WILLS PROVED IN THE PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY
(PCC)
Transcribed and donated to the Dorset OPC Project by Kim Parker
Until 1858 all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by church and other courts. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), the most important of these courts, dealt with the relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales (what was originally the ecclesiastical province of Canterbury). Wills of less wealthy individuals MAY have been proved in a number of other ecclesiastical courts, including the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter (pre-1843); the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset (post-1843); The Consistory Court of the Bishop of Exeter (pre-1843); 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 Church.
The following wills proven in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury can be downloaded from the PRO site National Archives Discovery Catalogue for a small fee.
NAME DESCRIPTION DATE REFERENCE BARKER Will of Peter Barker, Clerk of Stourpaine, Dorset 14 January 1631 PROB 11/159 BASTARD Will of Percival North Bastard of Stourpaine, Dorset 29 September 1848 PROB 11/2080 BOWER Will of Elizabeth Bower, Widow of Stourpain, Dorset 12 July 1809 PROB 11/1500 BOYT Will of John Boyt, Husbandman of Stourpaine, Dorset 19 July 1614 PROB 11/124 BURT Will of Alice Burt, Widow of Stourpaine, Dorset 16 November 1814 PROB 11/1562 BROOKES Will of Elias Brookes, Yeoman of Stourpaine, Dorset 18 August 1786 PROB 11/1144 COFFIN Will of Samuel Coffin, Yeoman of Stourpain, Dorset 03 May 1836 PROB 11/186 COKER Will of Robert Coker of Stourpaine, Dorset 25 May 1622 PROB 11/139 COX Will of Barnaby Cox, Gentleman of Stourpaine, Dorset 19 July 1715 PROB 11/547 CUTLER Will of Edward Cutler of Stourpain, Dorset 19 January 1661 PROB 11/303 ELMES Will of Margarett Elmes, Widow of Stourpaine, Dorset 27 February 1609 PROB 11/114 FOYLE Will of James Foyle, Gentleman of Stourpaine, Dorset 11 February 1685 PROB 11/379 GODWIN Will of Richard Godwin, Gentleman of Stourpaine, Dorset 02 June 1847 PROB 11/2057 GRAY or GRAYE Will of Walter Gray or Graye, Yeoman of Stourpaine, Dorset 08 December 1606 PROB 11/108 HARVYE Will of Josephe Harvye, Husbandman of Stourpaine, Dorset 16 June 1596 PROB 11/87 HURLE Will of John Hurle of Stour Payne, Dorset 09 June 1499 PROB 11/11 HURLE Will of Richard Hurle, Yeoman of Stourpaine, Dorset 25 May 1677 PROB 11/354 INGRAM Will of Henry Ingram of Stourpaine, Dorset 20 February 1857 PROB 11/2246 KERLY Will of James Kerly, Butcher of Stourpaine, Dorset 21 October 1828 PROB 11/1746 LAWRENCE Will of Mary Lawrence, Spinster of Stourpaine, Dorset 17 October 1743 PROB 11/729 LEWIS Will of Robert Lewis, Yeoman of Stourpaine, Dorset 04 January 1832 PROB 11/1794 LOVELL Will of Thomas Lovell of Stourpaine, Dorset 12 October 1599 PROB 11/94 MOORE Will of Richard Moore, Farmer of Stourpaine, Dorset 07 December 1841 PROB 11/1955 NEWE Will of Thomas Newe, Yeoman of Stourpaine, Dorset 24 March 1647 PROB 11/199 NEWMAN Will of James Newman, Cordwainer of Stourpaine, Dorset 11 November 1823 PROB 11/1677 SPINNEY Will of Thomas Spinney, Blacksmith of Stourpaine, Dorset 20 March 1778 PROB 11/1040 WAREHAM Will of Robert Wareham, Bricklayer of Stourpaine, Dorset 27 February 1851 PROB 11/2128
WILLS PROVED IN THE COURT OF THE DEAN OF SALISBURY
A list of wills proved in the Court of the Dean of Salisbury. Note: many of these documents can be viewed online free, or for a small fee. See section P5 of the Wiltshire and Swindon Archive Catalogue
