171/82 Fenner, Robert Nathaniel – Cromer – dated 1895 Original Will – wife Ellen Maude, brother Charles Edwin Fenner, infant children not named. Sheet watermarked paper folded double written on 2 of 4 sides. Signed by Robert Fenner with witness signatures of Edward M Hansell (solr Cromer) & A C Elliott (solrs clerk). £35
171/213 Fisher, Frederick Gibbon – Westminster – 1902 Letters of Administration – brother Charles Edward Fisher. Possible Norfolk connection as prepared by Cozens Hardy (solr, Norwich). Paper with wafer seal attached, 5 company stamps & dusting on reverse. £4
118/75 Fitt, William – Norwich – 1894 Letters of Administration granted to son John, one of his children. Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions – wafer seal attached. [see 118/73 Watts, below] £4
171/233 Fox, Lee Amis – Roughton – dated 1880 Original Will apparently not taken for Probate – wife Phoebe, brother Robert Fox (Roughton ), children Lee Amis, Robert & Sophia Fox. Details of several properties in Roughton, acquired from James & Thomas Kettle, James Clarke, occupiers include Albert Ruymp & Parshall Seago. Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written on 2¾ sides. “Mark” of Lee Amis Fox witnessed by John Fox (Postmaster, Cromer) & James K Frost (solr clerk). £36
160/46 Franklin, Mary – Norwich – 1899 Probated copy of Will – daughters Mary (w/o Francis I Beales), Jane (w/o Alexander W Newman), Sarah Franklin. Late brother in law Charles Franklin (Heigham). Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Some dusting to outer. [see 171/104 above – Mary Beales] £19
118/62 Fulcher, Susan (Mrs) – Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich – 1888 Probated copy of Will – beneficiary – Stephen Hudbud. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £17
98/102 Fuller, Cook – Holt – 1884 Probated copy of Will – names Samuel Fuller (Beeston Regis), Benjamin B, Elizabeth Fuller, Charles F, Samuel, Frances E Wells, Sarah Silcock, Ann (w/o Samuel Bird of Bodham), Louisa (w/o Robert Barcham), also refers to land purchased from John Hales & John Banks, the rents from which are to go to servant Judith Chastney. 2 sheets parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Note on reverse shows this document was exhibited in a case Carter V Carter in 1886 re Robert Carter Dec’d. [see also 118/56 Gates, below] £25
171/201 Gant, Miss Elizabeth – Cromer – 1920 Letters of Administration – sister Fanny Gant. Paper 2 bank stamps. £4
171/59 Gaskin, Daniel – Sheringham – dated 1889 Original Will – wife Ellen, daughter Mary Anne (w/o Charles Dennis). Sheet watermarked paper – folded in 2 & written on 2 of 4 sides, signed by Daniel Gaskin, witness signatures James K Frost & Hartnell J Limmer (solrs clerks, Cromer). This Will was not proved – the envelope is marked “Revoked”. £35
118/56 Gates, William – Norwich – 1885 Probated copy of Will – names brothers Frances Dec’d , Robert dec’d, Joseph, sisters Mary Porter dec’d, Ruth Wells dec’d. Robert’s children – Maria, Robert, other nephews / nieces Elizabeth (? Warman), Frances E Wells, Daniel & Priscilla, Harriett, Emma Watson, other names mentioned include Samuel Wells, Samuel Wells Bird , Mary (w/o Robert Land of Attleborough), Samuel Fuller (Saradeston) – parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also 98/102 Fuller above & 160/29 Wells, below] £21
67/110 Geldart, Thomas – Norwich – 1843 – Tradesman’s Invoice / Receipt issued by Thomas Geldart Dealer in Malt & Hops to Robt. Ward. Small pre-printed document with manuscript details with signature of Henry Geldart acknowledging receipt of payment. £5
118/77 George, William – Sprowston – 1895 Probated copy of Will – names brother Martin (Hedenham, Suffolk), grand daughters of late wife – Effa M Bilby, Hannah L Bilby. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
118/72 Gidney, Frederick John – Norwich – 1893 Probated copy of Will – names daughter Mary A Grasmann, her children Florence, Matthew, May, Frederick (from 2 marriages), late son Walter, his widow Marion, their children Walter M, Alfred J, Arthur, Albert E, late daughter Fanny V (w/o Albert W B Shalders) their children Florence (w/o T W Kent), Frank A, Beatrice L B, Lucy C. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Several company stamps / marks, on reverse. £22
