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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

160/52 Neale, Sarah Ann - Holt - 1902
 Letters of Administration - husband Robert. Paper, with wafer seal attached - several small tears to folds - insurance co stamp on dusty outer.  £4

211/41 Neech, George Samuel - Suffield - 1881
Letters of Administration - wife Sophia. Small parchment sheet with wafer seal attached. £6

171/177 Newman, Maria widow - Cromer - 1915
Letters of Administration - daughter Mary E. Paper - 2 bank stamps.  £4

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

171/204 Noble, Miss Catherine Emily - Cromer - 1921
Probated copy of short Will - niece Anna Press. Paper booklet 2 company stamps. £10

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

171/31 Norton, Sarah (widow) - Norwich - 1875
Letters of Administration - daughter Sarah Jane (w/o Henry Culley the younger). Small piece parchment,  wafer seal attached - some dusting. [see also  171/35 Henry Utting Culley ] £6

160/36 Nunn, Harriet Hannah - Thorpe - 1893
Letters of Administration - brother William Goodrum Nunn. Small piece parchment,  wafer seal attached. Bank stamps & dusting to reverse. £6

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

160/32 Otway, Thomas William - Blakeney - 1889
Letters of Administration - brother William Otway. Small parchment sheet, wafer seal attached. Some dusting & damp spotting, tear along one fold with slight loss of text.  £4

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

171/205 Owles, Elizabeth Esther - Gimingham Hall - dated 1922
Original Codicil to Will - husband Ernest George Owles. Sheet watermarked paper, typed on 1 side, signed by Elizabeth, witnessed by A C Elliott (solrs clerk, Cromer). £13

98/47 Parker, Bessie - Great Yarmouth - 1896. Beneficiary named in Will of James Thorpe - see Lancashire page for details.

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

171/77 Pegg, Martha - Hindolveston - 1894 - see on previous page - name  Dobson, Martha

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

171/199 Perks, Miss Emily - Cromer - 1919
Probated copy of Will - sister Katherine O'Connell (her children Kathleen D, Robert S L & Viola C G O'Connell). Paper booklet. £12

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

171/25 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

171/194 Pointer, Miss Charlotte Rebecca - Northrepps - 1918
Letters of Administration - brother John Pointer. Paper 1 bank stamp. £4

171/154 Pointon, Miss Evangeline - Sheringham (formerly Horsforth, Yorks) - 1911
Probated copy of Will - sisters Emmeline & Elinor Pointon. Paper booklet.  £8

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

118/97 Thomas Potter - Norwich - named in father's  Will  - for details see Yorkshire page - Wills - Potter, Thomas - Kingston(e) upon Hull - 1863

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

171/211 Pratt, Miss Betsy - Poplar, Middx - 1888
Letters of Administration - mother Elizabeth Pratt (widow). Parchment with wafer seal attached. Possible Norfolk connection as extracted by Cousins Hardy, solicitors, Norwich.  £4

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

171/188 Puxley, Charlotte - Cromer - 1917
Probated copy of Will - daughter Mary A, sons Thomas & William Puxley, details of 3 properties. Booklet - Parchment & paper. £16

118/42 Pye, John Stimpson - Cromer - 1870
Probated copy of Will - wife Judith, son George E. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached.   £18

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

171/191Ramm, Emma (Miss) - Cromer - 1918
Letters of Administration - sister Martha E Ram. - paper 1 bank stamp. £4

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

171/246 Randell, Honor - Cromer - dated 1901
Original Will - late husband Ephraim Randell. Refers to Marriage Settlement 1881. Brothers & sisters not named, brother in law James Randell, nephew Alfred Ernest Vial Abbs, neice Rachel Elliott. Freehold property in Cromer. Sheet watermarked paper folded double written 1½ sides. Signed Honor Randell, witnessed J K Frost & F J Littledyke. Envelope noted "Revoked". £32

171/237 Ransome, Emma Maria - East Beckham - dated 1898
Original short Will apparently not taken for Probate - daughter Rose Anna, son Herbert Henry Pegg Ransome. Sheet watermarked paper written 1 side, signed E M Ransome, witnessed by J K Frost & Henry J Jarvis. £23

