Dorset Wills.

[RRYFS]

Trying hard not to breach the "living persons" rule, I used to be involved in motorsport in Dorset and knew a couple of Pooks. If you google "Woolbridge Motor Club", their President may be of interest - if you then google him, you can watch YouTube clips of him driving up Shelsley Walsh. I also knew his cousin who lived near Blandford in the 70s - I'm not sure they knew each other until they met at a car event.

[Redroger]

After I moved to Dorset I found that my ancestors had in fact originated here. They moved from Wiltshire before 1642. I have now traced how they moved from Somerset to Lincolnshire, but the only thing I still have to do is confirm the parents of my 2XGGF, then I can move on with my research.

[tnorbury]

I did speak to Margaret Spiller who has ownership for the Guild of One-Name Studies for Pook and she stated:

"The Dorset Pook families are quite difficult to sort out as there is no
clear pattern or obvious place of origin as there is for most of the
Devon families. The surname Pook is much more common in Devon and I
think it likely that many of the Dorset Pooks migrated from Devon and
possibly returned there."

Trudy

[Tracker1]

May I ask if one of you could be kind enough to check on your Dorset wills list for my FRY ancestors? They lived in the villages of Iwerne Minster, Shillingstone,Tarrant Gunville, and thereabouts. I have located some will refs. for 17thC, but am sadly lacking for the 18thC, especially up to 1750 which is where my research is stuck.I do hope that fire hasn't taken the lot!
Any help gratefully received,
M

[Redroger]

Pook is rather rare, but not as rare as I had expected. The ONS site Surnames of England and Wales lists 1396 instances in 2002.

Wouldn't it be wonderful to know that they were all from Dorset?

Paul

This post hadn't registered with me Paul until today; the 2002 information on the ONS website only gives the total number of instances in England and Wales, not by location. By the date I expect it is extracted from the 2001 census, so there should be another (and final?) update available in 2012.

[Paul Caswell]

Hi M,

Frys from: Iwerne Minster, Shillingstone,Tarrant Gunville

Fry, Julian, Iwerne Minster - 21 1662
Fry, Francis, Iwerne MInster - 29 1670
Fry, John, Tarrant Gunville - 41 1694
Fry, Simon, Iwerne Minster - 25 1718
Fry, Robert, Iwerne Minster - 59 1684

Paul

[Tracker1]

Many thanks,Paul.

[AngelaR]

Hi M

I know this is a bit after the date you wanted. but the FRYs in 1821-1858 Wills and Administrations are -

FRY Charles -  1847 May - Whitechurch Canonicorum - W 401 Yeoman
FRY Daniel   -  1856 Mar  -  Chardstock                       - A          Labourer
FRY Henry    -  1839 Nov  - Stock Gaylard                    - W 685 Yeoman
FRY James    -  1844 May - Iwerne Minster                  - W 377 Yeoman
FRY John      -  1854 Dec  - Lytchett Matravers            - W 913 Yeoman
FRY John      -  1852 May -  Blandford Forum                - A         Bachelor
FRY Mary      -  1830 Oct  -  Bishops Caundle               - W 601 Widow
FRY Samuel  -   1853 Jul -   Allington                            - W 533 Blacksmith
FRY William   -  1830 Jun -  Wimborne Minster             - W 371 Woodman
FRY William  -   1831 Jul  - Wimborne Minster              - W        Woodman Will regd 1830 - 371

Angela

[Madaboutgenealogy]

Hi
If anyone has access to an index to Dorset wills could they do a look for me please?
I am after any BENNETT entries in the Pimperne/Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Launceston parishes.
I am especially interested in any will anywhere for Simon BENNETT.
Many thanks 
Linda
New Zealand