List of Wills
List of Wills |
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| Below is a list of all wills recorded in the database ordered by family name. It is hoped in due course to make available an image of each will, and also a transcription. The list shows the current status of the image and transcription for each will. Current efforts are focused on wills for the period 1750 to 1850 to provide more information about people before the censuses provided information about family relationships. Note that wills held at the Centre for Buckingham Studies have recently been added to the list. None of these have been copied or transcribed yet. Click on  to view more information about a particular will. Click on name of person writing will to search for all references to the person. |
| Date of probate | Person writing will | Source | Status of Transcription | |
| 1523 | Richard Abbey | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1759 | Elizabeth Abbott, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1750 | Catherine Adams, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 02/07/1852 | Elizabeth Adams, widow | TNA | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 1840 | John Adams, Farmer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1789 | John Adams, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1728 | Mathew Adams, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1842 | Joseph Allen, Farmer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1719 | Samuel Allen, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1760 | Thomas Allom, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1814 | John Alsop, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1775 | William Ansfield, Grocer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1754 | Sarah Anstee, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1579 | John Armsfylde, shoemaker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1590 | William Ashbe, mercer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1612 | Jane Ashbie, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1684 | Samuel Ashby, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1559 | Thomas Atterberye | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 11/02/1809 | Joseph Atterbury, yeoman | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 1671 | Edward Ayres, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1843 | Rimage Baines, Officer of Exise | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1688 | Hugh Baldwin, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1635 | Thomas Banke | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1718 | Elizabeth Bankes, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1678 | Mary Banks, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1600 | John Barbar, keeper of Hanslope Park | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1627 | Thomas Barber, gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1532 | Elizabeth Barbur | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1555 | Isabel Barnwell, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1541 | Nicholas Barnwell | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 08/09/1807 | Abraham Barratt, yeoman | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 21/07/1847 | Elizabeth Barratt, spinster | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 20/04/1812 | James Barratt, yeoman | CBS | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 27/04/1756 | John Barratt, Yeoman | CBS | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 28/08/1812 | Mary Barratt, widow | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 26/11/1790 | William Barratt, Yeoman | CBS | Transcription and image available |
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| 1610 | William Bates, labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1696 | John Bayly, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1616 | William Bayncks | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 16/04/1726 | Ann Bedford | NRO | Transcription and image available |
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| 1553 | Richard Beell | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1645 | Robert Bennett, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 27/10/1654 | William Bennett, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1538 | Richard Bevley | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1837 | Thomas Billing, Carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1810 | Thomas Billing, Publican | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1758 | Thomas Billing, Laceman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1602 | Thomas Birche, weaver | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1731 | Henry Bird, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1808 | Christopher Bishop, Maltster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1848 | James Bishop, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 14/08/1730 | John Blencow | TNA | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 1661 | Thomas Blunt, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1632 | Robert Bocher, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 11/12/1554 | Robert Bone, parson | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1570 | Robert Bowghton, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 28/09/1659 | Alexander Brafeild, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1623 | Robert Braffield, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 04/02/1661 | Robert Brafield, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 04/09/1695 | Bazill Brent | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1612 | Elizabeth Brice, spinster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1638 | Hugh Brice | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1676 | John Brice, Labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1675 | Thomas Brice, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1627 | Thomas Brice | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 22/08/1800 | Joseph Brittan | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 1854 | John Brown, Victualler | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1855 | Thomas Brown, Plumber, Glazier and Innkeeper | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1770 | Elisha Bull, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1747 | Job Bull, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1661 | John Bunch, Butcher | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1629 | Richard Bunch | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 27/04/1660 | Thomas Bunch, labourer | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1552 | Bertram Burrell | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1670 | ````` Butcher, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1670 | John Butcher, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1635 | William Butcher, weaver | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1635 | William Butcher, weaver | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 25/06/1590 | John Bynckes als. ba, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1558 | Thomas Byrchemoore | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1628 | Joan Carter, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1797 | Richard Carter, Victualler | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 27/08/1702 | George Castell, apothecary | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 12/06/1839 | George Chapman, gardener | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 1754 | Amos Chinnor, Cooper | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1749 | Joseph Church, Husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1732 | Thomas Church, Carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1635 | William Church, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1634 | Richard Churche, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1563 | Richard Churche | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 31/10/1851 | Thomas Clarke, wheelwright | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1661 | William Clarrige, mason | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 11/08/1847 | Elizabeth Cleaver, spinster | TNA | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 18/12/1834 | William Cleaver, gentleman | TNA | Image available; not yet transcribed |
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| 1701 | Samuel Clifton, Weaver | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 01/06/1659 | Christopher Coates, cordwainer | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1548 | Richard Cocks, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1538 | Richard Coke | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1605 | William Coles | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1560 | Margery Conquest | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1730 | Thomas Cook, Grazier | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1694 | John Cooke, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1647 | William Cooke, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1559 | John Cooles, freemason | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1597 | Jasper Corste, shoemaker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1589 | Anne Corsye, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1612 | Christopher Cotes, gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1628 | Henry Cotes, gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1617 | Henry Cotes, gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 08/07/1628 | Henry Cotes, gentleman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1605 | William Cotes | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1620 | William Cotes, barber | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1559 | Henry Coucke | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1611 | Jane Coursey, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1610 | Robert Coursey | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1610 | William Coursey, bachelor | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1634 | John Cowley, ploughwright | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1577 | ... Cowrse(y), shoemaker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1827 | George Cox, Carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1597 | Harry Cox, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1853 | Joel Cox, Carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1615 | Elizabeth Coxe, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1588 | John Coxe, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1613 | Thomas Coxe, weaver | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1559 | William Coxe | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1613 | Thomas Coye, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1846 | Charles Crick, Farmer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 04/02/1746 | Samuel Crick, dealer | TNA | Transcription and image available |
