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Emigrated to Canada in 1907
Baptism shows father as John, labourer.
An old hand written HARDY tree was obtained by Bob Muncaster (descendant of James Hardy c.1781). This tree shows William married 1st to Elizabeth Penrose (widow 1699-1744) and 2nd to Mary Waddington (1717-1795).
The LDS (official extracts) show William married to Mary Waddington in 1742, which seems to rule out the first marriage. His first child, Elizabeth, was christened July 1743 (just over 9 months after the marriage to Mary.
William is said to be the first Hardy to be a clerk to the Stanhope family, although his brother, John, is also thought to be the attorney of Horsforth between 1750-1777.
Items at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
1671-1770 - Letters SpSt/3/7 (10 items)
Written between L. Lyndley; John Stanhope of Horsforth; William Perfect of Pontefract; W. Squire of Skipton; Ed. Stanhope; Martin Watson of Pontefract; Mr. Wright; Edmond Barker; Jabez Harris; Ann Hartop of Darfield; and Mr. Hardy of Horsforth; re money matters.
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6 Oct 1755 - Agreement SpSt/4/11/66/587
Contents: Of William Hardy, to put up a fence, inclosing a road leading to a parcel of ground, enclosed from a wood called Bank Wood, and to make a causeway along the other said road for access, in Horsforth.
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27-28 Dec 1762 - Lease and Release SpSt/4/11/66/598
Contents: Between Thomas Prince of Leeds, merchant, and Edward Prince of Leeds, merchant, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth, widow, of William Hardy, yeoman, dec'd, of the 2nd part, and William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part; of 7 closes called Outwood Closes, a barn, a cottage, and the spring woods called Outwoods, in Horsforth.
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29-30 Dec 1762 - Assignment of Mortgage (by Lease and Release) SpSt/4/11/66/599
Contents: Between William Garnett of Wath, farmer, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth widow, of the 2nd part, William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part, Sarah Ingram of Wakefield, widow, of the 4th part, Elizabeth Prince widow of Thomas Prince the younger, late of Leeds, dec'd, of the 5th part, and John Moxon of Wakefield, Gent, of the 6th part; same as previous.
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Probable Christening: LDS
WILLIAM HARDY
Christening: 13 MAR 1715 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDYProbable marriage: LDS (Armley is 3 miles from Horsforth)
Marriage: 20 OCT 1742, Armley, Yorkshire
Groom: WILL. HARDY
Bride: MARY WADDINGTONPossible children of William: LDS
ELISABETH HARDY
Christening: 03 JUL 1743 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYJOHN HARDY
Christening: 15 JAN 1744 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDY
NOTE: If this is John, born 11 Oct 1745, the christening date should be Jan 1746. Elizabeth was christened in July 1743, only 6 months earlier, and William's next child, William, was not christened until September 1748, so a christening for John in 1746 seems more likely.MARY HARDY
Christening: 31 JAN 1760 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDY
Surname unknown.
Possible marriage: LDS (Armley is 3 miles from Horsforth)
Marriage: 20 OCT 1742, Armley, Yorkshire
Groom: WILL. HARDY
Bride: MARY WADDINGTONEarly items at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
27-28 Dec 1762 - Lease and Release SpSt/4/11/66/598
Contents: Between Thomas Prince of Leeds, merchant, and Edward Prince of Leeds, merchant, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth, widow, of William Hardy, yeoman, dec'd, of the 2nd part, and William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part; of 7 closes called Outwood Closes, a barn, a cottage, and the spring woods called Outwoods, in Horsforth.
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29-30 Dec 1762 - Assignment of Mortgage (by Lease and Release) SpSt/4/11/66/599
Contents: Between William Garnett of Wath, farmer, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth widow, of the 2nd part, William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part, Sarah Ingram of Wakefield, widow, of the 4th part, Elizabeth Prince widow of Thomas Prince the younger, late of Leeds, dec'd, of the 5th part, and John Moxon of Wakefield, Gent, of the 6th part; same as previous.
