FAMILY HISTORY DOCUMENTS (for sale)
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67/72 Norwich - 1842 - Short letter - from Chas. Evans (Norwich) to S W Rix Solicitor, (Beccles), concerning proposed meeting. Small sheet of paper - signed by Evans & folded to form a letter. 2 small holes where originally sealed. Franks for Beccles (indistinct) & Norwich. £5
Property, etc.
104/15 Alborough - 1833 - Bond of Indemnity given by Edward Lord Suffield, Baron Suffield of Suffield to James Gay (Aylsham). Refers to agreement of same day by which Suffield sold to Gay Land in Alborough. The Bond relates to an Indemnity in respect of an Annuity previously charged against the Lands under the Will of Dorothy Harwood (Formerly Lubbock) dated 1727). Sheet paper watermarked 1832 - folded in 2 - written on 1+ sides. Ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed Suffield with wax seal containing (possibly family) coat of arms - witness signature Edward White, (Marlborough St). £45
98/134 Borgh Upton - 1809 - Power of Attorney given to Samuel Clarke. For details see Suffolk page Worlingham.
68/28 Bristow - 1791 - Confirmation of terms of Lease of 1789 of Water Mill in Stuttton, Suffolk by William Davy ( Danbury, Essex) to William Tills and permission for Tills to erect various buildings. William Groom (Bristow, Norfolk) also party to the agreement - as mortgagee of premises. Paper Indenture signed and sealed by William Davy and William Tills and witnessed by Henry Rawlings and W Sparling. Several small splits in folds. £51
105/32 Cromer Hall - 1896 - Lease of shooting & sporting rights on the Estate by Margaret Bond Cabbell, widow (Cadogan Sq, London), Edward Eyre Greenwell (Lime St, London) & Evelyn Bond Cabbell (Cromer Hall) to John Henry Buxton (Hunsdon Bury, Ware, Herts). Conditions to be met by Buxton with the rights which cover 1400 acres in several parishes. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides, signed by both Cabbells & Greenwell, witnesses include William Shingles (Cromer). £32
105/34 Cromer - 1895 - Lease of furnished house 1 St Mary's Lodge, by Sophia Amelia Long, widow (Cromer) to Percy Montague Lucas. Details responsibilities of both. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 2 sides, some dusting to reverse. Signed by Mrs Long. £28
105/35 Cromer - 1897 - Lease of 2, Hillside, Vicarage Rd by Alfred Edward Salter (Cromer) to Miss Lucy Clara Lanchester. Details conditions & tenants responsibilities. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written 3 sides, embossed duty stamps, signed / sealed by Salter, witnessed by S A Salter. The 4th side has a supplementary agreement (1897) allowing Miss Lanchester to have minor alterations made. Signed by Salter, witnessed by Arthur C Elliott (solr clerk). [see Wills below Salter, Sarah Ann] £35
171/94 Cromer - 1898 - Receipted solicitor's account for the sale at auction of Hamilton House on behalf of the trustees of Mrs Elizabeth Brooks* dec'd, to T H Wallis, analysing the costs incurred. 2 sheets watermarked paper written on 1½ sides. [see 171/91* in Wills, below] £4
131/9 Dickleburgh - 1855 - Sale of land by Inclosure Commissioners to William Day (Trowse). Location of land by reference to adjoining owners & roads. Parchment - signed by Commissioners Henry Charles Mules & William Blamire, with large indistinct wax seal (one edge lost) for Inclosure Commissioners of England & Wales, witness John W Tottie - some slight damp staining. £42
84/184 Diss (Heywood Hall) - 1752 - Copy of Surrender of Copyhold Messuages & Land to Manor by Peter Buckenham to the use of Philip Meadows, the younger as security for money borrowed. 1 side of a sheet of watermarked paper - endorsed on reverse with Buckingham's 'mark' that it's a true copy & that he's received the monies. Witnesses - Abigail Keer / Kear & Thos Gostling. Small holes in folds not affecting text. [see also 84/185 - Wills, below] £40
84/186 Diss - 1798 - Obligation Bond given by Ralph Freeman re monies owed to John Sharman. Refers to surrender of Lands held of the Manor, as security. Pre-printed paper with manuscript details. The signature / mark of Ralph Freeman & most of the seal have been torn out (possibly when the loan was repaid in 1807) leaving a hole approx 2"x 1:5" affecting a little of the text. The reverse is noted with details of 6 interest payments with 3 x signature of J Sharman, and 1 of (possibly) M Sharman. £30
84/188 Diss - 1785 - 1865 - Abstract of Title of Executors of Samuel Drake to Lands held of Manor of Heywood Hall. Details of Lands acquired in 1807 - previously held by Susanna Freeman (Scole / Osmondeston) who acquired them from exors of Philip Meadows in 1785 - extracts from Samuel Drake's Will - brother in law James Jarrett (Diss), nephew James T D Jarrett (Worlingworth, Suffolk). 3 sheets watermarked paper. £14
84/190 Diss - 1903 - Sale of property by Solomon Saunders to
George Molton. Frank Aldridge (Ipswich, Suffolk) is party to the
agreement as owner of the adjoining property (sharing water supply & cess pit).
Details of agreement by which Saunders acquired the property.
Large sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 1+ sides. Signed / sealed
by Saunders, Molton & Aldridge, witnessed by Henry O Lyns (Diss).
[see also 84/191, 192, 195] £28
84/191 Diss - 1903 - Mortgage of property (see 84/190) by George Molton to Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society (Diss). Large sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 2 full sides. Signed / sealed by Molton. Endorsed mortgage repaid in 1906, signed by Charles Collins (Horham, Suffolk), William Augustus Wright (Diss), Henry T Whitrod (Trustees) & John Maling (secretary), witness Roland H B Wilson (solr Diss). £28
84/192 Diss - 1906 - Sale of property (see 84/190) by George Molton to Frederick Lusher. Large sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 2 full sides. Signed / sealed by Molton & Lusher. [see also 84/ 194, 195] £27
84/195 Diss - 1906 - Abstract of Title of George Molton
(updated for Frederick Lusher.) of Freehold Property formerly part
of Walcot Hall Farm, Manor of Heywood Hall. Title goes back to sale in 1876
of farm & lands by William Woodward Manning (Cheltenham, Glos) to Charles
Chase (Diss), & includes detailed listing (7 pages) of the lands at that
date. Balance of document mostly relates to Enfranchisement of the lands from
various Manors, & settlement in Trust on the Marriage of Charles Chase to
Louisa Hicks (Highbury Cresc. Middx - Frederick Hicks of same place -
Trustee). Also refers to sale of land to Solomon Saunders (small
location plan - & subsequent sales to George Molton & Frederick Lusher.
18 large sheets watermarked paper. [see also 84/ 190, 191, 192, 194 ] £35
84/193 Diss - 1915 - Sale of Copyhold land by executors of John Sandy (late of Burston) - his sons Herbert B Sandy (Burston), Ernest L J Sandy (Parkeston, Essex) to Ethel (w/o John Coulson Symonds of Diss) - details dates of death of John & Eliza Sandy. Location of land in Manor of Heywood Hall given by ref to adjoining landowners & occupiers. Large sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 1+ sides, with damp staining & shrinkage throughout. Signed / sealed by HB & ELJ Sandy - signatures faint. £15
84/194 Diss - 1920 - Sale of property by Frederick Lusher to James Charles Bartington. Sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 2 + sides. Signed / sealed by Bartington & Lusher. [see also 84/ 192, 195] £26
171/15 Fakenham - 1842 - Contemporary copy of surrender of copyhold lands by Maria (neè Palmer) & Charles Case (Toftrees). Sheet of paper watermarked 1841, folded in 2 & written on 1 side. £8
105/36 Felbrigg - 1899 - Lease of new Mission & Reading Room by Robert William Ketton (Felbrigg Hall) to the trustees of the hall - Robert William Ketton, Rev Thomas South Jagg (Metton), William Frederick Payne & Ambrose Horatio Fox (both Cromer). Conditions of Lease and use of room. 8 page booklet written 4 sides signed by the 4 trustees, witnessed by E Burton (Metton). £32
104/11Great Yarmouth - 1808 - Mortgage Bond given by William Worts to Joseph Lee (both Gt Yarmouth) - briefly refers to Mortgage Agreement of same date between William & Mary Worts and Lee. Pre- printed paper - watermarked 1804 - ink manuscript details - ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed / sealed Wm Worts - witness signatures (J?) W Boyce, Saml Bell. £36
104/14Great Yarmouth - 1820 - Bond for repayment of loan given by Christopher Taylor Ellis (Gt Yarmouth) to John Colk (Bacton) - gives dates on which instalments of loan are to be repaid. Pre- printed sheet paper - watermarked 1816 - folded in 2 & written on 2+ sides - manuscript details - ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed / sealed Chrisr Taylor Ellis - witness signature F Hodskinson. The document is also endorsed with 3 signatures of John Colk confirming the repayments. £40
84/189 Great Yarmouth - 1889 - Assignment of Leasehold Premises by
James Dowie Hindmarsh to John Donaldson. Contains details of earlier
Deeds including original Grant by Borough, acquisitions by Hindmarsh & a note of
subsequent acquisition of Freehold by Donaldson. Location of property given by
reference to adjoining roads & property owners.
Large sheet of parchment folded in 2 - written on 2+ sides. Signed / sealed
by both parties, witnessed by Ernest E Leech (solr).
£28
44/8 Kings Lynn-1766-Thomas King to Henry Sharpe
Release- Paper copy made about 1801.Premises in Listergate and Dampgate
Street, occupied by - Allen, Boll, Bunting, Burgess, Chase, Clarke, Gent,
Hastings, King, Pennington, Williamson. Contains details of mortgage of 1765.
£32
44/10 Kings Lynn-1799- Elizabeth Sharpe , Dersingham to Sharpe
England, London, and John Sharpe England Nordelph.
Release- contemporary paper copy - of various properties from payment of
annuities under Will of Henry Sharpe, Dersingham . [Husband of
Elizabeth]. £32
44/13 Kings Lynn-1802- Assignment of Mortgage- attested contemporary paper copy- original mortgage granted 1796 by Jane Chadwick, Dersingham to John Sharpe England, Nordelph. Contains details of properties to be sold to Thomas Gunner, Linstead Thetford and Thomas Massingham and assignment of mortgage to Maxey Allen. Other names - Alderson, Allen, Carr, Gilbert, Massingham , Newham, Towler. £42
44/6 Kings Lynn-1806- Thomas Gunner to Isaac Killett.
Lease on Property in Listergate St. [now Chapel St.]- refers to Release of
next day. Vellum - signed / sealed by Gunner . Other names - Alderson,
Allen, Chadwick, Edwards, Sharpe and Sharpe England. Signed by witnesses - Saml
Rudkin, Jos Lawrence. £40
44/4 Kings Lynn-1835- - Robert and Eliza Sarah Cook, Henry
Houghton, and Catherine Cook to Richard Hall
Lease - parchment - signed and sealed by all 4 Cooks. Other name
- Grome. Signed by witnesses - L.W. Jarvis and E.B.N. Hewitt. (Release see 44/31)
£38
44/34 Kings Lynn-1851- Lewis Weston Jarvis to Robert Burton.
Sale of property - Chapel St.- parchment - signed / sealed by L.W. Jarvis and
Robert Burton. Refers to mortgage granted to Isaac Killett by Jarvis, in
default of which, property sold by Jarvis . Other names - Alderson, Allen,
Chadwick, Glover , Newham . £40
44/36 Kings Lynn-circa 1854- Extract of Title of Mortgagees of Robert Burton to property - Chapel St. Refers to Sale, Lewis Weston Jarvis to Robert Burton and Mortgage granted by William Taylor & Charles Goodwin to Burton [both 1851]. £22
84/163 & 84/187 Narborough Hall - 1807 - certified office copy (made in 1832) of certificate for Redemption of Land Tax & Certificate of Contract for Redemption of Land Tax by Samuel Tyssen, Narborough Hall, re properties in St John. Contains schedule of properties, occupiers & Land Tax to be redeemed with signature Benj Sayer - Register. For price & details see Middlesex page - Property - St John, Hackney
84/178 Norwich - 1734 - Assignment of Properties to Trustee - William Money - by Edward Sutleffe of Norwich. Single sheet of paper with embossed & ink duty stamps, but unsigned & no Indenture annexed (as stated in the document). £15
44/31 South Lynn -1835- Robert and Eliza Sarah Cook, Henry
Houghton, and Catherine Cook to Richard Hall.
Release -parchment - signed and sealed by all five parties. Refers to
Lease of previous day [see 44/4 ]. Other names - Coote, Crome, Gamble, Wales .
