BINGHAM

Francis Bingham, husbandman of Hathersage, 1705

Will dated 21/6/1705

• Wife Anne Bingham
• Son John Bingham (exec)
• Daughter Mary Bingham
• Witnesses: Jo Walker, George Littlewood, [......] Littlewood

• No will
• Inventory of Tho^s Bingham of Coppledale in the Parish of Hope, taken 11/8/1752 by Rob^t Wilson, Rob^t Bagshaw & George Bagshaw
• Bond to Grace Bingham of the parish of Hope, widow and relict & John Wright of the same parish, [Joiner]
• Admin granted to Grace Bingham 21/10/1752

Will dated 9/5/1790 mentions:

• "I Elias Bingham of Little Hucklow in the parish of Hope ... Miner"
• "unto my son Robert Bingham One Shilling"
• "my executors ... shall put out and Bind my son Elias Bingham apprentice to a traid such as he and they shall think proper and at the expiration ... or if my said son ... shall be loose from the said traid before the expiration ... then I give him Ten pounds"
• "unto my said son Elias Bingham One Bed with all sorts of Bedding ... when he shall have occassion for one"
• "pray that my landlord John Archer Esquire ... will accept of my son Matthew Bingham as tenant to my farm"
• "all the rest ... of my estate ... unto my loving wife Sarah Bingham and my said son Matthew Bingham during the ... life of my said loving wife ... and after her decease ... unto my said son Matthew"
• "my said loving wife Sarah Bingham shall live and make her abode with my said son Matthew"
• "appoint my said loving wife ... and my said son Matthew ... executors"
• Witnesses: Robert Bagshaw, John Bagshaw, Simeon Buxton

Will dated 29/6/1814 mentions:

• "I John Bingham the elder of Coplowdale...yeoman"
• His land in Little Hucklow to his sons John, Samuel, Richard & George
• 3/6 a week for life to son James
• House in Little Hucklow to son Richard
• Other house in Little Hucklow to sons John Samuel & George
• £50 to daughter Mary Oldfield, wife of Adam Oldield
• £15 to grandson Robert Bradwell
• £5 to grandson Joseph Bradwell
• Sons John & George executors
• Witnesses: [Bar..] Bagshaw, Robert Bagshaw & Thomas Bagshaw

Will dated 16/11/1815 mentions:

• "I Samuel Bingham of Coplowdale ... yeoman"
• Wife Mary Bingham
• Son Joseph Bingham (under 21)
• Daughters Ann Bingham, Hannah Bingham & Jane Bingham
• Son Benjamin Bingham
• Brother George Bingham and Robert Bagshaw of Hazlebadge executors
• Witnesses: Isaac Cheettham, Jonathan Mellor & Robert Durham

Will dated 30/5/1816 mentions:

• "I Richard Bingham of Little Hucklow"
• Brother George Bingham
• Son John Bingham (under 21)
• Witnesses: Jonathan Mellor, George Jackson & Robert Bagshaw

Will dated 27/5/1836 mentions:

• "William Bingham of Tideswell ... Yeoman"
• "to my dear wife Susannah all my personal estate ... for the term of her natural life"
• "[if she] should marry again I then order all my estate ... sold for the benefit of my children"
• "my friend John Heywood of Brimington ... Gent to see this my will duly ... carried into effect"
• Witnesses: Geo B Brown, [.Green Redfern]

Will dated 21/4/1844 mentions:

• "John Bingham of Litton ... farmer"
• "all my ... estate ... unto my wife during the term of her natural life"
• "my beds and bedding to my son William and my daughter Fanny"
• Everything else to "be sold and equally divided among my children William Bingham, Martha Jackson, Mary Flint, Ann Goodwin, Hannah [Barrett], Margarete Bagshaw and Fanny Gibson, and my six grandchildren which my late daughter Betty Sellars left must have one share"
• "my son William should have the farm which I hold under his Grace the Duke of Devonshire at my wifes decease and that he has two years allowed to purchase my dwelling house"
• "appoint my sons in law Joseph Sellars and Samuel Barritt to be joint executors"
• Witnesses: Thomas [Royles] & Joseph Sellars