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 Sutton Waldron 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 |
| ANDREWS | Will of Christopher Andrews of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 11 March 1681 | PROB 11/365 |
| APPLIN | Will of Joseph Applin, Yeoman of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 09 January 1822 | PROB 11/1652 |
| APPLIN | Will of James Seamour Applin, Yeoman of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 05 April 1855 | PROB 11/2209 |
| COLMER | Will of William Colmer, Gentleman of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 04 February 1734 | PROB 11/663 |
| EVANS | Will of William Evans, Cooper of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 29 April 1783 | PROB 11/1102 |
| GOLLOPP | Will of Robert Gollop or Gollopp, Yeoman of Sutton, Dorset (could also be Sutton Poyntz) | 14 April 1668 | PROB 11/326 |
| MOHUN | Will of Walter Mohun, Gentleman of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 02 October 1688 | PROB 11/393 |
| POULDON | Will of Robert Pouldon, Yeoman of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 14 February 1627 | PROB 11/151 |
| TONTE | Will of Richard Tonte of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 12 February 1639 | PROB 11/179 |
| YARD | Will of Daniell Yard, Clerk and Rector of Sutton Waldron, Dorset | 28 November 1657 | PROB 11/270 |
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
ANDREWS, Robert Sutton Waldron Inv. 1704
ANDREWS, Robert Sutton Waldron A. 1705
BARRETT, Henry Sutton Waldron A. 1716
HARRIS, Robert Sutton Waldron 1716
ROGERS, Richard Sutton Waldron A. 1768
(B) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1568 – 1792 (Wills)
APPLIN, Thomas; Sutton Walrond 55 1787
BAKER, Sarah; Sutton Walrond 73 1769
BROWN, George; Sutton Walrond 72 1769
BURT, Thomas; Sutton Waldron 65 1765
CLARKE, William; Sutton Walrond 20 1711
DIBBEN, Thomas; Sutton Waldron 43 1727
DURNFORD, James; Sutton Walrond 59 1753
JAMES, Joan; Sutton Waldron 41 1717
KING, Robert; Sutton Walrond 54 1707
MILES, James; Sutton Waldron 56 1766
RANDALL, Thomas; Sutton Waldron 40 1689
SEAMOR, Robert; senior Sutton Waldron 69 1761
TUFFEN, Thomas; Sutton Waldron 50 1663
TUFFEN, Richard; Sutton Waldron 79 1742
(C) Archdeaconry Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1660 – 1792 (Administrations)
BOWDEN, Mary; Sutton Waldron 63 1686
FARR, George; Sutton Waldron 14 1784
KING, John; Sutton Waldron 20 1697
MIHILL, Robert; Sutton Waldron 59 1683
MIHILL, Edward; Sutton Waldron 54 1688
MORRICE, John; Sutton Waldron 41 1693
PARKER, John; Sutton Waldron 62 1686
POLDEN, John; Sutton Waldron 29 1667
TANSWELL, William; Sutton Waldron 20 1791
WADLOW, Richard; Sutton Waldron 24 1790