| 1500 |
James Holt (of wife Isabel) and
others claimed a right of toll from all who crossed the Mersey between
Runcorn and Thelwall (p112). |
| 1501 |
James Holt of Gristlehurst
Gristlehurst and Ralph his son and heir made an agreement with
Heywoods (p139) The Cockersand lands, Wigan, appear to
have been granted to Thomas Holt.(vol.4 p89) (see also
vol.4 p118). |
| 1504 |
James Holt
named in final concords (Ref Lanc Fines p170) |
| 1506 |
Alice Holt of Fieldhouse,
widow of John Holt, granted it to her son Alan Holt (p226) |
| 1507 |
Henry Holt,
brother of Alan, in possession of Fieldhouse (p226).On
his death it passed to his daughter Grace.A 1507
Survey named Laurence Holt among others as one to whom
part of a vaccary at Rawtenstall had been demised for
£5. Survey also shows William Holt with 5 others
farmed Deadwenclough at total rent of £10 13s 4d
(p436 vol 6). |
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| 1509 |
James and Ralph
Holt were granted 4 messuages and land in Spotland and
Hundersfield on payment of 40li (6s 8p) to the
Chadwicks (Ref Lanc Fines p166) |
| 1512 |
Christopher Holt
settled his estate ,dying in1517, holding Hollingrave, Birch Hey
and Wood Hey (p147) |
| 1517 and1520 |
Oliver Holt made a
feoffment of Ashworth. |
| 1520 |
Henry Holt of Balderstone died (he was
the son of Henry del Holt bastard). His lands went to Ellis Buckley but Henry`s
daughter obtained some after a lawsuit (p204) |
| 1521 |
Alice Holt, widow of Henry H
mentioned in court case (p204) |
| 1522 |
Oliver Holt gave
land in Ashworth to Robert, his son amd heir, on his marriage
to Grace Rishton. The rest he gave to Richard, Robert`s brother.
(p175-8) |
| 1523 |
Henry Holt of Fieldhouse
had lands in Brandwood/Spotland. (p211)
George Holt died, his
son and heir being William (p147) |
| 1526 |
Henry Holt died
holding 5 messuages etc in Spotland and Hundersfield of Robert
Holt by Knights service. His daughter and heir was Grace.(p212) |
| 1527 |
Oliver Holt
was a tenant of Love Clough in Haslingden area of
Rossendale. It passed to John Holt (1609) - George
Holt (1662).(vol 6) |
| 1529 |
STUBLEY OLD HALL -
on south side of road between Rochdale and Littleborough,
3/4 mile from Littleborough. It was said to have been
rebuilt at this time by Robert Holt (p223-4)
Robert Holt of Stubley gave land for Whitworth Chapel.
(p212)
Robert Holt of Carburton Notts. Held
lands in Spotland and Hundersfield.(p211). He remitted
all right to 5 messuages, a mill and land in Bury,
Spotland and Hundersfield to Thomas Holt, William
Holt and Lawrence Longley on payment of 200 marks
(Ref Lanc Fines p14) |
| 1530 |
Edward Holt
tried to gain possession of a chest kept in his wife
Alice`s house in the township of Fallowfield, which
contained the family money and goods.(p292) |
| 1533 |
Robert Holt
(heir of Oliver Holt) married Joan Langley. There were disputes
over land boundaries - concerns the Rochdale Holts. (p178) |
| 1534 |
Thomas Holt and Ralph
Nader tenants of Naderland in Spotland. Robert Holt paid to have mill
attached in Wolstenholme.(p209) |
| 1535 |
Dominus
Thomas Holt was a preist of Whitworth (H.R p 170) |
| 1536 |
| 1537 |
Henry VIII granted
rights toThomas Holt of Gristlehurst (see vol 3,4
p100/101,7 8,etc) to monastic lands in Oldham, Spotland
in Rochdale, Cunscough, Marystead Bailrigg, Raines,
Graange etc in Cockersand Abbey land, Chadderton,
Sefton, Cronton, Staining etc in Whalley and a number
of manors - Counscough and Forton in Cockersand, Stidd
in Blackburn Hundred, Melling and Lydiate.