97/50 Gibbs, John – Scole – 1716 Part of Probated copy of Will – nephew John Gibbs. Sheet of parchment with wafer seal attached. The first page containing most of the Will is missing. This page contains the last 4 lines of the Will, and the grant to John Gibbs (Exor) of Probate (in Latin). £14
118/44 Gill, Thomas – Hindolverston – 1870 Probated copy of Will – wife Susanna(h). Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £15
171/40 Glasspoole, Henry – Ashill – 1880 Probated copy of Will – wife Sarah, son Frederick Henry, daughter Laura, brother in law John Clark (South Repps). Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £25
130/99 Glover, Rev. George – Stow, Bucks; later Southrepps, Norfolk – (1803, 1804, 1806) – document probably prepared in *1870. Abstract of Pre-nuptual agreement and subsequent Marriage Settlement in connection with the marriage of Rev. George Glover and Mary Ann Daniell (Bocking, Essex) only child of Richard Daniell of Bocking, deceased . Refers to the 1803 agreement prior to the marriage which details the assets to which Mary Ann will become entitled at the age of 21, and the freehold Farm & copyhold lands at Shalford, Essex to which she would become entitled on the death of Mary Pettit, w/o John Pettit (Bocking). The Marriage took place in 1804. Details of 1806 Marriage Settlement between George & Mary Glover. 15 large sheets of watermarked paper, written 15 sides. The cover noted *1870, made by Darlington & Son, Wigan. £42
130/100 Glover, Rev. George – (1854) – document probably prepared in *1870. Abstract of Settlement made on intended marriage of Rev. George Glover and Miss Charlotte Affleck with brief details of agreement. 3 large sheets of watermarked paper, written 2 sides. The cover noted *1870, made by Darlington & Son, Wigan. £12
118/33 Goffin, William – Lingwood – died 1850 Probated copy of Will – wife Margaret, children William, Robert, Susanna, Mary, Ann (w/o George Adams). Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – some dusting to reverse. Together with a schedule – on a large sheet of paper watermarked 1842 – of Title Deeds to Freehold & Copyhold land owned by William – signed in 1844 by John Forster (Norwich) who appears to have held the deeds as security for a mortgage. Witnessed by Rob Field. £38
171/61 Golden, Francis – Northrepps – dated 1890 Original short Will – wife Sarah. Sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 1 side. Signed Francis Golden & by witnesses Edward M Hansell (solr, Cromer) & James K Frost (solr’s clerk, Cromer). This Will was not proved – the envelope is marked “Revoked”. [later Wills also held] £25
171/238 Golden, Francis – Northrepps – dated May 1898 Original Will – late wife’s sister Elizabeth Fisher. Brothers & sisters not named. 2 sheets of watermarked paper each signed Francis Golden & by witnesses F J Littledyke & James K Frost. The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £25
171/240 Golden, Francis – Northrepps – dated Nov 1898 Original Will – nephew Edmund Summers (Northrepps) late wife’s sister Elizabeth Fisher. Brothers & sisters not named. 2 sheets of watermarked paper each signed Francis Golden & by witnesses H J Jarvis & James K Frost. The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £25
171/247 Golden, Francis – Northrepps – dated 1903 Original Codicil to Will appointing Francis John Golden (Northrepps ) as Executor. Sheet of watermarked paper written on 1 side with ‘mark’ of Francis Golden & witnessed by James K Frost & *E Swann. The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £8
171/251 Golden, Francis – Northrepps – dated 1904 Original Will – late wife’s sister Elizabeth Fisher. Brothers late William & John other siblings not named, nephew Edward Summers (Northrepps ), executor Francis John Golden. Steward James Farrow, housekeeper *Elizabeth Swann. Sheet of watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides, each with ‘mark’ of Francis Golden & witnessed by Harvard Noel Bridgwater (solr clerk Cromer) & Harriet Risebrow (Northrepps, servant ) The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £32
118/55 Goshawk, Rev. Robert – Norwich – 1883 Probated copy of Will – wife Elizabeth, servant Sophia Fleet. Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – some dusting to & a number of Company stamps on, reverse. £18
