Yorkshire County Magazine 1891-1892

YORKSHIRE COUNTY MAGAZINE 1891-1892

South Yorkshire Burial Records
compiled by Mr. Elkanah Pigott, of Darfield parish

Mr. Pigott, the recorder of these obituary notes, was born in 1746, of the parish of Darfield,
and lived before the time of daily papers, which might have recorded the events he describes here.
He was the son of Timothy Pigott, whose father was a Dissenting Minister at Bolsover in Derbyshire.

SURNAME	FORENAMES	DESCRIPTION	AGE	DIED ON
ABOT	Mrs. Hannah	Daughter of John Abot, and sister to Nancy Hatfield, both of Great Houghton. Died of a long lingering illness and was buried the 22nd at Darfield.	80	20 01 1804
ADAMS	Dame	Died at Little Houghton. She was James Adams['s] wife of the same place.	74	31 07 1811
ADDAMS	Benjamin	Died at Little Houghton of a long lingering illness, and very fond of ale and supposed to [have] shortened [his] days. A Milner by trade and profession.	69	20 03 1808
ALLEN	William	Died at Thrunscoe, and interred at High Melton, near Doncaster	72	11 12 1807
ANDREW	Joseph	Son of Sarah Andrew. Died at Billingley of a short illness. He had been poorly a year and a half before and been at Leeds Infirmary, but no better.	66	10 11 1808
ANDREW	Sarah	Wife of Thomas Andrew. Died at Billingley. She as a widow 28 years.	86	11 01 1804
ARCHDALE	Nancy	Died at Great Houghton of a lingering complaint. She was John Archdale['s] wife of the same place.	66	01 12 1811
ARMER	Doraty	Wife of John Armer died at Darfield, a few days illness, supposed to be a palsy fit. He was curate at Darfield Church.	47	16 02 1806
ASKWITH	John	Died at Houghton Hall in the Gates of an apoplexy, about five o'clock in the morning. He was Mrs. Rodes' farmer.	.	03 05 1790
AWCROFT	Richard	Died at Hickleton. He was a wheelwright by trade and hurt himself by drinking a quantity of gin.	.	06 04 1809
AXWORTH	Ann	Died at Darfield. She was William Axworth['s] wife of the same place. She died of apoplexy fit in three or four hours' time.	73	23 12 1807
AXWORTH	Cristifer	Died at Darfield. Very suddenly in two or three hours time	83	07 02 1803
AXWORTH	Nancy	The wife of Cristifer Axworth, died at Darfield. Daughter of Wm. Cope of Great Houghton	75	13 04 1804
BARACLOUGH	Rachel	Wife of Thomas Baraclough, died at Great Houghton	76	16 02 1803
BARACLOUGH	Thomas	Died at Great Houghton very suddenly. He was found dead in bed. He had been poorly but a few days before.	81	07 04 1808
BARRAM	John	Died at Mount Pleasant near Great Houghton, and was buried at Darfield.	61	16 03 1798
BATTY	Jane	Died at Round Hill of a short illness in a few days. She was John Iveson['s] daughter of Billingley.	39	23 06 1808
BATTY	William	Died at Barnsley. He married Richard Armatige['s] daughter. Of Great Houghton but formerly lived in Hickelton in Mr Wintworth['s] family.	53	15 03 1805
BEAMON	William	Died at Darfield Bridge. A very infirm old man, and went on crutches a many years.	70	10 02 1809
BEAMONT	Sarah	Died at Darfield Bridge of a long tedious illness, supposed to be a consumption and supported by [the parish] of Darfield.	62	02 06 1808
BEEFERS	William	Died at Little Houghton and was buried the 6th at Darfield. He lived a ...swearing and drinking. He waggoned a great deal to Doncaster.	62	04 07 1807
BIERD	George	Died at Billingley, of a smey or dropsy, and at last an inflammation at the liver. A farmer at Billingley the greatest part of his time.	75	02 06 1806
BLACKBURN	Thomas	Died at Billingley. Supposed to be a dropsy.	55	01 03 1795
BLYTHEMAN	Elizabeth	Died at Billingley. She was [a] poor woman and supported by the town of Billingley.	69	16 05 1805
BOX	Joseph	Brother to Thomas Box, of Great Houghton. Died by an accident in a quarry from a fall of earth and gravel near Kirby.	67	25 03 1803
BOX	Thomas	Died at Great Houghton of a decline and old age.	75	27 07 1809