Signed by witnesses LW Jarvis and EBN Hewitt. £40
44/32 South Lynn- 1836 - Richard Hall from William Monement. Mortgage-parchment - signed / sealed - Richard Hall . Refers to 44/4 and 44/31. Other names - Cook, Coote, Crome, witnesses LW Jarvis and Cha. Frankland. £40
105/19 Wells next the Sea - 1821 - Lease of property by Samuel Parker to James Woods. Various conditions including the repair & maintenance of the property. Sheet paper watermarked 1819 folded in 2 written on 2 sides with several small holes in folds. Signed by James Woods with 'mark' of Samuel Parker and partial remains of red wax seal (small piece of paper missing here), witnessed by J Lambutt? £44
Wills, etc.
171/37 Abbs, Elizabeth (widow) - Runton - dated 1831
Original Will - son Richard Abbs, other children not named. Sheet
paper watermarked 1827 - written 2 sides with 'mark' & seal of
Elizabeth Abbs, witnesses signature Sarah Sadler, Sarah (Abbs?), &
'mark' of Mary (Thistle?). This Will apparently not proved, as envelope
marked "Dead long ago Will never called for". £38
98/97 Allen, James - Cromer - 1868
Probated copy of Will - children not named. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £15
171/197 Amis, Horace Walpole - Cromer (died at Boulogne, France) -
1918
Probated copy of Will - mother Ellen Amis, uncle Alfred Amis, siblings not
named, brief army details. Paper booklet. £13
171/134 Amis, James Smith - Cromer - dated 1904
Original Will - father Samuel Amis, present wife Kate L, children
Anna Lake, Samuel, Charles, Robert Amis. Sheet watermarked
paper folded in 2 - written on 1¾ sides, signed
by James S Amis, witnessed by C Morton Baker (solr, Cromer) &
Neville Pegg (his clerk). £35
171/110 Amis, William - Wellington Inn, Cromer - 1901
Probated copy of Will - sons, Charles Amis, Horace Walpole Amis, Robert,
Harry [his son Lewis William Amis], Richard, Alfred,
William Walpole Amis, daughters Agnes A, Annie M Amis, daughter in law
Ada (widow of Robert Amis). Booklet - paper cover + 3 sheets parchment,
wafer seal attached. Several company stamps + Inland Revenue stamp showing
revised figure. £19
171/47 Arnold, William Emmerson - Bale - 1878
Probated copy of short Will - wife Charlotte and 'Interest' under the Will
of Samuel Arnold (Bale). Parchment (some dusting to reverse) -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
171/41 Arnold, William - Sharrington - 1880
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - brothers Lake, Francis Arnold,
nephews (late) William Emmerson Arnold of Bale (his children not named),
Robert P Arnold, James Emmerson Arnold of High Holborn, Middx (his
children James, Mary A, Anna Arnold), John, Lake and
Thomas W Arnold, Robert Gamble (illegitimate son of
brother Francis Arnold). Nieces Rebecca Lewes [later
Bembridge] (her children Susannah, Florence (Flora), John Lewes),
Sarah & Dinah (Diana) Starling, housekeeper Sarah Lewes (aunt of
John & Flora Lewes). Other beneficiaries - Sarah (w/o Robert
Franklin of Hindringham), Rebecca (w/o William Burrell of
Holt), Sarah Brandon Ward, his labourers - Mark Waterson,
John Preston Body, William Preston Body, John R A P Body,
James Greaves, Richard Neal. Property in Edgefield,
Kelling, Salthouse, Weybourne, Bale, Sharrington,
Briston, Holt, refers to shooting & sporting rights.
5 large sheets Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, &
company marks. Together with 4 letters relating to the assignment of
their interest under the Will as security for mortgages - 1 re William Arnold
(Field Dalling) and 3 re John Lewes (Sharrington & North Walsham).
£55
171/46 Arnold, Lake - Briston - 1882
Probated copy of short Will - wife Mary, son Lake, property at Edgefield.
Parchment (some dusting to reverse) - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £21
171/114 Arnold, William - Hempnall - 1901
Probated copy of short Will - children Mary A, William, John Thomas Arnold.
Paper booklet, wafer seal attached, some dusting to cover. £14
171/147 Baker, James - Norwich - 1909
Probated copy of Will - wife Rosetta B, sons Cecil G & Percival E Baker.
Paper booklet with pencil notations & some dusting to cover. £12
171/118 Baker, William Porter - Cromer - 1901
Probated copy of short Will - wife Sally A. Booklet - paper cover + 1
sheet parchment, wafer seal attached. £12
171/106 Balls, Harold Griffen - Cromer - dated 1900
Original Will - wife Jane, son Andrew Noel. Sheet watermarked paper folded double
written on 2 of 4 sides. Signed by
Harold G Balls with witness signatures of A C Elliott & J R
Norton (solrs clerks Cromer). £28
171/130 Balls, Mary - Cromer - 1903
Letters of Administration - husband John Balls. Paper + bank stamp.
£4
171/83 Balls, Robert Marshall - Sidestrand - dated 1896
Original Will - wife Virtue. Sheet watermarked paper folded double
written on 1 of 4 sides. Signed by Robert
M Balls with witness signatures of
Edward M Hansell (solr Cromer) & Fredc. J Littledyke (solrs clerk). Will
not proved - envelope marked "Revoked". [see 171/234, Thomas Balls] £26
171/51 Barnes, Edward - Norwich - 1885
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - wife Emily, brothers & sisters William &
James Barnes, Dinah Lincoln (widow), Mary Ann (w/o Charles Steward),
Maria Betts (widow), Susan (w/o Samuel Dye). Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £24
171/53 Barnes, Emily (widow) - Lakenham - 1886
Probated copy of Will - sister Mary A (w/o Thomas Loombe of New Lakenham), their
son Arthur Thomas Loombe, sister in law Maria Betts, nephew (per Probate)
William Barnes (Norwich). Other beneficiaries include Susan (w/o
George W Bloomfield of Norwich), Susan (w/o Samuel Dye of
Lowestoft), Emma J (w/o Walter Harcourt of New Lakenham),
Charles Harrison Buck (Norwich), Sarah Starling (Heigham),
John Reynolds (Northwood). Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. £22
171/173 Barrows, John - Blickling, later Sheringham - 1915
Probated copy of short Will - wife not named, sons John R & Arthur
Barrows. Paper booklet, number of company stamps on cover. £13
171/104 Beales, Mary - Norwich - 1899
Probated copy of short Will - husband Francis Isaac Beales, mother
Mary Franklin, sister Sarah Franklin. Late uncle
Charles Franklin. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Small amount of rodent damage not affecting text. [see
160/46 below - Mary Franklin] £22
171/123 Beare, Albert Prater - Thorpe - 1902
Probated copy of Will - wife Laura Anna, brother Samuel Prater Beare,
brother in law William Edmund French, nieces & Nephew Mary R, Annie, Emily
L, Katherine E, Beatrice M, Grace H & Horatio Prater Beare. Paper
booklet, wafer seal attached, several company stamps & dust on cover. £17
118/40 Bilham, James - Cromer - 1870
Probated copy of Will - names wife Hannah, sons Robert, William (dec'd -
his 2 sons not named), Mary A w/o Thomas Manning (London). Possibly other
children, not named. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£20
171/243 Binnie, Susan - widow - Norwich - dated 1899
Original Will apparently not taken for Probate - infant daughter Jean her
Guardian named as Francis Siddle Benns (Cromer) whose children were Lydia
Siddle Springall & William Alexander Benns. Sheet watermarked paper
folded double written 2 sides. Signed Susan Binnie, witnessed James H
Stubings & P A Thouless (clerks, to Hansells & Hales) . £30
171/66 Bird, John - Flordon - 1892
Probated copy of short Will - nephew James Bird. Parchment - certificate
of Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
171/109 Bird, Thomas Miller - Cromer - 1899
Probated copy of Will - son William Bird, stepsons John & Thomas Bird,
daughters Edith (w/o John Harvey), Agatha (w/o William Winn),
Susannah Bird, illegitimate grandson Arthur Bird. Booklet - paper cover +
2 sheets parchment, wafer seal attached. £17
171/72 Bone, Robert - Cromer - dated 1893
Original Will - wife Sarah Vial, son Richard Robert Bone,
daughters Sarah Ann, Lucy Hannah (w/o Charles William Stevens). 3
sheets watermarked paper written on 1½ sides. 1st &
2nd sheets signed by Robert Bone with witness signatures of
Edward M Hansell (solr Cromer) & Edw. M Kenealy (solrs clerk). Will
not proved, as envelope marked "Revoked". £35
171/171 Bone, Robert - Cromer - 1914
Probated copy of Will - wife Sarah V, son Richard R, daughters Sarah A
(w/o Charles Fair Hartt), Florence M (w/o Frank C Hartt), Alice M
(w/o Alfred G Cullingford), no other children named, son in law
Charles W Stevens. Paper booklet. £17
98/82 Booth, Thomas - Thorpe Market - 1843
Letters of Administration - son Thomas W Booth - parchment - small printed
document with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached. £9
171/76 Bowden, Maria (widow) - Thorpe / Norwich - 1894
Probated copy of Will - sister Miss Hannah Fisher Sadler. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
171/87 Bowen, Ellen - Heigham - 1897
Probated copy of Will - sisters Mary A Buck, late Eliza Bowen.
Residuary Beneficiary Helen A Leman. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. [see below 171/62, Will of Maria A Littleboy ] £17
118/53 Branford, Elizabeth - Thorpe, Norwich - 1882
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - children William B, Sarah B,
Elizabeth L (w/o George C Edwards), Susan M (dec'd w/o
Robert P Morgan - her children not named), manservant James Ellis.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Some dusting to
reverse. £21
171/21 Breese, Easter Elizabeth - Cromer - dated 1862
Original Will - late father John Breese, brother George J
Eldred Breese, sisters Anna Maria N Breese, Harriett Mason.
Various properties - Runton, Cromer, Letheringsett. Sheet of watermarked paper ,
folded in 2, written on 1¾ sides.
Signed E E Breese & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson &
William Limmer. This Will was not proved as the envelope is marked
"Revoked". £37
171/155 Brighten, Charles - Southrepps - dated 1911
Original Will - son Richard C Brighten, other beneficiary
Elizabeth (w/o James Massingham of Aylmerton). Sheet of watermarked paper ,
folded in 2, written on 1 side 'mark'
of Charles Brighten, witnessed by M Elliott (Cromer, solr clerk) & Sarah
Saunders (Southrepps). £28
53/102 Britton, Mary [nee Shipman, Beccles, Suffolk]- Norwich -
1810
Copy of Will - paper - names husband, sisters [Dawson, Shipman], uncle Edward
Shipman ,London - refers to Marriage Settlement of 1793 and large number of other
named legatees. £30
171/91 Brooks, Elizabeth - widow - Cromer - 1898
Probated copy of Will and Codicils - daughters Hannah Mack [her
children Henry George Nockels, Lucy Eva Mack], late Mary A Brooks
[her illegitimate daughter Louisa w/o Charles Thomas Cooper] grandchildren Robert
Matthew Gosling Brooks, William Brooks, Sarah E w/o George Platten.
Thomas Mack was an Exor. Names Properties in Cromer. 6 medium sheets parchment,
forming booklet, written 9½ sides -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also 171/94 above - Property
- Cromer] £26
160/15 Brooks, Matthew - Cromer - 1874
Probated copy of Will - names wife - Elizabeth. Parchment
- certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £15
171/22 Brown, Samuel - Cromer - dated 1902
Original Will - wife Alice, infant son Henry Brown. Sheet watermarked
paper - folded in 2 written on 1½
sides, signed by Samuel Brown, witness signatures James K Frost &
George H Mancer . Will was not Proved -
envelope marked "Cancelled by a later Will". £33
160/26 Brundle, Anne - Norwich - 1886
Letters of Administration - brother John Besford, nephew Robert
Besford. Small parchment document with wafer seal attached. 2 company stamps
& slight dusting to outer. £6
171/64 Buck, Charles Harrison - Mount Pleasant, Eaton - 1890
Probated copy of Will - names wife Sarah, niece Martha Harrison Mann
(Eaton), wife's sister Emily Burrows Taylor (& her son William
Samuel Scott (Great Yarmouth), other beneficiaries include 4 daughters of
late John Benfield Allen - Laura (w/o Fred Dimmock of Harrogate),
Maud M Allen, Lilian & Edith Allen, Maria Spurgeon (Finsbury Pk,
London) & Framingham Methodist Chapel. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. £21
171/129 Bullard, Julia Anne (widow) - Heigham Grove / Hethersett -
1903
Letters of Administration with copy of Will - late brother Alfred Robert
Woolbright (Norwich), children Ethel Jane, Gertrude Ellen, Charley
Huon William And Ernest Bullard. Paper booklet - bank stamp. £15
171/142 Burton, Celia - Runton - spinster - dated 1907
Original Will - sisters Eliza Burton, Margaret Wilson, Sarah
A Dennis, brother Allen Nathaniel Burton, nephew William G Burton,
nieces Annie M Fox, Eliza M, Evelyn & Ethel Burton, Maggie C
Dennis, Gwendoline Pilgrim. Large sheet watermarked paper
folded in 2, written on 1½ sides. Signed by
Celia, witnessed by Jno. P Verry & C W Moulton. Not 'proved' -
envelope marked 'Revoked'. £33
171/135 Burton, Frederic Walter - Ludham, formerly Cromer - 1905
Probated copy of Will - wife Harriet M A, children not named. Refers to Will
of late Isaac Howes Burton. Paper booklet. £14
171/23 Burton, Isaac Howes - Cromer - dated 1863
Original Will - wife Sophia, sons Isaac Charles & Frederic Walter Burton,
brother in law Richard Bradley. Properties in Cromer. 2 sheets of paper
watermarked 1859.