Thomas Holt was successful, a member of the 10ths
commission,a JP and a captain of the county musters.
He made very large purchases in 1542/3 part of which
he sold off in 1544, probably financing the purchase
of land he wished to keep by selling off the rest at
a profit.
Robert Holt of Stubley a "lesser" man than Thomas,
but also a member of the 10ths commission, a JP and
turned out against the rebels in 1536 also acquired
land - Clitheroe,Castleton in Rochdale and Whalley -
but had to sell more. |
| 1539 |
Geoffrey Holt
(son of R.Holt of Carburton) who had sold most of
inherited lands, see 1529 above (p211) was granted
by Thomas Holt some of the lands in Spotland and
Hundersfield. To revert to Thomas Holts family if
no heirs to Geoffrey. Also Thomas Holt, on payment
of £100 gained 7 messuages, 6 cottages and land in
Spotland, Hundersfield and Rochdale from the Leylands
(Ref Lanc Fines p23 and 25) |
| 1540 |
Robert Holt paid rent
for Rochdale mill house.(p192)
Robert Holt and other tenants of Tottington in complaint re
common land.(p148) |
| 1541 |
Geoffrey Holt, son
of Christopher Holt, died passing his estate to his son Christopher.
(p147) |
| 1542 |
Holts of
Gristlehurst purchased manor of Spotland. Henry VIII
granted it to Thomas Holt (p206)Thomas Holt of
Gristlehurst was granted a presentation by Robert
Langley of Agecroft (p73)
James Holt of Gristlehurst obtained the manor of
Spotland etc. in Rochdale(p175).
Castleton estate sold to Robert Holt of Stubley by
Henry VIII (p203) but like Stubley it descended to
the Chethams and Winstanleys. 2 messuages in the
Whalley township were sold to Robert Holt of Stubley,
who then sold to Braddyl in the same year. Also
Coldcoats which Robert sold to Anthony Watson
(vol 6). |
| 1543 |
Robert Holt of
Stubley was receiving rent from Adam Belfield for
land in Spotland also from Thomas Belfield in
1532(p218). Richard Molyneux purchased Alt Grange
from Thomas Holt, to whom it had been granted by
Henry VIII, following the confiscation of lands in
1537 (vol3 - Great Crosby). |
| 1544 |
Robert Holt of
Stubley made settlements in favour of his nephew
Robert Holt the younger and Cecily his wife. Also a
remainder to Alan Holt, younger brother of Robert
Holt the elder(p223)
Thomas Holt of Gristlehurst sold part of the Cockersand
Abbey lands which were not in his neighbourhood.(p203).
Thomas Holt of Gristlehurst made a Knight (p175). Roger
Holt married Jane, heir of Oliver Law, resulting in
disputes over land (p147). |
| 1545 |
William Holt,
born at Ashworth, second son of Robert Holt
(Rochdale/Ashworth) gained an MA at Cambridge and
Brazenose college Oxford in 1572 - he was famous- Rome
Society of Jesus see 1577 and 1587.(p178) |
| 1546 |
Thomas Holt kt and
Robert Langley granted 13 messuages, 4 cottages and
land etc in Astley to William Leyland kt (Ref
Lanc Fines p 39). To Thomas Leyland his heir they
granted 25 messuages and land in Whittyngham, Assheley,
Wheteley, Studdeley, Chepyn Thorneley and Lancaster(p40).
Also (p 42) to William, his wife, and Thomas further
land etc in Tyldyslet, Bedforth, Hyndley, Hamleton
Preston and Overderwent. Alexander Radclyff kt remitted
all right to Arthur Holt, Lawrence and Henry Smythhurst,
to 4 messuages,2 cottages and land in Loumals (Loumax,
par.Bury) on payment of £20. |
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| 1549 |
Robert Holt and
Walter N granted to John Deyne and Ellen his wife 5
messuages and land in Billington.(Ref Lanc Fines p 72) |
| 1549 |
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