BRAMMAH	George	Died at Billingley. He had fits a long time and was a great Idiot, and taken his senses.	18	07 11 1808
BRAMMAH	Nancy	Wife of William Brammah and daughter of Sarah Andrew. Died at Billingley of a dropsy.	56	23 04 1809
BRAMMAH	Sarah	Of Wath. Died at Little Houghton of a week's illness. A Mantimaker by profession.	38	25 12 1807
BROOK	George	Died at Wath. Died of a decline or a waste. He was Attorney by profession and married Jeremiah Swift['s] daughter of Crookhouse in Darfield parish. And was buried at Wath [on] 19 03 1807.	53	16 03 1807
BROOKE	Dinah	Daughter of Jeremiah Swift, of Crook house near Darfield. Died of a decline. Buried at Wath Church.	42	06 03 1800
BROOKE	John	Died at Great Houghton of an inflammation at stomach. He was a Butcher by trade.	36	05 12 1811
BROWN	Annah	Died at Billingley of cramp at stomach in a few days' time. She was supported by the town of Billingley.	37	10 02 1810
BURKS	Sarah	Daughter of Mary Casson of Billingley. Died at Wath of a miscarriage of two children, in a week's time.	35	22 09 1810
BUSK	Hans Esqr.	Of Bullhouse, died at Leeds, and Brother in Law to Mrs. Rodes of Houghton Hall	75	12 02 1792
BUSK	Mrs. Martha	Daughter of Hans Busk Esqr. Died on the road from London. And niece to the above Mrs. Rodes	17	17 05 1777
CASSON	Elizabeth	Wife of John Casson. Died at New Laythes near Goldthorp of a lingering consumption.	37	26 12 1808
COCKSHAW	Thomas	Died at Barnsley. He was seized with a palsy a week before. He was a stationer at Barnsley for books. He married John Hutichison['s] daughter of Houghton.	68	01 06 1805
COLYER	George	Died suddenly at Darfield	.	11 11 1810
CONNOAH	George	Died at Nuesead near Hemsworth. Supposed to die of the cramp at his stomach.	55	30 04 1808
COOK	Mrs.	Wife of the Revd. Mr. Cook. Both of them interred in the vault at Darfield. He was the Rector of the same place.	63rd year	20 02 1804
COPE	Ann	Wife of William Cope Junr. Died at Great Houghton of a consumption and interred at Darfield the 11th of the same month.	51	07 02 1808
COPE	Sharlot	Died at Great Houghton of a dropsy in her head. Sister to Willm. Cope of Great Houghton.	63	10 09 1809
COPE	William	Died at Great Houghton. His death was occasioned by a trap in his finger that gangered and killed him in a little time.	76	09 07 1809
CREASHAW	Dinah	Wife of William Creashaw and daughter of Benjamin Adams. Died at Barnsley of Child bed and interred at Barnsley.	44	25 01 1809
DAY	William	Of Tias Hill near Darfield. Died of a dropsy caused by excess drinking spirits which shortened his life.	32	01 03 1808
DENTON	Elizabeth	Wife of Willm. Denton, died at Billingley. She was the first wife to Wm. Medley of Darfield bridge.	52	07 05 1803
DOWEND	Mary	Died at Billingley and interred at Darfield.	67	14 12 1807
DOWENEND	James	Died at Billingley. He was a very weak man in his senses and a great Idiot, and supported by the town of Billingley from house to house.	81	04 06 1803
DRURY	William	Died at Great Houghton of a palsy fit and very infirm a long time.	71	11 08 1810
ELLIS	John	Died at Billingley. Supposed to be a deep assmay [asthma] and a shortness of breath, and left a wife and four small children.	41	18 05 1803
FIRTH	Mary	Wife of Thomas Firth and daughter of William Wood of Billingley. Died at Hooton Roberts, by a fall from her horse.	55	03 01 1808
FOSTERD	Ann	Wife of Robert Fosterd. Died at Darfield.	70	04 01 1804
FOSTERD	Robert	Died at Darfield a fortnight after his wife.	74	12 01 1804
GARLAND	John	Died at Woodell. He was the eldest son of John Garland his father. Supposed to [have] shortened his days by excess of living. Interred at Darfield.	32	27 11 1807
GARLAND	John Esqr.	Died at Nether Woodall. An old man. Nether Woodall is in the parish of Darfield.	88	07 06 1810
GELDER	John	Died at park Lodge near Little Houghton. He was a great farmer and married Aame Roberts['s] daughter of Little Houghton. He has left a son and a daughter.	77	16 12 1806
