'Old Lancashire Wills' by James C. Scholes consists of two handwritten volumes, made in the 1880s. They contain summaries and transcripts of 278 wills, mostly from Lancashire, many from Turton and Bolton. The two books can be found at Bolton Archives, reference B929.3 SCH. Copies are available in the TLHS archives for members to view.
Ainsworth, Rev. Ralph, of Rivington (1718) - vol. 1, pg. 339Allen, Ralph, of Little Bolton (1699) - vol. 1, pg. 369
Anderton, Christopher, of Lostock ad (1593) - vol. 1, pg. 134
Ashurst, Richard, of Skelmersdale (1608) - vol. 1, pg. 367
Ashurst, Richard, of Skelmersdale (1661) - vol. 1, pg. 367
Ashurst, Robert, of Upholland (1670) - vol. 2, pg. 57
Ashurst, William, of Ashurst (1618) - vol. 1, pg. 367
Ashworth, Henry, of Turton (1699) - vol. 2, pg. 80
Ashworth, Henry, of Wolfenden Ad. (1670) - vol. 2, pg. 57
Ashworth, John, of Turton (1730) - vol. 2, pg. 82
Ashworth, John, of Wolfenden (1686) - vol. 2, pg. 63
Ashworth, John, of Wolfenden Ad. (1684) - vol. 2, pg. 59
Ashworth, Robert, of Brandwood (1636) - vol. 2, pg. 57
Astley, Rev. Gilbert, of Turton (1626) - vol. 1, pg. 335
Aynescough, Alice, of Blackrod (1798) - vol. 1, pg. 226
Bancks, Rev. James, of Blackrod (1774) - vol. 1, pg. 159
Bancroft, Rev. Thomas Bolton (1811) - vol. 1, pg. 110
Bancroft, Rev. Thomas, of Bolton (full copy) (1811) - vol. 1, pg. 152
Bankes, Rev. Francis, of Rivington (1618) - vol. 1, pg. 213
Barlow, Catherine, of Tottington (1768) - vol. 1, pg. 76
Barlow, John, of Entwistle (1828) - vol. 1, pg. 167
Barlow, William, of Tottington (1815) - vol. 1, pg. 329
Barrett, Rev. Caleb, of Bradshaw (1723) - vol. 1, pg. 201
Battersbie, John, of Turton (1686) - vol. 2, pg. 70
Battersby, Alice, of Turton (1710) - vol. 2, pg. 72
Battersby, John, of Bolton (1731) - vol. 2, pg. 74
Battersby, John, of Turton (1740) - vol. 2, pg. 75
Best, Edward, of Bolton (1808) - vol. 2, pg. 59
Bolling, Edward, of Bolton (1821) - vol. 1, pg. 147
Bolton, Thomas, of Bolton Ad. (1794) - vol. 2, pg. 22
Bradshaw, James, of Darcy Lever (1616) - vol. 2, pg. 4
Bradshaw, John, of Darcy Lever (1576) - vol. 2, pg. 1
Brandwood, James, of Entwisle (1715) - vol. 1, pg. 54
Brandwood, James, of Entwistle (1710) - vol. 1, pg. 205
Brandwood, James, of Turton (1623) - vol. 1, pg. 111
Brandwood, James, of Westhoughton (1826) - vol. 1, pg. 215
Brandwood, John, of Entwisle (1708) - vol. 1, pg. 51
Brandwood, John, of Entwisle (1786) - vol. 1, pg. 159
Brandwood, John, of Entwisle Hall (1799) - vol. 1, pg. 143
Brandwood, John, of Entwistle (1786) - vol. 1, pg. 57
Brandwood, Roger, of Bolton (1761) - vol. 1, pg. 206
Brandwood, Roger, of Entwisle (1707) - vol. 1, pg. 113
Brendwood, Lawrance, of Entwisle (1683) - vol. 1, pg. 17
Brendwood, Oliver, of Entwisle (1607) - vol. 1, pg. 10
Brendwood, Roger, of Entwisle (1678) - vol. 1, pg. 12
Brewer, Edward, of Blackburn (1797) - vol. 1, pg. 90
Brewer, Elizabeth, of Blackburn (1794) - vol. 1, pg. 74
Brook, Richard, of Astley extract (1718) - vol. 2, pg. 83
Brooke, John, of Little Bolton (1692) - vol. 2, pg. 86
Brooke, Richard, of Tonge (1688) - vol. 2, pg. 84
