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Offline Lorayne Mahoney

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ROCHESTER WILL
« on: Friday 15 September 17 11:03 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me  how I can obtain a Rochester Will of 1560?

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Re: ROCHESTER WILL
« Reply #1 on: Friday 15 September 17 11:45 BST (UK) »
The Kent Archaeological Society has some transcriptions online

http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/Wills/WillsIntro.htm

Some for the Sevenaoks area here:

http://vulpeculox.net/history/wkw2016/pdf/HOSPT2V2.PDF
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: ROCHESTER WILL
« Reply #2 on: Friday 15 September 17 11:49 BST (UK) »
Dear bearcat
Thank you for your reply. My Richard Thorpe is not on those lists. I found him last night in an index of Kent wills.
I have found several East Kent wills on the Kent archaeology site. It is extremely useful for East Kent but not West Kent apparently.

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Re: ROCHESTER WILL
« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 September 17 12:03 BST (UK) »
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: ROCHESTER WILL
« Reply #4 on: Friday 15 September 17 12:07 BST (UK) »
Dear bearcat
Yes I think they are the ones to contact.

Thanks for your help
Lorayne