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 lists below provide details of wills of Ibberton residents, but may not be exhaustive.
TABLE I. WILLS PROVED IN THE PCC
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 |
| APPLIN | Will of William Applin of Ibberton, Dorset | 04 November 1857 | PROB 11/2259 |
| HEAL | Will of Stephen Heal, Batchelor of Ibberton, Dorset | 10 October 1855 | PROB 11/2220 |
| DRAKE | Will of Mary Drake, Widow of Ibberton, Dorset | 19 March 1853 | PROB 11/2168 |
| WITTEREDGE | Will of Robert Witteredge, Yeoman of Ibberton, Dorset | 06 July 1839 | PROB 11/1914 |
| DAUBENY | Will of Joseph Daubeny of Ibberton, Dorset | 16 October 1817 | PROB 11/1597 |
| WASSE | Will of Reverend George Wasse, Clerk of Ibberton, Dorset | 16 March 1808 | PROB 11/1476 |
| VATER | Will of James Vater, Farmer of Ibberton, Dorset | 15 November 1797 | PROB 11/1298 |
| ELSWOOD | Will of Reverend Clement Elswood, Clerk of Ibberton, Dorset | 20 January 1775 | PROB 11/1004 |
| GALTON | Will of Mary Galton, Spinster of Ibberton, Dorset | 15 August 1759 | PROB 11/848 |
| GAWLPIN | Will of John Gawlpin, Yeoman of Ibberton, Dorset | 08 November 1602 | PROB 11/10 |
| ROGERS | Will of Robert Rogers, Yeoman of Ibberton, Dorset | 06 May 1600 | PROB 11/95 |
| HAISSONE | Will of Sampson Haissone, Yeoman of Ibberton, Dorset | 10 October 1586 | PROB 11/69 |
| HAYNE | Will of William Hayne of Ibberton, Dorset | 03 December 1558 | PROB 11/42A |
| STROUD | Will of Susannah Stroud, Widow of Iberton, Dorset | 03 September 1802 | PROB 11/1381 |
| HOSKINS | Will of Peter Hoskins, Gentleman of Iberton, Dorset | 03 September 1728 | PROB 11/624 |
| HARRIS | Will of Franncys Harris, Yeoman of Eberton, Dorset | 01 October 1610 | PROB 11/116 |
| OLIVER | Will of Mary Oliver, Widow of Ibberton otherwise Ebberton, Dorset | 30 December 1782 | PROB 11/1098 |
TABLE II. WILLS PROVED IN BRISTOL DIOCESIAN COURTS 1568-1792 (now held at Blandford)
(A) Consistory Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1681 – 1792
APLIN Richard, Ibberton A. 1792
APPLIN Thomas, Ibberton A. 1721
GALPINE John, Ibberton A. 1719
HEIGHMORE Nathaniel, Ibberton A. 1723
HOSKINS Peter, Ibberton 1748
MULLET Christian, Iberton 1770
MULLETT Margaret, Iberton 1760
(B) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1568 – 1792 (Wills)
APPLIN Roger, Ibberton 27 1698
APPLIN Thomas, Ibberton 9 1729
BILES Joseph, Ibberton 44 1741
BILES Katherine, Ibberton 42 1748
COOMBS John, Ibberton 55 1730
MULLETT George, Ibberton 33 1760
MULLETT Thomas, Ibberton 29 1768
MULLETT John, Ibberton 37 1781
PLOMER Matthew, Ibberton 33 1754
SMITH Mary, Ibberton 37 1777
VATER Eleanor, Widow of Ibberton 20 1784
VATIER Alice, Ibberton 17 1666
VATIER Edward, Ibberton 28 1670
(C) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1660 – 1792
KERLEY Margery, Ibberton 23 1751
KERLEY Mary, Ibberton 8 1665
KERLEY Richard, Ibberton 17 1775
ROBBINS Henry, Ibberton 16 1733
ROBERTS Thomas, Ibberton 28 1686
VATER Edward, Ibberton 8 1776
VATER Edward, Ibberton 5 1788
YEATMAN Samuel, Ibberton 13 1746