Brookes, Susannah, of Little Bolton (1746) - vol. 2, pg. 18
Chetham, Edward, of Castleton Ad. (1769) - vol. 2, pg. 38
Chetham, George, of Turton & Clayton Inv. (1664) - vol. 2, pg. 40
Chetham, James, of Turton (1697) - vol. 1, pg. 150
Cockerill, Edward, of Bolton (1730) - vol. 1, pg. 351
Crompton, George, of Tonge (1690) - vol. 1, pg. 356
Dean, Rev. Robert, of Little Bolton (1799) - vol. 1, pg. 211
Dean, Robert, of Rivington (1612) - vol. 1, pg. 37
Dewhurst, Evan, of Turton (1663) - vol. 1, pg. 230
Dewhurst, Evan, of Turton (1735) - vol. 1, pg. 232
Dorning, Jonathan, of Farnworth (1679) - vol. 2, pg. 44
Dorning, Nathan, of Farnworth (1728) - vol. 2, pg. 49
Dorning, Peter, of Bolton (1712) - vol. 1, pg. 249
Entwisle, Hugh, of Entwisle (1589) - vol. 1, pg. 9
Entwisle, Thomas, of Entwisle (1673) - vol. 1, pg. 63
Entwistle, Edward, of Bolton (1744) - vol. 2, pg. 96
Eskricke, Henry, of Bolton (1746) - vol. 1, pg. 368
Folds, John, of Over Darwen (1771) - vol. 1, pg. 228
Folds, Rev. James, of Bolton (1820) - vol. 1, pg. 259
Forde, Hugh, of Bolton (1620) - vol. 1, pg. 353
Forde, James, of Bolton (1587) - vol. 1, pg. 353
Goodwin, Rev. Richard, of Bolton (1684) - vol. 1, pg. 196
Greene, Anthony, of Turton (1615) - vol. 1, pg. 39
Greene, Ralph, of Turton (1611) - vol. 1, pg. 46
Greenhalgh, Ellis, of Entwisle (1698) - vol. 1, pg. 211
Greenhalgh, Robert, of Longworth (1807) - vol. 1, pg. 203
Gregge, Rev. William, of Bolton (1643) - vol. 1, pg. 115
Gregge, Robert, of Chester (1633) - vol. 2, pg. 132
Gregge, Robert, of Lowghrig (1605) - vol. 2, pg. 128
Gregge, Robert, of Weston (1632) - vol. 2, pg. 129
Gregge, Thomas, of Daresbury (1650) - vol. 2, pg. 131
Gregge, Thomas, of Weston (1588) - vol. 2, pg. 127
Haddon, Rev. Peter, of Bolton (1721) - vol. 1, pg. 125
Hall, Samuel, of Turton (1790) - vol. 2, pg. 30
Harper, John, of Halliwell (1628) - vol. 1, pg. 369
Harpur, John, of Heaton (1668) - vol. 1, pg. 368
Harpur, Rev. John, of Halliwell (1657) - vol. 1, pg. 368
Harpur, Robert, of Bolton (1676) - vol. 1, pg. 194
Haworth, Lawrence, of Turton inv. (1636) - vol. 1, pg. 342
Hayes, Rev. Thomas, of Westhoughton ad (1816) - vol. 1, pg. 327
Heddock, Simon, of Billington (1757) - vol. 1, pg. 61
Helme, Benjamin, of Turton (1806), - vol. 1, pg. 226
Hesketh, William, of Manchester (1831) - vol. 1, pg. 320
Holland, Rev. John, of Bolton (1827) - vol. 1, pg. 308
Hopper, Christopher, of Bolton (1802) - vol. 1, pg. 320
Horrockes, Christopher, of Quarlton (1676) - vol. 1, pg. 182
Horrockes, James, of Edgworth (1683) - vol. 1, pg. 183
Horrockes, James, of Turton (1780) - vol. 1, pg. 184
Horrockes, John, of Turton (1731) - vol. 1, pg. 169
Horrockes, John, of Turton (1776) - vol. 1, pg. 169
Horrockes, Lawrance, of Edgworth (1677) - vol. 1, pg. 184
Horrockes, Samuel, of Edgworth (1741) - vol. 1, pg. 172
Horrockes, Samuel, of Turton (1797) - vol. 1, pg. 186
Horrockes, William, of Entwisle (1625) - vol. 1, pg. 250
Horrocks, Christopher, of Bolton (1799) - vol. 2, pg. 124
Horrocks, Christopher, of Entwisle (1656) - vol. 1, pg. 141
Horrocks, Christopher, of Foulds (1631) - vol. 1, pg. 256
