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James HASLEWOOD
Woodsman of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
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James HASLEWOOD
~1668 - bur.1718
Woodsman of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
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James HASLEWOOD
~1668 - bur.1718
Woodsman of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
  m. Mary [HASLEWOOD] (~1666 - bur.1716)
 
James HASLEWOOD
bap.1678 - bur.1742
Carpenter of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
  m. Mary SKILLINGTON (~1680 - ~1755)
 
Isabell HASLEWOOD
bap.1714 - ~1778
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
  m. Edward DOUBLEDAY (~1709 - ~1784)
 
James HASLEWOOD
bap.1715 - bur.1795
Carpenter of Asfordby, Leicestershire
  m. Mary HILL (bap.1713 - bur.1795)
 
Thomas HASLEWOOD
bap.1738 - ~1800
Carpenter of Asfordby, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth UNDERWOOD (bap.1736 - bur.1780)
 
John HASLEWOOD
bap.1765 - ~1815
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Elizabeth HASLEWOOD
bap.1767 - ~1817
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Mary HASLEWOOD
bap.1768 - ~1818
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Rachel HASLEWOOD
bap.1770 - bur.1799
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Anne HASLEWOOD
bap.1772 - ~1822
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Rebecca 'Rachel' HASLEWOOD
bap.1774 - 1837
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
  m. Thomas WELDON (bap.1771 - 1807)
  m. Joseph WEBSTER (~1761 - bur.1743)
 
Ruth WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1853
of Syston, Leicestershire
Elizabeth WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1854
of Syston, Leicestershire
Esther WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1855
of Syston, Leicestershire
Joseph WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1856
of Syston, Leicestershire
John WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1859
of Syston, Leicestershire
Thomas WELDON
bap.1811 - ~1859
of Syston, Leicestershire
Hannah WELDON
1807 - 1883
Seamer of Syston, Leicestershire
  m. John GARNER (1806 - 1865)
 
William GARNER
bap.1827 - 1905
Framework knitter of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Ann TURNER (1827 - ~1899)
 
Mary Turner GARNER
bap.1847 - bur.1848
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Mary GARNER
bap.1848 - ~1898
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Emily Adelaide GARNER
bap.1849 - ~1905
of Burbage, Leicestershire
John Turner GARNER
bap.1851 - 1918
Shoe Finisher of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah BULL (1862 - ~1931)
 
Hannah GARNER
1888 - ~1944
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Sarah Susanne GARNER
bap.1854 - bur.1860
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Adelina GARNER
bap.1858 - bur.1858
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Ann GARNER
bap.1859 - ~1915
of Burbage, Leicestershire
William GARNER
bap.1861 - ~1931
Shoe finisher of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Mary Ann PERKINS (1863 - ~1932)
 
William Perkins GARNER
1882 - ~1960
Invoice clerk of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Emma A [GARNER] (1882 - ~1960)
 
Olive M GARNER
1916 - ~1978
Printing bench hand of Leicester, Leicestershire
Grace Anne GARNER
1921 - 1999
Cake shop assistant of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. William L LINDSAY (~1911 - ?)
 
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Edith Annie GARNER
1884 - ~1942
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Edwin Turner GARNER
1886 - ~1950
Shoe clicker of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Annie B PLUMMER (~1882 - ~1957)
 
Eileen A GARNER
1916 - ~1966
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Norah N GARNER
1921 - ~1971
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
Bertram Frederick GARNER
1888 - 1937
of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah HARTSHORN (~1882 - ~1957)
 
Sidney Ernest GARNER
1890 - 1928
of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Elsie M TIMSON (~1893 - 1937)
 
Evelyn I GARNER
1920 - ~1980
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Frederick C KEELING (~1908 - ~1983)
 
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Nellie GARNER
1893 - ~1947
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Millicent GARNER
1895 - ~1948
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Betsy GARNER
~1863 - ~1917
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Martha GARNER
bap.1829 - ~1879
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Esther Elizabeth GARNER
~1830 - 1893
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Richard GARNER
bap.1835 - 1909
Agricultural labourer of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Harriett SMITH (~1844 - ~1918)
 
Arthur GARNER
~1863 - 1938
Licensed Hawker of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Hannah WHITMORE (~1860 - ~1935)
 
Walter Henry GARNER
1885 - 1917
Private, 138 Coy, Machine Gun Corps of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Elizabeth Priscilla BARRETT (~1882 - ~1957)
 
James Langham GARNER
1887 - 1949
Hosiery Maker of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Amy Marie WALTON (1887 - ~1963)
 
Annie Maria GARNER
1889 - ~1939
of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Unknown RICHARDS (~1889 - ~1939)
 
Arthur GARNER
1891 - 1938
Labourer of Burbage, Leicestershire
Maurice Whitmore GARNER
1895 - 1992
Private - Leicestershire Regiment of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Florence 'Florrie' ROBINSON (1898 - 1955)
 
