Other Historical Information

Wills and Letters of Administration (Admons)
Probate Calendars – 1858 to 1943 - Wakefield unless otherwise stated
Includes ALL mentions of Mosforth/Mossforth in the Probate Calendars

 

9^th October 1868                     Will                                          Effects under £100

Mary Mosforth, late of Crookes Moor Side, Sheffield, widow

Died 20^th August 1868, at Crookes Moor Side

Probate proved at Wakefield by oath of James Mosforth, of “Portobello” tavern, Portobello Street, Sheffield, aforesaid Innkeeper, son, sole exectuor

 

None until:

 

29^th March 1878                      Will                                          Personal estate under ? £800

James Mosforth, late of Portobello Street, Sheffield

Died 17^th March 1878

Probate proved at Wakefield, by Emily Mosforth, widow of the relict, and executrix.

 

None 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890

 

4^th September 1891                  Will                                          Personal estate £154/ 7/ 4d

Emily Mosforth, late of “Portobello” tavern, Sheffield

Died 31^st July 1891

Probate proved (Wakefield), by James William Mosforth, of 248 Portobello Street, Sheffield, engraver and son, Joseph Heald Petty, of 65 Bower Road, Crookes, Sheffield, cutlery manufacturer, and Ellen Read (wife of Isaac Read), of 5 Orange Street. Sheffield, the daughter, the executors

 

None 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897

 

28^th September 1898                Admon                                     Effects £186/ 16s

Mary Ann Mosforth, of 248 Portobello Street, Sheffield (wife of James William Mosforth)

Died 10^th September 1898 at Brigg, Lincolnshire

Letters of Administration (Wakefield) to said James William Mosforth, Licensed victualler

 

None 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903

 

29^th February 1904                  Admon                                     Effects £103/ 0/ 2d

Hannah Mossforth, of Shire green,  Ecclesfield, Yorks, wife of George Mossforth)

Died 4^th February 1904

Letters of Administration (Wakefield) to said George Mossforth, fork maker

 

None 1905, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26

1927, 28, 29, 30

 

None 1931, 1932

 

18^th August 1933                      Will                                          Effects £530

Tom Mosforth, of 434 Bellhouse Road, Shiregreen

Died 13^th March 1929

Probate (London) to Arthur Mosforth, pyrometer attendant, and Percy William Oxley, metallurgist

 

None 1934

 

10^th May 1935                         Will                                          Effects £158/ 9/ 2d

Emily Mosforth, widow, of 22 Marples Street, Sheffield

Died 30^th March 1935

Probate (Wakefield) to Yorkshire Penny Bank Ltd

 

None 1936

 

25^th October 1937                   Admon                                     Effects £1,046/ 19s

William Mosforth, of 42 Dorset Mount, Leeds

Died 14^th September 1937

Letters of Administration (Wakefield) to the Yorkshire Penny Bank Ltd

 

None for years 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943

 

[Courtesy of: Kevin Bennett]
 

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