Horrocks, Christopher, of Turton (1629) - vol. 1, pg. 220
Horrocks, Christopher, of Turton (1643) - vol. 1, pg. 252
Horrocks, Elizabeth, of Entwisle (1633) - vol. 1, pg. 190
Horrocks, Ellen, of Turton (1690), - vol. 1, pg. 226
Horrocks, James, of Bolton (1754) - vol. 1, pg. 174
Horrocks, James, of Edgworth (1817) - vol. 1, pg. 189
Horrocks, John, of Edgworth (1712) - vol. 1, pg. 91
Horrocks, John, of Quarlton (1787) - vol. 1, pg. 180
Horrocks, Peter, of Edgworth (1734) - vol. 1, pg. 94
Horrocks, Peter, of Turton (1596) - vol. 1, pg. 144
Horrocks, Rev. Alexander, of Dean (1650) - vol. 1, pg. 120
Horrocks, Thomas, of Bolton (1792) - vol. 1, pg. 255
Horrocks, Thomas, of Turton (1665), - vol. 1, pg. 222
Horrocks, William, of Entwisle (1698) - vol. 1, pg. 187
Horrocks, William, of Entwisle (1732) - vol. 1, pg. 95
Hulme, Ralph, of Little Bolton Hall (1809) - vol. 2, pg. 21
Isherwood, Adam, of Edgworth (1634) - vol. 1, pg. 328
Kaie, John, of Entwisle (1641) - vol. 1, pg. 66
Kay, Alexander, of Bolton (1717) - vol. 1, pg. 165
Kay, Alexander, of Entwisle (1599) - vol. 1, pg. 1
Kay, Ann, of Entwisle (1695) - vol. 1, pg. 130
Kay, Arthur, of Darwen (1677) - vol. 1, pg. 24
Kay, Arthur, of Entwisle (1694) - vol. 1, pg. 124
Kay, Arthur, of Entwisle (1694) - vol. 1, pg. 23
Kay, Arthur, of Entwisle (1773) - vol. 1, pg. 108
Kay, Arthur, of Over Darwen (1681) - vol. 1, pg. 124
Kay, Elizabeth, of Turton (1715) - vol. 1, pg. 133
Kay, James, of Bolton, (1727) - vol. 1, pg. 105
Kay, James, of Turton (1800) - vol. 1, pg. 81
Kay, James, of Walmsley (1697) - vol. 1, pg. 27
Kay, Jane, of Entwisle (1788) - vol. 1, pg. 79
Kay, John, of Entwisle (1693) - vol. 1, pg. 18
Kay, John, of Quarlton (1812) - vol. 1, pg. 87
Kay, John, of Turton (1729) - vol. 1, pg. 200
Kay, Mary, of Entwisle (1697) - vol. 1, pg. 132
Kay, Peter, of Entwisle (1679) - vol. 1, pg. 27
Kay, Thomas, of Bolton (1719) - vol. 1, pg. 219
Kay, Thomas, of Entwisle (1689) - vol. 1, pg. 128
Kay, Thomas, of Over Darwen (1709) - vol. 1, pg. 105
Knowell, John, of Edgworth (1582) - vol. 1, pg. 148
Knowle, Andrew, of Entwisle (1632) - vol. 1, pg. 297
Knowle, Henry, of Edgworth (1640) - vol. 1, pg. 295
Knowle, Isabell, of Turton (1664), - vol. 1, pg. 283
Knowle, Margaret, of Entwisle (1634) - vol. 1, pg. 303
Knowle, Richard, of Turton (1618), - vol. 1, pg. 282
Knowles, Alexander, of Quarlton (1619) - vol. 1, pg. 292
Knowles, Andrew, of Quarlton (1730) - vol. 1, pg. 247
Knowles, Andrew, of Quarlton (1810), - vol. 1, pg. 284
Knowles, Betty, of Bolton Ad. (1817) - vol. 1, pg. 286
Knowles, Edward, of Quarlton (1640) - vol. 1, pg. 305
Knowles, Elizabeth, of Quarlton (1613) - vol. 1, pg. 287
Knowles, Elizabeth, of Quarlton (1619) - vol. 1, pg. 140
Knowles, Henry, of Edgworth (1797) - vol. 1, pg. 294
Knowles, Henry, of Entwisle (1759) - vol. 1, pg. 246
Knowles, James, of Edgworth (1598) - vol. 1, pg. 145
Knowles, James, of Entwisle (1697) - vol. 1, pg. 299
Knowles, Jenett, of Edgworth (1609) - vol. 1, pg. 290
Knowles, John, of Edgworth Ad. (1722) - vol. 1, pg. 301
Knowles, John, of Quarlton (1727) - vol. 1, pg. 302