Signed Isaac Howes Burton on each sheet & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson &
William Limmer. This Will was not proved as the envelope is marked
"Revoked". £37
171/146 Burton, Lewis Gilbert - Cromer - 1908
Probated copy of Will - daughters Sophia, Mary, Eva H, son
Alfred Burton, possibly other un-named children. Paper booklet with 3
company stamps on cover which has note re disposal of property in Cromer in
1956. £13
171/19 Buxton, Samuel Gurney - Cromer & Trinity College Cambridge) -
dated 1859
Original Will - mother Dame Catherine Buxton, brother Sir Thomas Fowell
Buxton. Sheet of paper watermarked 1859, folded in 2, written on 1side.
Signed S Gurney Buxton & by witnesses T Fowell Buxton (Brick Lane,
London) & Stephen Rogers, this Will was never proved, the envelope was
noted "married since". £28
98/93 Cable, Robert - Aylmerton - 1861
Probated copy of Will - names Charles Cable, Edmund & William Hall.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
171/90 Capps, Sarah - Norwich - 1898
Probated copy of Will - husband George Matthew Capps, son John Smith
Tuffield, daughter Mary A Smith Tuffield. Large sheet Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £24
160/65 Carlier, Mary Ann - Heigham - 1907
Probated copy of Will - husband Antoine Guillaume Carlier, son Edmond W
Wace Carlier (Birmingham), servant Rhoda Cork. Paper booklet - slight
dusting to cover. £13
171/127 Case, Emma (widow) - Toftrees - 1903
Probated copy of Will - niece Ellen Hayes (w/o Rev. Arthur H Hayes (Kings
Lynn). Booklet with paper cover & parchment pages - 2 company registrations.
£13
171/71 Chapman, William - Hanworth - 1892
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Margaret Jane, son Richard, daughters
Mary C Emery, Margaret J Chapman, Fanny A West.
4 medium sized sheets parchment sewn together, written on 7 sides - certificate
of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting & staining, company stamp.
£24
118/81 Churchyard, John - Norwich - (died) 1898
Probated copy of Will - wife Rebecca, son William J.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £19
118/76 Clare, William George - Swanton Novers - 1894
Probated copy of Will - wife Harriet, brother Edward, daughter
Elizabeth V Salkind, granddaughter Emma Claxton.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Some dusting to
outer. £21
171/28 Clarke, Robert - Lakenham Norwich - 1874
Probated copy of short Will - wife Elizabeth. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. £18
171/32 Clarke, Elizabeth - (widow) - Norwich - 1875
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - late daughters Ann Farrow (her children
George, Ann, Thomas, Martha Farrow),
Elizabeth Ayton (her son James Charles Ayton), sister Martha (w/o
William Iverson). The Will, codicil & Probate give 3 different addresses at
which Elizabeth lived. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£26
171/193 Clarke, George Henry Creasey - Cromer (died in France) -
1918
Probated copy of short Will - mother Louisa (w/o Henry Creasey of
West Runton), exor Robert W Clarke (relationship not given). Paper
booklet 4 company stamps. £13
118/83 Clarke, James - Cromer - dated 1900
Original Will - wife not named, sole beneficiary -
sheet of paper watermarked 1899, folded double - written on 1
side only - with signature of James Clarke - signed by witnesses
A Shepherd & C Morton Baker, (solr. ) (both of Cromer). £16
171/107 Cocks, John - Shipdam - 1901
Probated copy of Will - wife Maria. Paper booklet, wafer seal attached, slight
dusting to cover. £13
171/137 Cole, John Alexander - Norwich - 1906
Probated copy of Will - wife Clara, children May, Harry (Cromer), Frank J, Fred
(Norwich), Walter Cole. Properties in Heigham. Paper booklet, some
dusting esp. to cover. £15
171/55 Colman, Rev. Joseph - Holt / Sherringham - 1886
Probated copy of Will - daughter Maria Bunting Pigott (w/o Robert
Pigott). Refers to property - Holt & Wood Norton, farm lately belonging to
Robert Locksmith - Brimingham, Freehold Chapel - Briston & Life
Insurance Policy. Wished to be buried by Methodist Church. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, coy stamps on reverse.
£24
98/89 Cook, Miss Mary - Cromer - 1858
Probated copy of Will - beneficiaries - children of late brother William &
Richard, & William Cook Jervis. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. £16
160/73 Cooke, Henry Carter - Aldborough - 1911
Letters of Administration granted to brother Thomas Carter Cooke. A
single sheet of paper, with another small sheet of solicitor's headed notepaper
attached, listing 7 names. The writing not very legible, but they appear
to be Maria Carter Cooke (N Walsham), Anna ?Craske? (w/o SF Craske?,
East Dereham), ?Emily? Cooke (N Walsham), ?Rohn? Cooke (Nutfield), ?Jane? Cooke
(N Walsham), Hannah Carter, Thomas Carter Cooke. £6
171/81 Cooper, Mayhew - Northrepps - dated 1895
Original Will - sons George Henry Cooper, James Cox Cooper,
daughters Mary E (w/o Stephen Coleman of Trunch), Hannah M (w/o John
Ward of Gunton). Sheet watermarked paper - folded in 2 written on 1¾
sides, 'mark' of Mayhew Cooper, witness signatures James K Frost (solrs
clerk, Cromer) & Robt M Balls (Sidestrand) . Will was not Proved -
envelope marked "Revoked". £35
118/38 Cooper, Sarah - Hanworth & Calthorpe - 1869
Probated copy of Will - widow of James, children not named.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
171/79 Copley, Henry Day - Cromer - 1895
Probated copy of Will - wife Caroline. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached, company stamps. £16
171/69 Cullen, Thomas Barsham - Heigham - 1892
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - wife Barbara, sons Thomas B & Ebeneza
Cullen, grandchildren Frederick Spencer Cullen, William
Christopher Cullen, Marianne Cullen, stepdaughter Rebekah
Spinks. Details of 15 properties Heigham & Clenchwarton. 2 sheets Parchment
- certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £30
171/35 Culley, Henry Utting - Costessey - 1879
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - wife Sarah, sons Henry Culley (Costessey
), Alfred Coleman Culley (Norwich), daughters Sarah,
Ellen, Alice, Jessie, Emily. 3 large sheets parchment
with certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Company marks on reverse.
[see also 171/31, below Sarah Norton] £32
171/73 Culley, John - Costessey - 1894
Probated copy of Will - sons Edward Hugh, Frank, Lionel
Blakely Culley. Refers to children of both current wife Katherine & 1st
wife, but doesn't specifically name them. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached, some creasing.
Together with a typed memo dated 1914 from & signed by Francis
John Culley (Jesmond Park, Newcastle upon Tyne) stating that Sydney Dexter
Culley (Wymondham) had mortgaged his expectant interest in the Trust Funds
to Francis. £26
171/74 Culley, Mary (Miss) - Heigham - 1894
Probated copy of Will - nephews Alfred Coleman Culley, John
Culley, nieces Jessie, Emily Culley. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £19
171/70 Culyer, Ann - Dersingham - dated 1893
Original Will - husband Robert Culyer, sister Alice S
Newell. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 1
side only - 'mark' of Ann Culyer - signed by witnesses Alfred
Firth & William Hudson. [see 171/133, below]£28
98/103 Culyer, Miss Elizabeth - Dersingham (formerly Swaffham)
- 1883
Probated copy of Will - names brothers, John (New York, USA) Charles
(Scilly Isles, Cornwall), Robert (Swaffham), William
dec'd (Norwich) + his daughter; sisters, Eliza Mays dec'd
(East Rudham) + her daughter, Maria Plowright dec'd (New York) + her son, Fanny
?Coulan (London), other nephews & nieces including Thomas W Frost (Croydon),
Sophia & Mary A Frost (Leamington). Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. Writing faint. £18
171/133 Culyer, Robert - Penzance (formerly Dersingham, Norfolk ) -
1904
Probated copy of Will - late wife's sisters Alice S Newell,
Rebecca Clamp [her sons Henry & Thomas Clamp], Charlotte Kerridge [her daughter
Priscilla M Newson, nieces Jessie M & Fanny L Cowtan,
Eliza L Culyer, Elizabeth M Balkwell, nephew Charles Culyer, gt nephew
James King Frost. Alice (w/o Isaac Lack Robinson) also
beneficiary. Cottages in Swaffham.
12 page paper booklet written 6 sides. Together with a typed copy of the Exors
account with the life tenant [naming the tenants of property in Dersingham].
[see 171/70, above] £21
171/99 Curson, John Henry - Southrepps - dated 1900
Short Original Will - wife Louisa M. Sheet of watermarked
paper, folded double - written on 1 side only - signed by John
Henry Curson - signed by witnesses Edward M Hansell (Solr,
Cromer) & Clara Golden (Thorpe, Norwich) £22
171/10 Dashwood, Rev Horatio - Caistor next Norwich - 1826
Contemporary Attested copy of Will. Refers to Marriage Settlement (1821)
between Horatio Dashwood & Harriet Warren (William Warren &
Rev John Warren were party to the Settlement), which concerned various
Manors & properties including Caister Hall. Will also provides for appointment
of Rector to Caistor St Edmunds.
4 sheets watermarked paper - written on 2½ sides -
ink & embossed duty stamps. Some dusting & small splits in folds of cover sheet.
Original Will had been made in 1824, republished 1824 & 1826. Copy made 1828
signed by G Chapman, Henry Hansell & Wm Stevens.
[see171/34, below] £28
171/34 Dashwood, Harriet (widow) - Caistor St Edmund - 1880
Contemporary copy of Will. Sister Mary L (w/o Rev John Arthy),
nieces Emily (w/o Rev Richard Fowell, of New Brighton, Cheshire),
Harriet L Aylmer. Other beneficiaries Martha (w/o William Lyde
Wiggett Chute of the Vyne, Hampshire), Thomas William Hansell
(Norwich), and named servants Benjamin Huett & Hannah Cannell.
Refers to properties (& Advowsen of Rectory of, & charity created) for Caistor
St Edmund & Marketshall, also property in Westmoreland & Lancashire.
Watermarked paper sewn together to form booklet, written on 3½
sides. [see171/10, above] £17
171/132 Dennis, Harriet (widow) - Sheringham -
1904
Probated copy of Will - sons James Dennis & late John, possibly other
children, but not named. Booklet - paper cover + parchment pages. [see 118/58
below] £14
118/41 Dennis, John - Runton - 1870
Probated copy of Will - sons Robert, John, Bosom, daughters
Mary (w/o William Ellis), Margaret Abbs (dec'd),
grandchildren Robert & Martha Abbs. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. [see also 118/70 Ives, below] £20
171/230 Dennis, Bosom - Edgefield - dated 1865
Original short Will apparently not taken for Probate - wife Christiana.
Sheet watermarked paper written on 1 side, signed Bosom Dennis, witnessed
by Herbert J Johnson (solr Cromer), William Limmer (clerk). £23
118/58 Dennis, Robert - Sheringham - 1886
Probated copy of Will - wife Harriett. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. [see 171/132 above] £17
171/77 Dobson, Martha - Hindolveston - 1894
Probated copy of Will - (also k/a Martha Pegg) - brothers Samuel
Dobson [his children Mary Ann Adams neé Wiley,
Anna Maria, Henry G, William, Harriett, Agnes, Florence,
Ernest, Charles (all) Wiley & Mabel K Dobson, Samuel Dobson],
William Dobson (Southrepps) [his daughter Agnes A B Dobson],
John Dobson [his children John R H G, Francis F H W
Dobson (Thornage), Susan A M M & Alice A K Dobson]. Also legacies
to Alice M M Self, and Ernest, John W, Benjamin J &
Edwardo Eke, William Henry Dobson. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to reverse. This
document includes a declaration concerning the validity of the Will, made by
Frederick Hockham (Hindolveston) before the High Court. £24
171/36 Drozier, Anna (widow) - Holt - 1879
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - daughter Emily (1st husband William Cooke,
2nd husband Charles Baker), grandchildren Herbert William Cooke, +
others unnamed. Nephew Edward Burton (Aldborough), servant Catherine A Loynes, property in Holt occupied by William Preston.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £25
171/119 Earl, James William - Norwich - 1902
Probated copy of Will - wife Maria R, daughter Martha M Earl. Paper
booklet, wafer seal attached. £13
171/56 Edwards, John Thursby - Cromer - dated 1887 - died 1893
Original Will - wife Emma. Large sheet paper, pre-printed & folded in
2 to form 4 pages, with manuscript details. Will on 1 side, with printed guide
for completion, on another. 'Mark' of John Thursby Edwards & witness
signatures of Alice E Fox, John Fox & Harriet Fox (Cromer).