171/97 Goshawk, Elizabeth Ann – widow – Norwich – 1897 Probated copy of short Will – sister Ellen G [w/o William Francis Pearse]. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. 1 company stamp. £15
171/89 Graham, Helen – widow – Thorpe – 1897 Probated copy of Will – late husband Rev. William Hall Graham, children Helen I M (w/o Rev George W Grogan), Helen L S Gilbert, Anna C Graham, Herbert O Graham, Arthur Elough Graham, grandchildren Elizabeth, Alice, Ivy & William H Graham. Refers to Marriage Settlement of 1831 & includes specific bequests of a number of personal family items. Large sheet Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – number of Company stamps on, reverse. £27
160/40 Green, Ann Elizabeth (widow) – Runton – 1895 Letters of Administration – brother Arthur John Chamberlin (New York). Small parchment document with wafer seal attached. £5
171/241 Green, Miss Elizabeth Bolding – Cromer – dated 1899 Original Will – brother Henry Green (West Barsham), nieces Edith Maria Bartram, Margaret Bolding Green, Maria Barker Green, Mary Elizabeth Bolding Taylor. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 2 sides. Signed E B Green, witnessed by A C Elliott & F J Littledyke (Cromer). The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £32
171/249 Green, Miss Elizabeth Bolding – Sheringham – dated 1904 Original Will – brother Henry Green (Sparham), nieces Edith Maria Bartram, Margaret Bolding Green, Maria Barker Green, Nellie May Lewis, Fannie M Lewis . Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written on 1½ sides. Signed E B Green, witnessed J K Frost & H J Jarvis. The envelope is marked “Revoked”. £30
171/184 Green, Elizabeth Bolding – Sheringham – 1908 Probated typed copy of Will – brother Henry Green, nieces Edith M Bartrum, Nellie M & Fanny M Lewis, Margaret B & Maria B Green. Paper booklet with company stamps on cover. Together with Estate Duty Return (single sheet) relating to 6th instalment of Estate Duty. £17
98/96 Green, Elizabeth, widow – Edgefield – 1868 Probated copy of Will – Names Augustine S Green (Barrow on Humber, Lincs) other children not named. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £16
171/207 Green, George Herbert – East Runton – dated 1925 Original Will – wife Martha, sheet of paper folded in 2, pre-printed with manuscript details written 1 side. 3 signatures of George, witnessed by Frederick J Melton & Alice A Melton (both E Runton). £18
118/54 Green, James – Norwich / Heigham – 1883 Probated copy of Will – wife Maria, children William, Robert, Walter, Mary A, Emma (w/o Robert W McKelvie), Maria, Alice, James Burrows. Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – some dusting to & Bank stamp on, reverse. £21
160/116 Gurney, Lovel Wodehouse – St Clement, Jersey, formerly Eaton, Norfolk – 1904 Probated copy of Will – for full details / price of this, please see my Miscellaneous page – Jersey
98/100 Hancock, James – Salthouse – dated 1878 Original Will – nephew John Hancock – property at Cley next the Sea – sheet of blue pre-lined paper, watermarked 1873, folded double – written on 1 side only – signed by James Hancock & witnesses Sidney ? Hardy (solr. Norwich) & Maria Hill, Letheringsett Hall. £20
171/22 Hannant, Ann (widow) – Great Yarmouth – 1862 Probated copy of short Will – son William Hannant (Devonshire St, Mile End, Middx), daughters Naomi (w/o Robert Manning Denew), Jane (w/o William Fox). Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd. £22
171/253 Hansell, Edward Morgan – Cromer – dated 1906 Original Will – wife Maud Elizabeth, father Peter Edward Hansell, brothers Walter Edward, Henry Peter, Arthur Lloyd. Mentions Marriage Settlement of 1905. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2 written 1¾ sides, signed by Edward M Hansell, witnessed by A C Elliott & S F High (solrs clerks). Apparently not Proved. £32
118/32 Hanwell, Mary (widow) – Norwich – 1856 Probated copy of Will – individual bequests to daughters Eliza, Mary A (w/o William Allen), Hannah Harnden, Sarah, sons William, Frederick B. Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – some damp staining & creasing. £26
