Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 30 December 1725.
Place of Burial: Childwall, Lancashire.
Lancashire Online Parish clerks gives this burial, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”. The burial is also recorded in the bishop’s transcripts of the parish register. Edward had made his will shortly before, on 26 December 1725.
Relationships
Father: Edward Hulgreave.
In Elizabeth Hulgreave’s baptism record, her father is named Edward Hulgreave junior.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Mary Hinton. Married 26 October 1703 in Childwall, Lancashire.
Lancashire Online Parish clerks gives this marriage, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Thomas Hulgreave (baptized 21 January 1703/4 in Childwall - buried 20 April 1710 in Childwall).
Mary Hulgreave (baptized 31 January 1705/6 in Childwall).
Joseph Hulgreave (baptized 17 December 1707 in Childwall - buried 9 May 1766 in Prescot) married Ellen Sefton, widow, 25 March 1733 in St Elphin, Warrington.
Elizabeth Hulgreave (baptized 24 July 1709 in Childwall).
(possibly) Alice Hulgreave (baptized 17 January 1710/1 in Childwall).
(possibly) Margaret Hulgreave (baptized 17 January 1710/1 in Childwall).
Thomas Hulgreave (baptized 20 March 1714/15 in Prescot - buried 1 December 1717 in Childwall).
Alice Hulgreave (baptized 26 December 1717 in Prescot - buried 30 January 1780 in St Helens) married Lionel Swift 4 May 1735 in St Elphin, Warrington.
Edward Hulgreave (baptized 8 May 1720 in Prescot - buried 17 July 1722 in Childwall).
Evidence
from Chester marriage bonds:
September 6, 1703
Mordecai Nickson and Margery Poughlin, both of Runkhorn p., co. Chester. Bondsmen: Mordecai Nickson, of Runkhorn, and Edward Hulgrave, of Halewood, co. Lane. Wit. : Mary Markland, Ralph Markland. At Childwall.
Edward's Marriage (All Saints, Childwall, from Lancashire Online Parish clerks, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”):
26 Oct 1703: Edward Hulgreave - this par.; Mary Hinton - this par.
Baptisms of children
All Saints, Childwall, from Lancashire Online Parish clerks, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”:
21 Jan 1703/4: Thomas Hulgreave - Son of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
31 Jan 1705/6: Mary Hulgreave - Daughter of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
17 Dec 1707: Joseph Hulgreave - Son of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
24 Jul 1709: Elizabeth Hulgreave - Daughter Edward Hulgreave, junior; Abode: Halewood
17 Jan 1710/1: Alice Hulgreave - Daughter of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
17 Jan 1710/1: Margret Hulgreave - Daughter of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
(St Mary, Prescot, parish register):
March 1714/5
Eccleston: Thomas son of Edward Hugrave -- 20:
December 1717
Eccleston: Alice daughter of Edward Hugrave --- 26:
May 1720
Eccleston: Edward the son of Edward Hugrave -- 8:
Burials of children
All Saints, Childwall, from Lancashire Online Parish clerks, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”:
20 Apr 1710: Thomas Hulgreave - Son of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Halewood
1 Dec 1717: Thomas Hulgreave - Son of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Eccleston
17 Jul 1722: Edward Hulgreave - Son of Edward Hulgreave; Abode: Eccleston
Burial
All Saints, Childwall, from Lancashire Online Parish clerks, citing “a transcript held at the Liverpool Record Office”:
30 Dec 1725: Edward Hugreave; Abode: Eccleston
Edward’s will:
This is the last Will and Testament of me Edward Hulgreave of Eccleston near Knowsley in the County of Lancaster yeoman -- And first it is my Will and mind that all my just debts my Funerall Expences and the charges of the probate of this my Will be paid And afterwards I give and bequeath all and every my household and other Goods Cattle horses hay and Corne unto my Executors hereafter named In trust to permitt and suffer Mary my beloved Wife and my son Joseph Hulgreave to have the use of and manage and enjoy the same dureing so long time as they shall live and keep house together And from and after they shall leave off or give over having or keeping house together then to permitt and suffer my said beloved Wife to have the use thereof dureing her life provided she shall keep herself sole chast and unmarried And it is my will and mind that it shall be lawfull for my said wife at any time or times dureing her life