NAME DATE OCCUPATION DESCRIPTION PLACE REFERENCE Adams alias Taylor, William 1622 Yeoman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/197 Allin, John 1564 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/1Reg/52B Barnes, John 1612 Husbandman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/118 Barnett, James, senior 1857 Cordwainer Affidavit, will, wrapper Stourpaine P24/1423 Bayle, Hewghstis (Eustace) 1580 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/152B Bayle, Hewghstys (Eustace) [1580] Husbandman, joiner Inventory Stourpaine P5/1580/11 Baylie, Jasper 1608 Yeoman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/153 Bayley, Alice 1612 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/119 Besant, John 1678 Administration bond, commission, inventory Stourpaine P24/434 Besant, John 1697 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/502 Biles, John 1716 Inventory, letter, will Stourpaine P24/668 Bower, Thomas, senior 1732 Will Stourpaine P24/959 Bower, Thomas 1788 Administration bond, commission Stourpaine P24/1167 Charlton, William 1695 Husbandman Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/512 Clench, John 1695 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/518 Clench, Anne 1695 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/519 Clench, George 1724 Will Stourpaine P24/871 Clench, Miriam 1734 Widow Will Stourpaine P24/926 Clench, Thomas 1774 Carpenter Will Stourpaine P24/1140 Coker, John, senior 1612 Gentleman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/122 Coker, Robert, senior 1630 Monition Stourpaine P24/1428 Coker, Jane 1633 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/241 Coker, William 1670 Gentleman Administration bond, commission Stourpaine P24/387 Cutler, Ellen 1612 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/117 Cutler, John 1670 Husbandman Account, administration bond, commission, inventory, oath Stourpaine P24/381 Davies, Richard 1608 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/154 Davy, Agnes 1612 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/121 Dewling, Mark 1638 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/296 Dewling, John 1662 Administration bond, commission Stourpaine P24/331 Dilly, Elizabeth 1612 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/120 Dominy, Emma 1688 Widow Commission, inventory, will Stourpaine P24/784 Easter, Mary 1696 Widow Administration bond, will Stourpaine P24/508 Easter, Mary 1742 Will Stourpaine P24/984 Elmes, John 1582 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P5/4Reg/32A Elmes, John 1582 Yeoman Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/1441 Feltham, James 1724 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/870 Fisher, Robert 1837 Labourer Affidavit, will, wrapper Stourpaine P24/1351 Ford, James 1711 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/697 Ford, Thomas 1713 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/682 Ford, Elizabeth 1731 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/816 Goddard, James 1777 Yeoman Administration bond Stourpaine P24/1129 Gould, Richard 1741 Administration bond, inventory, will Stourpaine P24/993 Granger, Christopher 1694 Administration bond, commission Stourpaine P24/521 Granger, Christopher 1721 Administration bond, commission Stourpaine P24/892 Gregory, Robert 1636 Administration bond, commission, inventory Stourpaine P24/53 Gumbleton, Henry 1720 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/628 Hames, Elizabeth 1785 Widow Administration bond Stourpaine P24/1178 Harman, Thomas 1608 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/158 Harvy, Roger, senior 1680 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/418 Harvey, Dorothy 1732 Widow Will Stourpaine P24/962 Hayard, Lettice 1614 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/100 Hayward, William 1687 Gentleman Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/785 Hazard alias Bledwin, Edward 1576 Husbandman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/1434 Hazard alias Bledwin, Edward 1576 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/80B Isaac, Robert 1720 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/620 Isaac, Mary 1733 Widow Will Stourpaine P24/951 Joyce, James 1777 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/1128 Kaynes, Richord alias Rachel 1727 Spinster Will Stourpaine P24/845 Keates, Thomas 1693 Cooper Administration bond, commission, inventory Stourpaine P24/535 Kebye, Richard 1564 