Spetisbury

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 Chilfrome 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

ARUNDELL Will of The Honourable Anna Maria Arundell of Spetisbury, Dorset 20 January 1830 PROB 11/1765
BARNES Will of Thomas Barnes of Spetisbury, Dorset 28 January 1577 PROB 11/59
CATROW Will of Reverend Charles Catrow, Clerk of Spetisbury, Dorset 10 April 1804 PROB 11/1407
CLEARKE Will of Thomas Clearke of Spetisbury, Dorset 20 February 1643 PROB 11/191
CROSSE Will of Benjamin Crosse, Rector of Spetisbury, Dorset 02 December 1684 PROB 11/378
EDWARDS Will of Reverend David Edwards of Spetisbury, Dorset 09 September 1843 PROB 11/1985
FILL Will of Thomas Fill, Yeoman of Spetisbury, Dorset 17 February 1652 PROB 11/220
FRYE Will of Willyam Frye, Yeoman of Spetisbury, Dorset 21 April 1555 PROB 11/37
GROVES Will of Stephen Groves, Yeoman of Spetisbury, Dorset 11 February 1851 PROB 11/2127
HARRIS Will of Elizabeth Harris, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 02 June 1807 PROB 11/1463
HODY Will of William Hody of Spetisbury, Dorset 28 August 1740 PROB 11/704
LIDFORD Will of Edith Lidford, Widow of Spettisbury, Dorset 29 November 1823 PROB 11/1677
LIDFORD Will of Benjamin Lidford, Yeoman of Spetisbury, Dorset 27 August 1818 PROB 11/160
LOCKETT Will of Thomas Lockett, Gentleman of Spetisbury, Dorset 26 January 1658 PROB 11/272
LOVELL Will of George Lovell, Gentleman of Spetisbury, Dorset 15 February 1675 PROB 11/347
MACKRELL Will of William Mackrell, Gentleman of Spetisbury, Dorset 22 October 1830 PROB 11/1777
MEADE Will of Helena otherwise Eleanor Meade, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 05 August 1815 PROB 11/1572
ONSLOW Will of John Williams Onslow of Spetisbury, Dorset 23 November 1779 PROB 11/1059
RILEY Will of Reverend Henry Riley, Clerk of Spetisbury, Dorset 08 May 1849 PROB 11/2093
ROGERS Will of Richard Rogers, Gentleman of Spetisbury, Dorset 18 April 1634 PROB 11/165
SHARROCK Will of Helen otherwise Helene Sharrock, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 11 June 1834 PROB 11/1833
SMALLE or SMALL Will of John Smalle or Small of Spetisbury, Dorset 09 August 1600 PROB 11/95
STONE Will of Richard Stone, Shoemaker of Spetisbury, Dorset 20 September 1659 PROB 11/295
STONOR Will of Mary Stonor, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 02 May 1829 PROB 11/1756
STROUD Will of Richard Stroud, Baker of Spettisbury, Dorset 01 June 1839 PROB 11/1912
TANCRED Will of Catharine Tancred, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 11 March 1829 PROB 11/1753
TUNSTALL Will of Margaret Tunstall, Spinster of Spetisbury, Dorset 10 March 1829 PROB 11/1753
TUXWELL Will of David Tuxwell, Gentleman of Spetisbury, Dorset 12 April 1700 PROB 11/455
WALKER Will of Reverend John Walker, Rector, Clerk of Spetisbury, Dorset 02 June 1781 PROB 11/1079

 

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

CATER John, Spettisbury 1732

DAVIS Elizabeth, Spettisbury 1688

GALTON Thomas, Spettisbury A. 1760

HARRIS John, Spettisbury 1729

SATER Henry, Spetisbury 1729

SMITH Elizabeth, Spetisbury 1735

SMITH Henry, Spetisbury 1724

SPINNEY John, Spetisbury 1732

THORN Edith, Spettisbury A. 1711

 

(B) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1568 – 1792 (Wills)

