Brinkworth - Wills from Earliest Times - 1650

I (Clive Henly) have compiled this document as part of my research into the social history of Brinkworth and the surrounding area. I propose to update this collection as I transcribe more wills for the period, and also to publish further collections for later periods.

In addition to these wills, I have also collated a large amount of information about the area and have transcribed several manorial documents, dating back to the mid-sixteenth century. I am always happy to exchange information or to help fellow researchers where possible.

This collection is in three parts:

1. A List of Wills of Brinkworth residents up to the year 1650 (this webpage). This covers Wills proven at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), Archdeaconry of Wiltshire (ADW) and the Consistory Court of Sarum (CS)

   Because of the organisation of the calendars for these courts, this was not an easy list to compile accurately. Therefore, I cannot guarantee that it is complete.

2. Transcripts of some of the Wills listed in Section 1. Those wills fully transcribed have been marked with an asterisk (*) in the right-hand margin in the List. Those wills for which only an extract have been taken have been marked with the letter 'E' in the margin.

3. Index of People mentioned in transcribed Wills.

CLIVE R.G. HENLY
9, Renfrew Drive,
Wollaton,
Nottingham.
NG8 2FX

Last update February 1994.

List of Wills

The transcripts and indexes provided here are the copyright of:

C.R.G. Henly, 9 Renfrew Drive, Wollaton, Nottingham NG8 2FX.

They are made available for the private use of genealogical researchers who may copy them and extract data from them for their personal use. They are not to be reproduced or republished in any other form whatsoever.