Dorset Wills.

[Robarsh]

Dear Paul,
thanks so much for prompt reply. I have just emailed DRO.
Re the first one...
Lodder, Robt.., Margaret Marsh 1708...do you think this was a Robert Lodder,or a Robert Marsh of Loders?
Also, were there no Marsh wills from Beaminster?
Thanks again.
Rgds Robarsh

[Paul Caswell]

Hi Robarsh,

I clearly wasn't thinking on the first one. That now looks to me to be a Robert Lodder from Margaret Marsh. Forgive me for distracting you.

There are only four wills recorded from Beaminster and none of those are Marsh. Perhaps many of them have not survived or there just weren't many to start with.

There are other Marsh wills, I have only listed those recorded from Loders.

Paul

[marcie dean]

Hi,
Just wondered if there were a chance the family moved to Hampshire as my husbands family heritage is a John Marsh married to a Betsy Warren in Portsea.  ~They had at least 10 children most of whom survived passed the age of 9.  Two were killed during the war WW1 and at least one moved to Australia then NewZealand.

marcie

[vanessa.marshall]

Dear Paul & Angela,

This is my first time on Rootschat and I've just come across this thread & wondered if either of you can help me.
I am searching for wills for the following surnames in the Blackmore Vale Area in Dorset (North & North West of Blandford)

Arnold
Dennis / Denis / Denness etc.
Hardy / Hardey
Pike
Snook / Snooke / Snoke / Snock etc.
Wareham / Warham
Woolfrey / Woolfreys / Woolfry / Wolfry etc.

Would you be so kind to check your records for me?
Any leads would be really helpful.

Thanking you in anticipation...

Vanessa

[Paul Caswell]

Hi Vanessa and welcome to RootsChat,

Arnold, Edith, Okeford Fitzpaine - 1682
Arnold, Tristram, Child Okeford - 14 1674
Hardy, Ann, Okeford Fitzpaine - A. 1780
Hardy, Joseph, Okeford Fitzpaine - 33 1787
Snook, Edward, Fifehead Magdalen - 23 1678
Snooke, Sarah, Kington Magna - 9 1776
Snooke, John, Stour Provost - 1752
Snook, Grace, West Stour - 43 1686
Snook, Edward, Fifehead Magdalen - 23 1678

I hope some of these are of interest. If you have a specific village or a specific first name it may be easier to find a few more.

Paul

[AngelaR]

Hi Vanessa

I'd like to echo Paul's welcome to RootsChat! You should find it a really useful site 

I'm not very familiar with the area of Dorset you mention, so I may not have got all the relevant entries, but here goes -

Arnold, Edward, 1824 Oct Sturminster Newton , A, servant bachelor, first grant July 1819
Snook, Edith 1823 Dec Manston, W 714, Widow
Snook, Henry, 1826 Feb Hazelbury Bryan, W 166 Yeoman
Snook, James, 1839 Mar Stour Provost, W 186 Gentleman
Snook, Jane, 1855 May Stour Provost, W 452 Spinster
Wareham, Robert, 1851 Feb Stourpaine, W 169 Bricklayer

There are several more Arnolds in Puddletown, Poole and Yetminster
The only Dennises were Wyke Regis and Weymouth
Lots of Hardys all over the place but not, I think, your valley
Pikes in Canford Magna, Bridport and Church Knowle
The only Wolfry or similar were around Poole.

Hope there may be something of interest amongst these but please do come back to us if there are specific people, dates or villages of interest so we can double check.

Best wishes

Angela

[vanessa.marshall]

Many thanks to both Paul & Angela,

There are definitely a couple which may be mine & certainly worth looking into.

Also thanks for the warm welcome.

Regards

Vanessa

[Paul Caswell]

It's a pleasure Vanessa, and please let us know if you find something.

Paul

[kc09]

Hi paul, angela
i wondered weather you may have any info on Prince from sixpenny handley and blandford forum.
many thanks in advance
kim