171/232 Ransome, Isaac - Aldborough - dated 1867
Original short Will - wife Emma Maria. Sheet watermarked paper written 1 side, signed Isaac Ransome, witnessed Herbert J Johnson & William Limmer. Envelope marked "Revoked". £23

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

171/180 Riches, Percy William - West Runton - 1915
Letters of Administration - wife Clara E. Paper. £4

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

98/108 Riseborough, William - Southrepps -  1891
 Letters of Administration granted to widow, Elizabeth. Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached.  £4

171/190 Rivett, Hannah - Heigham - 1918
Probated copy of short Will - son Ernest E Rivett, other children not named, grandson Horace Dowson. Paper booklet. £12

171/227 Robinson, Mary (widow) - Birdham, Chichester - 1917 Sussex
Letters of Administration - daughter, one of next of kin, Ada (w/o Benjamin John Payne). Paper with 1 bank stamp. (Possible Norfolk connection as prepared by Hansells & Hales, Cromer.  £4

171/196 Robinson, Phillis - Cromer - 1918
Letters of Administration - husband Robert W Robinson. Paper. £4

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

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

171/80 Rust, Anna Maria - Overstrand - 1895
Letters of Administration - husband Benjamin Rust. Small parchment document, 3 faded company stamps on reverse - wafer seal attached.  £4

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  

171/252 Rust, Henry - Cromer - dated 1905
Original Will - wife Mary E, daughters Ethel M, Georgina,  sons Benjamin T Rust, Hubert F, Arthur H Rust. Refers to Life Policy, shares in Rusts Ltd & business premises at Cromer & Trimingham. 4 sheets watermarked paper, written on 3 pages each signed by Henry Rust, witnessed by J K Frost & Havard N Bridgwater (solrs clerks, Hansells & Hales, Cromer).  Envelope is noted "Cancelled". £36 

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

171/235 Salter, Sarah Ann - Cromer - dated 1889
Original Will & codicil dated 1909 apparently not taken for Probate - husband Alfred Edward Salter, son William (possibly other children), nephew Herbert Salter (Litherland, Liverpool). Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 3 sides. 2 signatures of Sarah, witnessed by Edward M Hansell, J K Frost & Neville A Pegg (Cromer). [see Cromer, above 105/35] £35

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

171/26 Savory, Hester - Burnham Sutton - 1864
 Letters of Administration granted to husband Robert Doggett Savory.  Small parchment -  wafer seal attached, left side of document missing - not affecting main text.  £2

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

171/156 Sclanders, Caroline - Norwich - 1911
Letters of Administration - daughter Caroline  (w/o Thomas W Church) - paper.  £4

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

160/54 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

171/4 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 ShoreWitness signatures of Herbert J Johnson (Solicitor, Cromer) & Wm. Limmer (his clerk).   

211/39 Shore, Mary - Gresham - dated 1833
Original Will - widow of James Shore, brother Charles Wilkin, sisters late Ann Savory [her children Ann, Mary, Ellen & John Savory & Sarah Gotts], Ellen Magness & Sarah Chadwick. Several specific bequests of personal items. Sheet paper watermarked 1829, folded in 2, written 2 sides. 'Mark' & seal of Mary Shore, witnessed by Elizabeth Curtis, John S Forster & H J Johnson. £46

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

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

215/183 Sillem, George - Long Stratton -1908
Marriage Settlement between Francis Hubert Carlton and Maud Sillem - both Esher, Surrey. Refers to Will of Maud's father Oscar Hyde Sillem [ Trustees were Herbert Oscar Sillem & Augustus de Chapeau Rouge], the  Marriage Settlement of her parents Oscar H and Susanne Elisabeth de Chapeaurouge. [Maud may have been 1 of 12 children as she was entitled to a 1/12 share of trusts]. Refers to Assurance policy to which Francis Hubert Carlton was entitled. Trustees were John Oscar Sillem (Esher), George Sillem (Long Stratton)  & Harry Western Carlton (Manchester). 12 page parchment booklet with some pencil notations. Signed / sealed F. Hubert Carlton,  Maud Sillem, John O. Sillem, George Sillem & Harry W. Carlton, witnesses include Stanley Sillem & Walter Sillem  & Margaret Winifred Carlton (all Esher).
Together with : A copy of a letter dated 1975 sent by the solicitor to S.G.Sillem (Willinghurst) asking whether he would like the document. The reply from Stephen Sillem declines, but gives several family connections.  £42