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| 1810 | Thomas Crick, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1812 | Thomas Crick, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1787 | William Crick, Dairyman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1755 | William Curtis, Labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1773 | Richard Darby, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1587 | John Davye | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1664 | Joan Deane, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1619 | Isabel Dorman, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 06/12/1658 | Susanna Dorman, widow | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1752 | Joseph Downing, Baker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1618 | Richard Doye, blacksmith | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 18/04/1856 | Benjamin Drawbridge, grazier | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1636 | Anthony Dudley, servant at husbandry | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1595 | Alice Earle, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1551 | Richard Earle | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1617 | Edmund Edes | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1599 | Katherine Edes, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1626 | Annis Edgs | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1684 | Evrit Eliss, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1782 | Henry Elliott, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1639 | Bennet Ellis, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 25/04/1638 | Christofer Ellis, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1638 | Christopher Ellis, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1701 | Christopher Ellis, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 03/09/1660 | Christopher Ellis, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1640 | Joan Ellis, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1558 | John Ellis | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1720 | Mary Ellis, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1720 | Richard Ellis, Gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1710 | Richard Ellis, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1617 | Thomas Ellis | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1741 | Thomas Ellis, Gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 21/11/1649 | William Ellis, gentleman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1687 | Christopher Elliss, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1607 | John Ellys | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1559 | Nicholas Ellys, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1560 | Eleanor Elys, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1620 | Alice Emberton, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1615 | Rumbold Emerton, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1741 | James England, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1585 | Robert Eyres | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1534 | Thomas Eyrley | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1534 | Thomas Eyrley | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1683 | William Fanson, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1777 | Susannah Farey, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1772 | Thomas Farey, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1607 | Anthony Farrow, labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1613 | Joan Farrow, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1605 | John Fartopp, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1645 | Thomas Fawson, fuller | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1599 | Alice Fisher, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1599 | John Fisher, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1599 | William Fisher, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1573 | William Followell, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1737 | Thomas Foockes, Carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 20/08/1633 | Alexander Ford, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1633 | Alexander Forde, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 25/01/1654 | Guy Forster, gentleman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 09/06/1629 | William Fortescue | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1701 | Frances Forty, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1699 | John Forty, Gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1661 | Salisbury Foster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 01/03/1676 | Thomas Foulkes, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1661 | Thomas Freeman, barber | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1647 | Griffen Freman, yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1760 | William French, Husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 17/09/1850 | John Fretter | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1709 | Katherine Fretter, Widow of Christopher Fretter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1604 | Richard Fuller | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1626 | William Fuller, servant at husbandry | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1665 | Stephen Furnes, Labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1634 | Thomas Garatt, wickerman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1616 | Isabel Gardner, widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1680 | William Garner, Husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1612 | William Garner, carpenter | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1637 | Richard Garrett, wickerman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1687 | William Garritt, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1822 | Elizabeth Gaudern, Farmer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1811 | Thomas Gaudern, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 14/07/1652 | Stephen Gautherne, yeoman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1651 | John Gauthorne, labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1619 | John Gininges, mason | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 25/01/1659 | William Glainster, tailor | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1661 | Bridget Glanister, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1637 | Richard Glanister, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1707 | Ann Glover, Spinster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1701 | Arthur Glover, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 19/10/1647 | Griffin Glover, husbandman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1699 | John Glover, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1665 | Josias Glover, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1768 | Samuel Goodman, Gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1708 | William Goodman, Baker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1835 | Thomas Gordon, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1824 | Catherine Gough, Widow | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1788 | John Gough, Victualler | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1792 | William Gray, Butcher | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1609 | George Greene, gentleman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1738 | Edward Gregory, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1855 | Joseph Gregory, Grocer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 02/09/1871 | Richard Gregory, Victualler | COS | Transcription and image available |
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| 06/05/1609 | George Grene, gentleman | TNA | Not yet available | |
| 1534 | Randall Gudred, husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1783 | John Gurney, Peruke Maker | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1694 | Charles Gutteridge, Husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1650 | Henry Hall, maltster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1689 | John Harmon, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1753 | John Harraway, Husbandman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1741 | Lawrence Harraway, Yeoman | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1827 | Sarah Harraway, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1777 | Christopher Harris, Blacksmith | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1734 | Edmund Harris, - | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1739 | Elizabeth Harris, Spinster | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1620 | Richard Harryes, labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1620 | Thomas Hatlie | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 1613 | William Heiricke, labourer | CBS | Not yet available | |
| 02/11/1685 | Anne Herbert, wife | TNA |