The envelope is noted that the Will was never proved. £28
118/28 Ellis, William - Little Barringham - (original made 1777)
Letters of Administration dated 1819 with copy of Will - names wife
Elizabeth, sons Samuel, William. Will originally proved by
Samuel, who died before administering all of estate. Letters of Administration
in respect of balance of estate issued to William jnr in 1819. Large sheet of
parchment with wafer seal attd - signed by Charles & John Kitson
(Norwich). £35
118/59 Emery, James - West Beckham - 1886
Probated copy of Will - brother William. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. £17
118/52 Everett, Stephen - Baconsthorpe - 1879
Probated copy of Will - wife Ann, sons Stephen, John, daughter Betsy
(w/o William Cletheroe of Bodham). Details of properties & the current
tenants. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. £21
118/37 Farnell, William Keeling - Norwich - 1869
Probated copy of Will - housekeeper Charlotte Thompson & her sister
Caroline Thompson - Parchment (one small hole - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. Some dusting to reverse. £17
160/18 Farthing, Dorothy - Cley next the Sea - 1876
Probated copy of Will - late sister Susan Ward, nephews John (his wife
Mary A), Francis, Nicholas Ward; nieces Marion A & Harriett E Ward,
Susan Walls (?Wales), sister's granddaughter Susan (w/o Robert Hannett). Other
beneficiaries - Elizabeth (w/o William Beckett) & her daughters Henrietta &
Georgiana ; Dorothy (w/o James Hardy), Susan A Farthing (New Lakenham),
Susan Stamp - servant. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£20
118/34 Farthing, John - Cley next the Sea - 1859
Probated copy of Will - wife Dorothy - Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached.
Together with small receipt for Probate Duties - signed over penny
lilac stamp by Benj Pulleyne (Sheringham). £21
171/82 Fenner, Robert Nathaniel - Cromer - dated 1895
Original Will - wife Ellen Maude, brother Charles Edwin Fenner, infant
children not named. Sheet watermarked paper folded double written on 2 of 4
sides. Signed by Robert Fenner with witness signatures of
Edward M Hansell (solr Cromer) & A C Elliott (solrs clerk). £35
118/43 Forder, Elizabeth - Rockland St Mary - 1870
Probated copy of Will - brother William - Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached.
Together with 2 Inland Revenue Returns / Assessments for Succession Duty
payable by Elizabeth (1869) on death of Robert Forder, and William
Forder (1870) on Elizabeth's death. Relates to property in Rockland. Both
signed by William Forder. [see also 118/45] £30
160/21 Forder, Elizabeth - Rockland St Mary - 1880
Probated copy of Will - sons Robert, John, Thomas, James (Norwich) - Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. [see also 118/43, 45] £18
118/45 Forder, William - Rockland St Mary - 1871
Probated copy of Will - mother Elizabeth, brothers John,
Thomas, James - Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached.
Together with 2 Inland Revenue Returns / Assessments for Succession Duty
payable by William on death of Robert Forder, his father and
Elizabeth on death of William. Relates to property in Surlingham. Paper, 1
signed by William Forder (small tear in fold), 1 signed by Elizabeth Forder.
Plus Inland Revenue Residuary Account statement relating to William's
Estate. Paper, signed by Elizabeth Forder & James Forder,
(Norwich). [see also 118/43, 160/21] £35
171/233 Fox, Lee Amis - Roughton - dated 1880
Original Will apparently not taken for Probate - wife Phoebe, brother
Robert Fox (Roughton ), children Lee Amis, Robert & Sophia Fox.
Details of several properties in Roughton, acquired from James & Thomas
Kettle, James Clarke, occupiers include Albert Ruymp &
Parshall Seago. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written on 2¾
sides. "Mark" of Lee Amis Fox witnessed by John Fox (Postmaster,
Cromer) & James K Frost (solr clerk). £36
98/80 Fox, William - Cromer - 1835
Probated copy of Will - wife Ann, children John, Elizabeth.
Property in Cromer & Overstrand. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £28
160/46 Franklin, Mary - Norwich - 1899
Probated copy of Will - daughters Mary (w/o Francis I Beales),
Jane (w/o Alexander W Newman), Sarah Franklin. Late brother in law
Charles Franklin (Heigham). Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Some dusting to outer. [see 171/104 above - Mary
Beales] £19
118/62 Fulcher, Susan (Mrs) - Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich - 1888
Probated copy of Will - beneficiary - Stephen Hudbud. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. £17
98/102 Fuller, Cook - Holt - 1884
Probated copy of Will - names Samuel Fuller (Beeston Regis), Benjamin
B, Elizabeth Fuller, Charles F, Samuel,
Frances E Wells, Sarah Silcock, Ann (w/o Samuel Bird of
Bodham), Louisa (w/o Robert Barcham), also refers to land purchased from
John Hales & John Banks, the rents from which are to go to servant Judith
Chastney. 2 sheets parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Note on reverse shows this document was exhibited in a case
Carter V Carter in 1886 re Robert Carter Dec'd. [see also
118/56 Gates, below] £25
171/59 Gaskin, Daniel - Sheringham - dated 1889
Original Will - wife Ellen, daughter Mary Anne (w/o Charles Dennis).
Sheet watermarked paper - folded in 2 & written on 2 of 4 sides, signed by
Daniel Gaskin, witness signatures James K Frost & Hartnell J Limmer (solrs
clerks, Cromer). This Will was not proved - the envelope is marked "Revoked".
£35
118/56 Gates, William - Norwich - 1885
Probated copy of Will - names brothers Frances Dec'd , Robert dec'd,
Joseph, sisters Mary Porter dec'd, Ruth Wells dec'd.
Robert's children - Maria, Robert, other nephews / nieces Elizabeth
(? Warman), Frances E Wells, Daniel &
Priscilla, Harriett, Emma Watson, other names mentioned include Samuel
Wells, Samuel Wells Bird , Mary (w/o Robert Land
of Attleborough), Samuel Fuller (Saradeston) - parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also 98/102 Fuller above
& 160/29 Wells, below] £21
118/77 George, William - Sprowston - 1895
Probated copy of Will - names brother Martin (Hedenham,
Suffolk), grand daughters of late wife - Effa M Bilby,
Hannah L Bilby. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£18
118/72 Gidney, Frederick John - Norwich - 1893
Probated copy of Will - names daughter Mary A Grasmann, her children
Florence, Matthew, May, Frederick (from 2 marriages), late son
Walter, his widow Marion, their children Walter M, Alfred J, Arthur,
Albert E, late daughter Fanny V (w/o Albert W B Shalders) their
children Florence (w/o T W Kent), Frank A, Beatrice L B, Lucy
C. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Several company
stamps / marks, on reverse. £22
118/44 Gill, Thomas - Hindolverston - 1870
Probated copy of Will - wife Susanna(h). Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. £15
171/40 Glasspoole, Henry - Ashill - 1880
Probated copy of Will - wife Sarah, son Frederick Henry, daughter Laura, brother
in law John Clark (South Repps). Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. £25
118/33 Goffin, William - Lingwood - died 1850
Probated copy of Will - wife Margaret, children William, Robert,
Susanna, Mary, Ann (w/o George Adams). Parchment - cert of
Probate & wafer seal attd - some dusting to reverse.
Together with a schedule - on a large sheet of paper watermarked 1842 -
of Title Deeds to Freehold & Copyhold land owned by William - signed in
1844 by John Forster (Norwich) who appears to have held the deeds
as security for a mortgage. Witnessed by Rob Field. £38
171/61 Golden, Francis - Northrepps - dated 1890
Original short Will - wife Sarah. Sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2, written on
1 side. Signed Francis Golden & by witnesses Edward
M Hansell (solr, Cromer) & James K Frost (solr's clerk, Cromer).
This Will was not proved - the envelope is marked "Revoked". £25
171/136 Golden, Francis - Northrepps - 1905
Probated copy of Will - siblings late William, John, Tabitha Golden,
nephews Edmund Summers & Francis J Golden (both Northrepps), other
siblings etc not named. Housekeeper Elizabeth Swann, steward
James Farrow. 8 page paper booklet written 3½
sides. £15
171/140 Golden, Tabitha - Overstrand - 1907
Probated copy of short Will - siblings Benanna Summers, late William,
Elizabeth, John, late George Golden, nephew Edmund
G Summers (Northrepps), other nephews / nieces not named. Paper
booklet. £13
118/55 Goshawk, Rev. Robert - Norwich - 1883
Probated copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, servant Sophia Fleet.
Parchment - cert of Probate & wafer seal attd - some dusting to & a number of
Company stamps on, reverse. £18
171/97 Goshawk, Elizabeth Ann - widow - Norwich - 1897
Probated copy of short Will - sister Ellen G [w/o William Francis Pearse].
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. 1 company stamp.
£15
171/89 Graham, Helen - widow - Thorpe - 1897
Probated copy of Will - late husband Rev. William Hall Graham, children
Helen I M (w/o Rev George W Grogan), Helen L S
Gilbert, Anna C Graham, Herbert O Graham,
Arthur Elough Graham, grandchildren Elizabeth, Alice, Ivy & William H Graham.
Refers to Marriage Settlement of 1831 & includes specific bequests of a
number of personal family items. Large sheet Parchment - cert of Probate & wafer
seal attd - number of Company stamps on, reverse. £27
171/184 Green, Elizabeth Bolding - Sheringham - 1908
Probated typed copy of Will - brother Henry Green, nieces Edith M
Bartrum, Nellie M & Fanny M Lewis, Margaret B & Maria B Green.
Paper booklet with company stamps on cover. Together with Estate Duty Return
(single sheet) relating to 6th instalment of Estate Duty. £17
98/96 Green, Elizabeth, widow - Edgefield - 1868
Probated copy of Will - Names Augustine S Green (Barrow on Humber, Lincs)
other children not named. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £16
118/54 Green, James - Norwich / Heigham - 1883
Probated copy of Will - wife Maria, children William, Robert,
Walter, Mary A, Emma (w/o Robert W McKelvie), Maria, Alice,
James Burrows. Parchment - cert of
Probate & wafer seal attd - some dusting to & Bank stamp on, reverse.
£21
160/40 Green, Ann Elizabeth (widow) - Runton - 1895
Letters of Administration - brother Arthur John Chamberlin (New York). Small
parchment document with wafer seal attached.
£5
160/116 Gurney, Lovel Wodehouse - St Clement, Jersey, formerly
Eaton, Norfolk - 1904
Probated copy of Will - for full details / price of
this, please see my Miscellaneous page - Jersey
98/100 Hancock, James - Salthouse - dated 1878
Original Will - nephew John Hancock - property at Cley next the Sea -
sheet of blue pre-lined paper, watermarked 1873, folded double - written on 1
side only - signed by James Hancock & witnesses Sidney ? Hardy (solr.
Norwich) & Maria Hill, Letheringsett Hall. £20
171/22 Hannant, Ann (widow) - Great Yarmouth - 1862
Probated copy of short Will - son William Hannant (Devonshire St, Mile End,
Middx), daughters Naomi (w/o Robert Manning Denew), Jane
(w/o William Fox). Parchment - cert of Probate & wafer seal attd. £22
118/32 Hanwell, Mary (widow) - Norwich - 1856
Probated copy of Will - individual bequests to daughters Eliza, Mary A
(w/o William Allen), Hannah Harnden, Sarah, sons
William, Frederick B. Parchment - cert of Probate & wafer seal attd - some
damp staining & creasing. £26
160/110 Harcourt, Mary Ann (w/o Bosworth W Harcourt of
Norwich) friend / main beneficiary of Will. For full details /
price of this document, please see my Staffordshire page - Wills -
Seabrook, Miss Mary - Enville, Stourbridge - 1905
98/85 Hardingham, Esther - Runton - 1851
Probated copy of Will - daughters Maria, Frances. Natural son
Elmer Breece, there may be other children not named. Properties in
Runton. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£29
160/48 Harmer, Catherine - Hindolvestone - 1900
Probated copy of Will - whole estate left to Shadrack William Skillings &
Susannah Codling (both of Hindolvestone ). [see also 160/55, below, Will - S W Skillings] Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£14
118/51 Harmer, Robert - Cromer - 1877
Probated copy of Will - wife Amelia G. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached, bank stamp on reverse. £17
171/33 Harris, George - Cromer - dated 1877
Original Will - wife Martha. Sheet of paper folded in 2, written on
1 side. Signed George Harris & by witnesses Wm
Limmer (Cromer) & James K Frost (Runton). £30
160/10 Harrison, Thomas - Cromer - 1837
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Together with small receipt for costs of obtaining Probate
£22
160/19 Harrison, Mary - Norwich - 1876
Probated copy of Will - daughter Sarah Ling pre-deceased her.