GUEST	John	Died at Burdwell near Wosper, son of John Guest of Billingley. He died of a week's illness.	63	27 11 1807
GUEST	John	Died at Billingley of old age and weakness in an hour's time.	90	05 02 1809
GUEST	Mary	Daughter of Thomas Guest of Great Houghton of a fever in a few days time.	16	08 09 1810
GUEST	William	Son of Thomas Guest. Died at Great Houghton. He was a Carpenter by trade and died of consumption.	54	06 04 1809
HAGUE	Mary	Died at Great Houghton, of old age. She was Joseph Hague['s] wife of Houghton.	90	14 04 1811
HALL	John	Father of Rachel Pigott, wife of Elkanah Pigott, died at Leeds. Buried at Leeds Old Church.	69	04 02 1800
HAMMON	Elizabeth	Wife of John Hammon. Died at Billingley on Easter Tuesday.	42	12 04 1803
HARGIT	William	Died at Darfield of a palsy fit in four or five days time. He kept the Cross-keys at Darfield. He was a ringer and singer at the church.	65	03 01 1810
HARGUIT	Mary	Died at Great Houghton. She was Wm. Harguit['s] wife of Great Houghton.	88	12 03 1812
HARGUIT	Mary	Wife of Thomas Harguit. Died at Darfield, suddenly of Child bed.	36	10 06 1810
HARGUIT	William	Died at Great Houghton, and was buried May 22nd, being Thursday 1794	69	20 05 1794
HERRING	Mary	Wife of William Herring and daughter of Mary Swinding of Tinseley. Died at Billingley.	39	04 01 1801
HILL	Elizabeth	Wife of Samuel Hill. Died at Darfield Brudge. She died of Child bed.	41	30 04 1809
HIRST	Susanah	Wife of John Hirst, died at Great Houghton.	66	08 04 1803
HODSON	Ann	Daughter of Marting Hodson at Billingley. The cause of her death by her close taking fire, and so burnt as to occasion her death.	8	04 11 1809
HODSON	Elizabeth	Daughter of Marting Hodson. Died at Billingleye of a consumption or a decline.	21	05 08 1810
HODSON	Martha	Wife of Marting Hodson. Died at Billingley of a deep consumption, and left a small family.	46	14 06 1809
HOPPER	William	Died at Bolsover in Derbyshire. Brother in law to my father Timothy Pigott. He was a baker by Trade and formerly of Linn, and interred in Bolsover Church porch with his name and age against the wall.	72	18 11 1791
HORSFOLD	Martha	Mother to William Horsfold [Horsfall] of Ranfield, but late [of] Billingley. Died of old age. Buried at Penseton.	85	16 03 1805
HOLSWORTH	John	Died Milnhouse near Darfield. His disorder was a dropsy. A wright by trade.	73	05 12 1811
HUMBELBEE	John	Died at Bolton of a short illness. He lived at Bolton, a farmer.	.	23 08 1810
HUNT	John	Died at Billingley the 9th April 1797, being Sabbath day. He died about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, supposed to be in a deep decline.	42	09 04 1797
HURST	John	Died at Great Houghton, of old age and weakness and buried the 25th.	.	23 02 1811
HURST	William	Son of John Hurst. Died at Great Houghton of a long lingering illness. He was a Shoemaker by trade.	27	20 02 1808
HUTCHON	Elizabeth	Wife of Thomas Hutchon and daughter of William Smith of Great Houghton. Died of a decline.	43	17 08 1809
IVESON	Ann	Wife of Robert Iveson. Died at Billingley of old age and weakness.	75	10 02 1809
JACKSON	Sarah	Daughter of John Jackson, of Ederthorp, died at Darfield of a decline.	42	29 03 1803
JONSON	Joseph	Of Goldthorp. Died at Thauparch, of a short illness in two hours time. Born at Warnfield in the parish of Kiththorp, and steward to Mr. Wintworth.	63	19 09 1804
JONSON	Mrs.	Wife of Joseph Jonson. Died at Bolton and interred the 7th at Bolton. Her first husband was Mr. Shepperd, Goldthorp, near Bolton.	.	04 05 1809
JONSON	Sarah	Wife of Robert Jonson of Great Houghton. Died of a long lingering illness.	77	25 02 1805
JUBB	John	Died at Thruncoe, of an inflation at his stomach. He was a labouring man.	.	05 12 1811