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This is thought to be James the clothier, whose first son, Henry, was born in Horsforth 1806. Henry's daughter, Margaret, married John Shires. Their descendant, Betty Conn (nee Shires) contacted local historian, Alistair Lawrence, in 1982, after he published an article in a newspaper titled "Story of an old Horsforth family". Betty was then living in Alberta, Canada. The correspondance between her and Alistair has helped to confirm parts of the Hardy family of Horsforth.
1841 Census: Town Street, Horsforth, Yorkshire
James Hardy, 55, b. Yorkshire
Jane Hardy, 60, b. Yorkshire
Mary Hardy, 30, b. Yorkshire
Harriet Hardy, 25, b. Yorkshire
John Hardy, 20, b. Yorkshire
Probable Death: Free BMD
Deaths Mar 1848 - Hardy Jane Hunslet 23 228
Deaths Jun 1849 - Hardy Jane Hunslet 23 243
Deaths Dec 1850 - HARDY Jane Hunslet 23 2211841 Census: Town Street, Horsforth, Yorkshire
James Hardy, 55, b. Yorkshire
Jane Hardy, 60, b. Yorkshire
Mary Hardy, 30, b. Yorkshire
Harriet Hardy, 25, b. Yorkshire
John Hardy, 20, b. Yorkshire
NOTE: Betty Conn (nee Shires) gives the following details for Mary Ann:
Mary Ann Hardy born 22nd August 1808, daughter of James Hardy, Clothier.Most of the other "birth" dates she supplied are actually christening dates. Mary's christening does not appear on the LDS website (most of the others do), but there is an entry with a christening the following day at Guisborough, 53 miles away. It is probably another person, but is placed here for further investigation.
MARY ANN HARDY
Birth: 05 AUG 1808
Christening: 23 AUG 1808, Guisborough, Yorkshire
Father: JAMES HARDY
Mother: ANN1841 Census: Town Street, Horsforth, Yorkshire
James Hardy, 55, b. Yorkshire
Jane Hardy, 60, b. Yorkshire
Mary Hardy, 30, b. Yorkshire
Harriet Hardy, 25, b. Yorkshire
John Hardy, 20, b. Yorkshire
1841 Census: Town Street, Horsforth, Yorkshire
James Hardy, 55, b. Yorkshire
Jane Hardy, 60, b. Yorkshire
Mary Hardy, 30, b. Yorkshire
Harriet Hardy, 25, b. Yorkshire
John Hardy, 20, b. Yorkshire
John was said to be a Labourer, living at Horsforth in 1670, but this information was probably from the Memoirs of Gathorne Hardy, published 1910. This information may have become distorted over the previous 240 years, and it was more likely that this John was BORN in 1670, and it was his father who was the labourer. However, this has yet to be confirmed. See his father's notes for further details.
Possible granddaughter: LDS
ROSE HARDY
Christening: 11 JUN 1725 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Mother: MARY HARDY
Other descendants: LDS
WILLIAM HARDY
Christening: 21 JAN 1816 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZEBETHNATHANIEL PADDINGTON HARDY
Christening: 01 JUN 1817 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHWILLIAM HARDY
Christening: 20 JUN 1819 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHJOSEPH HARDY
Christening: 09 DEC 1821 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHTHOMAS HARDY
Christening: 01 FEB 1824 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHCHARLES HARDY
Christening: 23 MAR 1828 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHMARGARET HARDY
Christening: 20 OCT 1833 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: HENRY HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETHJOHN HARDY
Christening: 27 DEC 1835 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: HENRY HARDY
Mother: ELIZABETH
A John Hardy of Horsforth was an attorney in 1750 & 1777. It seems likely that it was this John, but needs to be proven. See: http://www.stableshistory.co.uk/henry_kirby_overblow_b1727.htm
Christening: LDS
ROSE HARDY
Christening: 02 SEP 1711 Horsforth, Yorkshire
Death: 23 MAR 1712
Father: JOHN HARDYNOTE: A Rose Hardy married a Jonathan Field at Guiseley 7 Jul 1746 (See Genuki)
JAMES HARDY
Christening: 16 JAN 1713 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Death: 19 NOV 1713
Father: JOHN HARDY
John was a solicitor in Bradford, and became a major owner of the Low Moor Iron Company at North Bierley, Yorkshire in 1789.