Walter H GARNER
1922 - 1943
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
Alice Maud GARNER
1897 - ~1954
Hosiery Hand of Burbage, Leicestershire
John GARNER
1839 - 1901
Builder of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. Esther BAILEY (1843 - 1882)
  m. Elizabeth PICKERING (~1838 - 1915)
 
Arthur Bailey GARNER
bap.1863 - 1885
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Thomas GARNER
bap.1864 - 1934
Carpenter of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Barbara GREEN (~1867 - ~1931)
 
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  m. John WAKEHAM (~1891 - ~1941)
 
Thomas George WAKEHAM
~1919 - 1996
of England
 
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  m. Peter ROSS (1951 - 2023)
 
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Captain John Bailey GARNER MC and Bar
1891 - ~1955
Acting Captain - Leicestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
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Thomas Clive GARNER
1893 - ~1954
Lieutenant - The Worcestershire Regiment of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Gladys Esther GARNER
1896 - 1978
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Walter HADDON (~1885 - ~1960)
 
Jeffrey E HADDON
1919 - ~1969
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
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  m. Reginald EATWELL (~1911 - ?)
 
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Arthur Stanley GARNER
~1904 - 1974
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Dorren Alma Hackett [GARNER] (~1904 - ?)
 
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Robert James GARNER
1906 - 1990
Garment Dry Cleaner (Foreman, Sketchley Dye Works) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Mona Sophia RALPH (1906 - 1993)
 
Ada GARNER
1867 - 1868
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Esther Elizabeth 'Lizzie' GARNER
1871 - 1911
Monthly nurse of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. William Edward WEAVER (1869 - 1960)
 
William John 'Laddie' WEAVER
1904 - 2000
Building Contractor of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Ena Flora EDWARDS (1908 - 1983)
 
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  m. Beryl Stuart FIDLER (1936 - 2007)
 
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Ralph Willoughby WEAVER
1911 - 1987
of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  m. Maisie 'Bunty' BAILEY (1910 - 1993)
 
Rev. Michael Howard WEAVER
1939 - 2025
Canon of Arundel, West Sussex
 
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Catherine Elizabeth WEAVER
1951 - 2007
 
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Willoughby 'Wink' GARNER
1873 - ~1956
Shop assistant (silversmith) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Ada Elizabeth RANSLEY (1874 - ~1957)
 
Margery Elizabeth GARNER
1900 - 1902
of London, Middlesex
John Willoughby 'Jack' GARNER
1901 - 1962
of London, Middlesex
Charles Willoughby GARNER
1902 - 1903
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
Mildred Ada GARNER
1904 - ~1968
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Harold G HANNAFORD (~1899 - ~1974)
 
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  m. Edward 'Teddy' BROWN (~1907 - ?)
 
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Pauline Esther GARNER
1910 - ~1974
of Brentford R.D., Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Eric M T RIDLEY (~1906 - ~1981)
 
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Arnold Willoughby GARNER
1912 - 1994
Clerk in estate office of Ealing, London, Middlesex
Monica Agnes Henrietta 'Monica' GARNER
1915 - ~1976
of Brentford, Hounslow, Middlesex
  m. Bernard HARRIS (~1903 - ~1978)
 
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Christopher BENTLEY
1963 - 2002
of Belper R.D., Derbyshire
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John Weldon GARNER
bap.1877 - 1886
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Stephen GARNER
1841 - ~1846
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Ann GARNER
1845 - ~1913
Stocking maker of Burbage, Leicestershire
  m. William BRIGHTMORE (~1846 - ~1895)
 
Ada BRIGHTMORE
~1871 - ~1926
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Charles BRIGHTMORE
~1872 - ~1927
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Ann BRIGHTMORE
~1873 - ~1927
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Emily BRIGHTMORE
~1877 - ~1929
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Willoughby BRIGHTMORE
~1879 - ~1930
of Leicester, Leicestershire
Ellen Esther BRIGHTMORE
1883 - ~1961
of Leicester R.D., Leicestershire
  m. Harry Ernest IRELAND (1886 - ~1962)
 
Ernest T IRELAND
1912 - ~1962
of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
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  m. WALKER (~1916 - ?)
 
Nellie IRELAND
1917 - 1987
Flatlock machinist (underwear) of Hinckley, Leicestershire
  m. Charles W PAYNE (~1908 - ~1983)
 
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Rachel WEBSTER
bap.1812 - ~1862
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Charles WEBSTER
bap.1814 - ~1864
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Martha WEBSTER
bap.1815 - ~1865
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Sarah HASLEWOOD
bap.1775 - ~1825
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Margaret HASLEWOOD
bap.1777 - bur.1781
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Alice HASLEWOOD
bap.1779 - ~1829
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
James HASLEWOOD
bap.1740 - ~1790
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Robert HASLEWOOD
bap.1741 - ~1791
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Mary HASLEWOOD
bap.1743 - ~1819
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Rachael HASLEWOOD
bap.1745 - ~1795
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
John HASLEWOOD
bap.1746 - ~1796
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
William HASLEWOOD
bap.1748 - ~1798
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Thomas HASLEWOOD
bap.1678 - bur.1685
of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
William HASLEWOOD
bap.1681 - ~1700
of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
Robert HASLEWOOD
~1708 - ~1758
Mary HASLEWOOD
bap.1687 - ~1737
of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
Narrative and Notes

James HASLEWOOD (or other spelling variants) was a carpenter from Kirby Bellars in the County of Leicester.

