George Holland
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 23 February 1614/5.
Place of Burial: Manchester Cathedral.
The burial is recorded in the register.
Relationships
Father: Adam Holland.
Mother: Isabel.
In 1585, George is living in a house which had been Adam and Isabel’s, and which Isabel was still in.
Spouse: Anne Hall.
George mentions his brother in law Adam Hall in his will. Anne’s father Geoffrey Hall names Anne and her husband George Holland in his will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
George Holland (baptized 27 September 1584 - buried 21 December 1584).
Adam Holland (baptized 9 January 1585/8 in Manchester).
Jane Holland.
James Holland (baptized 13 September 1590 in Manchester - buried 8 November 1590 in Manchester).
Adam Holland (baptized 26 December 1591 in Manchester)
Ann Holland (baptized 6 April 1595 in Manchester).
Mary Holland (baptized 21 January 1598/9 in Manchester - buried 25 June 1653 in Manchester) married Edward Wroe 26 November 1616 in the cathedral at Manchester.
Sara Holland.
A daughter married John Jackson.
Evidence
from the 1563 Lay Subsidy:
Manchester parishe: Salford:
Goods.
George Holland …. in goods…. iiij li vj s viij d
Robert Bothe … in goods … iij li v s
from Newton Court, 1585:
The Jury do present for [Sabbath] Bowling, John Whitworthe, Otes Bordman, Nicholas Baguley, Adam Holland, Raphe Hall, George Holland, Hughe Thorpe, Richard Johnson, Raph Hylton, and Nicholas Barlowe ; each in mercy vjs. viijd.
Agreed lately with Mr. Warden and the Fellow.
Isabell Hollande widow hath made or caused to be made a certain incrochment upon Newton Heath, and builded part of a house and part of a barn upon same, now in the occupation of George Holland, and containeth in length by estimate three score yards, and in breadth about twelve yards. And the dwelling house is in length nineteen yards, and breadth nine footes. And one barne, in length by estimation seventeen yards, and in breadth three yards, and was presented at the last Leet Court for all the premisses, And ordered to lay open before St. James day, sub pena six pounds xiijs. iiijd. forfeited; order to lay open before Phillippe and Jacob next, sub pena vjli. xiijs. iiijd.
from Newton Court, 1586:
The Jury doth present for bowling John Whitworth, Otes Bordman, Nicholas Baguley, Adam Holland, Rauffe Hall, George Holland, every one in xijd.
An encroachment made by Isabell Holland, and amerced in vjli. xiijs. iiijd. forfeited the value and length and breadth set down in the last Court Roll, George Holland shall take some order before St. Michael th’ Archangel, so as both the lord and the tenants may be satisfied, sub pena pulling down the hedge to the heath, or else to forfeit vijli.
from Newton Court, 1596:
Encroachments sundry times presented but no reformation had ; order that Rycharde Heape, Richarde Thorpe, Willm. Lorte, Thomas Lomas and George Holland, shall lay the encroachments open to the Common before the Nativity of St. John Baptist, sub pena every one xs.
from the 1600 Lay Subsidy:
Newton:
Adame Holland …in goods … iiij li x s viij d
ffaylesworth:
George Holland … in goods … iiij li x s viij d
George’s will:
In the name of God Amen, the xixth: day of Februarie in the yeare of or lord god 1614, And in the yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne lord James by the grace of god kinge of England France and Ireland defender of the faithe &c, and of Scotland the xlviijth: I; George Holland of Newton within the parishe of Manchester and countie of Lancaster yoaman, beinge sycke in body, but of good and perfecte remembrance, (the lord be praised) knowinge my body to be mortale, and death sure to euerie creature, and the hower of deathe moste uncertaine, beinge mynded by gods assistance to sett, such goods, Cattells, and Chattells in order as the lord in mercie hath bestowed one me, doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge, That is to witt; first and principallie, I com[m]end my soule to almightie god my creator, trustinge by the meritts of Jesus Christ my only and alone redeemer to be saued, and my body to be buried in decente manner in the parishe church of Manchester, at the discretion of my executors hearafter, named. And as touchinge diposinge of all my said goods Chattells and Cattells, It is my will and mynd, that my debtes if there be any, and Funerall charges shalbe deducted and taken forth of my whole goodes, before any deuision be made, And after, it is my will and mynd, that all the rest, and residue of my said goods Chattells and Cattells shalbe deuided into three equale partes, whereof one parte, I reserue to my selfe to be bestowed in legacies, as hearafter I shall appointe, and sett downe, the second parte I giue unto my lovinge wife, Ann Holland, the thirde parte, I giue and bequeathe to be beuided amongste my children, that is to say, Jane, Ann, Mary and Sara Holland. Alsoe it is my will and mynde, that all suche goodes as are particularlie expressed, and nominated in certaine Articles, Indented bearinge date the xxix.th. day of September, Ao. dom. 1610 Annisq. Regni doni:, nzi: Jacobi dei gra’: Anglie Franc: et Hibine Regis fidei defensor &c octauo, et Scotie xliiijth. made betwixte Ambrose Jackson of Blakley in the countie of Lancaster yoman, and me, and which I gaue unto my sonne Adam Holland, shalbe deducted and taken out of my parte of goods, Item, I giue and bequeathe fortie shillings towardes the beulding of an house, in newton, for the minister of Newton Chappell, to be paid at the discretion of my said executors. Item I giue and bequeathe to my sonne in law John Jackson one unite in gold, of tow and twentie shillings, as a token of remembrance Item I giue and bequeathe unto my seruante James Jackson twentie shillings if he abide, and dwell with me, at the tyme of my deathe, Item I giue and bequeathe unto Gefferey Beurdsell my servuante, twentie shillings, if he continue and abide with me, at the tyme of my desease. Item all the rest of my parte of goodes, I giue and bequeathe, to be equally deuided amongst my saide foure daughters, And it is my wyll, That my sonne Adam Holland shall haue the tiuition of my daughters and there goodes duringe there minoritie and I doe make and nominate executors of this my last will and testamente my nephew Robbarte Baguley, and Adam Holland my sonne, and I doe desire my brother Adam Holland, and my brother in law Adam Hall to be Ouerseers of this my last will and testamente, desiringe them to see the same truly executed, In witnesse wherof I haue here unto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare aboue written, In the presence and witnesse of these parsons;
[There is nothing below.]
