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Waterhouse
The family of Waterhouse appear to have had several transactions with the Priory of Lewes. By leases of lands and churches under the Priory they obtained great wealth, and became persons of considerable weight and interest.
The church of St. Pancras was one of nine churches held by the Priory of Lewes. In May 1532 on the dissolution of the monasteries, Robert the Prior granted to Robert Waterhouse, of Halifax, his heirs and assigns, the right of advowson of this church, together with all manner of tythes of corn, grain, and hay, coming from all the lands, tenements, meadows, fields, closes and crofts, being and lying of and in all the towns, and townships, of Halifax,Skyrcote, Northowram, Sheff, Hyperom, Southowram, Ovynden, Brighouse, Fekysbye, Towithill, Sourby, Ayringden, Langfeld, Maskynhoyles, Soland, Risch- with, Norland, Borsland, Stanland, Eyland, Greteland, Conisbrough, Warmsworth, Butterbusk (Conisbrough), Firsby, Ravenfield, Woodlathes, Clifton, Crookhill, Braithwell, and Micklebring, with all their members and appurtenances within the county of York, or the rents paid, or to be paid, for the same tithes by the inhabitants of the said townships; and two tythe barns, called the tythe barns of Conisbrough and Braithwell, with one chamber, and a bakehouse under the same chamber, at the west end of their capital messuage in Braithwell aforesaid, near a house, called a dovecote, with half an acre of land, laying about the said barns and chamber, with free ingress and egress, with horses, oxen, and all manner of carriages to the said barns, chamber, and bakehouse, at all times of the year for the term of ninety-nine years, paying annually for the same, the sum of £58 6s. 8d. They also further engaged, that their successors should at the reasonable request of the heirs and assigns of the said Robert Waterhouse, grant a renewal of the said term of ninety-nine years, so often as the same shall expire, paying, therefore, a fine of 40s. and for the common seal 23s. 4d.
Shibden Hall, Halifax was the home of the Waterhouse family until 1612 when it was sold by Edward Waterhouse whose family had made their fortune as tax collectors.
Richard Waterhouse of Warley married Isabelle, daughter of Robert Sayvile and Joan (Nee Otes).
John George (had a son Robert) and Gregory Waterhouse, sons of Robert Waterhouse of Halifax, living 1546 Gregory Waterhouse (decd by 1590) (Robert's youngest son) married Margaret Tempest. Children(Living 1565) : Thomas WATERHOUSE, born 1547 at Halifax married in 1568 at Braithwell to Dorothy VINCENT. Dorothy Vincent was daughter and sole heir of Thomas and Dionisia (Nee Pewtinger) Vincent of Braithwell, born in
1548. Children of Thomas and Dorothy Vincent, born Braithwell (apart from Vincent): Children of Vincent¹ WATERHOUSE and Jane (daughter of Edmund Thorold of Hough, Lincs,) born Braithwell: Robert WATERHOUSE, born 1585 Halifax m. in 1606 Halifax Elizabeth ANDREWS. Children born Braithwell: Matthew WATERHOUSE, m. 1628 Braithwell Anne WHITTLES (b.1605 Braithwell, dau. Thomas) . Children born Braithwell: MS. 368 Source:FMG Ann WATERHOUSE, (b.1700 Thrybergh daughter of Richard) m. John Lee at Rotherham in 1727 John WATERHOUSE, 1721 Tickhill m. 1751 Treeton Ann SCHOLEY(b.1727 Aston, dau. Cornelius) Children born Wickersley: William Stables of Hemsworth, in 1713
sold land and properties at Allerton Bywater, Hemsworth and South Kirkby to
Thomas Vincent of Barnburgh Grange and Philip Waterhouse of Braithwell. Daniel Waterhouse married Margaret Scholes of Leeds Feb 19 1622 ANNE WATERHOUSE Marriage: 08 JUN 1738 Wickersley HENRY DOWNES MARY WATERHOUSE Marriage: 02 MAY 1754 Wickersley HENRY BOSTON ALICE WATERHOUSE Marriage: 15 APR 1761 Wickersley JOHN HAIGH ELIZABETH WATERHOUSE Marriage: 29 NOV 1774 Wickersley WILLIAM SMITH MARY WATERHOUSE Marriage: 27 APR 1780 Wickersley JOHN SCARBOROUGH ANN WATERHOUSE Marriage: 15 APR 1793 Wickersley JAMES CHADWICK Source IGI The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel at Bramley was built in 1785 by M. Waterhouse. Robert Waterhouse of York, Esq., by his will 10 Feb. 40 Eliz., 1599 , recites
