This page contains the names of people in a selected legal documents (in private hands) that went though Macclesfield courts together with some beneficiaries witnesses and other people named in some wills for the mid to late 18th and 19th centuries.
Surnames A-D
| Document Type | Year | Surname | Forename | Place | Notes |
| Will | 1795 | Anderson | William | of Gawsworth | Made a will in 1795 |
| Will | 1795 | Anderson | Hannah | of Gawsworth | wife of William and beneficiary to his will |
| Will | 1795 | Anderson | Samuel | of Gawsworth | son of Samuel, beneficiary of his will |
| Will | 1795 | Anderson | William | of Gawsworth | son of Samuel, beneficiary of his will |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Arnold | John | of Sutton | Tenant in Sutton, named Hallicombes |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Arnold | James | Tenant of the Barn Field, Sutton | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Arnold | John | former occupier of Hayes Tenement | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Bagshaw | Robert | of Macclesfield | Re Plot of Land Called Kitchen Meadow, Hurdsfield |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Bailey | Charles | Tenant of the Barn Field, Sutton | |
| Property Transaction | 1838 | Bailey | William Decd. | of Macclesfield | former owner of Meg Lane Sutton |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Bailey | William Decd. | of Macclesfield | re Hayes Tenement, Sutton |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Barber | John | Former tenant of Sutton Property, Parvey Cottage? | |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Barber | James | Former tenant of Sutton Property, Parvey Cottage? | |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Barlow | Paul | Surrender of Land in Rainow to William Bullock | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Barlow | William | former occupier of Hayes Tenement | |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Barton | Samuel | Macclesfield | Silk Manufacturer, owner of Sutton Property |
| Will | 1808 | Barton | Lucy | daughter of Samuel Bradley, beneficiary of his will | |
| Will | 1808 | Baxter | Joseph | tenant of Samuel Bradley in George St Macclesfield | |
| Will | 1808 | Bayley | Dolly | tenant of Samuel Bradley in George St Macclesfield | |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Beard | John | Copy Holder of Church Field Rainow | |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Beard | John | Copyholder of Hollow Meadow, Rainow | |
| Will | 1808 | Belford | John | tenant of Samuel Bradley in George St Macclesfield | |
| Will | 1767 | Bentley | George | of Bosley | mortgage for property of John Shufflebotham |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Beresford | Abraham | Macclesfield | Painter and Guilder, buying property in Sutton |
| Property Transaction | 1838 | Beresford | Abraham | Buyer of and Deanes Tenement | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Beresford | Abraham | Painter, Buyer of Hayes Tenement | |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Beresford | Thomas | Of Rainow | Occupier of Church Field Rainow |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Birchinall | John | former tenant of Hayes Tenement | |
| Property Transaction | 1907 | Bird | James Grant | Staleybridge | Clerk in Holy Orders |
| Property Transaction | 1907 | Bird | Hannah Broome | Staleybridge | Wife of James Grant |
| Property Transaction | 1907 | Bird | Charles Thomas Grant | Staleybridge | Medical Student |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Boothby | John | Surrendered Hallicombes, Sutton to William Brough | |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Boothby | William Decd. | Former owner of Property in Sutton | |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Boothby | John Decd. | Son of William, Cheese Factor owner of property in Sutton | |
| Will | 1856 | Bradbury | Hanah | of Kerridge End, Rainow | Tenant of William Robinson, at Woodhouse Farm |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Braddock | William | Tenant of the Barn Field, Sutton | |
| Will | 1808 | Bradley | Samuel | of Macclesfield | Silk Throwster, left a will in 1808 |
| Will | 1808 | Bradley | Samuel | son of Samuel, beneficiary of Samuel Bradley's Will | |
| Will | 1808 | Bradley | Solomon | son of Samuel, beneficiary of Samuel Bradley's Will | |
| Property Transaction | 1844 | Broadhurst | Nathaniel | of Rainow | Former Tenant of Thornshead, Rainow |
| Property Transaction | 1838 | Broadhurst | Peter Desd | of Macclesfield | Silk Manufacturer, former owner of Meg Lane Sutton |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Broadhurst | Peter Desd | of Macclesfield | Silk Manufacturer, re Hayes Tenement Sutton |
| Will | 1795 | Broadhurst | Charles | to settle differences re William Anderson's will | |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Brocklehurst | William | Tyhterington | Trustee for William Bullock |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Brocklehurst | Peter Pownall | of Hurdsfield | Trustee for William Bullock |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Brocklehurst | James | Tenant of Hollow Meadow, Rainow | |
| Property Transaction | 1840 | Brocklehurst | William | Of Macclesfield | Surrenders property in Sutton, |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Brocklehurst | Thomas | of Hurdsfield | Copyholder of Mangers Carr, Kettleshulme |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Brocklehurst | Mary | of Hurdsfield | Wife of Thomas |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Brocklehurst | George Decd. | Father of John, former owner of Mangers Carr Kettleshulme | |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Brocklehurst | John, Decd | son of George, and former owner of Mangers Carr | |
| Property Transaction | 1855 | Brocklehurst | George Yng Decd. | Son of John , former owner of Mangers Carr, Kettleshulme | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Brocklehurst | John | Hurdsfield | Re Plot of Land Called Kitchen Meadow, Hurdsfield |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Brocklehurst | John Decd. | Former owner of Kitchen Meadow in Hurdsfield | |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Brocklehurst | James | Of Rainow | Occupier of Church Field Rainow |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Brocklehurst | William | Of Rainow | Occupier of Church Field Rainow |
| Property Transaction | 1907 | Broome | William | Macclesfield | Silk Dyer, Part of previous Indenture 1865 |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Broome | James | Hurdsfield | Buying Keyridge End in Rainow |
| Property Transaction | 1856 | Broome | Benjamin | Partner of James Broome | |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Brough | William | Macclesfield Forest | Farmer, buying Hallicombes, Sutton |
| Property Transaction | 1843 | Brough | James | Surrendered Hallicombes, Sutton to William Brough | |
| Will | 1808 | Brough | Judith | tenant of Samuel Bradley in George St Macclesfield | |
| Property Transaction | 1839 | Brown | Ralph | Tenant of the Barn Field, Sutton | |
| Will | 1808 | Browne | Sarah | daughter of Samuel Bradley, beneficiary of his will | |
| Will Proof | 1900 | Bullock | Alfred Webster | Macclesfield | Solicitor, of Hand, Bullock and Swindells, until 1899 |
| Property Transaction |