Knowles, John, of Turton (1788) - vol. 1, pg. 246
Knowles, Mary, of Entwisle (1766) - vol. 1, pg. 192
Knowles, Richard, of Claughton (1651) - vol. 1, pg. 361
Knowles, Robert (soldier), of Bolton (1817) - vol. 1, pg. 281
Knowles, Thomas, of Quarlton (1634) - vol. 1, pg. 191
Knowles, William, of Longworth (1620) - vol. 1, pg. 306
Lawson, Rev. Henry, of Turton (1736) - vol. 1, pg. 118
Lawson, Rev. Samuel, of Sharples (1755) - vol. 1, pg. 272
Leaver, Robert, of Darcy Lever (1621) - vol. 2, pg. 101
Lever, Alexander (1539) - vol. 2, pg. 97
Lever, Clemence, of Little Bolton Tuition (1735) - vol. 2, pg. 119
Lever, Francis, of Bolton (1694) - vol. 2, pg. 113
Lever, Hannah, of Little Lever Ad. (1779) - vol. 2, pg. 115
Lever, Hilton, of Bolton (1810) - vol. 2, pg. 89
Lever, James, of Lostock (1686) - vol. 2, pg. 99
Lever, John, of Little Bolton (1734) - vol. 2, pg. 117
Lever, Mary, of Bolton (1668) - vol. 2, pg. 114
Lever, Mary, of Little Lever (1697) - vol. 2, pg. 119
Lever, Ralph, of Little Lever Inv. (1687) - vol. 2, pg. 121
Lever, Rev. John, of Bolton (1692) - vol. 1, pg. 157
Lever, Rev. John, Vicar of Bolton (1691) - vol. 2, pg. 99
Lever, Robert, of Bolton Ad, (1783), - vol. 2, pg. 124
Lever, Robert, of Bolton Inv. (1624) - vol. 2, pg. 115
Lever, Robert, of Darcy Lever (1688) - vol. 2, pg. 107
Lever, Robert, of Darcy Lever (1688) - vol. 2, pg. 97
Lever, Robert, of Westhoughton (1834) - vol. 2, pg. 93
Lever, Roger, of Preston Ad. (1647) - vol. 2, pg. 98
Lever, Thomas, of Bolton Ad. (1647), - vol. 2, pg. 124
Lever, Thomas, of Chamber (1685) - vol. 2, pg. 98
Lever, Thomas, of Chamber (1702) - vol. 2, pg. 98
Leyver, Robert (1551) - vol. 2, pg. 98
Lightboune, John, of Bolton (1608) - vol. 1, pg. 358
Lomax, Joshua, of Bn (1685) - vol. 2, pg. 9
Lomax, Oliver, of Walmaslie, Bury (1592) - vol. 1, pg. 318
Lomax, William, of Turton (1676) - vol. 1, pg. 325
Longworth, Thomas, of Quarlton (1760) - vol. 2, pg. 67
Lowe, Richard, of Turton (1717) - vol. 2, pg. 28
Mason, James, of Bolton (1766) - vol. 2, pg. 66
Mason, James, of Turton (1720) - vol. 2, pg. 65
Morrall, Rev. Thomas, of Bolton, (1737) - vol. 1, pg. 126
Morton, William, of Worsley (1596) - vol. 2, pg. 55
Nabbe, Oliver, of Walmersley, Bury (1624) - vol. 1, pg. 316
Norbury, Francis, of Entwisle (1680) - vol. 1, pg. 30
Norbury, Francis, sen., of Entwisle (1667) - vol. 1, pg. 140
Norbury, Jane, of Entwisle (1678) - vol. 1, pg. 4
Norbury, Mary, of Entwisle (1680) - vol. 1, pg. 3
Norbury, Robert, of Entwisle (1673) - vol. 1, pg. 161
Norcross, Rev. John, of Rivington (1787) - vol. 1, pg. 262
Norres, Robert, of Bolton (1628) - vol. 1, pg. 163
Ogden, Anne, of Turton (1792) - vol. 1, pg. 258
Ogden, James, of Turton (1836) - vol. 1, pg. 241
Ogden, Rev. Amos, of Turton (1815) - vol. 1, pg. 238
Ogden, Sarah, of Turton (1836) - vol. 1, pg. 243
Okey, John, of Bolton (1684) - vol. 1, pg. 270
Orrell, Alexander, of Turton (1585) - vol. 2, pg. 100
Orrell, Alice, of Turton (1647) - vol. 2, pg. 100
Orrell, Isaac, of Turton (1822) - vol. 1, pg. 101
Orrell, James, of Bolton (1818) - vol. 1, pg. 235
Orrell, John, of Cowpeland* (1581) - vol. 2, pg. 99
