Fordington

Inventory for Edward Parker of Fordington
17th October 1661

©Transcribed by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington from CLDS Film 1067158 May 2008.
[Updated from Wiltshire Archives Dec 2024 P15: 0004]

Note:- Inventory can be found in the Calendar of Dorset Wills and Administrations in the Salisbury Probate Court: Ref A/1661/1/3 or the Wiltshire & Swindon Archives Ref P/15/3

An inventory of ye goods and chartels & houshold stof of Edword PARKER Late decessed of Fording tone
taken & praised by John SEAGER and Bet SEAGER ye 17d of October 1661.


[An Inventory of the goods and chattels & household stuff of Edward Parker Late decessed of Ffordington taken & praised by John SEAGER and Bet SEAGER the 17th of October 1661]


In the first place: in the Hall; one old cupboard; one coockes? ; one skillett; two coffers; six pewter dishes; one bible; with other items of low value; praised at £1.10s. 0d
    [Impremis: in ye Hale one old cobard one cooker? one skillett two coffers six pewter dashes one bibel wth other lombe praised at 1li xs
Item: in the chamber one bed; one box with linen and other loose items appraised at £2.10s 0d
    [Itm: in the Chamber one bede one boxe with lining and other lom bar praised at iili xs]
Item: in money and debts £6.10s.0d
    [Itm in monyes and depts vili. xs]
Item: his wearing apparel £1.10s 0d
    [Itm his wearing parall ili. xs]
Total: £12
    [The sumes xiili. 0 ]

[Various signatures at the bottom]
James Lubynn?
Comdr names? M Giles GOLDRBURY [GOLDBURY]
Wm [William] HAYTER + illegible word
John WAADE

On a separate sheet original entry preserved from the cover :- "PARKERS Inventory"


Genealogical Notes:-

(1). The Parish registers for Fordington for the whole of the period 1640 to 1663 have also not survived

(2). There is a marriage at St Georges Church Fordington between Edward PARKER and Ann HATTON and a baptism for Edward the son of Edward PARKER on 29th September 1639.

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