Wills probate & estates for Hallworths

This post discusses some Wills probate & estates for Hallworth ancestors in Bedfordshire, and also in Berkshire.

Where possible, links to other posts are made, by which I hope to help you understand who each person was.

BEDFORDSHIRE
First to appear in the Probate records (via Ancestry) was Sarah Hallworth, who died in 1861, in Bedfordshire. Estate < £450. Her executors were James Brightman (husband to her niece) and Jonathan Hallworth (nephew, Dog & Badger landlord).

Charles Hallworth died in 1862. He was not of our direct line - he was the butcher and farmer in Pulloxhill. Estate <£2000. His widow was named Hannah.

Next we can see two entries for the will of our ancestor Philip Hallworth, in June 1880 and January 1881.  A note is seen in the margin that there were duplicate entries, though I can't explain why as yet. Perhaps it was due to the codicil.

He was the farmer at Long Lane Farm, Toddington, but the probate records tell us he was late of Maulden (they were at Limmersey Farm, and his wife was there in Spring 1881). He died at Maulden on 26th May 1880. His estate was under £1500.
Useful to read that his son John Hallworth was at Swallowfield, Berkshire in June 1880.


Then Elizabeth Hallworth in 1886. "Our" Elizabeth Hallworth was the wife of Philip Hallworth who had died in 1880, but was not this lady, who was described as a Spinster.
Estate £150, died in Ampthill.

BERKSHIRE
Our line of the family moved to Berkshire, and we do find a few entries filed under Berkshire from 1904.

John Hallworth, of Waltham-St-Lawrence, Berkshire died on 20th September, 1904.  His estate was just under £500.  The executors were baker Phillip Hallworth and coachman William Hallworth (his sons).

Phillip Hallworth, of the Post Office, Paley Street, White Waltham, Berkshire died in June 1917. He was a baker and his estate was £1720 12s 8d. His estate went to his widow Lucy Louisa Hallworth.