KEMP	William	Died suddenly in a lane leading from Great Houghton to Little Houghton, supposed from the keenness of the Frost that affected him to occasion his death.	45	26 01 1795
KENLEY	James	Died at Great Houghton. Was found dead in bed. He as a carpenter by trade and lived at Great Houghton.	76	20 04 1809
LONGDAL	John	Died at Chapelhorp near Sandel. He was Vicar of Darfield and interred at Darfield... the 13th.	67	10 07 1807
MARRIOT	Dor. [Doctor]	The Rector of Darfield	82	06 05 1782
MARRIOT	John	Son of the Revd. Doctor Marriot. Was interred in the family vault at Darfield. His father was Rector of Darfield a number of years.	70	11 11 1809
MARSDIN	William	Died at Bolton of a putrid fever. He was a schoolmaster at Bolton-upon-Dearn	.	12 04 1810
MARSHELL	Nancy	The wife of John Marshell, died at Billingley. Died bleeding at the mouth, supposed to be a decline.	61	20 10 1803
MIKELWITE	Liass	Died at Billingley of a cancer in his throat and bled to death.	67	14 05 1807
MIKELWITE	Richard	Died at Billingley. He was brother to Liass Mikelwite, of apoplexy fit.	71	16 05 1807
MILNES	James	Died at Thorneshouse. He married Mrs. Rodes' niece of Houghton Hall, and daughter to Hanse Busk Esqr. of Bullhouse in this county. He was interred at Wakefield Chapel May the 1st. He died of a long lingering illness.	49	21 04 1805
MILNES	Mrs. James	Died at Thorneshouse near Wakefield of a short illness. She was niece to Mrs. Rodes of Great Houghton Hall, and daughter of Hans Busk Esqr. of Bullhouse.	46	10 11 1802
MORLEY	Mary	Wife of Thomas Morley, she died of Child bed and supposed to be a milk fever. Daughter of James Senior and Sarah of Billingley.	41	17 06 1801
NEWSAM	Ebye	Wife of John Newsam died at Great Houghton. Died of Child bed and a putrid fever.	25	25 07 1809
NEWSAM	Thomas	Of Great Houghton, died suddenly or seized in a lane called the Ould More Lane. And buried the 11th [January] 1796. Supposed to be an apoplexy fit, and the Inquest the same day.	.	08 01 1796
NIKELSON	Mary	Wife of James Nikelson, and daughter of Thomas Newsom. Died at Great Houghton of a long tedious illness. She was quite blind all her illness, and suffered a great deal.	39	13 07 1807
NIKELSON	Nancy	The wife of Thomas Nickelson and daughter of Thomas Cope of Great Houghton.	78	19 05 1804
NUSSEY	Joseph	Died at Little Houghton of three days illness, a fever.	58	15 12 1808
OSTICK	Elizabeth	Died at Darfield Bridge of old age and weakness.	93	21 08 1810
PARKIN	Richard	Died at Etherthorp near Darfield. Supposed to have got a surfit of Cold by driving cattle out of the flood way in a meadow near the river.	55	27 03 1808
PARKING	Elizabeth	Daughter of Willm. Parking of Ardsley. Supposed to be a deep dropsy for a many years.	56	14 01 1804
PARKING	William	Died at Ardseley near Darfield and buried the 9th April. He was son of Robert Parking of Great Houghton formerly, but lived the greatest part of his time [at] Ardsley, a great farmer.	89	07 04 1807
PEARSON	Nathanel Esqr.	Of Tiasshill near Darfield.	69	15 09 1785
PIGOT	Godfrah	Died of misfortune at Swinten Common by getting too much liquor, coming from Rotheram, and broke his neck, and died immediately. He was a farmer and lived at Bolton upon Dern. He was found dead on 26 03 1805.	39	.
PIGOTT	Elizabeth	Wife of Timothy Pigott	80�	22 06 1790 Tuesday
PIGOTT	Elkanah	Epitaph: Borne 16 03 1766. [Should be 1746] In which he departed this life September 1814, aged 68 years, and was Buried in Darfield Church yard on 9 day of September.	68	Sept 1814
PIGOTT	Elkanah	The son of Timothy Pigott was married at Stillingfleet, near York January the 7th 1793, being Plow Monday, to Rachel Hall.	.	.
PIGOTT	Hephzibah	Daughter of Timothy Pigott, died at Billingley, of a palsy fit.	65	17 04 1798
PIGOTT	The Revd. John	Died at Bolsover, Derbyshire. He was a Dissenting Minister	77	16 04 1742
PIGOTT	Rachel	Birthday Sunday October the 9th 1758, born at Leeds.	.	.