NOTE: Another John Hardy of Horsforth was an attorney in 1750. He seems likely to be his uncle, born 1706.
The Low Moor Iron Company was formed in 1789 at North Bierley, near Bowling, Yorkshire, on the Rookes Hall, previously owned by Edward Leedes. After Edward's bankruptcy and suicide, the estate was purchased for £33,200 by Rev. Joseph Dawson, Richard Hird & John Hardy, plus a few smaller partners who soon sold out.
John Hardy was a Bradford solicitor, who served as estate steward to Walter Spencer Stanhope. Here he developed his skills in entrepreneurial speculation, which he later used to form his own dynasty.
Dawson & Hardy's mineralogical and management skills increased the company's annual capital from £52,000 in 1793 to £250,000 in 1818. The company remained in the Dawson & Hardy families throughout the 19th century, and also the Hird's (by inheritance) and the Wicham's, who married into the Hird family.
Possible Christening: LDS
JOHN HARDY
Christening: 15 JAN 1744 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDY
NOTE: If this is John, the year should be 1746. Elizabeth was christened in July 1743, only 6 months earlier, and William's next son, William, was not christened until September 1748, so a christening for John in 1746 seems more likely. HOWEVER, a transcrption at Genuki also shows 1744, and shows the father as William, Lawyer Cla*. (Shown as Lawyer's Clerk at William's baptism, 1748)Probable sons: LDS
JOHN HARDY
Christening: 01 DEC 1773 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDYCHARLES HARDY
Christening: 05 JAN 1781 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Only daughter of William Atkinson of Bradford.
John was a solicitor in Bradford, and became a major owner of the Low Moor Iron Company at North Bierley, Yorkshire in 1789.
NOTE: Another John Hardy of Horsforth was an attorney in 1750. He seems likely to be his uncle, born 1706.
The Low Moor Iron Company was formed in 1789 at North Bierley, near Bowling, Yorkshire, on the Rookes Hall, previously owned by Edward Leedes. After Edward's bankruptcy and suicide, the estate was purchased for £33,200 by Rev. Joseph Dawson, Richard Hird & John Hardy, plus a few smaller partners who soon sold out.
John Hardy was a Bradford solicitor, who served as estate steward to Walter Spencer Stanhope. Here he developed his skills in entrepreneurial speculation, which he later used to form his own dynasty.
Dawson & Hardy's mineralogical and management skills increased the company's annual capital from £52,000 in 1793 to £250,000 in 1818. The company remained in the Dawson & Hardy families throughout the 19th century, and also the Hird's (by inheritance) and the Wicham's, who married into the Hird family.
Possible Christening: LDS
JOHN HARDY
Christening: 15 JAN 1744 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDY
NOTE: If this is John, the year should be 1746. Elizabeth was christened in July 1743, only 6 months earlier, and William's next son, William, was not christened until September 1748, so a christening for John in 1746 seems more likely. HOWEVER, a transcrption at Genuki also shows 1744, and shows the father as William, Lawyer Cla*. (Shown as Lawyer's Clerk at William's baptism, 1748)Probable sons: LDS
JOHN HARDY
Christening: 01 DEC 1773 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDYCHARLES HARDY
Christening: 05 JAN 1781 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: JOHN HARDY
Mary, third daughter of Thomas Cockshott, of Bingley
Son of John, Attorney at Law
A description of Charles is found in Chapter 1 of "The Memoirs of Gathorne Hardy" by his son Alfred, published in 1910. He writes... my grandfather John was born at Horsforth on the 11th of October 1773. His mother died on the 10th of December 1774, and from a second marriage with Mary, third daughter of Thomas Cockshott, of Bingley, a second son Charles was born in 1780. My father remembered this uncle, who died a comparatively young man at Sidmouth in 1831.
