Wills, Probates and Inventories

Here is a draft list of 181 Wills, Probates and Inventories that are held at Lichfield Record Office and cover 1524-1602 (up to 1700 coming soon). The list was supplied by David Kiernan, who is planning to transcribe the Wirksworth Probate Records - Wills and Inventories - for the Derbyshire Record Society. Thanks David.

SURNAME Firstname Location Will Inventory Probate Comments ABELL William Cromford 12jul1561 03jul1561 12jul1561 (of Bonsall in inv.) ADAM Thomas Ashleyhay 18feb1560 07apr1561 17apr1561 ALSOP William Wirksworth 18jun1541 10aug1542 12sep1542 alias HALSOP ALSOP William Wirksworth 16may1542 No date 23oct1543 ALSOPPE John Wirksworth No will 07oct1539 07oct1539 ALSOPPE Richard Wirksworth No will 20dec1589 13sep1591 or Parwich ALSOPPE William Ashleyhay 14jun1584 06mar1584 16nov1586 the younger ALTON John Idridgehay No will No date 15sep1586 ALTON Richard Ashleyhay 16apr1591 24aug1591 13sep1591 ALTON Thomas Idridgehay 14nov1561 07apr1562 09apr1562 ASPENALL Joan Wirksworth 19dec1569 No date 21sep1570 alias PEERS ASPENHAUGHE Richard Wirksworth 06may1591 30jun1591 17mar1592 alias PIERS BEGHTON William Biggin 31mar1539 30apr1539 06may1539 BEIGHTON Ellen Alderwasley 16mar1559 17apr1559 25apr1560 BEIGHTON Ralph Alderwasley 01jan1554 23apr1555 28apr1555 BEIGHTON William Alderwasley 03jul1559 11dec1559 25apr1560 BEIGHTON William Ashleyhay 09may1588 14oct1588 22oct1588 BENNETT Thomas Middleton 05dec1552 03feb1552 13apr1553 the elder BENNETT William Middleton 22jan1551 08apr1551 09apr1551 BERRYE Thomas Alderwasley 23mar1582 07apr1582 09may1582 BEYGHTON John Biggin 20feb1564 27feb1564 03may1565 BLAKEWALL Thomas Wirksworth 23jan1524 No inv. 05apr1525 BOLLINGTON John Wirksworth 04mar1544 30may1545 08may1545 BONSALL John Biggin 30dec1553 24feb1555 1556 BONSHALL John The Grange 08apr1592 30apr1592 13sep1591 BOROWSE Agnes Hopton 05dec1536 10jan1536 26jan1537 BOROWSE Henry Wirksworth 06nov1537 22sep1538 06may1539 (Winster in inventory) BORROSE William Hopton 07feb1536 27apr1536 27apr1536 (BOROYS in will, BOROWSE in inv.) BRADSHAW Rob & Elln Idridgehay No will 06apr1557 16mar1567 Robert & Ellen BROOKE Richard Wirksworth 12sep1581 27sep1581 22sep1584 BROWNE John Biggin 19jan1578 28jan1576 03may1577 BROWNELOW Henry Biggin May1539 02oct1539 10oct1539 BROWNELOW William Biggin 30oct1597 08nov1597 01mar1598 BUCKLEY Edmund Ible No will 10aug1581 29jul1581 BUCKLEY John Ible 24mar1594 19th July 21jul1595 BUCKSTONS Richard Milnhouses 13feb1541 16jun1541 02jul1541 BURGAYNE Richard Wirksworth No will 11may1593 14jul1593 BURGON Agnes Alderwasley 07sep1568 21oct1568 24apr1569 BURGON Richard Alderwasley 02dec1556 26apr1557 29apr1557 BUXTON George Hobbe Knowle 03feb1572 26mar1573 20apr1573 BYRRY William Cromford 21aug1541 12oct1541 20oct1541 CADMAN Elizeus Wirksworth 28aug1571 16apr1572 17apr1572 COCKESHUT Christian Alderwasley 13dec1572 20.5.1574 15may1574 COCKESHUTT Robert Wirksworth No will 28nov1558 02dec1558 COCKESHUTT Thomas Wirksworth 04may1558 14aug1566 20sep1566 COOTS Thomas Cromford 08aug1556 25jul1557 17sep1557 COWGHEN Ellen Wirksworth 31dec1556 02mar1556 07may1557 DAKEN Agnes Callow 30jun1574 10nov1574 14apr1575 DAKIN Thomas Ible No will 07jun1592 28jun1592 DAKYN John Ible 15may1557 20may1557 17sep1557 DAMPORT Bartholemew Callow 14jan155[?] No date 17apr1561 DEANE Edward Wirksworth 16apr1598 03may1598 12jan1599 DEYNE James Wirksworth 27jan1553 May [1553] 27may1553 the elder DUTTON Thomas Wirksworth 