Orrell, Richard, of Turton (1623) - vol. 1, pg. 118
Parke, Robert, of Penwortham (1669), - vol. 2, pg. 33
Partington, Robert, of Bradshaw (1729) - vol. 1, pg. 210
Pendlebury, James, of Turton (1695) - vol. 1, pg. 343
Pilkington, James, of Tonge Ad. (1773) - vol. 2, pg. 69
Richardson, Edward, of Tong (1761) - vol. 1, pg. 316
Sanderson, Rev. Ellis, Vicar of Bolton (1625) - vol. 1, pg. 194
Scholes, Rev. Jacob, of Prestwich (1755) - vol. 2, pg. 100
Scholes, Robert, of Bolton (1854) - vol. 1, pg. 271
Sharples, James, of Turton (1579) - vol. 2, pg. 42
Sharples, John, of Turton (1592) - vol. 1, pg. 274
Shepherd, Rev. Joseph, of Bolton (1825) - vol. 1, pg. 309
Shepley, Ann, of Manchester (1870) - vol. 1, pg. 323
Shepley, James, of Manchester (1859) - vol. 1, pg. 322
Shepley, John, of Manchester (1857) - vol. 1, pg. 321
Shepley, Mary, of Manchester (1866) - vol. 1, pg. 322
Shipphard, Thomas, of Bolton (1763) - vol. 2, pg. 35
Stones, Mary, of Little Bolton (1765) - vol. 2, pg. 6
Sunderland, Rev. William, of Turton (1761) - vol. 1, pg. 135
Sutcliffe, Rev. Henry, of Blackrod (1837) - vol. 1, pg. 270
Tayliar, Margaret, of Turton (1587) - vol. 1, pg. 311
Tayller, Roger, of Turton (1618) - vol. 1, pg. 312
Taylor, Alice, of Entwisle (1764) - vol. 1, pg. 70
Taylor, Francis, of Edgworth (1720) - vol. 1, pg. 68
Taylor, Hannah, of Entwisle (1776) - vol. 1, pg. 72
Taylor, John, of Entwisle (1729) - vol. 1, pg. 176
Taylor, Richard, of Turton (1623) - vol. 1, pg. 314
Thomasson, Ellen, of Edgworth (1708) - vol. 2, pg. 23
Thomasson, James, of Edgworth (1756) - vol. 1, pg. 151
Thomasson, James, of Turton (1696) - vol. 1, pg. 5
Thomasson, John, of Turton Ad. (1776) - vol. 2, pg. 23
Thomasson, Richard, of Turton (1801) - vol. 2, pg. 26
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth (1659) - vol. 1, pg. 135
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth (1704) - vol. 1, pg. 139
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth (1722) - vol. 1, pg. 7
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth (1759) - vol. 2, pg. 24
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth Ad. (1783) - vol. 2, pg. 23
Thomasson, Thomas, of Edgworth Ad. (1794) - vol. 2, pg. 22
Thropp, Roger, of Bolton (1669) - vol. 1, pg. 236
Tyllson, Rev. William, of Bolton (1591) - vol. 1, pg. 264
Tyllson, Rev. William, of Bolton (1591) - vol. 1, pg. 264
Walch, John, of Turton (1786) - vol. 1, pg. 99
Walker, Jane, of Entwisle (1730) - vol. 1, pg. 49
Warburton, Thomas, of Turton (1672) - vol. 2, pg. 20
Whewell, Edmund, of Turton (1713) - vol. 1, pg. 238
Whitaker, Rev. Joseph, of Rivington (1857) - vol. 1, pg. 271
Whitehead, John, of Bolton (1800) - vol. 1, pg. 349
Whitehead, Rev. Edward, Vicar of Bolton (1794) - vol. 1, pg. 276
Wood, John, of Turton (1619) - vol. 1, pg. 35
Wood, Richard, of Turton (1603) - vol. 1, pg. 154
Wood, William, of Turton (1838) - vol. 1, pg. 271
Woods, Henry, of Bolton (1697) - vol. 1, pg. 145
Wrigley, Rev. Roger, Turton (1577) - vol. 1, pg. 361
Yarwood, John, of Great Lever (1735) - vol. 1, pg. 355
* Should say 'Towreton' i.e. Turton
