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Wills & Administrations - England
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The table below
lists the known wills and similar documents for members of the Howcutt family
in England during the period before 1940. No wills or administrations
have been found for anyone called Howcutt who had been living in Wales during
that era. Wills by other people that mention Howcutts
or who are connected with the family are also being added, along with administrations
granted to members of the Howcutt family. Date The date shown is
either the year of death or burial or probate. Type of documents
Court Abbreviations used
below for the various courts that proved the wills or granted the
administrations before 1858 are:
On 11 January 1858,
responsibility for granting probate of wills and issuing letters of
administration in England and Wales was finally taken away from the church
courts. From that date onwards, these functions have been carried out by the
principal probate registry in London and a number of district probate
registries in other towns. Transcripts If the
person's name appears in blue, you can click on it to see a transcript or
other details of the document. In the transcripts, abbreviations have been
expanded, Latin words translated into English and sometimes the text has been
divided into paragraphs.
Elizabeth Howcutt (1863) Elizabeth Howcutt,
formerly of Leicester but late of Arnesby,
Leicestershire, widow, died on 26 November 1862 at Arnesby.
Her will was proved at Leicester on 7 January 1863 by John Howcutt of
Leicester, seed merchant, the son and sole executor. Effects under £300. John Howcutt (1620) Administration was
granted at Leicester in 1620 for the estate of "John Hawcott
of Seasbie". The administration bond does not
appear to survive, but a detailed account of the administration of the estate
exists amongst documents deposited at the Leicestershire Record Office that
were deposited by Bray & Bray, solicitors of Lutterworth (DE66 Box 3502).
This establishes that John Howcott's widow, Anne, was initially charged with
administering his estate but herself died before completing the task. John's
son, George, then became responsible for dealing with the remainder of his
father's estate and also with Anne's. John Howcott (1728) Administration of
the estate of John Howcott of Bitteswell was granted on 1 March 1728/9 to his
widow Mary Howcott, who was required to render an account by 1 March1729/30.
The sureties were the same Mary Howcott of Bitteswell, widow, John Howcott of
Bitteswell, farmer and John Throsby of the City of Leicester, all three of
whom signed their names on the bond. John Howcutt (1819) John Howcutt,
grazier of Cotes de val,
died on 3 January 1819 and was buried at Bitteswell. His will was proved at
Leicester on 11 March 1819 by his son John Howcutt, the sole executor, who
stated that the goods, chattels and credits did not exceed £6,000 in value. John Howcutt (1861) John Howcutt of
Harbury, Warwickshire, gentleman, died on 3 November 1861 at Harbury. His
will was proved at Birmingham on 3 February 1862 by Michael Winkley of
Harbury, labourer, the uncle and executor. Effects under £100. John Howcutt (1885) John Howcutt of
Ashfield, Knighton, Leicestershire, Esquire, died on 4 December 1885 at
Ashfield. His will with two codicils was proved at Leicester on 16 March 1886
by Susan Howcutt widow the relict, James Lawford of
the Bank House, Bishops Street, Leicester, Esquire and William Llewellyn Salusbury of Llanwern Lodge,
London Road, Leicester, gentlemen, the executors. Personal estate
£110,899.2s.7d. John's will was an extremely long document - its main points
appear in his section of this website. Joseph Howcutt (1870) Joseph Howcutt of
130 Beresford Street, Walworth, Surrey died on 25
December 1870 at 130 Beresford Street. His will was proved at the Principal
Probate Registry by Sarah Howcutt of 130 Beresford Street, the relict and
sole executrix. Effects under £450. Mary
Elizabeth
Howcutt (1938) Mary Elizabeth
Howcutt of 27 Horsington Templecombe
Somerset (wife of John Thomas Howcutt) died 17 June 1938. Probate granted at
London 27 July 1938 to the said John Thomas Howcutt retired groom and Mary
Ellen Robbins widow. Effects £268.6s.0d. Robert Howcott (1638/9) Administration for
the estate of Robert Howcott of Kelmarsh,
Northamptonshire was granted to his son John Howcott on 16 February 1638/9. Robert Howcott (1707) Administration of
the estate of Robert Howcott of Bitteswell was granted on 7 June 1707 to his
widow, Elizabeth Howcott, who was required to render an account by 7 June
1708. The sureties were the same Elizabeth Howcott of Bitteswell, widow and
Thomas Jordain of the City of Leicester, gentleman.
Elizabeth signed the bond as "Elizabeth Houcot",
in the presence of John Ward. Robert Howcutt (1815) Administration of
the estate of Robert Howcutt of Wellingborough was granted on 19 April 1815
to his "only son and next of kin" Robert Howcutt, who was required
to render an account by 30 April 1816. The sureties were Robert Howcutt of
Wellingborough, farmer, and Thomas Woolston of
Irthlingborough, farmer, both of whom signed the administration bond, in the
presence of Richard Roberts AB, surrogate. Robert Howcutt (1846) Administration of
the estate of Robert Howcutt of Burton Latimer, yeoman, a bachelor, was
granted on 24 November 1846 to Martha Howcutt "the only sister, next of
kin", who was required to render an account by 30 November 1847.The sureties
were the same Martha Howcutt of Burton Latimer, spinster, John Glover of
Burton Latimer, carpenter and Samuel Rye of Irthlingborough, publican. Martha
Howcutt and John Glover signed the bond, in the presence of Richard Ash
Hannaford, surrogate. Susan Howcutt (1900) Susan Howcutt of
Ashfield, Knighton, Leicestershire, a widow, died on 10 May 1900.
Administration of her estate was granted at Leicester to Eliza Meade (wife of
Rev. Richard Corker Meade), Helen Meade (wife of Warren Meade) & Fanny Lord
(wife of Rev David William Lord). Effects £5,866.7s.3d. Thomas Howcutt (1843) Thomas Howcutt, a
grazier of Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, died on 17 August 1842. His will
was proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 19 August 1843 by his
brother John Howcutt and Samuel Berridge who, along
with Thomas' widow Sarah, were the executors. Thomas Howcutt (1882) Thomas Howcutt of
Bedford, a bricklayer, died on 3 August 1882 at Bedford. His will was proved
at Northampton on 4 November 1882 by Mary Howcutt, widow, the relict and sole
executrix. Personal estate under £150. William Howcutt (1844) William Howcutt,
gentleman of Leicester, died on 1 February 1844 and was buried at St George's
churchyard. His will and a codicil was proved at the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury on 29 February 1844 by his son John Howcutt, the sole
executor. William Howcutt (1936) William Howcutt of
60 Ashburnham Road, Greenwich, Kent died 1 February 1936 ay 48 Vanbrugh Hill
Greenwich. Administration (with Will) was granted at London on 2 May 1936 to
Laura Ella (Ellen?) Howcutt widow and William Henry Howcutt engineer. Effects
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