In 1893 he writes : ' I have a vivid recollection of him with his powdered head which gave him age in our eyes : he lived at Thorpe Arch where I recall him, but more when he came to see us at Woodhouse near there, now in Leeds. He was popular with us children and promoted our sports, a little mischievously at times, unless my memory misleads me.'
Son of William, Lawyer's Clerk
Notes by local historian, Alistair Lawrence, found in Horsforth museum, say this William was a butcher on Chapel Green, and was also said to have become a clerk to the Stanhope family at some time. His son, William jr., was also said to have been a butcher and probable ancestor of the present day Hardy family of Town Street and New Road Side.
1795 Census: Horsforth, Yorkshire (taken in October)
William Hardy, Household = 4, Acres of Grass = 25, Acres of Crop = 20, Acres Fallow = 4Probable children / grandchildren: LDS
ELIZABETH HARDY
Christening: 21 JAN 1771 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYSARAH HARDY
Christening: 09 JUL 1772 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYMARY HARDY
Christening: 20 MAR 1774 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYWILLIAM HARDY
Christening: 03 JUN 1776 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYNATHANIEL HARDY
Christening: 10 JUN 1778 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYMARY HARDY
Christening: 21 FEB 1780 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYJOHN HARDY
Christening: 17 MAR 1783 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYSAMSON HARDY
Christening: 15 MAY 1786 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYMARY HARDY
Christening: 20 SEP 1801 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYNATHAN HARDY
Christening: 22 AUG 1803 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDYWILLIAM HARDY
Christening: 19 JAN 1806 Horsforth, Yorkshire, England
Father: WILLIAM HARDY
Possible Spouse: LDS
WILLIAM HARDY
Spouse: ELIZABETH FRITH
Marriage: 03 MAY 1767, Barnbrough, Yorkshire (26 miles from Horsforth)
Daughter of William, butcher
Possibly married Robert Musgrave of Bramley at Guiseley, 22 Jun 1801
NOTE: the following year at Guiseley, her brothers William and Nathaniel, plus Hannah Atkinson, were witnesses at the marriage of James Holmes & Mary Dean, both of Guiseley.
Daughter of William, butcher
Daughter of William, butcher
Possibly John Hardy, victualler of The Kings Arms, Horsforth in 1822 (Baines Directory)
According to family tradition, written 1910 in Chapter 1 of "The Memoirs of Gathorne Hardy" by his son Alfred, the Hardy family originally came from Ireland. The first of note being a John Hardy, described as a labourer living at Horsforth, Yorkshire in 1670.
NOTE: The family history may have become distorted over the previous 240 years, and it is likely that John was "BORN" in 1670, and it was his father who was a labourer. (To be confirmed)
The author continues ... From his son William, born in 1715, came another John Hardy, born in 1745, from whose marriage with Annis, only daughter of William Atkinson of Bradford, which took place on the 19th of November 1770.
The author's grandfather, John, was born at Horsforth on the 11th of October 1773. John's mother died on the 10th of December 1774, and from a second marriage with Mary, third daughter of Thomas Cockshott, of Bingley, a second son Charles was born in 1780. The author's father remembered this uncle, who died a comparatively young man at Sidmouth in 1831.
A short history of the Hardy family is found in the museum at Horsforth, written in the 1980's by local historian Alistair Lawrence. He says that the first to arrive was Thomas Hardy, who helped John Stanhope II escape from Ireland during the Irish rebellion, about 1650. John, a wealthy land agent, rewarded Thomas with work on his estate, until he died in 1683. This information was found in the notes of Dr. H. Bailey, whose details are presently unknown.
