9 269 Gilbert Woodhead  de Eland 1522 1523

John Broadbent, Godfry and Alan Bottomley

13 197 Henrie Woodhead  of Netherthong 1546 1546

Rauphe Haigh 7p, Roger Hinchcliffe 3/4, Christabel  Oldfield 3/4

My brothers sons John Woodhead  & George Woodhead sheep in custody of James Mellor of Marsden

brother's daughter Jane Woodhead three cows including one in custody of John Robuck of Chapelthorpe

6/8 for building of Thong Bridge, 12p to building of Marsden Bridge

brother George, brother's son Thomas

witnesses George Kaye, James Holdfield, John Beaumont & Robert Harrison

13 300 Thomas Woodhead  of Heyhouse Elland 1546 1547

wife Ellin, Children:- Geffray, Thomas, Jennet, Elizabeth, Margaret, Agnes, Allice, Isabel and Marie

17 479 Nicholas Woodhead of Scammonden 1564 1565

wife Jennet farmhold in Scammonden and Norland, sister Margarewt Woodhead, son Robert, son Michael, son John, daughter Margaret, cousin Richard Darton,

supervisors Edmund Woodhead, Robet Woodhead, Henry Priestly and William Dickson

19 867 Edmund Hinchcliffe of Austonley 1575 1575

John & Jennet children Richard Woodhead

21 116 Thomas Woodhead  of Barkisland 20Elizabeth, 1578

daughter Elizabeth wife of James Foxcroft deceased and her sons :- Thomas, Michael, George, Richard, Samuel & Daniel Foxcroft & her daughters Grace wife of Nicholas Fenny, Jennet wife of William Savill, Elizabeth wife Robert Priestly & Sara Foxcroft.

Richard son and heir said Thomas Foxcroft

Son in law John Hanson elder of Woodhouse, Jennet wife of John Hanson, Nicholas & Thomas their sons

tennant Thomas Gledhill, Edmund son of Gilbert Bottomley

wife Margaret

21 339 Ellen Woodhead of Barkisland Elland 1578 1578

Jennet Priestly, daughter Iasbel Woodhead not to marry against advice of Robert Wheatley, Thomas Gledhill, George Ferrth and John Waterhouse.

22 538 Isabel Woodhead  of Elland 1582 1582

brother ThomasWoodhead, Janet Priestly, abastard child of Janet Priestley's, trustees George Firth and John Waterhouse.

Margaret daughter of Jeffray Woodhead, Elizabeth wife Thomas Woodhead, Jennet daughter of Thomas Woodhead, John and Thomas sons Thomas Woodhead, Margaret Woodhead, James Bottomley, Alice wife of John Waterhouse,

Marie wife Thomas Gledhill, and their children :- John, Susan, Elizabeth, Judith, Dorothy and Thomas.

witnesses Gefferay Woodhead, James Bothomley, Charles Kirshae and Thomas Moldson

22 615 Edward Woodhead  of Stainland 1584 1584

younger son Thomas, son Anthony, younger daughter Elizabeth, daughter Marie

29 241 Edward Taylor yeoman Meltham 1603 1603

witness John Woodhead

28 625 Thomas Woodhead  yeoman Netherthong Almondbury 1610 1602

wife Grace, daughter Susan, daughter Mary/Margaret, child Gendly,

said George Woodhead  and his brother John, Humphrey Woodhead

37 22 George Woodhead   husbandman Barnsley 1617 1622

wife Isabel, son in law Ralph Senyer,

daughter in law Ellis Woodhead. Jennett Woodhead   daughter of said Alice Woodhead 

grandchildren :-Rowland Lawe, Francis Law,

John Senyer & Jennet Woodhead, Michael Woodhead   of Carlton, John Woodhead   of Rockley

26 67 John Woodhead  yeoman Meltham 1617 1620

wife Maria, son John, son William, son James, daughter Ann wife George Suykes and their children, daughter Agnes Woodhead

adm January 1624 Agnes Woodhead de Meltham to James Woodhead  of Meltham first sworn

42 588 John Woodhead  of Heyhouse Barkisland 1626 1635

wife Sara, elder son Samuel, younger son Abraham, daughter Mary, daughter Grace, daughter Anne, their tutors

41 869 George Woodhead   yeoman Tankersley 1631 1632

brother Thomas Woodhead , brother Michael, sister Mary wife of Ralphe Cocke, brother John & his son, sister Elizabeth wife Wellthorp,