Granddaughters Mary E, Emma, Priscilla Ling. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
Together with a) Inland Revenue Return for Legacy Duty on Residuary Estate -
large sheet of pre-printed paper with manuscript insertions, signed by
John Withers Dowson (Norwich) the surviving Exor. b) 4 receipts for funeral
expenses, including Hearse + 2 coaches supplied by W Webster of Maid's
Head Hotel - some addressed to Wm Ling; c) 2 Sun Fire Office fire
insurance receipts. £38
171/175 Harrison, Christopher Stanley - Overstrand - dated 1915
Original Will - mother Emily, brother Herbert J Harrison (Northrepps).
Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, typed 1 side signed
Christopher Stanley Harrison, witnessed by J K Frost & A C Elliott (solrs
clerks, Cromer). £25
171/39 Hart, John - Cromer - dated 1871
Original Will - wife Charlotte. Sheet of paper watermarked 1863, folded in 2, written on
1 side. Signed by John Hart & by witnesses Wm Limmer
& Bosoin Dennis (Solrs clerk, Cromer). It appears that this Will was
never proved. £30
118/31 Helsdon, Charles - Gimingham - died 1852
Office copy of Probated Will - wife Sarah M, children unnamed. 10 sides of paper
with embossed Probate Court stamp. Slight dusting. £13
171/124 Hewitt, John - Southrepps - 1902
Probated copy of Will - wife not named, children Arthur Hewitt, Hannah
Maria Clements, Henry Hewitt, Elizabeth Pike, John Hewitt,
Rachel Vincent, Laura Bartram, Ephraim. Booklet - paper cover + 1 sheet
parchment. £16
171/84 Hickman, Rev. Edward Brainerd - Guestwick - 1895
Probated copy of short Will - wife Emily. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached, several company stamps on reverse. £18
98/84 Hopkins, Susannah (widow) - Alborough - 1844
Probated copy of Will - son John U, daughter Sarah U, late brother Benjamin's
son John H Ulph. Matilda Hopkins. Various properties in Aylsham,
Alborough, Thurgarton - tenants named. Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. £29
160/42 Howard, Everett - St Helens, Norwich - 1898
Probated copy of Will - daughter Laura B Howard. Parchment - cert
of Probate & wafer seal attd - some dusting to reverse. £15
160/25 Howorth, William - Swaffham - 1883
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary A, sons William, Walter S,
Frederick O, daughter Hannah M (w/o John B Goggs
of Dersingham). Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. A few
pencil notations to text, some creasing, several company stamps on reverse &
some dusting. £20
171/24 Hurry, William - Sheringham - dated 1870
Original Will - son William, other sons & daughters not named - sheet of
paper, watermarked , folded double written on 2 sides, signed by
William Hurry & by witnesses
William Limmer & Thomas Blogg (Sheringham). It appears the Will was
never proved. £33
118/1 Ibberson, Charles - Chesterton, Cambs - 1890
Probated copy of Will - names sons Charles (Kings Lynn), Herbert G,
daughter Jane M, sister Emily C. Property in Kings Lynn. Parchment - cert
of Probate & wafer seal attd - some dusting to outside - company stamps on
reverse. £18
171/54 Ives, Robert - Runton / Roughton -dated 1886
Original Will - sister Ann (w/o William Thirtle) - late wife's
brothers & sisters Anthony Porter Dennis ( Roughton ), James Dennis,
Maria Hamilton, Mary White, Jane Brothers. Sheet of watermarked
paper, folded double - written on 2¾
sides - 'mark' of
Robert Ives, signed by witnesses James K Frost &
Hartnell J Limmer ( solr's clerks, Cromer) . The Will & envelope
(which is noted 'Revoked') both have several pencil notes. [see 118/70, below] £37
118/70 Ives, Robert - Roughton - 1892
Probated copy of Will - sister Ann (w/o William Thirtle) - their children
not named, brother of late wife James Dennis, Elizabeth (w/o
John Wenn) also a beneficiary. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. [see Rebecca, and self, above & 118/41, 58 for Dennis] £20
118/48 Jacob, Elizabeth (widow) - Cromer - 1873
Probated copy of Will - names late son William & his children Georgina
Lawrence (illegitimate), William, Henry, Margaret,
Charlotte, granddaughter Harriett (w/o George Kettle) & her daughter
Malvina, late daughter Elizabeth M Kennedy & her children George T,
Jacob, Caroline, Charles - son of grandson Charles Kennedy.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see
171/117 below - George V Kettle's Will] £21
171/50 Jarvis, William - Cley next the Sea - 1885
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - sons Samuel & Thomas Jarvis,
daughter Maria Bailey. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £23
118/84 Jeffery, Sarah Elizabeth - Cromer - dated 1902
Original Will - husband Alfred - sheet of paper,
watermarked , folded double - typed text on 1 side only - 'mark'
of Sarah E Jeffery & signed by witnesses C Morton Baker (solr. ) &
Neville Pegg (his clerk). Note: when acquired, this Will was in the
original sealed envelope. £17
171/43 Jermy, George - Norwich - 1882
Probated copy of Will - wife Sarah, children Selina, George,
Herbert, Catherine, Alfred Jermy. Parchment (some dusting
to reverse) - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£23
98/92 Jonas, James - Roughton - 1861
Probated copy of Will - beneficiaries - Jemima & her son Elijah Jonas,
housekeeper Mary Hindrey. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £18
171/125 Kerr, William John - Cromer - dated 1903
Original Codicil to Will - wife May Florence Maud. Sheet of watermarked
paper, written 1 side, signed by William John Kerr, witnessed by
Havard N
Bridgwater & Sidney F High (solrs clerks,
Cromer). Possibly a Shropshire connection, as envelope noted that Will held by
Solicitors in Oswestry. £20
171/16 Kerry, Edward - Cley next the Sea - 1848
Probated copy of Will - nephew Christopher Stangroom (wife Ann), niece
Elizabeth (w/o Robert Newton of Cley n t S), their children Mary A &
William Newton. Cottages in Newgate Cley - 1 occupied by James Pells.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £32
171/117 Kettle, George Valentine - Cromer - dated 1901
Original Will - daughters Murial M, Harriet M (w/o Walter Blyth).
Housekeeper Sarah Woods. Large sheet of watermarked paper, folded
double written 2 of 4 sides, signed G V Kettle, witnessed by James K
Frost & Henry J? Jarvis (solrs clerks, Cromer). [see 118/48 above - Elizabeth
Jacob's Will]. £35
118/66 Knowles, Matthew - Runton - 1891
Probated copy of Will - 5 children - Mary A, Harriett (w/o Henry
Banville), John, Elizabeth (w/o John Thompson), Martha
Thompson. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£20
171/14 Lake, Ann - Letheringsett - 1839
Probated copy of Will - nieces & nephews Mary, John, Robert &
William Breese, William Green, Rose Stebbend,
Sarah Stannard, Susannah Boyce, Martha Hiley,
Harriet Keitley, Ann Jacob. Creased Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. Together with a number of paper documents re
Administration of Estate :- a) slip containing valuation of items bequeathed to
Susannah Boyce signed by Joseph Colman (Briston), b) receipted
Account for costs of obtaining Probate, c) small piece containing details of
Estate Income & Expenditure (incl payment to surgeon) d) Stamp Duty Office
Residuary Account Return, e) 2 Stamp Office Legacy statements / receipts & a
further Stamp Office form. Note 3 of the documents are signed by John
Breese, 1 by Robert Breese. £62
171/93 Lake, Richard - Bale - 1898
Probated copy of short Will - wife Maria. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. 2 company stamps. £17
160/92 Land, Miss Maria Charlotte - Norwich - 1922
Probated copy of Will - sister Lucy H Kent, nephews Alfred
R Kent, Ernest E Kent. Ernest A Kent (Norwich solicitor
had witnessed original Will) Paper booklet - bank stamps on cover. £14
171/49 Larwood, William - Roughton - dated 1885
Original Will - wife Harriet Elizabeth, son Walter W Larwood,
brother in law George Brown (S. Repps) - sheet of watermarked paper
folded in 2 - written on 2 sides - 'mark' of William Larwood, witness
signatures of James K Frost & Hartnall J Limmer (solr's
clerks, Cromer). It would appear that this Will was never proved. £35
171/98 Lewis, Mary Ann - widow - Hunworth & Holt - 1899
Probated copy of Will - brothers John & Austin Spaul (both Collingwood, Canada).
John's son Josiah John Spaul. Neice Elizabeth Purdy (Walsingham).
Austin's children not named. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached, bank stamp, pencil notes on Will, some dusting. £21
118/74 Little, John - Sherringham - 1894
Copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, residuary beneficiary Esther E
Middleton (d/ o late William Middleton) - sheet of paper folded in 2 -
written on 1 side only. [see Middleton below] £11
171/62 Littleboy, Maria Ann (widow) - Norwich - 1890
Probated copy of Will - many specific bequests, property in Norwich - sisters
Susannah Gooch, late Emily Leman, Eliza Stevens,
Harriet (w/o Henry M Beckett). Cousins Fanny, Esther &
Catherine Ladbroke. Nephews George H Beckett (his son Ernest),
George & Edward J Stevens, Athur L Littleboy (his wife
Gertrude), George H Littleboy (his wife Theresa), Harry Leman
(his wife Caroline), niece Helen A Leman. Great nephew & nieces Frederick
Cullen, Jessie & Ellen Campbell, Ellen Mary & Gertrude Leman,
Edith & Bertha Hall. Other beneficiaries Helen (w/o William Hands
& their son), Caroline & Walter Peed (Southwold, Suffolk), Grace & Katherine
(d/o William Shaw), servant Ellen Bowen [her Will above see
171/87 ]. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, bank stamp. £28
160/47 Livock, William Thomas - Heigham - 1899
Probated copy of Will - son Edward W Pets Livock, daughter
Jane E. Refers to house & shop. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. Outer dusty. £18
98/107 Long, Mary Ann (widow) - Cromer - 1891
Probated copy of Will - sister Elizabeth S (w/o Thomas Blogg) + their 2
sons, niece Betsy (w/o James Jillings) + their son.
6 properties in Cromer (occupied by Widow Warner, Thomas Harrison,
Henry Balls). Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£18
171/112 Love, George (Hamond) - Sheringham - 1901
Letters of Administration with copy of Will attached - brothers James Love
(Wells), John Hamond Love (Cromer), sisters Honor (w/o Ephraim Randell ), Leah Chaplin (Thurston Loddon).
Beneficiaries include Phyllis Hayho (daughter of late Hamond Love of
Wells). Booklet - paper cover, 1 sheet parchment, wafer seal attached. £16
171/65 Mace, John - Marlingford - 1891
Probated copy of Will - nephew Walter Mortimer, late wife's sister &
niece Rhoda Waites & Julia Stone. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £19
160/93 Mace, Miss Unity - Eaton - 1922
Probated copy of Will - friends Catherine Clark of same address, Fanny
A Mottram (& her 2 sons Ralph Hale Mottram (Norwich), Alfred
Hugh Mottram (Edinburgh)). Refers to interest in cottages & land. Paper booklet
- company stamp on cover. [see also 160/94 Mottram, below]. £14
171/138 Mack, Gilbert Allen - Cromer - 1906
Probated copy of Will - brothers Edward J Mack, James Mack -
other siblings not named, infant daughter Rosa May. Paper booklet - some
creasing & dusting. £13
160/86 Mann, William - Norwich - 1914
Letters of Administration with copy of short Will attached - wife Betsy. Both
executors (Alfred Milk (Shipdham) & John Milk (Weston) had died
before Mann. Paper booklet. £11
171/27 Marling, Sarah (widow) - Runton - dated 1873
Original Will - mother a beneficiary but not named, sisters Sophia
, Ann (w/o John Jeffries of Attleboro'). Sheet of paper
watermarked 1869, folded in 2, written on 1 side. Signed
S Marling & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson & B
Dennis, jnr . this Will not proved - envelope marked "Revoked". £35
171/244 Martins, Thomas - Runton - dated 1900
Original Will - wife Sarah, sons John, Arthur & Thomas David Abbs Martins,
daughters Emily Elizabeth Leake & Mary Catherine Everett. 3 houses
& freehold land left to children. Sheet watermarked paper folded double written
2 sides. Signed Thomas Martins, witnessed James Kemp & Alfred A Leake
(both Runton) . This Will not proved - envelope marked "Revoked". £35
160/72 Matthews, Samuel - Heigham - 1911
Probated copy of Will - sister Elizabeth L (w/o Charles Daniels),
their son Charles Daniels, brothers William, George, James
Matthews. Assistant John W Lemon - given option to
acquire business. Details of several properties & rights to his own patent
medicines. Servants named - incl Robert Mower (coachman),
William Buxton (employee), Hannah Thelford (Hainford) also a
beneficiary. Paper booklet with number of company stamps on cover. £16
171/141 Mayes, William Charles - Cromer - 1907
Probated copy of Will - late wife Elizabeth, sons John C & Charles J Mayes
- other children not named. Paper booklet. £13
171/78 McClure, Henry - Cromer - dated 1895
Original Will - wife Elizabeth, brother Rev Edmund McClure
(Cromer), nephews Herbert & Ivor McClure, servant Mary Lancashear.
Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 2½ sides. Signed by
Henry McClure & by witnesses Edward M Hansell (solr, Cromer) & A C
Elliott (solrs clerk). £35
84/185 Meadows, Philip - Diss - 1783
Extract from Will - nephews David Martineau (Norwich),
Meadows Taylor (Diss), includes date of Will, & where & when proved. Sheet
of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 1+ sides. [see also 84/184 -
property, above] £5
171/18 Melton, James - Roughton - dated 1857
Original Will - wife Sarah, nephews & nieces George Starling,
Ann, Eliza & John Wenn. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2,
written on 3½ sides. Signed by James
Melton & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson & William Limmer, it
would seem that this Will was never proved. £42
98/112 Middleton, William, (husband of Harriet see above) - Sheringham
- 1894
Probated copy of Will - daughter Esther E. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also Little, above] £16
160/11 Millard, Philip - North Walsham - 1855
Certified contemporary copy of Probated Will - note- of Lincolns
Inn Fields, at date of death. Brother William Salter Millard (Old Catton),
daughters Lucy Elwin (w/o Walter J Scott), Elizabeth S V
Millard (Holcombe Rogus, Devon), Maria J Millard, Phillippa Millard and
Mary Whittingham ** Taunton, Somerset 1876 (pretended wife of
William Hewitt), nephews Charles W Millard & James E Millard.
20 pages of paper watermarked 1854, sewn together with parchment cover sheet.
Written on 18 sides with pencil notations throughout. Some splits in folds,
some dusting to first page & repair made to it before booklet made up.
Notes on cover relating to deaths & burial **places of some family members.
£40
171/103 Miller, Caroline (widow) - Heigham - 1900
Probated copy of Will - daughters Clementina Mingay Miller, Agnes
Fox, Katherine (w/o George F Handel Scarborough), late Catherine
Walker [her 2 children not named]. Son in law Philip Cuddon, sons
Charles Joseph Miller, Francis Thomas Miller, grandson Philip Fox,
nephew Francis Critten. Property in Heigham. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached several company stamps on reverse. £26
160/85 Minister, Ann - Great Witchingham, formerly Weston Longville -
1914
Probated copy of Will - daughters of late husband - Julia Seip, Clara
Orton (her 2 children not named), brother Charles, personal bequests to
niece Anne Ingram, cousin Ellen Owens, friend Miss Elizabeth
Saltmer (York). Paper booklet - bank stamps on cover. £16
160/9 Minns, John - Thwaite - 1841
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Loise, sons in law James Minns (? Etchingham),
George Strange (Mettingham, Suffolk), children - Loise, Charlotte (late w/o
William Fflaxman & their children George & Hannah), Maria, Harriett, Honor (w/o
Thomas Pain), Caroline, John, Charles, James & Mary dec'd (her children not
named). The original had been witnessed by a David Minns.
3 large sheets parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached. Pencil
notes & some underlining to text, some fading in folds & dusting to outer.
£39
160/94 Mottram, Fanny Anne - Norwich - 1924
Probated copy of Will - sons Ralph Hale Mottram (Norwich), Alfred
Hugh Mottram (Edinburgh). Refers to friend Unity Mace & land in
Eaton. Paper booklet - company stamps. [see also 160/93 Mace, above]. £14
171/92 Mower, Henry - Trowse - 1898
Probated copy of Will - wife Redelpha E, sons Harry William,
William Vince B, Frank Theodore, Baron Goff Mower,
daughter Annie Elizabeth Mower. Specific bequests of several personal family
items. Parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting &
several company stamps to outer. £26
98/95 Moy, William - Runton - 1868
Probated copy of Will - children James, David & Matilda Moy,
reputed children Martha & Thomas W Wiseman alias Moy - also Ann
Wiseman 'now living with me'. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Together with a bundle of small papers (17) relating to
the administration of the estate - including receipted invoices bearing
signatures of ME Chadwick, WH Burton, H Randell, HP
Ransome, Robt Cooch, James Kemp (Runton Mill), Robt
Page (Cromer), N N Field, a letter with postal franks to David
Moy from the Inland Revenue, with a copy of his reply, a receipt with the
'mark' of Robert Moy. £38
171/172 Mutimer, Sidney - Cromer - 1914
Probated copy of Will - wife Emma, son Sidney H, daughter Kate M (w/o George
L Luff). Refers to business. Paper booklet, some pencil notations, dusting.
£19
160/13 Nash, William Spooner - Norwich - 1870
Probated copy of Will - wife Eliza E (to live in house in Heigham), children
not named. Sisters Matilda (w/o Frederick Maunder), Caroline (w/o
Erasmus Stannard Culyer), Priscilla (w/o Henry Wilkinson), Elizabeth
(w/o Osborn Engale Teasel), nephew John Osborn Teasel who was to
continue running the business.
2 large sheets parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached, some
dusting to outer. £26
118/80 Neale, John - Rockland St Andrew - 1897
Probated copy of Will - wife Annie. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£16
160/74 Newland, Elizabeth - Norwich - 1911
Probated copy of Will - children Ezra James Newland, Hannah Eliza
Hartill, Emma E Hubbard, Mary Jane (w/o Walter
Dickerson). Paper booklet small damp stain to top edge, some dusting.
£13
171/139 Newman, Tom - Cromer - 1907
Probated copy of short Will - wife Maria, daughter Mary E, other children
not named. Paper booklet, some dusting. £13
118/35 Newson, Mary (widow) - Norwich - 1860
Letters of Administration - son Henry Newson (Bury St Edmonds) - 'one of
the children'. Small printed parchment, with manuscript insertions, wafer seal
attached. Together with receipt for Administration Registration Fees paid.
£8
160/20 Newton, Richard Robert - Holt - died 1876
Probated copy of Will - names wife Sarah.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached some dusting to
outer. £14
118/65 Nockels, Henry - Cromer - 1890
Probated copy of Will - wife Sarah, son Herbert, his wife Caroline,
grandchildren Henry G, Elizabeth - properties in Cromer & Aylsham. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£21
160/96 Norman, Mary Ann - Norwich - 1925
Probated copy of Will - husband Ernest William Norman,
daughters Helen T & Ethel M Norman. Paper
booklet with several company stamps. £13
171/68 Norton, Henry - Heigham - 1892
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - brother William Norton,
nephew William J Norton, niece Sarah J Culley - her
children Edith J, Albert J & Henry E Norton Culley. Servants Jane &
Mary A Taylor, Emma E Branch. Specific bequests, including a
collection to the Norfolk & Norwich Library. 2 large sheets Parchment, a number
of company stamps on reverse - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
[see Sarah Norton, below] £29
118/69 Nunn, William - Framington Pigot - 1891
Letters of Administration - daughter Harriet H - one of
the children. Small printed parchment, with manuscript insertions, wafer seal
attached. £4
160/341Osborn, Harry - Westbury, Thorpe - 1896
Probated copy of Will - wife Annie M. Refers to business. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to reverse.
£17
160/39 Osborn, John - Norwich & Brooke - 1894
Probated copy of Will - sons Harry, Frederick H, daughters Elizabeth
W (w/o William P Abel), Blanche (w/o Arthur Wiseman, Enfield Town,
Middx). Refers to Blanche's Marriage Settlement, partnership with son Harry &
Robert G Smith & several properties owned. Large sheet Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to reverse.
£22
160/37 Otty, Robert Metcalf - Norwich - 1893
Letters of Administration - wife Anna M. Small piece parchment, wafer seal
attached. Dusting to reverse. A pre- printed letter from the Legacy &
Succession Duty Office is attached. £7
160/8 Otway, William - Blakeney - 1826
Probated copy of short Will - wife Pleasance, also refers to wife's children
(not named). Parchment - wafer seal attached. £20
160/34 Pain, John Harold - Knapton - 1892
Certificate of Probate & wafer seal with copy of Will written on parchment,
attached. Wife Emma, children not named, brother Arthur Pain (Ipswich). Euphemia
Pain (widow of John Pain, Upper Holloway, London). The top half consists
of notes in red ink concerning the Will, and the bottom half of the sheet is a
copy of the Will itself. Some dusting, pencil notes & company stamps to reverse.
£18
171/75 Pearson, Mary Ann (widow) - Thorpe / Norwich - 1894
Probated copy of Will - daughter Margaret A Pearson. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
160/89 Amelia Jane Pearson (Norwich), beneficiary of brother's Will - full details & price on my Leicestershire page - Pearson, Arthur Charles - Leicester 1917 - killed in action - in France. [see also 160/95 Pearson, Harriet - 1924]
160/95 Pearson, Harriet (widow) - Norwich - 1924
Probated copy of Will - nieces Amelia J Pearson (of same address),
Miss Harriet L Coleman (Carbrooke). Land in Thorpe. Paper booklet -
bank stamp on cover. [ see also 160/89]. £14
98/81 Pegg, Margaret (widow) - Sheringham - 1839
Probated copy of Will - daughters Mary *(w/o Richard Chambers), Hannah
(w/o James Cubitt - their daughter Mary), Margaret Hollidge, sons
Henry, Joseph dec'd - his children Joseph, Henry & Mary West.
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. *see 98/91
Mary Chamberlain (Administration) above. £29
171/6 Elizabeth (w/o William Pestell of Bacton, Norfolk) & their daughter Jane E included in Will - for full details & price, please see my Hertfordshire page - Wills - Greg, Thomas - Westmill - 1832
171/58 Phillippo, William Skinner - Wood Norton - 1888
Probated copy of Will - housekeeper Mary Barnard, nephews
William Skinner Massingham [ his son George Walter Massingham, &
natural son John W Winn / Massingham], John Riseborough
Massingham (Field Dalling), George Phillippo Massingham [ his
sons George Phillippo, William, Robert, James Comer,
Thomas Albert, Walter Henry Massingham & natural son John
Massingham Comer / Massingham ], niece Elizabeth Mallett [ her son
John Massingham Mallett, grandson Sidney John Mallett]. Estates
at Wood Norton, Barney, Whissonsett, Foulsham. 2 large sheets
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £32
171/25 Pigg, Edmund Banks - Norwich - 1871
Probated copy of short Will - Charles William, Henry, Frederick
Thomas, Alfred Pigg. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Together with a letter from the Inland Revenue,
Somerset House, requesting the submission of the Estate accounts, signed by A
Hanson. £23
160/27 Piper, John Daniel - Heigham - 1888
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - wife Ellen, brothers William, George,
Austin (dec'd), Frederick Mabbs Piper (his wife - Emma),
sister Sarah Clemance, nephews Edward W H, Clarkson,
Ernest, Frank Austin E, Charles & Arthur Piper,
nieces Gertrude Whitehead, Mary Piper. Includes details of
Ironmongery partnership. 2 sheets Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached. Large number of company stamps on reverse which has slight
dusting. £26
98/79 Plumbly, John - Sydestrand - 1801
Probated copy of Will - wife Abigail, son John, daughter late Ann Long,
her children James, Mary A, John P, Ann. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £29
160/91 Pond, Maria Susan - Norwich - 1920
Probated copy of Will - late husband Harry / Henry Pond, son
John Frederick Pond, daughters Winifred M, Maria M (w/o
Sidney Rushmer), Esther E (w/o Albert Pedler). Paper
booklet. £16
160/28 Porter, William Ostler - Acle - 1888
Probated copy of Will - sons William Ostler, Robert Stone Porter. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
171/126 Powell, Ellen Mary - Scottow / Hindringham - 1903
Probated copy of Will - husband Frederick Powell (Barston St Lawrence),
brothers John Smith Bells & George Bells. Refers to children, but
doesn't name them. Paper booklet with a number of company stamps on cover.
