1735
The sixth day of January, Christopher Skirrow of Wray proposeth to sell in open sale a tennant right estate situate at High Winder in Roeburndale in the County of Lancaster of 10s. 4½d, Lds tent the purchaser to pay fines and enter of the land the 2d day of Ffebruary and houses at firstday of May next following, the said Christopher Skirrow to pay all taxation due or to become due for this present year times of paymt, the one halfe of the purchase money to be payd at Whit Sunday next and the other halfe upon the 2d day of ffebruary next save one.
John Bracken 220 240 Joseph Coulstone 225 235 246 260 H. ffaithwaite 230 241 245 265Memdm. It is agreed between the sd Christopher Skirrow and H. ffaithwaite yt the said Christopher Skirrow hath for the consideration of the sum of two hundred sixty five pounds grabted and sold unto ye sd Henry ffaithwaite all the premises with ye appurtenances above as witnessed our hands.
Christopher Skirrow Henry ffaithwaite. Witness (William Jones)(There were Skirrows in and about Wray more than 300 years ago. A number of them were among the earliest members of the Society of Friends in that neighbourhood, and four of them - Christopher, Giles, Thomas and Thomas the younger - were arrested on account of their having along with others, ventured to assemble for religious worship in 1660. In the will of Captain Richard Pooley (February, 1683-4) Thomas Skirrow and Christopher Skirrow, yeoman, Wray, are mentioned in connection with the bequest towards the building of Wray free School.)
Thomas Dowbiggin's Burial
In a previous chapter mention was made of the death of Thomas Dowbiggin, yeoman, at High Winder, on August 9, 1695. It may be added that he was buried at Melling Church and is shown by the following entry in the Melling entry:-
"Thomas Dowbiggin de High-Winder Sepult decimo die August 1695 in Eccles."
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