Below are extracts from my notes, from my database. I have taken these notes from the indexes and microfilms at the Borthwick Institute in York. I do not have copies of the actual wills. The format is semicolon delimited. Ie there are 8 columns and 7 semicolons per line. If a line has more than one semicolon next to another, (;;;) that mans thet ther in no entry for the corresponding column. I hope you can follow it. You should also bear in mind that reading wills on microfilm is not easy and I may have got relationships wrong or missed vital information. Accoding to my notes the will for John (1837) refers to his sister Mary marrying a James Tordoff, but according to my other notes his sister Mary died in 1770 aged 4. Either he had a another sister Mary born after 1870, or this Mary was not John's sister. There was certainly a reference to a Mary wife of James Tordoff. If you want to obtain a copy of any of the wills they cost £2.50 from The Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, Peasholme Green, St Anthony's Hall, York YO1 2PW, quoting the probate details. They take about 28 days to process. Bye for now Jeff Sutcliffe Also researching Bateman, Bates, Booth, Broadbent, Collins, Hanson, Harwood, Holmes, Oliver, Pollard, Smith, Sugden, Sutcliffe, Walker, and Wilkinson all of the Bradford area. Name;Parents;Occupation;Abode;Marriage;Children;Notes;Probate details William Barraclough;;;Woodside, North Bierley;No?;None? Siblings Susannah, Betty, Lydia, Martha, Joseph, Benjamin, John, Mary;Will made 1840;May 1843 Vol 207 folio 416 Joseph Barraclough;;Gentleman;Halifax;none?;none?;Will made 1843;Jan 1845 Vol 211 Folio 47 Ann Brook;Jonathan Brook of Huddersfield;Farmer;Low Moor;?? Barraclough, widow;John, William, Joseph, Thomas, Hannah (Garside);Will made 1843;Nov 1844 Vol 210 Folio 392 John Barraclough;;Farmer, interest in Penny Close Farm;Wibsey;;None? Siblings Frank, Grace (Thornton), Mary (Tordoff), Abraham;Will made ??;Feb 1837 Vol 195 Folio 122 James Barraclough;;Farmer;Bolton Outlanes, Bradford;Elizabeth;Joshua, James, Benjamin, William, John, Hannah, Mary;Will made 1823;July 1924 Vol 170 Folio 25 Frank Barraclough;;Stuffmaker;Wibsey;Martha;Francis, John;Will made 4.2.1800, Brothers John, Abraham;June 1800 Vol 144 Folio 99 Thomas Barraclough;;Gentleman;Horton, Bradford;widower;daughter married James Charnock of Haworth;Will made 1822, long and detailed;April 1824 Vol 169 Folio 204 Andrew Barraclough;;;Idle Moor, Calverley;;James, John, Francis, Mary, Rachel, Elizabeth, Nanny, Sally, Andrew, Joseph;Will made 1834, far advanced in years;Dec 1836 Vol 194 Folio 423 Martha ???;;;;?? Barraclough, widow, married before to a Jowett;;Will made 1811;Dec 1823 Vol 168 Folio 755 Hannah (Ramsbottom);;;North Bierley;Stephen Barraclough, Samuel Ramsbottom;William B, Hannah B(Holdsworth), Mary B(Smith), Stephen B, John B, Joseph B;Will made 1813;June 1813 Francis Barraclough;;Worsted Stuffmaker;Wibsey;Martha;John, Abraham, Frank, Grace (Thornton), Martha (Fletcher);Will made 1798, witnessed by Stephen Barraclough;April 1799 Vol143 Folio 484