George Welbank

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• Occupation: 9 May 1719, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; Matthew Halliday apprenticed to George Welbank, cordwainer, of Burrowbridge.

George married Mary Wiles on 6 May 1705 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George Welbank was born on 6 Jul 1706 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 11 Jul 1706 in All Saints, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England.
2. Robert Welbank was christened on 29 Aug 1708 in All Saints, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 1 Sep 1709 in All Saints, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England.
3. Lucy Welbank was born on 13 Dec 1710 in Crosby Cotes; was christened on 6 Jan 1711 in All Saints, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England; died in 1737; was buried on 27 Jul 1737 in Leake, Yorkshire.

George married Dorothy Snowden on 16 Nov 1712 in St Olaves, Marygate, York. Dorothy died in 1772 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was buried on 16 Mar 1772 in Aldborough, Yorkshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Welbank was born in 1713 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 7 Dec 1713 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire, England.
2. Isabel Welbank was born in 1715 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 4 Jan 1715 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire.
3. George Welbank was born in 1718 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened in Mar 1718 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire.
4. Jane Welbank was born in 1722 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 27 Mar 1722 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1791 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was buried on 26 Apr 1791 in Aldborough, Yorkshire.
5. Dorothy Welbank was born in 1724 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 26 Oct 1724 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England.
6. Elizabeth Welbank was born in 1727 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 11 Sep 1727 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England.
7. Christopher Welbank was born in 1730 in Aldborough, Yorkshire; was christened on 02 Jun 1730 in Aldborough, Yorkshire; died on 20 Feb 1798 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire.
8. John Welbank was born in 1734 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 14 Feb 1734 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Northallerton, Yorkshire; Presumably a shoemaker as three of his sons are known to be shoemakers/cordwainers
• Note: 9 Jun 1677; Robert Welbanck m Collin Scarlett, Brompton by Northallerton. Also a possibility for his marriage.

Robert married Grace Conyers on 26 Apr 1677 in All Saints, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. Grace was born about 1661 in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: North Cowton; Yeoman farmer
• Note: 1668; Will and inventory held at W Yorks Archive Service. In the name of god Amen the eleventh day of November in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred sixty eight I George Welbanck of North Cowton in ... of York being sick and weake in body but of a sound and perfect memory praise be given to god for the same. knowing the uncertaintie. of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things in order doe make this my last will & Testament in manor and forms following that is to say first and principally I commend my soule to Almighty god my Creator assuredly believing that I shall receive full pardon & free remission of my sins and be saved by his precious death & merrits of my beloved saviour and redeemer Christ Jesus & my body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent manner as to my executors hereafter named shall be thought meet & conveinent & as touching such wordly affairs as the lord in mercy hath lent me my will & meaning is the same shall be imployed & bestowed as hereafter by this my will is expressed & also I doe revoke renounce frustrate & for ever make voyde all wills formerly by me made: I doe make this my last will & Testament. I give & bequeath to Christopher Welbanck my eldest sonne all my lands in North ..aforesaid to him and his heires for ever provided always nevertheless my will & meaning is that if it shall please god to call him the said Christopher forth of this world before he is attained to the age of one and Twenty yeares or also that he die without issue then my will & meaning is & I do hereby give & bequeath unto the rest of my sonns hereafter to be named to wit Robert: John: Fortune & their heires & assignes for ever all my lands aforesd to be equally divided amongst them but if it please god that my said eldest sone shall attain to the age of one and Twenty yeares or leave issue then my will & meaning is & I doe hereby give & bequeath unto my second son Robert Welbank five pounds to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid when he shall attain to the age of one & Twenty yeares also I give unto John Welbanck my third sonne Twenty pounds when he shall attain to the age of one & Twenty years to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid. Item: I give unto Fortune Welbanck my fourth sonne Thirty pounds when he shall attaine to the age of one & Twenty years to be paid forth of the lands aforesaid Item my will & meaning is that the bed in the west chamber: the long Table & formes belonging it in the hall: the Table in the parlor & formes belonging it: the Table in the kitchen & the great stone trough be as heirg.. Loomes: Item I give unto Jane Mayor daughter of Mrs Mary Mayor of Andorby Steeple my Clock with appurtenances Item I give unto Katherine Mayor daughter to the fd Mary my Desk Item I give unto Edward Welbanck of North Cowton five shillings & lastly I nominate & appoynte Christopher Welbanck my eldest sonne my sole executor and give him all my goods & chattels movable & immovable to pay my debts & funerall expenses INVENTORY In primis his purse and apparell one Mare and a foalle and a stag? one gelding four haystackes and stack barres In the hall one cubbart four longsettels one Iron range and sund other implementes one pannell chiston one longsetle one iron range in the parlor In the west chamber one square table with cubbart and a long table with for buffit formes one chare One glas case thre candelstirkes one deske one bible one brass pott one paire of tonges and fire shovle one counter and a rainge one standing bedstead one chist and one chaire and one trunell bed some iron guard and some border one bedstead in the East parlor five shelves in the milke hous and a great wood trough one table in Robert Harrisons for ladders and arkes in the stable thre iron forkes one burkitand Chine belonging with all other implements whatsoever in the barn or elswher Debtes ownd to the Testator John Elnad indebted £36 Willam Collody £5 Edward Welbank £1 5/- Richard Colling 10/-

George married Mary Proude on 8 Jun 1650 in St Mary's, South Cowton, Yorkshire, England . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Note: Parentage; Robert married and began a family around 1614, so could have been born 1580-1590. Several Welbank men in North Cowton are recorded having children around this time, so it's not possible to say who his father was. Richard has son John (Johis) in 1571. Thomas has son John in 1572. Robert has daughter Isabel in 1575. George has a son in 1579. Edward has a son George in 1591.
• Occupation: yeoman
• Note: 13 Jan 1614/5, Richmond; listed as a juryman in the Richmond quarter-sessions ... a Hardraw publican for suffering disorder in his House and drinking in the time of Divine Service &c; a man living at Launes in Askrigg for badging and carrying of butter and cheese without licence &c...