhouse Kirkburton 1621 1622

wife Elizabeth, daughter Dorothy, Agnes wife Thomas Hinchcliffe and their children John & Abraham

 


37 34 Thomas Littlewood of Damhouse Kirkburton 1622 1623

wife Jennett, daughter Ellen, son Thomas <21, brother in law Robert Waterhouse, brother Richard Littlewood

 


41 86a Dorothy Littlewood of Kirkburton 1628 1628

Anne daughter John Littlewood of Kirkburton, goddaughter Ann Hinchcliffe, brother in law Thomas Hinchcliffe clothier & Agnes his wife

 


45 697 Dorothy widow James Brooksbank of South Crossland 1635 1635

Elizabeth Littlewood daughter of John Littlewood

 


July 1640 William Littlewood clothier Honleywoodbottom Almondbury July 1638

wife Mary, £8 to Gosdfry Littlewood of Woofestones,

rest to Richard Littlewood, Susanna Littlewood & Esther Littlewood that I am uncle to

children of Matthew Linley of Cothoums

witnesses Geeorge Brooke, William Kay, Thomas Littlewood, Stephen Fisher

 


50 60 John Littlewood of Nether Stubbins Austonley 1651 1669

Mary Littlewood, Godfry Littlewood, Humphrey Littlewood, Joseph Littlewood & Martha Littlewood so much per annum for 14 years

John Littlewood elder, wife Mary has children to rear

witnesses John Littlewood, John Littlewood, JohnHaigh, John Haigh

 


45 226 Richard Littlewood yeoman Fieldend 1654 1662

Richard & James youngest sons my eldest son Thomas, my eldest daughter Anne Beardsall, son in law Godfry Greene

witnesses John Littlewood, Thomas Hinchcliffe

 


46 76 Godfry Littlewood yeoman Kesper Darton 1660 1665

son John tenement in Wooldale in Holme,

executors brother Richard of Cumberworth & Thomas Hicnchcliffe of Kirkburton

 


47 14 John Littlewood of Welsicke Overthong 1662 1662

son John, son in law John Marsden, son in law John Roebucke, son in law Michael Hirst, daughter Mary Littlewood

 


48 124 Thomas Littlewood of Dam House in Cartworth 1665 1666

daughter Hellen wife John Cuttie, daughter Mary wife Jeremy Kay, Ann wife Ralph Williamson, wife Alice

 


48 123 Richard Littlewood yeoman Bins Overthong 1666 1666

wife Anne, daughter Anne Littlewood, son in law Godfry Turton, son in law Israel Stringer

 


50 245 John Littlewood of Overstubbins Austonley 1667 1669

son in law John Haigh, Richard Crossland and his son Joshua, wife of Adam Hirst, wife Susan, John Butterworth of Netherstubbins, wife of Henry Kay, John  Miller younger. John Haigh of Greengate and Hester his sister, son John, children, servant Agnes Bray, grandchild Godfry Littlewood

 


52 555 John Littlewood of Edmondbury 22 CharlesII 1671

wife Martha, son Symson, daughter Anna, daughter Sarah, godchildren

 


56 50 Richard Littlewood yeoman Nether Cumberworth 1674 1675

eldest son Thomas, son Richard, son Abraham, daughter Ann Lister

 


60 338 Michael Littlewood clothier The Haggs Meltham 1677 1684

wife Sarah, brother John's children, two children of late sister Ann by her husband John Batty

 


58 234 John Littlewood yeoman Hawood Almondbury 1679 1680

James Littlewood, Godfry Littlewood &^ Martha Littlewood my daughter

an ark & a table to Joshua Littlewood

Benjamin Green 5/-, son James

 


60 22 Godfry Littlewood husbanman Newmill Kirkburton 31Charles(aka 1682)  1683

elder brother Richard Littlewood of Oldfield land in Holme and Holmesbridge occupied by Richard Hinchcliffe, land in Austonley, brother Richard's son Richard, brother Richard's sons by his second wife John & Joshua. Thomas Wolsencroft of Middleton Lancashire, John <21 & Joshia <21 sons of Abraham Littlewood, wife Susanna

 


60 305 Thomas Littlewood clothier Wolfstones 1684 1684

son Abraham, son Thomas, son George

 


adm February 1684 Thomas Littlewood of Upperthong to James his son

 