The connection between the Hardy & Stanhope familes continued for several generations.
Early items at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk connecting Hardy - Horsforth & Stanhope (John Hardy 1745-1806, was a land agent / solicitor for the Walter Spencer Stanhope Estate.1671-1770 - Letters SpSt/3/7 (10 items)
Written between L. Lyndley; John Stanhope of Horsforth; William Perfect of Pontefract; W. Squire of Skipton; Ed. Stanhope; Martin Watson of Pontefract; Mr. Wright; Edmond Barker; Jabez Harris; Ann Hartop of Darfield; and Mr. Hardy of Horsforth; re money matters.
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17 Jul 1727 - SpSt/3/8
Letter to Mr. Stanhope of New Hall, Horsforth, from his uncle Robert Lowther. Re money matters.
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6 Oct 1755 - Agreement SpSt/4/11/66/587
Contents: Of William Hardy, to put up a fence, inclosing a road leading to a parcel of ground, enclosed from a wood called Bank Wood, and to make a causeway along the other said road for access, in Horsforth.
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11 Oct 1759 - Bond SpSt/5/1/205
Contents: Between William Hardy of Horsforth, Gent, of the one part, and John Dodshon of Cookridge, yeoman, of the other part; for the payment of money.
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28 Dec 1759 - SpSt/5/2/37
Letter to William Hardy, clerk to John Stanhope of Horsforth
From John Farrar of Beverley; with abstracts of deeds re land at Kexby.
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1759-1763 - Letters SpSt/5/2/39 - 19 items
Contents: Written between G. Gardiner of Chesterfield, John Stanhope of Horsforth, Mrs. Sitwell, and William Hardy, junior of Chesterfield; re Mrs. Sitwell's estate.
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27-28 Dec 1762 - Lease and Release SpSt/4/11/66/598
Contents: Between Thomas Prince of Leeds, merchant, and Edward Prince of Leeds, merchant, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth, widow, of William Hardy, yeoman, dec'd, of the 2nd part, and William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part; of 7 closes called Outwood Closes, a barn, a cottage, and the spring woods called Outwoods, in Horsforth.
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29-30 Dec 1762 - Assignment of Mortgage (by Lease and Release) SpSt/4/11/66/599
Contents: Between William Garnett of Wath, farmer, of the 1st part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth widow, of the 2nd part, William Stanhope of Horsforth, Gent, and John Stead of Horsforth, yeoman, of the 3rd part, Sarah Ingram of Wakefield, widow, of the 4th part, Elizabeth Prince widow of Thomas Prince the younger, late of Leeds, dec'd, of the 5th part, and John Moxon of Wakefield, Gent, of the 6th part; same as previous.
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c.1770's - Abstract of William Stanhope of Brownberries in Horsforth, Title SpSt/4/11/66/608 (Damaged)
Contents: To a messuage and buildings, 6 closes called the Outwood Closes, and a wood called the Outwoods, in Horsforth, purchased from Messrs. Hardy & Stead.
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24 Jun 1771 - Letter to John Hardy of Horsforth SpSt/5/2/53
Contents: From Mary Watson of Hunley; offering him some marble.
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12 Jan 1774 - Bond SpSt/5/1/212
Contents: Between Walter Stanhope of Horsforth, Esq., of the one part, and Anthony Ward of Bradford, plumber and glazier, and John Hardy of Horsforth, yeoman, of the other part; for the payment of £800.