Grant of administration Stourpaine P5/1Reg/54B Kingsbury, Andrew 1729 Two inventories, will Stourpaine P24/837 Kingsbury, Jane 1736 Will Stourpaine P24/921 Knapp, John 1674 Husbandman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/443 Lambert, Jane 1774 Widow Will Stourpaine P24/1141 Leigh, Robert 1612 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/116 Lewes, Thomas [1605] Administration bond Stourpaine P24/25 Loder, Edward 1567 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/2Reg/12B Merry, John 1702 Clerk and vicar Administration bond, commission, will Stourpaine P24/549 Mory, Henry 1578 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/102A Mory, Henry 1578 Husbandman Inventory, tuition bond, will Stourpaine P5/1577/2 Morey, Henry 1695 Inventory Stourpaine P24/510 Morey, Robert 1724 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/869 New, Henry 1573 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/26C New, Henry 1663 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/328 New, Isaac 1712 Husbandman Administration bond, will Stourpaine P24/688 New, Benjamin 1733 Yeoman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/953 New, James 1763 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/1096 New, Thomas 1770 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/1077 New, Thomas 1805 Yeoman Commission, will Stourpaine P24/1239 Oliver, Walter 1638 Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/295 Parlett, William 1567 Grant of administration Stourpaine P5/1Reg/76A Paul alias Pitcher, John, senior 1573 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/27A Paul, Mary 1638 Widow Administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/293 Paul, Tremer 1639 Tailor Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/289 Paul, Richard, senior 1703 Administration bond, commission, renunciation Stourpaine P24/545 Paul, Elizabeth 1713 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/681 Phelps, Edward 1667 Yeoman Commission, inventory, will Stourpaine P24/349 Pope, John, senior 1730 Administration bond, will Stourpaine P24/825 Prattent, John Cleoburey 1850 Clerk Commission, will, wrapper Stourpaine P24/1396 Prince, James 1807 Yeoman Commission, will Stourpaine P24/1247 Read, Richard 1608 Account, administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/156 Read, Margery 1629 Widow Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/211 Read, Thomas 1663 Husbandman Administration bond, commission, inventory Stourpaine P24/344 Read, Nicholas 1678 Commission, will Stourpaine P24/481 Roberts, Richard 1679 Yeoman Account, administration bond, inventory Stourpaine P24/470 Roberts, Francis 1725 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/857 Roberts, Leonard 1729 Administration bond Stourpaine P24/838 Roberts, Leonard 1740 Will Stourpaine P24/996 Roberts, George 1767 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/1083 Scaborough, Joseph 1608 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/157 Sebre or Zebree, Richard 1680 Cooper Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/419 Small, John, senior 1825 Yeoman Commission, will, wrapper Stourpaine P24/1297 Snook, William 1636 Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/273 Squire, Elias 1630 Husbandman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/268 Stynte, William 1567 Shepherd Will Stourpaine P5/2Reg/12C Stynte, Agnes 1573 Widow Will Stourpaine P5/3Reg/26B Taylor alias Adams, Leonard 1621 Yeoman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/58 Trowes, Redigon 1593 Inventory Stourpaine P5/1592/84 Wellstream, William 1568 Husbandman Will Stourpaine P5/2Reg/3 Udall, John,senior 1846 Yeoman Will, wrapper Stourpaine P24/1382 Underhill, John, senior 1720 Yeoman Inventory, will Stourpaine P24/619 Underhill, John, senior 1733 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/948 Underhill, Grace 1741 Widow Will Stourpaine P24/992 Underhill, Elijah, senior 1751 Carpenter Will Stourpaine P24/1042 Underhill, Elisha 1785 Yeoman Will Stourpaine P24/1176