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Unless otherwise stated, original copies of Wills dated prior to 1858 are usually found in the appropriate Diocesan Record Office for the court where the Will was proved - for Derbyshire, this is the Lichfield Joint Record Office. Copies of Wills for which Probate was granted at the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) may be obtained via the DocumentsOnline website.
Registered copies of Wills dated after 1858 may be found at the Probate Department of The Principal Registry Family Division (Probate Search Room, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6NP), at local Registries, and sometimes on microfilm at County Record Offices. Further information on post-1858 Wills, and forms for obtaining copies by post may be found on the Government's "Court Service" Wills & Probate pages.
Abbreviations which may be used on this page are:-
The following may also be of use in the study of Wills generally:-
(Ad) "Admon", or Letters of Administration. (I) Inventory (a list of the deceased's goods, and their value) (N) A Nuncupative Will is one declared by a legal representative, as being indicative
of the deceased's wishes, and will often refer to the Testator in the third person.(#) Indicates the Will is a 'duplicate' - that is, more than one person has submitted an
abstract from the same original Will.* An asterisk against a surname indicates the Executor(s) of the Will, or, in the case
of Administration (Ad), the Administrator(s)i/t/p "in the parish (of)". CELF Chapel en le Frith (Derbyshire) ECC Episcopal Consistory Court (Lichfield) HCC Hereford Consistory Court n.p. Notary Public R&R Rest and Residue (a common expression in Wills)
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BADSLEY COCKAYNE LOBLEY NEWTON OXLEY RIGDEN |
NEWTON, John - of Matlock. (Ad)
Also mentioned: Johis RIGDEN, and Johanne LOBLEY ? Inventory: purse and apparell: 13s-4d, In the dwelling house one cupboard one table & a buffet farm 11s, one scat, one chair, one dishboard with ? things in the house 10s, puter & brass & iron things 6s-8d, In the parlour 3 beds with bedding £1-5s, one old chest & a little table 3s-4d, one old horse £1. Debts owing to: John NEWTON - £16-19s-5d, whereof ???? is desparate £8. Owing by: John NEWTON £4. Total: £9-8s-9d. The Praisors Names: Stephen BADSLEY, Ric ? COCKAYNE, Henry OXLEY. Admon. granted to widow Troth NEWTON 24 Mar 1694 before Richus. RIDER n.p. Note: John buried at Matlock 4 Jan 1685 - q.v. Val Neal's PR transcription. |
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BOLER DICKENS ELLIOTT GLADWIN GREGORY HUDLESTON MOORE MORRIS NICHOLS ODDY ROSE ROWLAND STEVENS |
NICHOLS, Joseph - vicar of Croxton Kyrial in the County of Leicester and
Curate of Baslow, 7 Dec 1719. To be buried "in the Chancell of Baslow Chappell under the Communion table on the north side close to my late dear latter wife". Beneficiaries: brother Joshua NICHOLS of Greetland near Ealand within the vicarage of Hallifax in Yorkshire [who was married with children]; sister Sara the wife of Griffith MORRIS; niece Frances MOORE*. Debtors: Mr Francis HUDLESTON & Mr William STEVENS (for tithe hay and wool). Trustees: "trusty good friend" George ELLIOTT of Grislofield & sister in law Mrs Johanna DICKENS. Witnesses: Gyles GLADWIN, Christopher BOLER, Humphrey ROWLAND. Appraisers: John GREGORY(sg), James ROSE(sg), Richard ODDY(sg), 27 Jan 1720/21. Value £42 9s 10d. Proved at Bakewell 22 Jun 1721. |
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BOWER BOWNE BURTON HEATH HEYDON HINOKEFMAN NEWTON ROWSON ROYES SHARING SHORING SOWTER TURNER VARNEN WOLLEY WRIGHT |
NEWTON, Trauth [Troth] - of Matlock co. Derby wido:, 21 Mar 1724. to my grand son John WRIGHT - 10£; my grand son James WRIGHT - 10£ (and) "house wherein I now Dwell with ye Barne & Stable & garden & a litle Bakehouse & the shop now in my possession" (and) "the blak Coult" (and) a 5th share of the shop book depths [debts] with his mother & "three Ants"; my grand doughter Anne (wife of William SHARING) - 10£; my grand doughter Easter WRIGHT - 10£; my grand doughter{s} Elizabeth TURNER and Sarah TURNER - (each) 10£; my grand son Joseph TURNER - 10£; (and) "my house & garden with ye apurtances now in ye possession of John VARNEN"; my grand doughter{s} Jane TURNER, Troth TURNER, Anne TURNER and Marey TURNER - (each) 10£; my grand son Samul BOWNE and grand doughter Marey BOWNE (each) 10£; my great grand doughter{s} Anne SHARING ye yonger and Elizabeth SHARING - (each) £3-6-8; my great grand doughter Dorathy SHORING - £10-6-8; to my loving brother Adam ROWSON - 10£. Joynt Executors: my loving doughters Anne Elizabeth Dorathy & Trauth, and to have all not before bequeathed. Trauth NEWTON her seale & mark, with: Witnesses: Thomas HINOKEFMAN{?}, Thomas BOWER Junr, John WOLLEY. Inventory by: John HEYDON, John SOWTER, James ROYES, 29 Mar 1725. Total: £60-7-2. Copy of Inventory attested by: Fran BURTON, Robt HEATH. Probate at Chesterfield 5 May 1725. |
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ARGILL BELL DONKESON HILTON NORTON STATHEHAM TONKINSON |
NORTON, Charles - of Cauldwell, Derbyshire, cordwainer, 20 Nov 1753.
