Wills

A selection of Wills & Probates relating to Families living in Winterbourne Abbas.

NA : National Archives (Kew) - many wills can be ordered on their website.

In chronological order :

1623 - 10th May : Roger Stickland, husbandman of Winterbourne Abbas - Will & Probate ( NA Ref 11/141/452)

1623 - 24th May : Beatrice Stickland, widow of Winterbourne Abbas - Will & Probate (NA, PC Canterbury Ref PROB 11/141/598)

1676 - Ann Samways of Winterbourne Abbas will (Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1676-40)

1682 - 6th May : John Whittle, yeoman of Winterbourne Abbas - Will & Probate (NA Ref PROB 11/370/39)

1686 - 17th March : Robert Roberts of Winterbourne Abbas Will & Inventory (Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1686 - 113)

1687 - 8th April : Richard Samwayes of Winterbourne Abbas Will (Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1687-40)

1689 - 12th April : Robert Bridle of Winterbourne Abbas Will & Inventory (Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1689 - 114))

1724 - 29th April : Eleanor Clapcott, widow of Winterbourne Abbas - Will & Probate (NA Ref : PROB 3/23/92)

1739 - Mary Roberts of Winterbourne Abbas Will(Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1739 - 82)

1778 - 5th October : John Bartlett of Winterborn Abbas - Will below (Diocese Archdeaconry Ref Ad/Dt/W/1778)

1819 - 16th February : Philip Hody Henvill, Gentleman of Winterbourne Abbas Will & Probate (NA Ref : PROB 11/1613/306)

1836 - Charles Chipp - of Winterbourne Abbas Will (Dorset Archdeaconry Ad/Dt/W/1836 - 7)