171/195 Silver, Ernest George - Northrepps (died at Stapeley, Chester) - 1918
Letters of Administration - wife Alice A Silver. Paper 1 bank stamp. £4

226/15 Simpson - 1713 - Release & Quit claim. In exchange for £500, Charity Simpson (Pulham St Mary) released any claim to the properties her of brother John Simpson (Pulham) mainly inherited from their father Thomas Simpson (Diss) & grandfather Thomas Simpson. Properties in Diss & Stuston, Suffolk. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, ink & embossed duty stamps. Slight staining, but text still clear. Signed / sealed by Charity Simpson , witnessed by Eliz. Ward & John Sayer. £55

98/110 Simpson, Forster George - Overstrand - 1892
 Letters of Administration granted to widow, Selina H. Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached. Company stamps on reverse. [see 171/28 Corke, Selina Helen - 1903] £4

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

171/208 Skipper, Annie (widow) - East Runton - 1945
Letters of Administration - son Alfred J W Skipper (Bedford), note on reverse that he disposed of Annie's property to Mabel J Hesleton. £5

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

118/60 Smith, James - Cromer - 1887
Letters of Administration - died intestate - widow Elizabeth. Small parchment document with 1bank stamp on reverse - wafer seal attached.  £4

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

211/44 Smythe, Susan - Norwich - died 1904
Letters of Administration - husband William Smythe died without taking out Administration & in 1909 it was granted to Annie, wife of Thomas Boughton. Paper document with bank stamp on reverse. £4

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

160/76 Spurgeon, Miss Emily - Norwich - 1912
Letters of Administration granted to brother Robert Spurgeon. Pre-printed paper with manuscript details.  £4

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

171/174 Stebbings, Susan Elizabeth - East Dereham - 1915
Probated copy of Will & Codicil - brothers James W & Franklin Simpson (Bay of Islands, New Zealand), George W Simpson, nephew George K Simpson (Derby), niece Mary A Wilkinson, exor Rev William Wilkinson (Oldham Lancs), friend & companion Mary L Creese. Paper booklet, parchment cover, some pencil notations, dusting, 4 company stamps. £16

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]

211/40 Thirtle, John - Norwich - 1839
Probated copy of short Will - wife Elizabeth. Parchment sheet , small damp stain not affecting text, grant of Probate & wafer seal attached. £25

171/88 Thompson, Joseph - Gresham - 1897
 Letters of Administration  - son James W Thompson, other children not named.  Small parchment document with wafer seal attached.  £4

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

171/167 Tice, James - Gresham - dated 1913
Original Will - brother George Tice. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on part 1 side, signed J Tice, witnessed by A C Elliott & E J Waller ((solrs clerks, Cromer). £22

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

171/163 Turner, Henry - Norwich - 1913
Probated copy of short Will - wife Hannah. Paper booklet. £11

171/159 Utting, Mary Ann - Brooke - 1911
Probated copy of short Will - son Walter J Utting - paper with some dusting, especially to cover.  £9

171/192 Viney, Miss Mary Ann - Sidestrand - 1918
Probated copy of Will - nephews Charlie & Reginald T Viney, Frank Carpenter, Alburn & Frederick Garton, nieces Eliza Mould, Annie & Mary A Barnes, Clara Harris, Annie Rawlins, nephews' widows Mrs William Garton, Mrs George Gower, gt nieces Maud Waters, Mabel Gower. (Maria Broadway was exec - see 171/202 above). Paper booklet 1 bank stamp. £16

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

118/64 Waller, Thomas - Hindolvestone - 1889
Letters of Administration - died intestate - sister Eliza Holsey.  Small parchment document  - wafer seal attached.  £4

90/15 Ward, Amelia widow - Salhouse - dated 1801
 Obligation Bond given by Amelia to her son Robert Ward (Liskeard, Cornwall) re a sum of money to be paid to him after her death. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side with ink & embossed duty stamps. Signed / sealed by Amelia, witnessed by Tho Blake & Tho Blake jnr. Minor holes in some folds.  £37

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 PlumsteadSarah 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

