Christopher Welbank

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: currier (noted in parish register christening records of his children).
• Residence: 1783-1799, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; Christopher Welbank appears on land tax records between these dates. In 1802 M Welbank is probably at same address - widow Mary?

Christopher married Mary Dickinson in 1758 in Aldborough, Yorks. Mary was born in 1723; died on 20 Nov 1801 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Richard Welbank was born in 1759 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire; was christened on 5 Jun 1759 in St Andrew, Aldborough, Yorkshire, England; died in 1844 in Clay Hill, Enfield, Middlesex; was buried on 9 Jul 1844 in St Andrew, Enfield. Age 85.
2. Christopher Welbank, St Vincent was born in 1761 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England ; was christened on 3 Nov 1761 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England ; died in 1826 in Kingstown, St Vincent.
3. John Welbank was christened on 8 Jul 1764 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England; died on 13 Apr 1848; was buried on 13 Apr 1848 in Old Brompton Cemetery, London.
4. Mary Welbank was christened in 27 Nov 1767 ? in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England ; was buried on 5 Oct 1799 in St Andrews, Aldborough, Yorkshire, England (GPR grave number 78162).

Other Events and Attributes:

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

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]

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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 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]