Parents alive

brother William, brother Jervas, uncle Thomas Woodhead 

adm April 1634 Ann daughter John Woodhead   of Elland to Susan wife John Turner

Adm March 1636 Ann Woodhead   of Elland to Susan wife John Turner

Adm March 1636 Grace Woodhead   of Elland to Susan wife John Turner

adm March 1636 Sarah Woodhead  of Elland to Samuel Woodhead 

June 1642 Robert  Woodhead  of Norland Rishworth

wife Grace, reputed son Abraham Woodhead alias Aneley and his son Robert Woodhead   my grandson

grandson Robert Town son of daughter Bridget

brother Oswald Woodhead  , Isaac Bates

witnesse George Town , Edmund Woodhead 

July 1639 John Woodhead  yeoman Meltham made February 1638

sister Jane wife Michael Waterhouse, Michael Waterhouse, John Waterhouse son of Michael Waterhouse, Isaac Waterhouse, Dorithy Waterhouse, Jane Waterhouse, Mary Waterhouse

James Sykes, Ann Dyson, Ales Sykes my sister Ann's children

Annie Platt 4/-, Godfry Batty of Oldfield debtor, William Hepworth of A lmondbury, John Oldfield debtor

Land in Meltham to brothers William Woodhead  and James Woodhead

May 1641 Thomas Woodhead   yeoman of Pilley

brother John, brother Jervis, brother William, brother Harry, brother in law Thomas Nellthorp, sister Elizabeth, sister Maria wife Ralphe Corke, Maria daughter brother Jarvis

October 1644 Abraham Woodhead   yeoman Norland Elland

son Robert, executor Edward Waynehouse my cousin

Mch 1645/6 Abraham Woodhead  roughmason Barkisland made October 1642

Eleven children :- George, William, Abraham, John, Jeremy, Mary, Sarah, Susan, Isabel Ann and Barbara

February 1647/8 John Woodhead clothier Dancer Lane End Tankersley

Buried Wortley

wife Mary, daughter Mary Walker, grandfchild John Walker, Gervase Woodhead  , George Woodhead  , Lydis Ashton, Joshua Ashton

Berkeley 279 PCC William Woodhead yeoman Meltham 1649 1656

Late father John Woodhead, deceased brothers John & James, kin Isaac Waterhouse of Meltham, Dorothy wife John Scholfield of Cowlishaw, Jane wife Godfry Oldfield of Tongue, Mary wife Anthony Eastwood of Meltham.

Friends John Sandford of High Ashes in Lancashire, Edward Bothomley chapman Sleighwood Yorkshire, trustees if Isaac defaults, property of Dob Cross, Bridgehouse , Quick and Saddleworth occupied by John Wood....

property occupied by James and John Broadbent and now occupied by Margaret  And Mary Broadbent 1000 year lease from Henry Legh of High Legh

John Woodhead  Newsom Almondbury, Henry Taylor occupied in ........, John Waterhouse pf Meltham £44 payable by said John Wood, Land in Oldham John Andrew of Alt in Lancashire yeoman and wife Alice.

James Sykes of Houbbs in Slaithwaite and his son James

George & Alice & Ann children George Dyson of Crimblebrook

son of John Woodhead  of Newsm, John Haigh my servant and his wife.

Six daughters aforesaid John Wood,

Minister of Meltham

Executors John Sandford, Edward Bothomley, John Andrew, John Wood

supervisors, brother in law Michael Waterhouse of Meltham & Ralph Holred of Tamewater Saddleworth

April 1696 James Robinson elder Deanhead in Scammonden yeoman

Esra Woodhead   son of my sister Sara

Revd Abraham Woodhead   of Oxford fellow  1675

Edward son of James Taylor of Meltham, cousin John Armitage of Thickhollins, Abraham Beaumont yeoman Meltham, Joshua Beaumont yeoman of Meltham, uncle James Woodhead  , John son of uncle Charles Woodhead 

Marsden Will Matthew Woodhead  of Marsden 1676

adm to Jane Woodhead of Marsden, Roger & Jacobi Taylor of Spotland Lancs

Marsden Will John x Marsden of Bankhouse Marsden 1699

John Woodhead Jr Berrygrieve, John Armitage of Lidyate in Holmefirth.

82 223 Daniel Woodhead  clothier Netherthong 1731

Brother Benjamin, brother Thomas and his children, brother Abraham

January 1793 James Tinker of Howood Almondbury

sister Ann wife of Matthew Woodhead  of Meltham

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