PIGOTT	Susanah	Daughter of John Pigott, died at Bolsover in Derbyshire	66	10 10 1766
PIGOTT	Timothy	Son of the Revd. John Pigott, of Great Houghton.	85	04 02 1787
PIGOTT	William	Son of Timothy Pigott and Brother to Elkanah Pigott, of Great Houghton. Died of a dropsy at his stomach and buried at Darfield in the family burying ground [on] 28 01 1805, being Sunday. He was laid by his father and mother. Epitaph: In this Tome is deposited all that is mortal of William Pigott of Great Houghton Jentn. son of the above Timothy and Elizabeth Obn. the 25th of Janry. 1805, aged 74. Mary widow of the said Wm. Pigott and niece of the above Elizabeth in gratefull afection to there memory Erected this Tome.	74	25 01 1805
PIGOTT	William	The brother to Elkanah Pigott and son to Timothy Pigott was married at Darfield to Mary Swift of Crookhouse, daughter of Jeremiah Swift April 7th 1795, being Easter Tuesday.	.	.
PILKINTON	Richard	Died at Stormill in Darfield Parish of a long tedious illness, a Miller by trade.	46	02 03 1808
POPLETON	Rebecah	Daughter of Samuel Sunderland, died at Billingley of a deep decline. She died in the second year after she was married.	26	28 06 1803
PYGOT	William	Died at Wombill of a day's illness. Supposed to be an apoplexy fit and never spoke more.	66	10 03 1809
REEKEY	Walter	Died at Wyth very suddenly. He was a potecary [apothecary] by profession and died supposed to be full of liquor.	56	04 09 1805
RIMENTON	George	Of New Hall near Ardsley in the Parish of Darfield. He put an end to his life in an outbuilding by hanging himself on a cord, kneeling on a tub. The Jury['s] verdict Lunatic, and out of his mind a long time.	75	06 01 1806
RIMINTON	Ann	Wife of George Riminton. Died at New Hall near Darfield, of Child bed.	33	25 05 1810
ROAH	Nancy	Wife of William Roah, at little Houghton. Died of a decline.	34	19 04 1805
RODES	Mrs. Mary	Died at Houghton Hall	75	14 03 1789
RODES	Mr. William	Died at London, brother to Mrs. Rodes.	25	29 03 1740
SALES	Benjamin	Died at Bawtrey on his journey in to the South. He was a great farmer and grazier. Lived at Wentbridge near Pontefract. He died in a few hours' time.	77	15 09 1808
SALES	Robert	Died at Arksay. He was seized with a palsy at York upwards a year before that occasioned his death. He married Jeremiah Swift['s] daughter, of Crook house	48	06 10 1804
SANDERSON	John	Died at Darfield of an Apoplexy and formerly of Little Houghton.	72	12 06 1804
SAVIL	Charles	Brother to Mr. Savil of Midlewood Hall Esqr. Died at London on a long tedious illness and interred at Medley Church.	33	16 02 1807
SHAW	Elizabeth	Died at Kirby. She was John Robeson['s] daughter of Midlewood.	58	20 03 1812
SHAW	Jonathan	Father to Joseph Shaw, died at Billingley, formerly of Ardsley.	84	05 03 1806
SHAW	Joseph	Died at Kirby of a short illness, an inflation in his body.	54	07 11 1808
SHAW	Lidiah	Wife of William Shaw, died at Great Houghton.	72	29 08 1802
SHAW	William	Died at Great Houghton. He died of old age, weakness and infirmaties. He was Mrs. Rodes' farmer several years at Houghton Hall.	82	04 02 1805
SHELITOE	Mary	Died at Pontefract, mother of the late Willm. Shelitoe	76	26 10 1755
SHELITOE	Susanah	Died at Pontefract, daughter of the above Mary Shelitoe	53	06 07 1757
SHELITOE	William	Of Pontefract, son of the above Mary Shelitoe	75	19 09 1778
SHEMELDS	Mrs. Hannah	Of Billingley. Sister to the late John Shemelds, of Billingley.	74	17 03 1786
SHEMELDS	Mary	Wife of Joseph Shemelds, died at Barnsley and buried 02 01 1804.	76	30 12 1803
SILVERWOOD	William	Died at Darfield of old age and weakness and laid in bed six or seven years.	77	29 07 1808
SLATER	Richard Esqr.	Died at Egremont House, Piccadilly, London, of Friston in this county, representative for York in the three last parliaments. He married the youngest daughter of Hans Busk Esqr. of Bullhouse.	45th year	02 06 1804
SMITH	William	Died at Great Houghton of old age and weakness. He was a tailor by trade.	86	09 02 1810
SUNDERLAND	Samuel	Died at Billingley. Died of a decline. He was married 31 years, and a farmer 35 years at Billingley.	55	09 12 1802
SWIFT	Dinah	Wife of Jeremiah Swift, of Crookhouse, in the township of Darfield. Died of weakness and old age. She was Joseph Wilson['s] daughter, of Bolsover Woodhouse, Derbyshire.	.	20 02 1808
SWIFT	Hephzibah	Daughter of Jeremiah Swift was married at Darfield to Thomas Singleton of Armthorp, near Doncaster, March the 24th 1807. She was Jeremiah Swift['s] youngest daughter, of Crookhouse	.	.
