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Dorset / Re: Dorset Wills.
« on: Thursday 27 May 10 16:24 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Paul Caswell on Thursday 27 May 10 10:01 BST (UK)
Hi Matt,

I'm quite sure the 1776 is the year.

Good luck in Dorchester. I've never made the trip myself. One day I will. :)

Paul

Hi Paul

Just thought I'd let you know that I have spent the day at the records office in Dorchester. Fantastic day! Found out quite a fair bit. Think I'm going to be going there pretty often now :)

You were right the 1776 was the year and the 26 was the 26th entry for that year. It wasn't a will but what they call a Administration. It also turn out that it wasn't the Samuel I was after but a Samuel from later on in the family.

I had a bit of bad news, I found out that all the parish records from Bere Regis before 1788 were lost in a fire (really beginning to get fed up with fire lol). However there are some records for for the parish that were in the Bishops Transcripts.


If anyone has thought about going to the records place in Dorcester but has been unsure about it, I would say go, They are really friendly there and are a massive help. And the amount of info they have there is amazing. And best of all its free! Wish I had gone years ago now.

Dorset History Centre
Bridport Road
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1RP

All the Best
Matt

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Dorset / Re: Dorset Wills.
« on: Wednesday 26 May 10 22:04 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Paul Caswell on Wednesday 26 May 10 21:30 BST (UK)
Hi Matt,

Sadly there are no wills in the index, just index entries, and yes, your Samuel is in it. The reference gives you little more than you already have:

Heckford, Samuel, Mariner - 26 1776

I am not sure what the "26" means as there is no header to that column. It may well be a useful reference code when you order it from the Dorset Records Office. They are very helpful.

The one will I ordered was absolutely fascinating and well worth the small cost.

Paul


Thanks for the quick reply Paul :)

I'm planing on going down to Dorchester tommorrow and take a look. Never been there before so should be interesting hopefully. 
This may sound a liitle stupid, but I just want to make sure. That  '1776' is an index number? And not a year of death or something. Its the first time I have come across this probate thing.

All the Best
Matt


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Dorset / Re: Dorset Wills.
« on: Wednesday 26 May 10 20:43 BST (UK)  »
Hello all :)

I stumble across this thread and was hoping to get some information on Samuel Heckford (or his name could have been mis spelt Hickford)

The only record I can find on him is a probate index which say this:-

Text:     Heckford, Samuel, Mariner 26 1776
Collection:    Dorset: - Wills and Administrations

would this 'Dorset: - Wills and Administrations' be the book that Paul has?

All the Best
Matt

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