Warmwell

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
BROMFIELD Will of Reverend John Trenchard Bromfield, Clerk of Warmwell, Dorset 5 Sep 1774 PROB 11/1001
MOTIER Will of John Motier, Yeoman of Warmwell, Dorset 6 Feb 1600 PROB 11/95
PARKER Will of Grace Parker, Widow of Warmwell, Dorset 15 Feb 1817 PROB 11/1589
PICKARD Will of Reverend George Pickard, Clerk of Warmwell, Dorset 25 Nov 1840 PROB 11/1936
RICHARDS Will of John Richards, Gentleman of Warmwell, Dorset 7 Sep 1721 PROB 11/581
RICHARDS Will of Thomas Richards of Warmwell, Dorset 6 Mar 1735 PROB 11/670
RICHARDS Will of William Richards of Warmwell, Dorset 4 Jul 1803 PROB 11/1396
SAMPSON Will of Giles Sampson, Husbandman of Warmwell, Dorset 25 Mar 1657 PROB 11/262
STEVENS Will of William Stevens, Yeoman of Warmwell, Dorset 20 Aug 1827 PROB 11/1730
STROUDE Will of Joseph Stroude, Clothier of Warmwell, Dorset 17 Feb 1652 PROB 11/220
WILD Will of Ambrose Wild, Yeoman of Warmwell, Dorset 6 Feb 1860 PROB 11/362

 

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