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2-3 Jan 1775 - Lease and Release SpSt/4/11/66/620
Contents: Between Sarah Ingram of Wakefield, widow, of the 1st part, William Stanhope of Brownberries in Horsforth, Esq., of the 2nd part, Mary Hardy of Horsforth, widow, of the 3rd part, John Hardy of Horsforth, Gent, of the 4th part, Walter Stanhope of Horsforth, Esq., of the 5th part; John Moxon of Wakefield, Gent, of the 6th part, and John Raistrick of Brownberries, surgeon, of the 7th part; of a moiety of a messuage built upon 7 closes of land called Outwood Closes, and a wood called Outwoods, in Horsforth.
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29 May 1775 - Bond SpSt/5/1/214
Contents: Between John Hardy of Horsforth, Gent, of the one part, and William Stanhope of Brownberries, Esq., of the other part; for the payment of £150.
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1775-1804 - Letters to Walter Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/2/58 - 95 items
Contents: From John Hardy of Horsforth and Bradford; re the death of Walter's daughter Elizabeth; the leasing of Brownberries and Holder Pasture Farm in Horsforth; Haddon Marriage Settlement; Wood Bottom Mill; militia; the sale of Dean Grange; coursing at Rawdon; sale of part of Stanhope's Thornton estate; copper manufacturing at Kirkstall Forge; Horsforth Tithes; coal mining in Horsforth and Thornton; Leeds and Liverpool Canal; the Curacy of Cawthorne Church; Calverley Toll Bridge; distress in the woollen trade at Horsforth; sale of wood(s) at Horsforth; Turnpike shares; the building of a dyehouse at West End Farm, and general estate matters at Horsforth, Thornton and Barmby.
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22 Mar 1777 - Bond SpSt/5/1/215
Contents: Between William Stanhope of Brownberries in Horsforth, Esq., and John Hardy of Horsforth, attorney at law, of the one part, and Nathaniel Wade of Burley, Leeds, Gent, of the other part; for the payment of £150.
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17 Jun 1778 - Bond SpSt/5/1/217
Contents: Between William Stanhope of Brownberries in Horsforth, Esq., and John Hardy of Horsforth, attorney at law, of the one part, and Nathaniel Wade of Burley, Gent, of the other part; for the payment of £150.
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2 May 1782 - Letter to John Hardy of Horsforth SpSt/5/2/63
Contents: From Thomas Catherick Greeness of Darlington; re estate business at Horsforth; and an episode while going through Leathley - he had to ride his horse through water as there was a flood, and he nearly drowned.
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25 Jan 1785 - Feoffment SpSt/4/11/66/637 - 2 copies
Contents: Between Walter Spencer Stanhope of Horsforth, Esq., of the one part, and the Rev. William Shepley of Horsforth, clerk, John Pollard of New Leeds in Bramley, Gent, John Stables of Horsforth, woolstapler, William Stables of Horsforth, yeoman, John Wright of Horsforth, tanner, John Kettlewell of the same, grocer, Henry Stead of Horsforth, paper maker, and John Hardy of Bradford, attorney at law, of the other part; of a parcel of ground, part of a close called Near Moses Close, to be used for the erection of Horsforth School.
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1792-1829 - Bills, Receipts and Accounts of John, James and Thomas Hardy SpSt/5/4/3/87
Contents: For the Spencer Stanhope estate at Horsforth. (& a few letters re the same)
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c.1800 - Letter to Walter Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/2/78
Contents: From Jarratt, Dawson & Hardy; re coal and ironstone belonging to Spencer Stanhope.
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26 Jun 1802 - Letter to Walter Spencer Stanhope of Cannon Hall SpSt/5/2/80
Contents: From Jarratt, Dawson & Hardy of Low Moor (Low Moor Iron Co.); re the opening up of Stanhope's coal mines, and the unfavourable situation in which the mines lie in relation to the market and the canal; the venture seems very unprofitable and would like Stanhope not to ask for their rent.
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1804-1805 - Letters to Walter Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/5/1/25 - 2 items
Contents: From John Hardy of Bradford; re West Moor Colliery, and Kirkstall Forge.
