Posted 8 years ago
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It could just be the handwriting is hard to read, but I don't think a county or state is ever listed in this deed. There appears to be a town called "Tarton" but I'm guessing my spelling is wrong. On the back it calls the land Walmsley Smithy, but I can't even find anything on that. Strangely, one sentence mentions war and a taproom, it says could "supply one man in one day in a war" or something along those lines. Any idea where this is from or what it actually is?
May well be a sale of land in Walmsley, Turton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turton,_Lancashire
John Thay to John Hampson, I think.
Walmsley Smithy
"Baptism: 13 Apr 1783 Walmsley Meeting House, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England
Susan Kay - Child of John Kay & Alice (formerly Kay)
Abode: Walmsley Smithy, Turton, Bolton, Lancashire
Notes: [Congregation: Walmsley Meeting]
Baptised by: John Taylor
Register: Baptisms 1783-1793, Page 5, Entry 4
Source: LDS Film 560904"
http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Bolton-le-Moors/Egerton/unitarian/baptisms_1783-1793.html
You can contact here:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol5/pp273-281
Great work there Vetraio and Celine.
Thank you both so much!
Hi there - I'm doing some research on Turton and this deed would be really useful. The two names are John Kay and John Hampson, and it concerns Walmsley Smithy in Turton (which was also known as Stanrose). It was in a village which is now called Egerton. John Hampson died in 1787.
Any chance you could provide more photos of the whole document?