Stourpaine

Harrod's Directory 1865

Stourpaine, 3 Miles North-west by West from Blandford, Church of Holy Trinity Registers date from 1631. Population in 1861 was 658 Inhabitants

Kelly's Directory 1880

STOURPAINE  Population In 1871 Was 584

WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS & INVENTORY'S

This index contains an extracted list of persons 'of Stourpaine' who left wills, letters of administration or inventories to be found with the Probate Registry at Blandford Dorset, Archdeaconry Court of Dorset up to 1793. The names are extracted from indexes found in publications at the Dorset Record Office and elsewhere. Copies of these documents should be available from the Dorset Record Office.

Note: this is not a complete list of wills made by Stourpaine residents. Wills may have been proved in places other than the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset such as the Peculiar Court of Canterbury or the Royal Peculiar of Sarum.   From 1858 all wills were indexed centrally and this index is widely available at Record Offices, Probate Registries and the LDS .

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