Ralph WISWALL [scrapbook] 1-1367 was born in 1570 in England, United Kingdom. He was christened on 10 Jan 1572 in Hale, Childwall, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He died 2 in 1631 in England, United Kingdom.
RALPH WISWELL (John, probably), a locksmith, was born about 1570 according to the Inquisition Post Mortem taken on the estate of his brother Thomas in 1619 at which time, Ralph was the next heir, aged 49 and more. At the time of his death he resided in the town of Haydock which is part of the parish of Winwick, Lancashire, and is about 6 miles north of Warrington, where his children were baptized. In the Win-wick Parish Register are the following records. Probably Ralph was the child baptized in 1569.
Child of John Wiswell, baptized 11 November 1565
Child of John Wiswell, baptized 14 April 1569
Child of John Wiswell. baptized 4 December 1571
Child of John Wiswell. baptized 7 October 1573
Child of John Wiswell, baptized 19 April 576
Jane Wiswell, baptized 28 October 1577
Elizabeth Wiswell. baptized 2 January 1579/80
John Wiswell. baptized 24 January 1582/3John Wiswell & Jane Barowe, married 11 February 1602/3
Thomas, son of John Wiswell. baptized 12 December 1605
Robert. son of John Wiswell, baptized 23 October 1608John Wiswell, buried 30 December 1608
Wiswell is a place name deriving from the village of that name in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire. It means Wiswell, well being a spring, but what Wis means is lost to history. Wiswell is about 30 miles northeast of Haydock. Ralph Wiswell had a brother Thomas who lived in nearby Ormskirk and died on 10 April 1619, leaving no family. Ralph was the next heir as the Inquisition stated. An abstract follows.
INQUISITION taken at Preston, 7 September. 17 James [1619] before Edward Rigby, Esquire, Escheator. after the death of Thomas Wiswall. by the oath of the same Jurors, who say that Thomas Wiswall was seised in fee of 1 messuage and 2 acres of land, meadow and pasture, in Ormeskirke. which are held of William, Earl of Derby, in free socage by fealty and lad, rent, as of his manor of Ortneskirke, and are worth per ann. (clear) Es.Sd. Thomas Wiswall died 10 April last past (1619], and Ralph Wiswall, his brother and next heir, is aged at the time of taking this Inquisition 49 years and more. (Lancashire Inquisitions, p. 137, pub, by Record Society) Thomas married Alice Pickett on 20 October 1592 at Ormskirk, where she died in April 1618. She was buried in the church there on 12 April. Thomas was buried in the high chancell on 11 April 1619. Thomas had an illegitimate son, 7 Edward. baptized ‘on 7 March 1588/9 at Ormskirk, but the child must have Wed and he apparently had no children by his wife Alce. In addition. Ralph had a sister Anne who was apparently unmarried in 1632. She is mentioned in the inventory of his estate. James Wiswell. who died testate in 1603 leaving a widow Elizabeth. may have been another brother. He named a sister Elizabeth. children of his sister, and children of Sd Ralph Wiswell, altho he did not state the relationship of Ralph. An abstract of his will follows.
19 April 1603 - the will of James Wiswell of Wavertree in the parish of Childwall, county Lancaster, yeoman, being visited with sickness . . . to be buried in the parish church of Childwall . . . wife Elizabeth, son William unto such child or children as shall be born unto me hereafter either by this my wife or another, but if none, then that third to my sister's children, viz. Margaret Houghe, Edward Merser, Thomas Merser, Alice Merser. all the daughters of William Dwaryhouse, all the children of William Diconson. Jane Merser, all the natural chtldren of William Wright. Margerie Mosocke, and Margaret Mossock, saving that I - -doe give unto the children of Rauffe Wiswall soe much as one of my said sister's children shall have for their porcon out of the said third part. Another third part to various bequests including to James Diconson, Edward Merser £10 which his brother John doth owe to me, etc. . . unto Jane Merser any remainder of this third to wife and son William . .to sister Elizabeth (Lancashire Wills pr. at Chester)
Ralph Wiswell died early in 1631/2, for the inventory of his estate was taken on 13 March following. Note that in the following Inventory of Ralph's estate, among the listed creditors was his son John. Then there was listed Thomas, first noted as another son, then changed to read as his brother. This must be an error, for his brother Thomas was clearly dead. Later Ralph's sister was noted originally as sister of "the said John and Thomas Wiswell" and was then crossed out and corrected to read sister of Ralph . Clearly the scribe was confused and John and Thomas were Ralph's sons, Anne probably his sister, or possibly a daughter.
