Wills of Anderson residents proved by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (1384-1858)
Transcribed by Kim Parker
Until 1858 all wills had to be proved (formally approved) by church and other courts. The Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 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).
These wills can be downloaded from the Documents online service of the National Archives for a small fee : http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/
Note: this is not a complete list of wills made by Anderson residents. Wills may have been proven in the Archdeaconry Court of Dorset or PCC 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.
| SURNAME | DESCRIPTION | DATE | PROBATE REF. |
| CLEEVES | Will of Robert Cleeves, Yeoman of Anderson, Dorset | 12 February 1672 | PROB 11/338 |
| MARSH | Will of Reverend John Marsh, Rector of Anderson, Dorset | 13 March 1764 | PROB 11/897 |
| SPEARE | Will of Henry Speare, Husbandman of Anderson, Dorset | 12 May 1587 | PROB 11/70 |
| TREGONWELL | Will of Elizabeth Tregonwell, Spinster of Anderson, Dorset | 23 November 1654 | PROB 11/241 |
| TREGONWELL | Will of Thomas Tregonwell of Anderson, Dorset | 08 December 1655 | PROB 11/246 |
| TREGONWELL | Will of Elizabeth Tregonwell, Wife of Anderson, Dorset | 22 December 1665 | PROB 11/318 |
| TREGONWELL | Will of Mary Tregonwell, Widow of Anderson, Dorset | 08 April 1718 | PROB 11/563 |
| TREGONWELL | Will of John Trogonwell or Tregonwell of Anderson, Dorset | 07 May 1725 | PROB 11/603 |
| TUTTON | Will of John Tutton of Anderson, Dorset | 09 December 1654 | PROB 11/237 |
| WAY | Will of Mary Way, Widow of Anderson, Dorset | 09 June 1815 | PROB 11/1569 |