118/73 Watts, Maria - Heigham - 1893
Letters of Administration - husband Arthur, mother Mary A Fitt.  Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached.  Some dusting to reverse. [see also 118/75 - Fitt]  £5

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

171/145 Wells, Edward Henry - Northrepps - 1908
Letters of Administration - widow Rachel Appleton Wells. Paper - bank stamp.  £3

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

160/31 Wilson, William - Coltishall - 1891
Letters of Administration - son (one of the children) William. Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions - wafer seal attached.  Damage  - hole towards top left hand corner, loss of 'W' of William.   £4

160/56 Winter, Oliver - Heigham / Norwich - 1904
Probated copy of short Will - wife Mary A. Paper booklet - dusty cover with 3 company stamps.  £12

171/255 Wiseman, Mrs Sarah Ann - Northrepps - dated 1906
Original Codicil to Will relating to appointment of new Executor & revoking legacy to Mary Ann, daughter of William Wiseman. Sheet watermarked paper, folded in 2, written 1 side. Signed S A Wiseman, witnessed by A C Elliott & B Bane (married woman, Northrepps). Apparently never Proved - envelope marked 'Revoked'. £13

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

160/58 Woodcock, Joseph John Gresham - Briston - 1905
Letters of Administration - son John G Woodcock - paper with several company stamps & dusting to cover.  £5

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

171/160 Woodhouse, Nehemiah - Northrepps - 1912
Letters of Administration - nephew Stephen Woodhouse. Paper document signed by Chas H Wilkinson (District Registrar), with Truman Hanbury Buxton & Co Ltd stamp signed by H A Chappell.   £3

160/22 Woods,  Jonathan - Ketteringham - died 1873
2nd Probated copy of Will granted to remaining Exors in 1880. Original Probate granted to wife Mary A Tawell but she had died. Children referred to but un-named. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some creasing & dusting to outer.   £16

160/38 Woods,  John- Heigham, Norwich - died 1894
Copy
of Will - late wife's brother Samuel Sheen, daughters Elizabeth Anne (w/o Frank J Chiddick), Alice Duge, grandchildren Charles J Chiddick, also per pencil note  Sidney, Mabel & Hilda Duge, nephew William Woods,  niece Harriet Woods. Present wife Maria Woods, her 'natural' daughter Kate Bunting, son George.  Nurse (during long illness) Sarah Sharman. Specific legacies of personal effects, paintings, furniture, utility shares & details of large number of properties in Heigham & elsewhere.  £16

171/242 Woods, William Christopher - Southrepps - dated 1899
Original Will apparently not taken for Probate - - brothers / sisters not named, brother in law Frederick Phillips, other beneficiaries Thomas Edward Bird, Georgina & Ernest Bullen (Roughton). . Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 1 side, signed by William Christopher Woods, witnessed by J H R Barnard & G H Pepper (both North Walsham). £22

171/170 Woolnough, William - Cromer 1913
Probated copy of short Will - wife Sophia, daughter Emily. Paper booklet, 2 company stamps on cover. £13

160/23 Wright, Maria - Norwich - 1882
Probated copy of Will - daughters Maria,  Emma,  Georgiana. Parchment - certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to outer.   £17

160/59 Wright, Hannah - Lyng / Haveringland / Wroxham - but she died in Heaton Norris, Lancashire - 1905
Probated copy of Will & 3 Codicils. Refers to Marriage Settlement - late husband Edward Wright, his niece Mary Ann (w/o Thomas V H White & Insurance Policy on his life), their son Ernest W White, niece Alice E Body. Exors - George White (Norwich), George Boddy &  Robert Bod(d)y  (both Haveringland). Paper booklet written on 8 sides - pencil underlining & notes. Several company stamps on dusty cover.  £16

160/43 Youngman, Christopher - Mundesley - died 1899
Letters of Administration with copy of Will attached - wife Annie S, son Charles (wife Hannah), daughter Annie Marie (w/o Francis Withers) - one of her sons Edgar W W F Withers. Details of several properties, wife to live in cottage in Edingthorpe. Beneficiaries include Frederick Turner (Mundesley). Administration granted to Edgar W W F Withers in 1909, the Executors having died before completing administration. 2 sheets watermarked paper, folded in 2 to form 8 page booklet - some dusting to cover.  £17

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