ALLEN Hugh, Spetisbury 34 1710

ALLEN Joshua, Spetisbury 47 1714

ALLEN Joshua, Spetisbury 64 1731

ALLEN Martha, Spetisbury 32 1720

ALLNER James, Spetisbury 63 1734

ANGELL Elizabeth, Spetisbury 43 1763

BUTLER Elizabeth, Spetisbury 67 1762

BUTLER Theophilus, Spetisbury 74 1748

CANDY Joseph, Spetisbury 38 1740

CHAPPELL Edith, Spetisbury 18 1696

CLARK Richard, Spetisbury 46 1669

CLARKE Charity, Spetisbury 62 1736

CLARKE Christopher, Spetisbury 54 1728

CLARKE Katherine, Spetisbury 61 1671

CLARKE Richard, Spetisbury 48 1695

DAVIS Edward, Spetisbury 41 1712

DURRANT Syth, Spetisbury 36 1664

ERNLE Lucia, Spetisbury 41 1674

EVANS Joseph, Spetisbury 33 1770

FILL Ann, Spetisbury 39 1698

FILL Mary, Spetisbury 60 1761

FRAMPTON Joseph, Spetisbury 20 1699

FRAMPTON William, Spetisbury 14 1708

FREEBORNE John, Spetisbury 58 1773

GALTON George, Spetisbury 59 1780

GOADINCH Thomas, Spetisbury 26 1665

HARDEN Robert, Spetisbury 28 1735

HARRIS Isaac, Spetisbury 28 1676

HARRIS Jane, Spetisbury 18 1711

HARRIS John, Spetisbury 36 1746

HARRIS Mary, Spetisbury 61 1739

HARRIS Thomas, Spetisbury 58 1725

HARRIS William, Spetisbury 59 1671

HARRIS William, Spetisbury 29 1706

HIXON John, Spetisbury 55 1728

HOLLOWAY William, Spetisbury 64 1734

KNAPP John, Spetisbury 71 1742

MARTIN John, Spetisbury 65 1731

MEECH John, Spetisbury 62 1769

MITCHELL David, Spetisbury 45 1723

MITCHELL Edward, Spetisbury 56 1728

MITCHELL Jane, Spettisbury 39 1740

MITCHELL John, Spetisbury 52 1771

MITCHELL Thomas, Spetisbury 48 1707

MITCHELL Ursula, Spetisbury 25 1726

OLIVER Thomas, Spetisbury 47 1760

REDMAN William, Spetisbury 53 1772

SALTER John, Spetisbury 61 1761

SCAMMELL Thomas, Spetisbury 30 1666

SNOOK Thomas, Spettisbury 35 1664

STROUD Elizabeth, Spetisbury 64 1767

STROUD John, Spetisbury 57 1754

STROUD Mary, Widow of Spetisbury 54 1786

THOMAS John, Spetisbury 48 1778

WATTS William, Spetisbury 55 1790

 

(C) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1660 – 1792

ANGELL Robert, Spetisbury 37 1761

BOWYER John, Spetisbury 48 1692

CRABB William, Spettisbury 69 1690

ERNLE Luce, Spetisbury 56 1674

FILL Mary, Spetisbury 55 1675

FILL Thomas senior, Spetisbury 34 1669

GALTON Henry, Spetisbury 34 1762

HARRIS Henry, Spetisbury 28 1696

HARRIS William, Spetisbury 40 1742

HARVEY Henry, Spetisbury 54 1687

HILL Mary, Spetisbury 9 1792

HIXON James senior, Spetisbury 41 1751

HOLLOWAY Joseph, Spetisbury 20 1781

JENKINS Thomas, Spetisbury 83 1681

JORDAN Edward, Spetisbury 16 1781

LODER Henry, Spettisbury 17 1780

LOVELL Joan, Spetisbury 19 1697

MARSH William, Spetisbury 67 1672

MASTERS George, Spetisbury 55 1687

PARSONS Mary, Spetisbury 56 1687

RAYMOND Henry, Spetisbury 80 1681

RUSSELL Ann, Spetisbury 45 1688

SHARP Thomas, Spetisbury 55 1674

STROUD John, Spetisbury 27 1767

THOMAS Elizabeth, Widow of Spetisbury 24 1782

 

 

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