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[Merry]

So I'm thinking "of this town" perhaps refers to Cleckheaton, already mentioned in the same sentence?

It may well do, but the parish register entry has Elizabeth's parish of residence as Wakefield and one might expect a woman of her class to be living in her father's house until marriage. Of course her father might be considered "of this town" for more than one town if he had business interests in various places!

[kiterunner]

I've never seen "of this town" used to mean of the same town that was just mentioned.

[Merry]

I would expect to read "of the same place" if they meant Cleckheaton.

[Merry]

Libby, do you know what George Naylor did for a living? (other than possibly 'nothing' as he said she was a gentleman in his will!)

I noticed that when Myles Ariel married Elizabeth Naylor the Monthly Magazine volume 40 describes George Naylor as "the late George Naylor esq, formerly of Wakefield".

a2a indexes a couple of documents regarding George Naylor of Wakefield from around 1790 and says he was a woolstapler, which in his case I presume would mean a wool dealer not the chap who sorts the wool into different grades!

[Merry]

I know you said his will didn't mention his son, so presume he was dec'd. Did he leave anything to any other relatives apart from his wife and daughter?

[HarrysMum]

I wish I knew how to put more than one quote in an answer...lol

The Naylors were seriously wealthy. I actually think a lot of the Ariel wealth arrived from Elizabeth Naylor (remember the will her husband had overturned) although a lot of the articles were from her mother (Elizabeth Eyre).

As for George's will......Merry, you should remember it; you transcribed it...lol.

Lots of rellies mentioned. I'll add them at the end of this.

I was under the impression (from the marriage notice) that the Eyres were from Wakefield.

Had no idea about the Birkbys, but Marsh House was the Naylor home.

After Elizabeth naylor married Myles Ariel, her mother went to Bristol with them, or after them, but she died there in 1829.

People mentioned in george Naylor's will of 1805 (he died 1806)

Sister in law......Joannah Linfitt of West Molton.

Joshua Naylor, the younger son of my late brother Thomas Naylor.

Thomas Naylor of Sheffield, the grandson of my late brother Thomas Naylor.

The children of my late sister, Sarah Pogmore late of Sheffield.

The children of my said sister Linfitt and my late brother in law Benjamin Robinson of Measborough (????) (that doesn't make sense unless Joannah (MN Naylor) married Robinson then Linfitt)

Joseph Horner of Wakefield, baker.

William Linfitt, woolstapler.

The minister of the Indepenet Chapel of Clayton.

My dear and loving wife, Elizabeth, the amount of 1,500 pounds, being her own fortune. (Did that mean she had that prior to the marriage??)

My brother in law, Joshua Robinson, late of Measborough.

My cousins, Ann Priestly, Sarah Fotherby, Ann Roafitt (??)

He appointed his wife, gaurdian of his daughter along with Samuel Thompson , woolstapler of Wakefield.

Samuel Thompson was also executor with George's wife.

The witnesses were....William Ogden, Samuel Hutchinson, William Fisher

No mention of his son who would have been only 10 years old.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by HarrysMum

I wish I knew how to put more than one quote in an answer...lol

You click the "multi-quote" button (next to the normal quote button) on each post that you want to quote, and when you have highlighted them all this way, you click on the "reply" button and it should put them all into the one box for you.

[HarrysMum]

Oooh thanks Kite.

[Merry]

You know we wondered about George Naylor being a bachelor at aged 50odd.....

I wondered a bit about this marriage:

groom's name: George Naylor
bride's name: Elisebeth Robinson
marriage date: 28 Jan 1762
marriage place: Penistone,York,England
indexing project (batch) number: M04248-1
system origin: England-ODM
source film number: 558345


If Joshua Robinson and the late Benjamin Robinson were George's bro-in-laws then they would be Elisabeth Robinson's brothers.

Joanna Linfitt was previously married to George's late bro-in-law Benjamin Robinson and may have also been George's sister, but maybe not! Did the will really say "sister Linfitt" without a first name?

I have no recollection of transcribing it at all!

[Merry]

Forget that marriage as Elizabeth couldn't sign and I would expect anyone marrying GN to be able to do so!! (the witness is Thomas Naylor though! George is of High Hoyland. I have to keep telling myself there are a lot of Naylors in Yorks!!)