by any her act or acts Deed or Deeds in writeing to be sealed and delivered in the presence of two or more credible witnesses or by her last Will and Testament in writing to be Signed Sealed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses to give or dispose of my said Goods Cattle horses hay and Corne unto all or any of my four Children Joseph Mary Elizabeth and Alice at such time and times and in such proportions manner and forme as she my said Wife shall think fit and proper but not to any other use or purpose whatsoever And for want of such Gift or disposall then the same to be divided after her death or marriage again whether shall first happen equally amongst my said four Children share and share alike And whereas I am seised of a messuage and Tenement with the appurtenances in Halewood in the said County for three h... yet in being Now I give and devise one Moiety thereof unto my said beloved Wife and her assigns dureing her life And after her decease I give and devise the same Moiety and alsoe the other Moiety of my said Messuage and Tenement imediately after my decease unto my said son Joseph his Executors administrators and assigns dureing all my Estate Terms and Interest therein And I give and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my personall Estate whatsover unto my said three Daughters Mary Elizabeth and Alice equally amongst them And I do hereby nominate make and appoint my said Wife and Son and Richard Halsall of Prescott in the said County Gentleman Exect. of this my Will hopeing they will doe the same perform as my Trust is within And lastly do revoke all former Wills by me made and do make this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale this twenty Sixth day of December anno [?] Georgii Magn Britan [...?] 1725
Signed Sealed and published by the above named Testator in the presence of us who subscribed our names as witnesses hereunto in the presence of the said Testator
Edward Hulgrave H his mark
Thos Cocknum(?)
John Breadborn (?) Junior
William Tyrer
Commentary
There was another Edward Hulgreave having children in Childwall at the same time as the Edward. The Edward of this page married Mary Hinton, moved to Eccleston, and left a 1725 will. The second Edward married Ann Mercer 14 April 1707 in Childwall. Ann was buried 19 October 1717. The parish records do not record the mothers of the children, and before the Edward of this page moved to Eccleston, both families were living in Halewood. Here is my reasoning for assigning children to the family of this page (A) or Edward Hulgreave and Ann Mercer (B):
Thomas baptized 21 January 1703/4 in Childwall and buried in 1710 -- (A). Ann had not married yet.
Mary baptized 31 January 1705/6 in Childwall -- (A). Mentioned in the 1725 will. Ann had not married yet.
Joseph baptized 17 December 1707 in Childwall -- (A). Mentioned in the 1725 will.
John baptized 13 April 1708 in Childwall -- (B). Date of baptism suggests a different family from Joseph.
Elizabeth baptized 24 July 1709 in Childwall -- (A). Mentioned in the 1725 will.
“A child” buried 17 March 1709/10 in Childwall -- (B??). Probably died before baptism. Buried less than 8 months after Elizabeth was baptized.
Alice and Margaret baptized 17 January 1710/1 in Childwall -- (A??). Born exactly 9 calendar months after “a child” was buried. On the other hand, there are no recorded burials for Alice and Margaret, while the Alice baptized in 1717 is definitely a member of (A) and Margaret is not mentioned in the 1725 will.
Thomas baptized 20 March 1714/5 in Prescot - buried 1717 -- (A). Abode Eccleston.
Henry baptized 24 October 1715 -- (B). Abode Halewood.
Richard buried 3 May 1716 -- (B). Abode Halewood.
Alice baptized 26 December 1717 in Prescot -- (A). Abode Eccleston. Married in St Elphin, Warrington, as was Joseph. Ann is already dead.
Edward baptized 8 May 1720 in Prescot --(A). Abode Eccleston. Ann is already dead.
References
Marriage Bonds of the Archdeaconry of Chester now perserved at Chester, part 1 1700-1706-7. (The Record Society for the Publication of Orginal Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire, v. LXXXII, 1933)
Parish Registers, Prescot, St Mary. Digital images on Ancestry.com [accessed 24 September 2016].
Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.
Will of Edward Hulgrave of Eccleston, Lancashire. Consistory Court of Cheshire. FHL British Film 88680, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.