MRS. JANE CROMPTON'S WILL

Bequests as follows:

1) - Portraits of late husband and his mother and of the late Matthew Fletcher to Louisa Jane Crompton Fletcher, niece of late husband.

2) - Plate, linen, china, household goods and furniture, wine, horses, carriages, cows and other chattels except money and securities to nephew William Jackson Rideout.

3) - £200 to Eliza Flitcroft.

4) - £3,000 in trust for the three daughters of Elizabeth Crompton Chambers, deceased, of Sheffield, Yorkshire.

5) - £3,000 in trust for John Crompton Todd, nephew of late husband.

6) - Residue of estate divided: - one third to the child[ren] of Louisa Jane Crompton Fletcher, one third to child[ren] of Elizabeth Crompton Chambers, one third to the child[ren] of John Crompton Todd.

Endorsed: 'Died 6 January 1865.'

CODICIL OF 7 DECEMBER 1864

i.) - Portrait of late husband by Troutchild to William Jackson Rideout, nephew.

ii.) - £3,000 in 4) and 5) above revoked and increased to £4,000.

iii.) - £200 in 3) above revoked and increased to £400.

iv.) - £500 in trust to godchild Jane Rideout

v.) - £100 to Ada Chambers.

vi.) - £50 to each of the following persons: Helen Barlow and Miss Ann Barlow of Snow Hill, Bolton; Caroline Samuels; Emily Pagar?; Magaret Horridge; Rev. William Appleyard.

vii.) - £20 each to nieces Mrs. Bibbens and Mrs. Dealtry.

viii.) - £10 each to John Nuttall, cashier, Farnworth Mills; Henry Long, 14 Earl Street, Blackfriars; William Smith, ledger clerk, Farnworth Mills; James Whittaker, plumber, Farnworth Mills.

ix.) - £5 each to Miss Tudor, milliner, Bolton; Miss Robinson, housekeeper at Standish; Ellen Robinson; Elizabeth Hill; William Openshaw, finisher, Farnworth Mills; Mrs. Robinson, Half Moon Street, London and Dorothy Pitchforth of Top o' the Hills, Farnworth.

About this record: This is a record from the Collections Catalogue of Surrey History Centre. Presented by the County Archivist of Bedfordshire from a collection of solicitor's papers (the late P. R. Chandler of Biggleswade) in July 1962.

Access Conditions: There are no access restrictions.
Reference: 563/1
Unit Date: 24 January 1864
Start Date: 18640124
End Date: 18640124

Your comments:

Elizabeth Downs - "I was fascinated to see that Mrs. Crompton left £10 to her husband's cashier John Nuttall. John was my great, great, grandfather and obviously thought a great deal of his employer, because his youngest son, my great grandfather, was christened Thomas Bonsor Crompton Nuttall. I had often wondered where the name came from and was thrilled to discover the history of the Farnworth Mills and Rock Hall. John Nuttall and his family lived at Rock Cottage in 1851 - perhaps a tied cottage."

21 February. The Will with a Codicil of JANE CROMPTON, late of ROEHAMPTON in the County of SURREY, Widow, deceased who died 6 JANUARY 1865 at ROEHAMPTON aforesaid was proved at the PRINCIPAL REGISTRY by the oath of RALPH RADCLIFFE WHITEHEAD of AMBERLEY COURT near STROUD in the County of GLOUCESTER, ESQ., the sole Executor.

Effects under £14,000.