Dorset Wills.

[AngelaR]

Hi Paul & Jan

I suppose it could be confusing - perhaps I'll start a new thread! Anyway, I looked for Stockleys and there weren't any at all, or anything like it  Sorry about that Paul.

There were several Thomas Gales but they died well before 1858, so no luck there either, Jan. I did have a quick look in the Death Duty lists and found that your Thomas did indeed leave a will. I'm useless at interpreting the entries in the index, so someone else might need to help with that unless you already know, of course! The entry said -

(Testator) Gale Thomas (Residence) Shipton Gorge, Dorset (Executor) James S Gale op  (or ap - It seems to be the executor's residence where sometimes a place name is given and sometimes this abbreviation) (Court) PR (Register) 1 (Folio) 293

Given that he died in the crossover period of 1858, I'd be tempted to send off to York for the will and keep my fingers crossed 

I looked for your Stockleys in the Death Duty index as well, Paul but no luck there either

Regards

Angela

Angela

[Paul Caswell]

Thanks for checking Angela. We must leave no stone unturned.

Paul

[marcie dean]

Just spotted Pauls' Amey's ... I've got them in Dorset ... so I suppose no link, but its an unusual name !

I have posted an answer to someone who is researching Amey. Dont know if it is Paul?  There are loads of them from Sudbury to Marylebone to Somerset.  Mainly Blandford,Wimborne,Fordingbridge,Christchurch,Weymouth.
marcie  have listed them within their years from 1830/1840 within their qtrs vol and page.  If anyone wants these can list.
marcie

[janan]

Thanks for looking Angela.

As you say I shall need to send to York - only a fiver to be lost!

Jan

[AngelaR]

I think you can also get the entry from the main death duty register (IR26) from the National Archives, using the register and folio numbers given in their index, but I must say I've never tried it. The NA documentation on this is extremely unclear but it seems to say that information not found on the will itself can often be held in this main register. I wonder if it's worth emailing them to ask how much a copy of the register entry would be 

If only I had ancestors rich enough to leave wills, I might be able to find out for myself 

Good luck

Angela

[janan]

Hi Angela

Like you I am completely mystified by the Death Duty registers and how to obtain the full info. In theory the ref from the index can be turned into an IR26 ref  but it doesn't work, gives entirely the wrong years when I've tried. Without a specific ref the NA will no longer copy documents 

The Probate office are very helpful and don't require a ref just dates, so I hope they hold Thomas will.

Hope you eventually find some wills for your ancestors, they can be very illuminating.

Cheers
Jan

[marcie dean]

Good to know Ermy  Do let us know when it arrives.

Interesting thought Redroger, the more documents that survived the Blandford 'vicissitudes' the better.

Paul

Are we talking Judge Jeffreys?
marcie

[Redroger]

Not in my case, I have discovered a family will dated 1671 which survived the great fire of Blandford in 1731. It is suitably charred around the edges. Interesting to know just what did survive, though I believe it was very little.

[fairlane]

Hello

I would appreciate a look up for VACHER in Milton Abbas area.  Of special interest is Andrew Vacher died 1830 but earlier ones could be very useful.

Regards,

Fairlane