Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: between 5 October 1569 and 4 October 1570.
Place of Burial: Manchester (in the church).
The range of dates comes from the court leet records of the manor of Manchester (See the Evidence section below.) George’s son Geoffrey requested in his will to be buried “in the parishe Churche of Manchester neare wheare my Father was buryed.”
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Probably he was the Geoffrey Hall who appears below in the evidence section.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Ann.
Ann widow of George Hall was buried in Manchester 7 February 1574/5.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Geoffrey Hall (buried 3 May 1596 in Manchester) married (1) Alice; married (2) Alice.
Adam Hall (buried 14 June 1603 in Manchester) married Anne.
Evidence
from Newton court
1530
On the jury:
Geoffrey Hall
Hug. Hall
…And that the same Robt. [Labrey] hat put and fixed a certain gate on the close of Geoffrey Hall called Meanefielde.
…Likewise they say the wife of Richard Hall in mercy xijd….
1539
One the jury:
Geo. Hall
Hug. Hall
1540-1
Geo. Hall
Hugh Hall
They say too that Nich. Walstoncrofte (iiijd.), Richd. Soundiforth (iiijd.) Wm. Hollande (iiijd.), and Thos. Hall of Bexwicke, do common with their cattle upon the Newton heath where they ought not ; therefore each of them is in mercy, as appears [above] etc.
1546
Leaseholders:
Hughe Halle, xxvjs. viijd.
James Halle, xjs. vd.
George Hall, one tenement, xxxvjs.
Galfride Halle holdyth at will the tythe corne; of Newton, by yere vjli. xvs. ijd.
from the Manchester leet court:
1561
Newton-lane.
George Hall is to cleanse the ditch and amend the way or causeway in Newton Lane according to a gift and grant thereof, made upon his charge, before the Nativity of St. John Baptist [June 24] next, 40s.
1570
October 4
Persons Dead since the last Court. George Hall
Name and Relationship of Heir. Jeffere, son
Age of Heir. full
References
Crofton, H.T. A History of Newton Chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Manchester (Chetham Society, 1904).
A Volume of Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester in the Sixteenth Century (John Harland ed.) (Chetham Society v. 63, 1864)