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Little Nell
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I don't know of anything produced by the record office, but their catalogues are pretty good and can be searched on the A2A site:
http://www.a2a.org.uk
I've just put Longhurst into the search box and there are 19 hits in one catalogue at West Sussex alone - many of them mentioning the parishes in Surrey that you give.! They are not necessarily wills but other documents. You can't download them or anything but the catalogue description may help you decide if you need to follow them up.
Sussex Family History Group have a Wills index compiled from transcriptions of wills that their members have submitted. There are four entries for Longhurst in the database:
Elizabeth and Richard Longhurst mentioned in 1813 - maybe in just one will, no indication of whose.
John Longhurst 1645
Will Longhurst 1721
These could all be true Sussex folk though, rather than county-hoppers if you'll pardon the expression  And they may be the beneficiaries rather than the testator.
Have a look at the A2A site - there could be some pointers for you.
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dawnsh
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
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Hi Nell
Thanks for your reply
Sussex Family History Group have a Wills index compiled from transcriptions of wills that their members have submitted. There are four entries for Longhurst in the database: Elizabeth and Richard Longhurst mentioned in 1813 - maybe in just one will, no indication of whose. John Longhurst 1645 Will Longhurst 1721 These could all be true Sussex folk though, rather than county-hoppers if you'll pardon the expression And they may be the beneficiaries rather than the testator.
Couldn't get to a wills database only to submit what I've got, is that because I'm not a member? So I didn't find the 4 you have suggested.
I've explored A2A in the past. As you say there are several hits, buts not what I'm currently looking for.
Dawn
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSherry-Paddington & Marylebone, Longhurst-Ealing & Capel, Abinger, Ewhurst & Ockley, Chandler-Chelsea |
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Little Nell
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Oops, sorry, I didn't explain properly. I found those four names via Familyhistoryonline, searching the name in Sussex and probate records.
Nell
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janan
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Hi Dawn
As promised names and dates of Longhurst Sussex Wills and Admins
Chichester Archdeaconery Wills 1487-1800
Ann spinster Horsham 1729
Edward Horsham 1701
Edward sen Horsham 1731
Eleanor widow Horsham 1724
Elizabeth widow West Chilton 1675
Henry Shipley 1609
John Bosham 1642
John Shumanbury 1719
Margerie Kirdford 1616
Martha Widow Horsham 1751
Thomas Hunston 1632
Thomas Billingshurst 1681
Vmfre Rowgewyke 1541
Chichester Archdeaconery Administrations 1555-1800
Henry Bosham 1651
Henry Horsham 1721
John Billingshurst 1637
John Budwick 1749
Mary Leominster 1760
Susanne spin Horsham 1715
Walter Leominster 1736
Additional Wills 1483-1858
Francis farmer Warnham (Batchetts Farm) 1842
John 1678
Mary Spn Chichester St Peter the Great 1805
Thomas Billingshurst 1678
Should you want the refs for any of these I do have them.
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Jan
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ALL CENSUS DATA INCLUDED IN POSTINGS IS CROWN COPYRIGHT, FROM www.nationalarchives.gov.ukbedfordshire - farr, carver,handley, godfrey, newell, bird, emmerton, underwood,ancell buckinghamshire- pain cambridgeshire- bird, carver hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey derbyshire- allsop, noon devon - griffin, love, rapsey dorset- rendall, gale somerset- rendall, churchill surrey/middlesex - douglas, conisbee, childs, lyon groombridge |
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Hi Dawn
I'm impressed you could work out that Vmfre of Rowgewyke was Humfrey of Rudgewick - I've been puzzling over it 
Jan
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ALL CENSUS DATA INCLUDED IN POSTINGS IS CROWN COPYRIGHT, FROM www.nationalarchives.gov.ukbedfordshire - farr, carver,handley, godfrey, newell, bird, emmerton, underwood,ancell buckinghamshire- pain cambridgeshire- bird, carver hertfordshire- conisbee, bean, saunders, quick,godfrey derbyshire- allsop, noon devon - griffin, love, rapsey dorset- rendall, gale somerset- rendall, churchill surrey/middlesex - douglas, conisbee, childs, lyon groombridge |
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