that he had sold to Rob. Waterhouse of Harthill, Gent., Thos W. of Braithwell, Gent.,
John Milner of Whitwell, co. Derb., Gent., & Nicholas Fearnley, his servant, a capital messauge, in parish of St. Ellen
& St. Wilfred, York, late in tenure of Thomas Bushell,
Esq., now in his own, and a messuage and lands at Ackworth in trust to sell to pay debts,
etc.; Coz. John Milner; brother West; coz. Jeremy & Toby W.; residue (except
my wife's chain of gold and one other chain of gold which I have in my custody of my
son Edward's, which the Countess of Shrewsbury gave him) to Jane his dau., towards
her preferment in marriage; her education to his sister the Lady Margaret Gargrave
and his wife; has purchased of his cousin Nicholas W. a mess, in Halifax called
the Old Hall; desires his cousin Rob. W. of Harthill to take upon him the education
of his son John, his brother Thomas the education of his son Robert, and his cousin
Richard Gargrave the education of his son Richard; Rob. W. of Harthill, bro. Thomas
W., John Milner, brother, Stephen W., and servant Nicholas Fearnley, Ex' s;
nephew Richard Gargrave, John Bennet, LL.D., bro. David, Philip W., my bro. in
law John West, and my good friend Mr John Bramhall of Pontefract, Supervisors.
Will of David Waterhouse Gentleman of Braithwell Dated 5th February 1656
Will of Robert Waterhouse of Harthill, Gent, 17 July 1617
Robert Waterhouse of Harthill m1. Grace, daughter of John Milner of Pudsey, m2. Mary, widow of Francis Milner of Whitwell.
It is possible he also married at Harthill 13 June 1598 to Susannah, daughter of Chris Lindley, Gent and had John L.
alias Waterhouse c. 3 April 1600, and Ann c. 6 May 1599, mentioned in above will. Paver's Marriage Licenses records Robert Waterhouse m. Susan Lindley daughter of Ann Lindley of Weston in 1598.
Will of Robert Waterhouse
Proved 1 April 1598 by Thos., Rob., John, and Stephen, 4 of the Executors.Will of David Waterhouse
Legatees:
Charles Waterhouse (uncle) sum of 20 Shillings
Thomas the son of John Tomson 40 Shillings to be paid by my executor within a year of my death
Jane whittington of Bawtry widow £10
Godsons and Goddaughters 2 Shillings
Bequeathed to the poor of Braithwell the sum of 10 Shillings to be distributed among them according to the
discretion of my executor at Christmas time twelve months after my death
John the son of John Tomson 5 Shillings
Anthony and George and Sarah
Thomas Bosvile the Minister
John Fretwell of ? Gentleman sole Executor
Witnesses:Gabriel Norman?, John Tomson, Thomas Bowler?
Proved: 26 November 1657Will of Robert Waterhouse
To May my wife, late wife of Francis Milner of Whitwell, clerk, deceased, and to every son that I have begotten or
shall beget on her body. Son John Waterhouse alias Lindley, dau in law Ann w., my son Maximilians wife, brother in law
John Milner and my sister, his wife.
John Milner and Richard Milner sons of my said brother John M.; Alex M. my brother in law, Margaret and Martha, daughters
of my son Maximilians dau Mary; to son Maximilian all leases, advowsons, tithes etc; Wife Mary to be guardian to all my
children in their minority; residue to his sons John Waterhouse alias Lindley and George Waterhouse, and appoints his
kinsmen and friends George Blount, Esq., Jasper Blitheman, Esq., Thos. Cotes, Gent. Supervisors to each a double sovereign.
Living at Manor House, Braithwell in 1881:
John Thomas WATERHOUSE Head age 33 born Dalton, Yorkshire, Farmer Of 314 Acres Employing 61 Labourers 4 Boys
Gertrude WATERHOUSE Wife age 29 Hooton Roberts, York, Farmers Wife
John Greaves WATERHOUSE Son age 2 Braithwell, York,
Frank Story WATERHOUSE Son age 3 months, Braithwell, York
Jane Maria HARPHAM Serv age 21 Worksop, Nottingham, Cook Dom
Edith Ann SPENCER Serv age 18 Walkeringham, Lincoln, Housemaid Dom
Hannah Elizth. SHEPHERD Serv U age 13 Braithwell, York, Nurse Dom
Henry WOOD Serv U age 18 Blyton, Lincoln, Farm Servant