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27 Sep 1805 - SpSt/3/23
Letter to Walter Spencer Stanhope, from James Hardy of Horsforth
Contents: Re steps taken to discover the murderer of William Stables of Horsforth.
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1803-1819 - Letters to Walter Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/2/86 101 items
Contents: From James Hardy of Horsforth; re the murder of William Stables of Horsforth, who was attacked in bed, suffered a fractured skull and died 3 hours later; the death of 2 colliers down a coal mine; the death of James Hardy's brother; an attack by the Luddites on Wood Bottom Mill; the death of William Clark's son in a cart accident; Calverley Bridge Tolls; Horsforth Chapelry Income and Accounts; road repairs in Horsforth; Horsforth Tithes; coal mining in Horsforth and Thornton; sale of wood(s) in Horsforth; the leasing of Horsforth Hall, Holder Pasture Farm, Swaine Fold Farm, New Laithes and Low Mill; and general estate matters at Horsforth, Thornton, Calverley and Bramley.
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6-7 Nov 1805 - Assignment of Mortgage (by Lease and Release) SpSt/4/11/122/28
Contents: Between Daniel Wilson of Dalham Tower, Westmoreland, Esq., Miles Staveley of Stainley, a Major General in His Majesty's Forces, and William Holden of Baildon, Gent, of the 1st part, John Hardy of Bradford, Esq., Joseph Heaton of Gawthorpe Hall, Bingley, Gent, and Elizabeth Bower of York, spinster, of the 2nd part, and Ferdinand Amelia Fairfax Beckwith, a Brigadier General in His Majesty's Forces, of the 3rd part; of a moiety of the Manor of Thornton, a farm called Upper Headley, a messuage called Priest Royds, with closes called Long Holme, Great Ing, Little Ing, Midge Holme, Watch Field, and the Round Field, in Thornton, and a parcel of land upon Thornton Moor.
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1805-1812 - Letters to James Hardy of Horsforth SpSt/5/2/89 - 3 items
Contents: From John Lee of Rochdale; Walter Stanhope; and John Pollard of New Leeds; re common land in Thornton, adjoining to Denholme Park and Oxenhope Common, to use as nursery ground, and the repairs to a road up the Mean Bank at Horsforth.
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1806 - Letters to Walter Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/2/90 3 items
Contents: From James Hardy of Horsforth; re estate matters at Horsforth.
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1820-1823 - Letters to John Spencer Stanhope SpSt/5/2/98 - 12 items
Contents: From James Hardy of Horsforth; re New Laiths Farm in Horsforth, and Horsforth and Thornton rentals.
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20th Century - Notes etc. for the History of the Manor of Eccleshill, by W.E. Preston SpSt/5/6/11/4
Contents: (Printed in the Bradford Antiquary Vol. VI & VII New Series) includes folders containing :- Pedigrees of Stanhope, Haddon, Taylor, Saville, Stott-Stanhope, Allen and Hardy; also extracts from Church Registers re the Stanhope family; also Wills of Richard Stanhope of Eccleshill (1630), Walter Stanhope of Horsforth (1660), Richard Stanhope of Eccleshill (1614), Mary Stanhope of Horsforth (1696), Susannah Stanhope of Eccleshill (1783), Francis Allanson of Leeds (1661), John Stanhope of Eccleshill (1593), and John Stanhope of Horsforth (1674); also notes on the Manor of Eccleshill; and miscellaneous notes for the same book.
Other items at Bradford Record Office, relating to Horsforth:
1705-1706:
7 letters from Mary Hardy of Walthamstow (Essex) to Samuel Hemmingway of Apperley Bridge.
Mary Hardy was daughter of William Longfellow another of whose children emigrated to America and was the ancestor of Longfellow the poet. Mary owned property in Horsforth.William Longfellow of Horsforth, left a will (dated 17 Jul 1704) in which all property was left to his daughter, Isabel, wife of Timothy Stables, a butcher.