TALOR	Thomas Esqr.	Of Parkhouse near Ardsley, and interred at Darfield January 2nd 1808. Died of the Black Jaundice.	70	30 12 1807
TOMPSON	William	Died at Himsworth. He was Apothecary by profession and lived at Himsworth, supposed to [have] shortened his life by drinking spirits to excess.	41	30 03 1805
TOMSON	Robert	Died at Millnas near Darfield, of a short illness.	68	29 09 1810
TOWEND	Thomas	Died at Etherthorp, near Darfield, of consumption.	63	15 12 1810
TOWNEND	William	Died at Etherthorp, near Darfield, of dropsy at his stomach. Interred the 2nd of January 1811. He was a great farmer and acquired a great property.	62	31 12 1810
TRICKET	Elizabeth	Died at Great Houghton, and niece to Robert Day of Great Houghton. Died of a dropsy and buried the 11th at Darfield.	.	08 06 1809
WADE	William	.	50	.
WADE	William	Died at Melton near Wath. Brother to Doctor Wade. Supposed to [have] shortened his day by drinking spirits.	.	25 02 1807
WALKER	Mrs. Margret	Daughter of George Walker Esqr. of Midlewood Hall near Darfield. Died at London.	39	03 05 1798
WALKER	Mary	Wife of George Walker Esqr. of Midlewood Hall near Darfield. Mother in law to Mrs. Walker of the above place and buried Saturday before Easter, April the 9th.	62	29 03 1803
WARD	Elizabeth	Died at Little Houghton of a deep decline. Buried at Darfield.	77	09 01 1807
WHITE	Thomas	Died at Great Houghton Common of a cut in his knee which occasioned his death.	76	08 07 1809
WILSON	Elizabeth	Wife of William Wilson. Died at Chesterfield, in Derbyshire. Buried at Bolsover Church	62	04 03 1793
WILSON	William	Died at Bolsover, Woodhouse. He was much afflicted with the Stone, and cut for the complaint in London. Buried at Bolsover Church.	65	29 12 1782
WINN	Sir Rouland	Died at Nostal and buried at Bagby Church in the family vault. His estate ascends to his sister's children.	31	13 10 1805
WITE	Annah	Wife of Thomas Wite of great Houghton Common. Died suddenly. She was a very lusty woman and of a nower [an hour] sickness.	70	15 09 1808
WODSWORTH	Mary	Wife of John Wodsworth. Died at Little Houghton of a palsy fit in a short time.	59	02 12 1809
WOLTON	James	Died at Little Houghton of a short illness, an inflammation in his body.	59	21 12 1808
WOLTON	John	Died at Little Houghton. He was a tailor by trade, and left a great family chargable to the town of Little Houghton.	41	16 05 1803
WOOD	Benjamin	Brother to William Wood of Bililngley. Died at Brockholes near Baughtry. He was a great Farmer and a great foxhunter to the last.	71	04 01 1804
WOOD	Martha	Of Goldthorp, was by accident burnt to death by her hair taking fire.	50	03 05 1795
WOOD	Mary	Wife of William Wood and daughter of Jonathan Steemson, both of Billingley. Died of an ansmay [an asthma].	76	27 11 1803
WOOD	Moriah	Died at Wombill. She was sister of George Rimenton of Newhall, and also wife of William Wood of Wombill. She died of sore legs a long time.	57	12 02 1809
WOOD	William	Came to his end by hanging himself in a crabtree near the Almshouse, near Darfield.	83	19 08 1809
WOOD	William	Died at Wombil, near Darfield. Died of an inflation in his kidneys.	65	08 09 1809
WOOD	Old William	Died at Billingley. He died of old age and weakness. He was a great Farmer and a good honest man, and brought up a great family.	84	27 05 1807

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