14feb1568 20sep1569 22sep1569 EIRE John Callow 20apr1561 10sep 09apr1562 EYRE Christopher Ible 30sep1560 No inv. 17apr1561 EYRE Stephen Wirksworth [?] No date 16jan1539 EYTON Robert Wirksworth 13feb1554 23apr1555 25apr1555 FEALLS Henry Ball Close 09aug1586 24aug1586 25aug1597 FLECCHER John Wirksworth No will 09sep1542 12sep1542 FLECCHER Robert Ashleyhay 06jul1551 24jul1551 26jul1551 FLECCHER William Ashleyhay 14jul1551 No inv. 26jul1551 FLINTE Philip Ashleyhay 20feb1588 01mar1588 05mar1589 FLYNTE Henry Callow No will 30oct1576 18apr1577 FOANE William Ashleyhay 19may1598 05sep1598 06sep1598 FORD John Alderwasley 08nov1564 No date 03may1565 FOWCHER Richard Biggin 25apr1597 No date 13may1597 FOWKE Ralph Ashleyhay 08apr1590 06dec1590 10dec1590 (FOUCKE in will) FOWKE Roger Alderwasley 25may1573 01aug1573 18sep1573 FYSHER Elizabeth Biggin 08feb1557 20apr1557 29apr1557 GAMBLE William Idridgehay 13jan1556 02apr1559 06apr1559 GELL Ralph Carsington 23may1547 No date 1547 GELL Roger Wirksworth 27jul1535 29oct1535 10may1536 GODDENOGH William Wirksworth No will No date 16apr1534 GREATRACKE John Ible 07jun1596 21aug1596 02jun1596 GREATRACKES Ralph Wirksworth 23mar1573 29mar1574 19apr1574 GREATRACKES Ralph Hopton 11nov1580 28may1581 08jun1581 GREATRACKES Thomas Hopton 25apr1582 27jul1588 30jul1588 GREATRACKS Thomas Ible 04oct1569 28mar1570 21sep1570 GREATRACKS William Hopton 20jan1595 23apr1601 27may1601 GRETRACKS Richard Wirksworth No date No inv. 1551 HARRISON Thomas Wirksworth No will No date 20oct1541 HASLAM Hugh Wirksworth 23jun1580 06jul1580 08jun1581 HELLAT William Wirksworth No will 29aug 13sep1558 Philip & Mary HODGKYNSON Thomas Wirksworth 04jun1555 12jul1555 15jul1555 HOLYLEY John Wirksworth 02sep1538 No date 10dec1538 HOWDES William Wirksworth 20jul1552 30aug1552 13sep1552 HOWSON Christopher Grangemill 1582 No date 1582 HURTE Robert Idridgehay No will 11may1592 04may1593 HYGAT William Wirksworth 24jul1536 No inv. 05oct1536 HYGGETT William Stonebridge 02dec1575 19dec1575 03may1576 HYLTON Robert Milnhouses 03jan1554 22apr1555 25apr1555 KYNDARE Anthony Wirksworth No will 10may1547 1547 LANE James Wirksworth 18jun1557 16sep1557 17sep1557 LEE Thomas Alderwasley 04sep1549 17oct1549 25oct1549 LEE William Alderwasley 15jul1551 27jul1551 18sep1551 LINLEY Richard Alderwasley No will 18sep1599 18sep1599 LOWE Anthony Alderwasley No will 28jun1600 24jun1600 LUDLAM Henry Wirksworth 28apr1540 22jun1540 06jul1540 LYNDOP Roger Alderwasley 07apr1541 10may1541 02jul1541 MACHIN John Wirksworth No will No date 20sep1563 MELLER Thomas Idridgehay No will 28mar1547 21feb1547 MELLERS Alice Idridgehay 24nov1551 10may1561 25apr1566 MELLOR Richard Idridgehay 17jun1598 33oct1598 14feb1600 33[sic] MEYCOKE Thomas Wirksworth 18dec1542 No inv. 27feb1546 (also MAYKOE) MOSELEY Richard Ashleyhay 05jun1565 02jul1565 25apr1566 MOWBRAY Robert Wirksworth 10jan1557 16jan1557 21apr1558 MYLNER John Alderwasley 12jan1547 11sep1549 08oct1550 PIERSON Robert Hopton 22dec1581 No inv. 19nov1583 PLANT Hugh Wirksworth 13jul1544 01oct1544 08may1545 POOLE Robert Wirksworth 08mar1577 15mar1585 23sep1586 inventory of Izabell POOLE RENSHAW John Wirksworth 20sep1554 04feb1555 07feb1556 ROWES John Cromford 01nov1598 14nov1598 03feb1599 ROWLAND Richard Wirksworth 27sep1536 20jan1536 26jan1537 ROWLAND William Callow 17mar1533 03apr1534 13apr1534 SHAKLOCKE James Milnhouses 29mar1598 No date 12may1598 SKYRMER Thomas Biggin 20sep1573 10jun1574 14apr1575 (SCIMAR in inv.) SMYTH William