A true Inventorie of all goods, Cattells and Chattells of the late deseased George Hollz and taken the second day of March 1614 by Adam Holland Raphe Whitworth Adam Hall, Hughe Hartley, & Adam Holland, younger,
Inprimis, a Nagge, a Gelding, and foure Mares — xxvij li
Item Twelue kaye, and three sucking Caulfes — xlij li
Item, foure heffers — ix li
It: foure may day Caulfes — vj li xiij s iiij d
It: Seuentine Seiues, and a halfe of Oates, at sixtine shillings a seiue – xiiij li
It: fourtie hoopes of barly at foure, shillings a hoope – viij li
It, Twentie hoopes of Beane, at iij s iiij d a hoop — iij li vj s viij d
It. In hey — viij li
It. In meale and malte, twentie hoops — iiij li
It. three sheates — iij li
It, In Beeffe and Bacon — v li
Itm; In the new chamber, one standing bedd, one truckle bed with tow fether beds, tow bousters, foure pillowes, a mattrisse, fiue blancketts & a Caddow, with curtaines — ix li
It: In the same Chamber, one Presse tow seeled cheares, one table and six stooles, & tow quishens — iiij li x s
It. In the lower Chamber, a standing bedd, a truckle bedd, fiue pillowes a mattrisse, and a blancket, a presse a table, a forme, tow stooles, a cheare and a scatebord — vj li
It: In the parler beneath one standing bedd, tow bousters, a fether bed, three blanckets, and a couerlide, one chiste, v li
It: In the parler aboue, a standing bedd a truckle bedd, & a presse, tow chistes tow bousters, tow fether bedds, eluen pillowes, tow couerings seuen blanketts and all things there – xj li x s
It: In the womens Chamber, tow standing bedds a truckle bed one presse and tow chists, with there furniture — viij li xiiij s
It: In the seruants parlar, tow standing bedds, and truckle bed, a presse for clothes, and a sacke clothe presse, with all furniture belonging there unto — vi li xi s
It, In the lodge, a bedsteed and all furniture thereunto – ij li
It; In the kouke house, a furnace, a keare, and A… & all things therin – xxiij li
It, In the house, a cubbard, tow tables, and a litle table, foure stooles, foure Cheares, one forme, beame & seales; weights, & quieshens — viij li iij s viij d
It; In the kichin, a Sestron, a Cheese presse, a table, a dishboard, Cheares a salte coffer, a trough & shins, and seuerall boardes — iij li xvj s viij d
It, In the brust house a furnace, a keare and all things there – iij li
It, In the buttrie, and milke house, a Cub bard, and butter, and all things there – ix li
It, In the yarn Chamber, certaine boards – xiiij s vj d
It In siluer plate – xj li
It; In the loumehouse, and all things there — xx s
It In the kichin Chamber, & gallerie – vij li
It In sackes and window sheetes – xx s
It; In Cheese – l s
It; In the kilne and kearehouse — liij s iiij d
It: In the Cartehouse, in Carts and wheeles, and such husbandrie wares, ashe wode, fiue postes, & three ladders – x li x s
It: In the shippen: tow ploughes, latts, and barrowes, & speackes – xx iiij s
It. Eleuen trees one the moure, – xl s
It: In menar — iij li
It In the barne, a garner, picthfords, sleales, tow laddars, & three, swine troughes without — xxx s
It; In puter – ix li
It; In pott mettall – v li
It; In ponn mettall – iij li
It; In skellets, ladles, and a warming pann, a scimmner, a morter, a brasse scope, an aple Iron, a Chaffing dish – xxxv s
It; In, Iron ware – iij li x s
It, In tooper[?] tymber, speackes, all mannr; of boards, axle trees, fellies, carte geaire, harrowes, & harrow geire, plow irons, sawes, bills, mattockes spades, shouells, iron, wedges a plow cheaine, a swingle tree, lyme, carte ropes, finale bords, tow sithes, tow packe saddalls, wonntaes, preleys, a hackney saddell — xxi li sviij s
It In pullen — x s
It; In tallow and grease – x s
It; In Linnens, and one paire of Curtains – xvj li
It In fuell – xxx s
It; A garner, in lyme & tow ladders – xxx s
It; A cheiste in the towne – x s
It, In cotten woole, flaxe, and yarn – vij li x s
It, In bookes – xl s
It, In Chattells – xl li
It In apparell – xij li
Debts owing to the [...]
Inprimis: Sir John Byron thelder – 7 li 10 s 0
It: James Bronnhow 25 li 16 8d
It. Robbarte; Worssencroft – 0 10 – 0
It: John Bradford – ij li j s 0
[Proved 27(?) February 1615]
References
Crofton, H.T. A History of Newton Chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Manchester (Chetham Society, 1904).
Will of George Holland. Proved 1614/5 in the Consistory Court of Chester.
Will of Jeffrey Hall. Proved 1595 in the Consistory Court of Chester.