He baptized four children with Mary, but no marriage for a James HASLEWOOD (or variants) can be found. Records for Asfordby, the next nearest village, don't go back that far so it's likely that they are now lost.

In his will of 1718 he left his two-handed saw, iron wedges, 1 1/4" bitt and his felling axe to his son Robert, and the remainder of his tools to his sons Robert and James equally. His son James' son James received the "Great Bible". His daughter Mary was made Executrix and received everything else.

No baptism of a Robert HASLEWOOD (or variants) has been found, other than the one baptized by Robert and Francisca HASELWOOD in Kirby Bellars in 1678, who was probably a nephew. If is possible that he or another Robert was adopted, but the baptism record may simply be missing.

The sequencing of names in James' will suggests that Robert was the eldest, but the Great Bible would likely have been passed down to the first-born male child. As such I suspect that James was James' first son, and Robert is the second surviving (natural or adopted) son.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
14 Sep 1678
10
Baptism of son James HASLEWOOD 
1
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
14 Sep 1678
10
Baptism of son Thomas HASLEWOOD 
2
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
21 Sep 1681
13
Baptism of son William HASLEWOOD 
3
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
13 Oct 1685
17
Burial of son Thomas HASLEWOOD 
4
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
3 Jul 1687
19
Baptism of son Mary HASLEWOOD 
5
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
25 Apr 1713
44
Marriage of son James HASLEWOOD and Mary SKILLINGTON 
6
Asfordby, Leicestershire
28 Jan 1715/16
47
Burial of wife Mary [HASLEWOOD] 
7
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
bef 1718
50
Death of son William HASLEWOOD 
 
1718
50
Residence 
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
Occupation: Woodsman 
 
Death 
8
 
10 Jun 1718
50
Burial 
9
Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
4 Nov 1742
74
Burial of son James HASLEWOOD 
10
Asfordby, Leicestershire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Registerium de Kerby Bellers In Comix Leicest pro anno Dom: 1678

Jacobus et Thomas filii gemini Jacobi Haselwood et Maria uxoris baptizati fuerunt decimo quarto die septembris

2 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Registerium de Kerby Bellers In Comix Leicest pro anno Dom: 1678

Jacobus et Thomas filii gemini Jacobi Haselwood et Maria uxoris baptizati fuerunt decimo quarto die septembris

3 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Gulielmi filius Jacobi Haslewood et Maria uxoris baptizatus exat vicesimo primo die Septembris 1681

4 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Kerby Bellers: Registerium de Kerby Bellers in Comit Leicest: pro anno 1685

Thomas, filius Jacobi Haselwood et Maria uxori sepultis fuit decimo tertio Octobris

5 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Registerium de Kerby Bellers In Comitat Leics pro anno 1687

Maria, filia Jacobi Haslewood et Maria uxoris baptizata fuit tertio die July

6 - Asfordby Parish Records

1713

James Hasilwood & Mary Skillington were married - Aprill 25th

7 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

Anno Dom 1715

Mary ye wife of James Heaslewood Burri'd Jany 28

8 - Will of James Haslewood 1718

May ye 23 1718

Ye Last Will and Testament

James Heaslewood of Kerby Bellars

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In the name of God Amen May ye 23 in year of our Lord 1718 according to ye computation of the Church of England. I James Heaslewood of Kirby Bellers in the County of Leics Carpenter being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory and understanding praised the almighty God for ye same do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following; 1st and principally I commend my soul into the hands of almighty God from whom I did receive it hoping though ye Meritorious Death and Passion of my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ to receive in full and free pardon of all my sins though whom alone I hope to be saved; and my body to ye earth to be buried at ye discretion of my executrix here after named.

And as for ye earthly goods ye Lord hath endowed me with I dispose of them in manner and form following

Imprimis I give unto my son Robert Heaslewood the two hand saw, ye iron wedges and ye inch and quarter bitt and ye felling Ax. All ye rest of my tools and implements I give unto my sons James Heaslewood and Robert Heaslewood to be equally divided between them.

Item I give unto my son James Heaslewood's son James my Great Bible.

All the rest and residue of my Goods, Cattles, Debts, Chattels Movable and Unmovable I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Heaslewood; whom I do appoint nominate and declare to be full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament revoking by these all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made, In witness here of I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.

James his X mark Heaslewood [Seal]

Signed sealed and published in the presence of us

James Burrows Senior

James Burroughs Junior

John Burrowes

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Octavo die monsis July Anno D'ini 1718

Fiat probato Testam'ti Jacobi Haslewood introserist & Admato ejus bonor & Marie Haslewood filia nuali & legitince & E....

9 - Kirby Bellars Parish Records

1718

James Heaslewood was buried June 10th

10 - Asfordby Parish Records

1742

James Hasilwood ws Buried Nov'br: ye Fourth