Wirksworth 10jun1569 18sep1569 22sep1569 SPENCER Richard Wirksworth 08sep1599 22sep1599 25oct1599 SPENCER William Ashleyhay 20nov1524 No inv. 1525 SPENDELUFF Thomas Alderwasley 07feb1550 06apr1551 09apr1551 SPENSER Agnes Wirksworth 04aug1571 03sep1571 18sep1572 SPENSER Cicely Ashleyhay 27oct1598 26jan1598 15oct1598 SPENSER Henry Middleton 23apr1575 06apr1578 10apr1578 SPENSER Henry Wirksworth 24jan1576 16sep1578 29apr1579 SPENSER John Ashleyhay 12aug1552 18mar1552 13apr1553 the elder SPENSER Richard Wirksworth 23feb1549 16apr 21apr1558 SPENSER Richard Wirksworth 07dec1562 22mar1563 22apr1563 SPENSER Robert Wirksworth No will 01dec1592 27nov1592 SPENSER William Wirksworth No will 26jun1593 14jul1593 SPREY Joan Wirksworth 12dec1592 20dec1592 30jan1593 STAFFORD William Wirksworth No will 20mar1572 1572 the elder STEPULL William Hopton 25feb1541 11apr1542 1542 STONE Joan Carsington 21apr1547 No date 1547 STONE Thomas Carsington 23apr1547 No date 1547 STONE Thomas Hopton 06aug1591 09sep1591 13sep1591 STORER Agnes Idridgehay 20apr1573 11jun1573 1573 STORER John Ashleyhay 13feb1571 12apr1572 17apr1572 STORER Robert Idridgehay No will 20apr1573 25apr1575 STYPLE Thomas Hopton 22aug1573 21sep1573 18sep1573 THACKER William Ashleyhay 02may1598 08may1598 12may1598 THAKKER Richard Ashleyhay 06mar1560 09apr1561 17apr1561 TOMSON Thomas Middleton 18oct1584 16apr1585 08jun1585 VALENCE John Alderwasley 04oct1557 16sep1558 16sep1558 VALLANCE Thomas Alderwasley 18nov1591 01apr 04apr1592 VERNEY Richard Ashleyhay 18apr1552 11sep1552 13sep1552 WALL Edward Ashleyhay 30mar1598 04apr1598 12may1598 WALL Richard Wirksworth 06dec1565 10dec1565 25apr1566 WALL William Ashleyhay 19mar1542 14oct1543 23oct1543 WASLOWE Joan Wirksworth 25sep1545 03nov1545 06nov1545 WEBSTER John Middleton 15feb1597 20nov1597 30nov1597 WEBSTER John Middleton 19nov1597 No inv. 31jan1598 WEBSTER William Wirksworth No will No date 16jun1598 WETTON James Milnhouses No will 29apr1598 12may1598 WEYLEY William Wirksworth 1536 No date 27may1536 Sir William WIGLEY John Cromford No will 23jan1589 04mar1590 WILLYMOTT Ralph Alderwasley 06jun1590 18nov1590 10dec1590 WINFELD Margaret Ashleyhay 13apr1583 25may1583 17oct1583 WINFIELD James Wirksworth 21may1602 11oct1602 10mar1603 WINFIELD Rose Wirksworth 10oct1597 12oct1597 12may1598 WINGFIELD Richard Wirksworth 18oct1597 14oct1597 12may1598 WINNEFEELDE Alice The Hill 26jul1586 18oct1586 16nov1586 WOOD Joan Alderwasley 23nov1563 16jan1563 22sep1564 WOOD John Alderwasley 08feb1558 09jun1559 01oct1559 WOOD Robert Alton 28sep1542 29dec1542 27feb1546 WOOD William Wirksworth 06oct1557 09oct1557 21apr1558 WOODYWISE John Wirksworth 12mar1589 03apr 07apr1589 WOODYWISE Thomas Cromford 02mar1590 11oct1590 07feb1591 WORSLEY Thomas Idridgehay 1576 1592 23jun1592 WYGLEY Alice Wirksworth 08aug1533 No inv. 24sep1533 WYGLEY Richard Middleton 09may1540 02oct1540 19oct1540 WYGLEY Robert Wirksworth 25may1562 No inv. 30apr1565 WYLCOXON Margery Biggin 28oct1559 09feb1559 09feb1560 WYLCOXON Thomas Biggin 14aug1556 03sep1556 19sep1556 WYLD Hugh Wirksworth 12feb1554 23apr1555 25apr1555 WYLGOOSE Thomas Wirksworth 07dec1567? 04jun1566 20sep1566 WYLLYMOTE Thomas Wirksworth 20feb1572 03mar1571 17apr1572 WYNDEFELD John Wirksworth 03apr1562 07apr1562 09apr1562 WYNFELD Richard Wirksworth 30aug1561 08apr1582? 09apr1562 WYNFIELD Richard Ashleyhay 10jan1548 15apr1549 12jan1550 YEATON Thomas Hopton 07feb1550 08apr1551 09apr1551

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