Buried 30 May 1755. Beneficiaries: daughter Mary STATHEHAM (sic); son Charles NORTON; daughter Elizabeth DONKESON (TONKINSON?); sons John NORTON and Joseph NORTON. Sole Executor: son Joseph NORTON. Witnesses: James HILTON; John ARGILL; William BELL. Probate granted 15 Jul 1756, Lichfield. Complete transcript URL: Will of Charles NORTON, 1756 |
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ADCOCK HAWKINS KINGSTON MILNRS NORTON WEBSTER |
NORTON, Joseph - of Cauldwell, Derbyshire, cordwainer,
3 Oct 1811. Died 5 Nov 1812. Beneficiaries: wife Mary NORTON; son Joseph NORTON; son William NORTON; daughter Sarah NORTON; daughter Elizabeth WEBSTER; Hannah NORTON widow of (son) Charles NORTON; son John NORTON; daughter Ann KIN(G)STON; son James NORTON. Executors: wife Mary NORTON and sons John NORTON and William NORTON. Witnesses: James MILNRS (sic); Halford ADCOCK; John HAWKINS. Probate granted 19 Jan 1813, Lichfield. Complete transcript URL: Will of Joseph NORTON, 1813 |
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HURDMAN MORRIS NAYLOR SKIDMORE |
NAYLOR, Samuel, of Flagg, Yeoman. sister Hannah HURDMAN, sister-in-law Mary NAYLOR, sisters Jane MORRIS and Ann NAYLOR, nephew James NAYLOR, nephew Richard NAYLOR of Flagg, Thomas NAYLOR of Monyash, Yeoman. Witnesses: John SKIDMORE and George SKIDMORE. Probate granted at Bakewell 23 Jun 1813. |
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CANTRELL HAWTHORNE NAYLOR |
NAYLOR, Richard, of Flagg, Farmer, dated 1836. son Samuel NAYLOR, son William NAYLOR, son-in-law John CANTRELL, grandchildren William CANTRELL, Hannah CANTRELL, Alice CANTRELL, John CANTRELL and Mary CANTRELL. Witnesses: John HAWTHORNE, Thomas CANTRELL and Mary CANTRELL. Probate at Bakewell 14 Jun 1837. |
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APPLEBY BROSTER BURTON DORMAN FLETCHER HAMBLETON HARRARD LOVATT NORTON NUTT WATSON |
NORTON, Joseph - of Cauldwell, Derbyshire, gardener,
16 Jun 1835. Died 29 Mar 1837. Beneficiaries: wife Ann NORTON; children Joseph NORTON; John NORTON; William NORTON; Thomas NORTON; George NORTON; Ann NUTT; Rebecca WATSON; Martha LOVATT. Properties & Tenants: a./ five freehold dwelling-houses or tenements situate in Burton upon Trent co. Stafford, four of which are in the several occupations of Joseph APPLEBY, Thomas BROSTER, Elizabeth HAMBLETON, & Joseph DORMAN (the other being unoccupied); b./ two leasehold dwellinghouses or tenements adjoining the above and in the several occupations of Thomas HARRARD, & Mrs BURTON. Executors: sons George NORTON & William NORTON. Trustees: sons George NORTON, William NORTON & Thomas NORTON. Witnesses: James FLETCHER; Thomas FLETCHER; John BURTON. Probate granted 14 Nov 1845, Lichfield. Complete transcript URL: Will of Joseph NORTON, 1845 |
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JONES NORTON PETTS |
NORTON, Hannah - of Derby in the County of Derby, widow, 7 Aug 1866. Beneficiary & Executor: son Henry NORTON[1]. Witnesses: William JONES, General Baptist Minister, Derby; Robert PETTS, Peters Street, Derby. Testator d. 2 Jun 1866. Probate granted 24 Aug 1866, Derby. Note: [1] son Henry NORTON - see his Will 9 Aug 1886. Complete transcript URL: Will of Hannah NORTON, 1866 |
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NORTON PETTS TURNER |
NORTON, Henry - of Derby in the County of Derby, Accountant's Clerk,
7 Aug 1866. Beneficiary & Executrix: wife Harriet NORTON. Witnesses: Robert PETTS, 60 Peters Street, Derby; Thomas TURNER, 17 Hulland Street, Derby. Testator d. 1 Jun 1886. Probate granted 9 Aug 1886, Derby. Complete transcript URL: Will of Henry NORTON, 1886 |
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