February 1684 Thomas x Littlewood of Fieldsend Austonley

eldest son Godfry, son in law Abraham Charlesworth, son in law John Shaw, son in law Godfry Littlewood, daughter in law Susan Littlewood and Susan her daughter, son Richard and his son James, my youngest son James Littlewood

 


vacancy November 1687 Sarah Littlewood of Mossedge Kirkburton

John son Abraham Kay of Netherthong & Joshua Kay younger son said Abraham Kay <21, sister Anna wife said Abraham Kay.

sister Martha Charlesworth, Sarah wife Gamaliel Roberts, Jane wife Joseph Hinchcliffe, Joshua Thornton,, Lydia Thornton, Sarah daughter Nathaniel Roberts,Ellen daughter Joshua Hinchcliffe, Elizabeth daughter John Hinchcliffe,

father in law Joshua Charlesworth of Moss Edge executor

 


61 28 Thomas Littlewood of Nether Cumberworth 1688

wife Serena, son & heir Thomas <19, Abraham Littlewood, Richard Littlewood

daughter Mary Littlewood two years older than Thomas, yoounger daughter Hannah

tuition by brother Richard Littlewood and brother in law John Kirk of Milnehouse

witnesses John Kirk, Adb Kirk

 


61 15 John Littlewood husbandman Holme 1688

kin William Swirket, children of deceased kinsman Michael Willey, John Littlewood the younger of Whitewalls in Austonley, Mary Cuttel daughter Thomas Cuttel of Holinglath, Anthony Holler, Adam Haigh, James Hinchcliffe son of Ambeyse Hinchcliffe, Timothy Eastwood of Holme and his children Godry & Sarah

executors & residue James Hinchcliffe elder of Knowle 7 Adam Eastwood of Holme

witnesses Joshua Hirst, Mary x Hinchcliffe, John Earnshaw

 


61 52 Richard Littlewood yeoman Oldfield Nether in Almondbury 1688

three sons by now wife Mary :- John, Godfry & Daniel,

eldest son Richard, sister in law Jane Wossencroft, halfbrother John Littlewood of Ewden

witnesses Richard Armitage, Abraham Hirst

 


adm February 1691 Abraham Littlewood of Thong to his wife Sarah

 


adm September 1696 Godfry Littlewood of Over Stubbings Almondburyt to son John & widow Jane

 


adm March 1699 Abraham Littlewood of Cumberworth to Joseph Crossley

 


62 213 John Littlewood of Over Stubbins Almondbury w34 1699

wife Martha, sister Elizabeth Littlewood, younger sister Ann Littlewood

executor Joshua/Joseph Woortley of Austonley

witness Abraham Charlesworth, John Littlewood,, ......Green

 


adm February 1709 Godfry Littlewood of Austonley to son John

 


adm March 1717 John Littlewood to his widow Sarah

 


78 22 Thomas Littlewood of Wolfstones Netherthong 1725

daughter Mary wife of Thomas Wood, daughter Lydia wife Jonas Farnley, son Thomas, son Abel

 

81 533 James Littlewood clothier Pickletop Huddersfield November 1730

only child daughter Mary not capable of caring for herself trustees Mr Edward Bottomley of Slaighthwate & Edward Mellor of Lingards

daughter to live with Henry Brown if he so pleases, residue to John Mellor, Hannah Mellor, Joseph Mellor, Thomas Mellor & Henry Brown

 


90 234 John Littlewood of Hoylhouse Almondbury 1747/8/9

daughter Hannah wife Joshua Armitage, daughter Barbary, wife Martha,

executor Joshua Rigley of Marsden & his wife

 


124 349 John Littlewood yeoman Honleywoodbottom 1780

wife Mary, messuage at Newhouse in Austonley son John,. late son George's son John and daughter Mary

sons John, Jonathan & Thomas, daughter Mary

 


adm October 1784 Ann Littlewood of Longwood Huddersfield adm of husband John

 


133 390 John Littlewood clothier Newhouse Denby Penistone 1789

Rebecca Wood daughter of Samuel Wood, executor Joseph Wood

 


adm Godfry Littlewood of Overthong to nephew William Littlewood of Overthong & Abraham Hirst of Holmefirth

 


 

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