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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 Hilton residents, but may not be exhaustive.

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

CHILDE / CHYLDE

Will of William Chylde or Childe, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset

15 March 1572

PROB 11/54

CORFE

Will of Arthur Corfe, Husbandman of Hilton, Dorset

20 December 1665

PROB 11/318

COWARD

Will of William Coward of Hilton, Dorset

23 December 1842

PROB 11/1972

DRAKE

Will of Thomas Drake, Timber Dealer of Hilton, Dorset

26 December 1856

PROB 11/2243

EASTMAN

Will of John Eastman, Yeoman of Helton, Dorset

16 August 1557

PROB 11/39

FOOT

Will of Mary Foot of Hilton, Dorset

12 June 1812

PROB 11/1534

FREKE

Will of John Freke, Gentleman of Hilton, Dorset

05 July 1647

PROB 11/201

HALL

Will of Charles Hall of Hilton, Dorset

30 January 1834

PROB 11/1826

HAWKINS

Will of Henry Hawkins, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset

03 November 1590

PROB 11/76

HOOPER

Will of Thomas Hooper, Labourer of Hilton, Dorset

01 March 1854

PROB 11/2188

KERBY

Will of William Pitt Kerby of Hilton, Dorset

23 August 1828

PROB 11/1744

LAMBE

Will of Ezechias Lambe, Gentleman of Hilton, Dorset

07 May 1691

PROB 11/404

MICHELL

Will of Thomas Michell, Mariner of Hilton, Dorset

16 September 1826

PROB 11/1716

RAYMOND / RAYMONDE

Will of Henry Raymonde or Raymond of Hilton, Dorset

22 November 1611

PROB 11/118

RAYMOND

Will of Elizabeth Raymond, Widow of Helton, Dorset

20 January 1615

PROB 11/125

RAYMOND

Sentence of Elizabeth Raymond, Widow of Helton, Dorset

20 June 1615

PROB 11/125

ROLLS

Will of Silas Rolls, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset

20 May 1853

PROB 11/2172

SHEPARD

Will of Lawrence Shepard, Farmer of Hilton, Dorset

03 May 1853

PROB 11/2173

SYNDERCOMBE

Will of Boucher Syndercombe, Gentleman of Hilton, Dorset

16 May 1778

PROB 11/1042

THOMAS

Will of John Thomas, Yeoman of Hilton, Dorset

27 March 1804

PROB 11/1406

WILLIAMS

Will of Izabell Williams, Widow of Hilton, Dorset

20 October 1600

PROB 11/96

WILLIAMS

Will of Marie Williams, Widow of Hilton, Dorset

16 June 1640

PROB 11/183

 

II. WILLS PROVED IN BRISTOL DIOCESIAN COURTS 1568-1792 (now held at Blandford)

 

(A) Consistory Court of the late Diocese of Bristol 1681 – 1792

 

ANTRAM John, Hilton in Milton Abbas A. 1689

BOWER Henry, Hilton 1716

BROWN John, Hilton 1725

KAINES Thomas, Hilton A. 1770

LOCK Abel, Hilton A. 1746 [entered twice, so may consist of two documents]

SHEPARD Joseph, Hilton 1792

 

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

 

ABBOTT Mathew, Hilton 7 1729

ABBOTT Henry, Ansty in Hilton 4 1739

ARDLEY William, Hilton 39 1767

BAKER Richard, Ansty in Hilton 4 1731

BRIGHT John, Hilton 23 1746

CANDY Joseph, Ansty 1 1713

CANDY Katherine, Hilton 24 1728

CANDY John, Ansty in Hilton 3 1741

CHALDCOTT Richard, Hilton 13 1660

CHALDECOTT Richard, Hilton 24 1700

CHALDECOTT Richard, Hilton 36 1756

CLARKE Richard, Ansty 4 1698

CORFE Matthias, Ansty in Hilton 5 1728

COWARD Katherine, Hilton 16 1666

COX Sarah, Hilton 72 1748

CROCKER William, Ansty in Hilton 1 1724

DODSON John, Helton 29 1773

DRAKE Thomas, Hilton 23 1694

FRIPP Samuel, Hilton 40 1780

HALLET Joseph, Hilton 35 1761

HALLETT Francis, Hilton 64 1672

HOUSE John, Hilton 24 1772

JAMES John, Aller in Hilton 3 1738

KAYNE Thomas senior, Ansty in Hilton 3 1731

KEXSTONE Nicholas, Ansty in Hilton 3 1734

KEYNES Thomas, Hilton 41 1764

LOCK John, Lascombe Hilton 20 1763

LOVELESS Susanna, Hilton 28 1785

MATTOCK Samuel, Hilton 27 1760

MORRIS Mary, Hilton 21 1757

MUSTON Joseph, Hilton 28 1754

SHORY Robert, Hilton 27 1673

SQUIBB Richard, Hilton 34 1675

STICKLAND Henry, Hilton 37 1756

SUTTON Henry, Ansty in Hilton 2 1732

THOMAS George, Aller in Hilton 3 1740

THOMAS John, Hilton 20 1757

THOMAS Elizabeth, Hilton 28 1792

WHITE Andrew, Hilton 27 1754

WHITE John, Hilton 29 1754

 

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

 

ARNOLD Robert, Hilton 34 1677

CORFE Avis, Hilton 25 1679

CORFE Robert, Hilton 21 1751

COWARD Roger, Hilton 18 1696

CROCKER Thomas, Hilton 34 1707

DAVIDGE John Senior, Hilton 6 1780

GUMBLETON Robert, Ansty in Hilton 4 1731

HART Jasper, Hilton 54 1681

HOOPER John, Hilton 13 1749

JAMES John, Hilton 20 1688

SHOREY Robert, Hilton 18 1673

STIBY Ann, Hilton 55 1684

THOMAS Simon, Hilton 10 1790

WOODROW John, Hilton 34 1675

 

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