£15
118/71 Pratt, William - Northrepps - 1892
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary, grandson Walter Walpole. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
118/61 Prestwich, Anna Matilda (widow) - Norwich - 1888
Probated copy of Will - sons by first marriage - Francis F Nash,
Henry W Nash. Note the Will was written in Manchester, and the Exor /
Trustee lived there. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. 1
company stamp on reverse. £20
118/42 Pye, John Stimpson - Cromer - 1870
Probated copy of Will - wife Judith, son George E. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
160/82 Race, Mary - Heigham / Seething - 1913 (Formerly Mary
Durrant neé Crickmore)
Probated copy of Will - gives details of legacy under Will of her father
Robert Crickmore (Seething) for benefit of her children - Kate (w/o
Charles Michael Roberts) by her first husband William Henry Durrant
and Mary L (w/o Bernard Charles Hammond Thorn) & John Nimrod Race
by her second husband Charles Race. Paper booklet - some pencil
notations. £17
171/121Ram, Hannah (widow) - Cromer - 1902
Probated copy of short Will - daughter Martha E Ram. Booklet -
paper cover + 1 sheet parchment, wafer seal attached. £12
118/47 Ram, William - Cromer - 1872
Probated copy of Will - wife Hannah. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £16
171/45 Ramm, William Hill - Holt - 1882
Probated copy of Will - nieces Mary Ramm, Sarah Rose, late
wife's nieces & nephews Elizabeth Burrows, Sarah Spencer (widow),
Anna MShirley (widow), Susannah (w/o Rev. Edward Jeffery),
Anna Savage, Mary J (w/o Thomas Kent), Susan Boyes,
Catherine, Ann, John & William Savage. Parchment (some dusting to
reverse) - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £25
171/151 Ransome, Richard Leonard - Little Merton, formerly Norwich -
1909
Probated copy of short Will - wife Edith M - paper booklet with parchment cover
- some loss to top edge of cover, not affecting text. £9
98/16 Ray, William C / Sealey William G / Schomberg
Joseph T - , Sidestrand - 1842
See Essex page under Wills - Ray - for details.
171/113 Ray, Winifred Howard (Miss) - Norwich - 1901
Probated copy of short Will - sister Mabel, brother Cecil Ernest Ray.
Paper booklet, wafer seal attached. £13
160/62 Reeve, Edward Galloway - Norwich - 1906
Probated copy of Will - sons Walter & Horace George Reeve, daughters
Amelia, Catherine Emily Ellingham, Ellen (w/o William
Nethercote Ladell), sister Charlotte Reeve. Personal bequests, addresses of
property & business. Paper booklet - pencil notes - several company stamps on
dusty cover. £16
171/52 Reynolds, George - Northrepps - dated 1886
Original Will -wife not named, son Robert, daughter Elizabeth & her son
Charles Reynolds. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double -
written on 3 sides - 'mark' of
George Reynolds, signed by witnesses James K Frost
( solr's clerk, Cromer), & Emmelina A F Kerry (Northrepps) . It appears
that this Will was never proved. £37
171/17 Riches, William - Runton - dated 1850
Short
Original Will -sons James & George Riches - sheet of paper,
watermarked 1846, folded double - written on 1 side only - 'mark' of
William Riches, signed by witnesses Herbert J Johnson &
William Limmer, his clerk. the envelope with good wax seal is noted "Wm
Riches told me in Dec 1870 he had made another Will" - so this Will was
never proved. £30
171/149 Richmond, William - Lyng - 1909
Probated copy of Will - daughters Martha (w/o Charles W Smith), Emma (w/o
Arthur Bowes), Harriet (w/o Robert Long), grandchild Annie (w/o
Charles Parnell). Paper booklet with parchment cover. £15
171/120 Rogers, Ann Jane - Cromer - 1901
Letters of Administration with copy of short Will - husband Joseph
Rogers, late parents Ann M & William Smith. Booklet - paper cover
+ 1 sheet parchment, wafer seal attached. £14
171/38 Rogers, Joseph - Overstrand then Roughton - 1870
Probated copy of short Will - nephew Stephen Rogers (North Repps).
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
98/109 Roper, James Richard - Cromer - dated 1892
Original Will - wife Rosanna E - sheet of paper,
watermarked , folded double - written on 1 side only - signed by James
Richard Roper & witnesses J Harold Cook (solr. Cromer) & H R
Johnson (his clerk). £20
171/60 Rudd, Emily (spinster) - Surlingham - 1889
Probated copy of Will - sister Mary Rudd. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. Company stamp on reverse & some creasing.
£17
118/63 Rumble, William George - Heigham, Norwich - 1889
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary. Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. Company stamp on, & some dusting to, reverse.
£17
171/95 Rumble, Mary - widow - Heigham, Norwich - 1899
Probated copy of Will - sister Sarah Blower, sister's godson William
Girling (Tavistock Square, London), servant Kate Buxton. Many bequests to
Methodist organisations and friends including Charles J Bower (Heigham).
Large sheet Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £20
171/116 Rust, Henry - Cromer - dated 1901
Original Will - wife Mary E, daughters Constance M, Ethel M,
Georgina, sons Benjamin T Rust, Hubert F, Arthur H
Rust. Refers to partnership agreement, businesses at Cromer & Sheringham,
property at Trimingham & Cromer. 6 large sheets watermarked paper, written on 5
sides each signed by Henry Rust, witnessed by Fredc J Littledyke & Havard
N Bridgwater (solrs clerks, Cromer). £40
171/236 Rust, Robert - North Walsham - dated 1896
Original Will apparently not taken for Probate - wife Amy Lillias, minor
children not named, nephews Benjamin Thomas Rust, Herbert Frank Rust
(both Cromer). 3 sheets paper, written 2½
sides each signed R Rust, witnessed by J K Frost & A C Elliott (solr
clerks, Cromer). £32
171/143 Sadler, Hannah Fisher - Thorpe, Norwich, spinster - 1907
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - cousin Marion C Wood (Brockley),
godson Charles Daniel Norton, late uncle David Fisher, late
nephew & niece Charles J & Jane M [children of late James & Maria Bowden].
Many legacies to friends incl. Margaret A Pearson (Thorpe), Emily &
Samuel J Norton (E. Dereham), Fanny R, Esther M & Catherine E Ladbroke
(all Thorpe), Alice E, Ellen M & Charles J Barber (Norwich), servant
Hannah Eva Armes, also charitable bequests. Paper booklet with parchment
cover - some dusting. £13
53/101 Salmon, William - Ravening ham - 1808
Later extract of Will - paper - wife, Kinbury. £5
118/82 Savin, Mary Susanna - Cromer - (died) 1898
Probated copy of Will - son Alfred C. Small parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting & staining to, reverse.
£12
160/35 Sayer, Martha - Hethersett - 1893
Probated copy of Will - daughters Hannah & Martha Sayer. Parchment - certificate
of Probate & wafer seal attached & some dusting to reverse.
£14
53/103 Scarlett, John - Norton Subcorse - 1826
Copy of Will - paper [very fragile] - names 5 nephews/ nieces, Scarlett
[London].
£15
160/78 Seeley, Miss Rosamond - Heigham, Norwich - 1912
Probated copy of Will - sister Eliza Seeley, niece Emma A (w/o James
Frederick Fox of Bromsgrove). Paper - 2 bank stamps & light dusting to cover.
£13
160/83 Self, Alfred Cooke - Norwich - 1913
Probated copy of Will - wife Alice, son Alfred Barnard Self (possibly
other children, but not named). Also refers to eldest son by 1st marriage
Frank LShipston Self & Will of Thomas Wiseman Shipston.
Paper booklet - slight dusting to cover, some pencil markings. £16
160/54 Shearing, William - Colton - 1904
Probated copy of Will - main beneficiaries - James Matthews (former
teamman) of East Tuddenham & his daughter Edith Matthews, and Phoebe
Pratt (housekeeper) - property at Welborne & Colton. Large number of
other beneficiaries, to include - sisters Lydia Self (Worlingham, Suffolk),
Sarah Graves (Southburgh), cousins James Kiddell (Kimberley),
Susan Knights (Netherby, Essex), Harry Kiddell dec'd (Blickling),
William & James Bugg (East Tuddenham) also - Charles
Matthews (Mattishall), children of late John Matthews
(Norwich), James s/o James Matthews (Colton), Edward Pratt (East
Tuddenham). Paper booklet with parchment cover with bank stamp & some dusting.
£16
160/80 Shoosmith, Sarah Anne - Norwich - 1912 - wished to be
buried with (un-named) husband at Eastbourne, Sussex.
Probated copy of Will - brothers James R White, John White,
Frederick G White, sisters Emma White, Hannah
Easter Atkinson (North Elmham). Nephews / nieces Harry F White (wife
Annia), Alfred, Percy, Ernest K, Frederick R R, Lily, Maggie,
Muriel, Ellen D H (all) White. Personal bequest to God daughter Alice Blackman
(Thornton Heath). Paper booklet - 3 company stamps & some dusting on parchment
cover. £16
171/11 Shore, Stephen - Runton - dated 1831
Original Will - wife Mary, brother Jonathan - pencil note says 71 on
14/1/1859. Refers to property inherited under Will of James Shore
(Gresham) following death of Honora Neave (formerly Crask).
Sheet of paper watermarked 1829, folded in 2
written on 2 sides - 'mark' & seal of Stephen Shore, witness signatures
of William Curtis, G W Collison, Herbert J Johnson.
Together with a slip of paper stating that Stephen was the son of Sarah (neé
Woodhouse) & John Shore & was born 1783. Both are within original
wrapper. £42
171/4 Shore, George Matthias - Sheringham - (1859) - see
father's Will on my Cambridgeshire page for full details & price - Shore,
Jonathan - Linton - (1859)
Refers to property at Runton inherited from brother Stephen Shore.
Witness signatures of Herbert J Johnson
(Solicitor, Cromer) & Wm. Limmer (his clerk).
118/39 Short, John - Overstrand - 1870
Probated copy of Will - sister Elizabeth Church (Overstrand), nephew
Joseph Short (Cromer) & his 3 children (not named)
Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
160/75 Simpson, William Rudd - Norwich - 1911
Probated copy of Will - brother Walter Simpson, nephews William
Simpson Gray (Norwich ), William R Simpson, Frederick Dixon,
Henry Rudd Gray, nieces Mary A & Margaret Hewett,
Mary A (w/o William E Gray), Caroline M (w/o Irwin E
Dixon), grand niece Maude C Dixon. Paper booklet with 1 bank stamp & slight
dusting to cover. £15
160/55 Skillings, Shadrach William - Hindolvestone - 1904
Cert of Probate with copy of short Will attached - niece Susanna(h) Codling.
Witnesses to original of Will - Ernest W Codling & Jessie Codling.
Paper booklet with parchment cover - some dusting. [see also 160/48, above -
Will of Catherine Harmer] £12
171/108 Smith, Anne Whiting - Baconsthorpe - 1900
Letters of Administration - husband Henry Maslan Smith. Small paper
document with 5 company stamps on reverse - wafer seal attached. £6
98/88 Smith, John - Cromer - 1857
Probated copy of Will - beneficiaries William Smith, Sarah - widow of
Robert Anderson. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£25
171/100 Smith, Susanna (Miss) - Cromer - dated 1900
Original Will - brother Samuel Smith (Toronto, Canada), his 4 sons Thomas
Mann Smith, William Wilson Smith, Samuel S Smith, Robert Cromer Smith.
Nephews Robert Hierons Smith, Arthur S Smith (Broadmoor), great
nephew Robert H Canham Smith. Includes details of properties in Cromer, &
tenants James Curtis, William Neale, Henry Payne, James Craske. Large
sheet of watermarked paper, folded double - written on 2 of 4 sides -
signed by Susanna Smith, signed by witnesses James K Frost
& Fredc. J Littledyke
(solr's clerks, Cromer). £36
171/105 Smith, Susanna (Miss) - Cromer - dated 1900
Original Codicil to Will - nephew Robert Hierons Smith, sheet of watermarked
paper, written on 1side - signed by Susanna Smith, signed by witnesses James K Frost
& Fredc. J Littledyke. Not 'Proved' as envelope is noted "Revoked". £18
160/90 Smith, William Robert Wilson - Lakenham - 1917
Probated copy of Will - wife Maria, daughters Susannah M & Maud Smith.
Brother in law George Hudson (North Heigham). Refers to 2 properties
owned. Paper - grant subject to special War-time conditions. £16
160/117 Spratt, Rev Charles Muskett
- died in 1881 in the Transvaal, formerly of Mulbarton
Letters of Administration granted in 1894 to his widow Agnes (now the w/o
Rev Marshall Limon). Parchment with wafer seal attached. £5
160/67 Springall, Elijah - Hainford -
1908
Probated copy of Will & Codicils - wife Elizabeth, brother William
Springall, sisters Virtue Hardy dec'd (children not named), Sarah
Laws, Ruth Rudling dec'd (children not named), brothers in law John Hunt
dec'd, Jeremiah Hunt, George Hunt (Hainford
), sister in law Mary Fisher. Paper booklet with 1bank stamp
& some dusting to cover. £17
160/71 Stanforth, Herbert Turner - Norwich - 1911
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary A. Details of 2 properties owned in Norwich,
& a cottage in Horsford St Faiths. Paper booklet
with 1bank stamp & some dusting to cover. £14
171/44 Starling, John Henry - Sidestrand - dated 1882
Short Original Will - wife Sarah Elizabeth, brother Lewis S Starling. Sheet watermarked paper - written on 1 side, signed by John
H Starling, witness signatures James K Frost & Hartnell J Limmer (solrs
clerks, Cromer). £30
160/49 Stebbings, William - East Dereham - 1900
Probated copy of Will - wife Susan E, brothers James Stebbings
(Illinois, USA and his sons William & Miles), Miles Stebbings (Michigan), nephew
John H Skinner (East Dereham), brother of late wife - Richard
Skinner & his children William Stebbings Skinner, Emma J
S Skinner. Other beneficiaries Mary A Wilkinson,
John Crabtree's children - Joseph William & Alfred Crabtree & Gracie (w/o
Charles Hubbard), Frank Skinner, Loui (w/o Ernest C
Thomas), servant Harriet Chambers. Refers to a number of lease /
freehold properties.