A true and wise lnventorie of alt the goodes, Cattell and Chattells of Raphe Wiswall late of Haidock in the Countie of Lancaster, Locksmith, deceased, taken and aprysed by Richard Worthington of Pemberton, yeoman, Richard Gerard of Windle in the said Countie, Locksmith. Richard Moulton of Brild in the said Conntie, Shoemaker, and Thomas Lasleden of Ashton in the said Countie, yeoman, the xiijth day of March Anno regni dni nri Caroli dei gracia Anglia, Scotie. ffrancie et Hibernie, Regs fidei Defensor &c septimo Anno gr dni, 1631
£sd
one Steedie or Anvyl 1-10-0
one paire of Bellowes - - - - 0-6-5
in hammers and pinchers 0- 2-4
two Troughes Ar one grindleston - - - - 0- 2-0
two vysses 0 4 0
two paire of Tongues, one Crachin, And a poker - 0- 0-8
in Lockstocks - - - - - - - 0- 2-0
one Ladder, three Spades, a fewe Bords and - 0- 6-0
other implements - - -
in Chaines for horse Treasses 53li weight - - 0-18-4
in Dore Bandes 147li weight 1-20-5
other iron ware of severall sorte 120 weight - 1 - 5-0
in Iron ware of severall kynde 50 weight - - 0- 4-2
in Cressitts, Bakespittles & other Ironware weighing 40li 0-11-9
in fflanders Tooles, vidht Chissells, ffyies and plaint Bitts 0-10-0
in Hang locks & plate Locks 0-15-8
eight paire of Cards - - - - - - - 0-4-4
foure dozen and an halfe of hooks at 3s the dozen 0-13-6
in Bands of severall sorte & other odde iron Ware 1-12-8
weighing 59li
in Chafeing dishes and frying pannes - - - 0-5-6
fyve Latchells - - - - 0 -3- 4
sixe Scythes 0-4-0
in hand sawe 0- 3-4
in newe Birmingham ware - - - - - 0- 7-li
in ould Locks of dyvers sorts and ould keyes - 0 -1- 8
seaven stocks Locks 0- 5-2
more In Lock, of severall sort 0- 7 -6
in Chest Locks 0- 6 -4
in Saddlers ware and other things more - - 0- 2-0
to Gimblett Bitts & wimble Bitts, patreing knyves
Shoomakers pinchers & shapeing knyves - - 0-4-6
in Tinfoile & Crab locks & other things - - 0- 5~9
in horse locks, Can locks & horse Combes - - - 0-12-0
in Arrowe heads & girdles - - - - - 0- 5.9
in Chissells & setting sticks 0- 3 -6
in Tainter hooks, one Beame Knyffe and)
three pairs of Sheares - ) 0- 2 1
one dozen of Cnpbord locks 0- 5-9
in testeing pricks, basteing ladles, Dogge Cooples) 0-4-0
and Chaines -)
two paire of Ballance & other implem 0- 4-0
in ould Carpenters Toolts 0- 1-6
in Birmingham Cest locks for the insyde 0- 4-0
by Anne Wiswall naturall sister of the said
Ralph Viswall - - - 0-15-0
by lsabell Richardson of Warrington - - - - 3- 0-0
by George Morris of Ashton, Bandsntith - - - 0- 4-6
by Mathew Turton of Ashton. Dawber - - - - 0- 0-6
by Thomas Massie of Wartington, Clothier - - 0 7-6
Sum total debit Liiij li' vis ixd 54- 6 -9Soe remaining clearely all the said debts?}
last before menconed being distcharged} xiijli ixs 0
out of the whole goods the some of}Children, baptized at Warrington:
JOHN. son of Ralph. bapt. 20 Sept. 1601: he & his brother Thomas went to N.E.: he d. 16 Aug. 1687
2 THOMAS. son of Ralph. bapt. 20 Sept. 1601: he d. 6 Dec. 1683 per record ae 80 which must he off by 2 years if the same person: 10 ch.Ref.: Lancashire Parish Registers as published; Lancashire Probate Files at Preston; Lancashire Inquisitions, published by Record Society