2 large sheets parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Many
company stamps on outer which is dusty. £27
160/97 Stone, Richard Harris - Heigham - 1930
Probated copy of short Will - wife Elizabeth. Paper booklet. £11
160/60 Strangleman, Elizabeth - Cley next the Sea - 1906
Probated copy of Will - husband George Strangleman (Fakenham). Refers to
first un-named husband of Brinton, brother Edward Taylor, sisters Esther
Taylor & Mary E Brewitt (widow), her son James E Brewitt.
Paper booklet with parchment cover (extreme edge frayed) - written on 3+ sides,
1 bank stamp. £15
160/87 Strudwick, Harry - Hethersett - 1914
Probated copy of short Will - wife Laura. Paper booklet
with bank stamps & some dusting to cover. £11
160/84 Stuart, Right Hon James - Carrow Abbey, Norwich - 1913
Probated copy of Will - wife Laura E, brothers Joseph Gordon Stuart,
Alexander, sister (also aunt) Isabella Stuart, cousin Mary (daughter of
Sir Alexander Stuart), brothers & sisters in law Russell J Colman,
Ethel M & Helen C Colman, Florence E & Edward T Boardman, nephews &
nieces include William L & Josephine Stuart, Effie Brander, Kitty B
Oldham, Joan Caroline Boardman. Refers to Marriage + other Settlement,
a Burne Jones Tapestry & other specific items. Paper booklet with
several company stamps and parchment cover. £17
160/30 Swann, John (the younger) - Norwich - 1890
Probated copy of Will - father John, mother Eliza, brothers Harry F,
Arthur R Swann, sisters Sarah S, Ellen. Parchment -
certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting.
£18
160/66 Tallent, Eliza (spinster) - Heigham - 1908
Probated copy of Will - child Florence Loftus Tallent. Paper booklet with
parchment cover (some dusting). £13
160/51 Taylor, Charlotte Heyhoe - Mattishall - died 1887
2nd
Letters of Administration issued to Charlotte Heyhoe (w/o Rev Richard
Warcup Pitt) -original had been granted to Charlotte's husband George, who'd
died. Paper with wafer seal attached. Small split in fold, not affecting text -
outer dusty. £5
65/35 Taylor, Fred - Geldeston - 1911 - charged with
being drunk, at Beccles, Suffolk.
Sworn declaration for proceedings on printed paper form with typed entries &
on reverse, details of costs, fine (prison sentence in case of default of
payment). Declaration made & signed by John Newsom, Superintendent
of Police & T Wilson J P . £9
160/14 Taylor, John Oddin - Norwich - 1874
Certified copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, sons John Odin H Taylor
& Frederic Oddin Taylor, daughters not named. Trustees include Francis
Oddin Taylor (Winfarthing) & Frank Oddin Taylor (Thuxton). Refers to
various Estates - at Hardingham, Hingham, Attleborough, Gt. Ellingham,
partnership with elder son & entitlement to advowson etc of Rectory of Thunton(?).
16 page paper booklet typed on 12+ sides with embossed Probate seals &
signature of registrar - copy made 1915. Slight dusting to cover
sheets. £14
160/16 Taylor, Maria - Easton - died 1875
Letters of Administration - husband Thomas W Garrett Taylor
survived her, but died without taking out Letters of Administration which were
granted to one of his Exors in 1911. Pre-printed watermarked paper
document with manuscript details, embossed stamp of Probate Division of High
Court. £5
160/69 Taylor, Bessie - Norwich & Saxlingham - 1910
Probated copy of Will - husband Edwin H Taylor. Paper booklet with
parchment cover, 1 company stamp (some dusting). £12
171/153 Terry, Edwin - Heigham - 1910
Probated copy of Will - wife Elizabeth, children Charles E, Jessie M,
Alice L, Lizzie Terry, grandaughters Nellie & Lily Terry. Details
of large number of properties. Paper booklet with parchment cover. £19
160/53 Theobald, John - Norwich - died 1902
Probated copy of Will - son John Thomas, daughters Emily M (w/o William
A Miller), Ellen R (w/o Samuel J J Jarrold), Lucy
P (w/o John Burlingham Johnson). Paper booklet incorporating grant
of Probate - some pencil notes - bank stamp on dusty cover. £15
171/144 Thirkettle, Matilda - Eaton, Norwich / previously Deal, Kent -
1907
Probated copy of Will - daughters Ellen M, Florence C, son Walter
Lound Thirkettle. Paper booklet 10 company stamps / some dusting on cover.
[see also 171/8 - Will of Edward Thirkettle - Middlesex / Kent]
171/148 Thurston, John - Wymondham - 1909
Probated copy of Will - wife Harriet, son John W, daughter Mary (w/o
John H Hall of Norwich), niece Elizabeth Shedden. Details of
land in Wymondham, property in Thorpe. Paper booklet - some dusting, creasing &
slight staining, mainly to cover. £14
171/161 Tillyard, Miss Ellen - Brundall, formerly Blofield -
1911
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - late father Robert Tillyard, uncles
late Abraham [ his sons Charles, Kirchever Tillyard], late
Isaac [his daughters Fanny M, Anna R Tillyard, Lucy A Cliff],
Charles Kitton / Ketton [ his daughters Alice & Esther], cousin Hannah J
(w/o Joseph G Robbins of Brondesbury, Middx - an Exor), nephews Robert J,
Godfrey E, Frederick E (Worthing) & Sidney J Tillyard (Norwich - an
Exor). Note of High Court action re validity. Paper booklet.
Together with 3 letters (1938), one signed by Charlie J Tillyard
(Sidcup, Kent), which contain further family information, including deaths of
exors and of Robin J Tillyard (Canberra, Australia). £24
118/57 Todd, Robert - Roughton - 1886
Probated copy of Will - wife Sarah A. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £16
160/79 Tuddenham, Henry - Heigham, Norwich - 1912
Probated copy of Will - children George, Elizabeth (w/o Arthur Death),
Ann (w/o Frederick Sole), Arthur Tuddenham, Susan (w/o Godfrey
Gerard). Refers to 6 freehold houses owned. Paper - booklet. £16
171/115 Tuddenham, Robert - Aylsham - 1901
Probated copy of short Will - sons John Henry, Alexander R Tuddenham.
Paper booklet, wafer seal attached, some dusting to cover. £14
171/158 Tuddenham, Robert Charles - Heigham, formerly Norwich - 1912
Probated copy of Will - wife Rosanna A, children not named. Memo of 1938
detailing disposal of properties in St. Margaret's St. to Sidney H Hines.
Paper booklet with bank stamp. £14
171/159 Utting, Mary Ann - Brooke - 1911
Probated copy of short Will - son Walter J Utting - paper with some
dusting, especially to cover. £9
171/20 Wade, William - Thorpe, Norwich - 1869
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary, sons Israel M Wade (Upper Holloway) &
William Wade (Wharton St, London). Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer
seal attached.
Together with a) William's Death certificate prepared in 1869 & initialled
over a penny lilac stamp, b) Inland Revenue Succession Duty Return in
respect of cottage inherited by Israel, showing his date of birth & signed
by William Wade, c) a small plan showing location of the cottage at
Spitalfields Thorpe. £45
160/70 Wale, Thomas David - Briston - 1911
Probated copy of Will - infant son David, friends James Rant (Norwich) &
Emily A Wren (Baker St, London) were the beneficiaries in the event of son's
death. Paper booklet with parchment cover (some dusting). £13
98/99 Walker, Frances Maria, widow - Cromer - 1873
Probated copy of Will - sister Anna E Earle. Parchment - certificate of
Probate & wafer seal attached. £15
98/90 Warrington, Miss Susan - Heigham, Norwich - 1858
Probated copy of Will - beneficiaries - Mary Dunt?, Hannah Starling,
Esther K?/ Scottow, George & Elizabeth Wright, Susan E Ulph, Henry
Wright (Kettlestone), also many friends & charities. Parchment - certificate
of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
171/30 Waters, John - Plumstead Parva - 1869
Probated copy of Will - wife Mary, children Ann, John,
Charles, William Plumstead, Sarah Symons (Gillingham),
brother Richard Waters (Blofield). Parchment - certificate of Probate &
wafer seal attached. £25
171/162 Watts, Miss Ellen - Norwich - 1912
Letters of Administration with copy of short Will - sisters Sarah E (w/o
Joseph J Beck), Agnes J (w/o John Howes)- all Norwich, niece
Belle Cooper. Paper booklet with bank stamps. £12
160/61 Webb, William - Norwich - 1906
Probated copy of Will - late son Benjamin Webb, daughters Lucy A,
Emma Legerton, Mary A (w/o John S Betts, Heigham),
grandchildren Edith M (w/o Albert E Mallett), Emma Elizabeth (w/o
Ernest W Smith), Mary A Webb. Paper booklet with bank
stamp on dusty cover. £16
160/29 Wells, Miss Frances Elizabeth - Eaton, Norwich - 1889
Probated copy of Will - brothers Samuel, Charles F Wells, sisters
Anne Bird, Sarah Silcock, nephew Samuel Wells Bird (West
Beckham), nieces Agnes A Dixon, Frances E Bird, cousin
Charles Christmas Fuller (North Walsham). Several other bequests to include
Emma & Harriett Watson (Gt Yarmouth). 2 properties - Eaton & Holt
(occupied by Miss Cooper & Mrs Lowe). Parchment - certificate of Probate
& wafer seal attached. Some pencil notes to margin & slight dusting to outer,
which is noted that it was produced as evidence in Court Cases in which
Executors were claimants as creditors. [see above also 98/102 Fuller,
118/56 Gates] £22
160/64 Whiting, George John - Norwich - died 1906
Probated copy of Will - wife Emma (also refers to 1st un-named wife, & her
parents portraits), daughters Fanny C & Florence S, son in
law Thomas W Gee (Norwich). Refers to several properties owned.
Paper booklet with bank stamps on dusty cover. £17
98/83 Wiggett, Edward - Cromer - 1844
Probated copy of Will - son Edward W (Bury St Edmunds), daughter Maria (Upper
Grosvenor St, Middx), housekeeper Mary A Critoph. Property in
North Walsham. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.
£27
118/30 Wiley, Thomas Randall - Norwich - 1828
Probated copy of Will - son Thomas W, brother Joseph, sisters Mary A
Middleton, Sarah. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal
attached. £29
160/63 Wilson, John William - Barford - 1907
Letters of Administration with copy of short Will attached - wife Sarah A,
son John W. Paper booklet with some dusting to cover. £10
160/56 Winter, Oliver - Heigham / Norwich - 1904
Probated copy of short Will - wife Mary A. Paper booklet - dusty cover with 3
company stamps. £12
160/44 Womersley, Joshua - Thorpe - 1899
Probated copy of Will & 3 Codicils - wife Sarah, sons William,
John, James Napier Womersley, Harry Edward Womersley,
daughters Mina Jane (w/o Alfred J Clark), Susannah Ray,
Katherine M Savory, brother John, niece Sarah Womersley, grandaughters
Helen M Womersley, Winifred H Ray, sister in law Jessie Culley.
Sarah J widow of Henry Culley of Costessey also mentioned. Servant -
Harriet Osborn. Trusts set up, loan to son in law, mortgage advanced.
3 large sheets parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, small
tear in 1st sheet + few words faded in folds,some dusting to, & company
stamps on, outer. £30
160/77 Woodcock, Samuel Jonathan - Norwich - 1912
Probated copy of Will - wife Edith Eliza. Legacies to Dorothy & William
Henry (children of William Addison of East Dereham), Marjorie (daughter of
Charles F Stubbing of Lowestoft), Marion & Jack (children of Percy Bond
of
Norwich), Rose & Ernest Bond of Romford, Saskatchewan, Canada, Patricia
(daughter of Morris M Baker of Gorleston), Beryl (daughter of
Douglas Baker of Geraldton, Western Australia), Ivy (daughter of Archibald
Reid of Norwich). Paper booklet - cover noted that it was produced in a
Court Case. £14
160/88 Woodhouse, Elizabeth - Norwich, formerly Heigham - 1914
Probated copy of Will - sisters Lucy Woodhouse, Pleasance Roots, Amelia
(w/o Frederick Plane), Susannah Bassham, brother
William Samuel Woodhouse, nieces Eleanor Woodhouse, Margaret Rand,
Lucy Ledger, Edith Voss, friends Kate & Arthur Clarke (Norwich)
other beneficiaries include Dolly Rand (Shipley, Yorks). Specific personal
bequests made. Paper booklet - grant subject to special War-time
conditions. £17
160/22 Woods, Jonathan