160/110 Harcourt, Mary Ann (w/o Bosworth W Harcourt of Norwich) friend / main beneficiary of Will. For full details / price of this document, please see my Staffordshire page – Wills – Seabrook, Miss Mary – Enville, Stourbridge – 1905
98/85 Hardingham, Esther – Runton – 1851 Probated copy of Will – daughters Maria, Frances. Natural son Elmer Breece, there may be other children not named. Properties in Runton. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £29
171/186 Hardy, Shadrack – Little Barningham – 1917 Probated typed copy of short Will – beneficiary James W Lubbock. Paper booklet. £11
118/51 Harmer, Robert – Cromer – 1877 Probated copy of Will – wife Amelia G. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, bank stamp on reverse. £17
171/33 Harris, George – Cromer – dated 1877 Original Will – wife Martha. Sheet of paper folded in 2, written on 1 side. Signed George Harris & by witnesses Wm Limmer (Cromer) & James K Frost (Runton). £30
160/10 Harrison, Thomas – Cromer – 1837 Probated copy of Will – wife Mary. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Together with small receipt for costs of obtaining Probate £22
160/19 Harrison, Mary – Norwich – 1876 Probated copy of Will – daughter Sarah Ling pre-deceased her. Granddaughters Mary E, Emma, Priscilla Ling. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Together with a) Inland Revenue Return for Legacy Duty on Residuary Estate – large sheet of pre-printed paper with manuscript insertions, signed by John Withers Dowson (Norwich) the surviving Exor. b) 4 receipts for funeral expenses, including Hearse + 2 coaches supplied by W Webster of Maid’s Head Hotel – some addressed to Wm Ling; c) 2 Sun Fire Office fire insurance receipts. £38
171/175 Harrison, Christopher Stanley – Overstrand – dated 1915 Original Will – mother Emily, brother Herbert J Harrison (Northrepps). Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, typed 1 side signed Christopher Stanley Harrison, witnessed by J K Frost & A C Elliott (solrs clerks, Cromer). £25
171/39 Hart, John – Cromer – dated 1871 Original Will – wife Charlotte. Sheet of paper watermarked 1863, folded in 2, written on 1 side. Signed by John Hart & by witnesses Wm Limmer & Bosoin Dennis (Solrs clerk, Cromer). It appears that this Will was never proved. £30
97/38 Harvey, Thomas – Aylsham – 1799 Probated copy of Will – wife Ann, children Thomas, Robert, William, James, Ann, Catherine. Large sheet parchment, grant of Probate & wafer seal att’d. £46
226/16 1728 – Obligation Bond given by Thomas Hayes (Redenhall with Harleston) to Thomas Manning (Starston) re Lease of even date. Sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1 side, part pre-printed with manuscript details, ink & embossed duty stamps. Some dusting & area of small holes near bottom of paper not affecting text. 1st paragraph in Latin (standard until 1733). Signed & attractive red wax seal by Thomas Hayes witnessed by Stanton
Penny. £48
193/17 Hayward, James – 1799 – Sale of 3 Closes of Land in Lowestoft by James Hayward and his wife Rachel (Great Yarmouth, Norfolk) to George Dorset (Hanover Square, Middx). The Lands were inherited by James under the Will of his father, Robert Hayward, dec’d (Lowestoft) and were late in the occupation of Scrivener Capon, dec’d. Location of Lands given by reference to adjoining roads, Landowners [John Peele & Carolina Wilkelmina Hatch] and Lands of the Town of Lowestoft. 2 large parchment sheets, signed & sealed by James Hayward, Rachel Hayward, Geo. Dorset and Thomas Hunt (Oulton, Trustee for Dorset), witnessed on reverse by Rob. Reeve & Saml. Bell. £72
118/31 Helsdon, Charles – Gimingham – died 1852 Office copy of Probated Will – wife Sarah M, children unnamed. 10 sides of paper with embossed Probate Court stamp. Slight dusting. £13
171/124 Hewitt, John – Southrepps – 1902 Probated copy of Will – wife not named, children Arthur Hewitt, Hannah Maria Clements, Henry Hewitt, Elizabeth Pike, John Hewitt, Rachel Vincent, Laura Bartram, Ephraim. Booklet – paper cover + 1 sheet parchment. £16
171/84 Hickman, Rev. Edward Brainerd – Guestwick – 1895 Probated copy of short Will – wife Emily. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, several company stamps on reverse. £18
171/245 Hoare, Mary – Cromer – dated 1900 Original Will apparently not taken for Probate – refers to infant children, un-named except son Bernard Hoare, brother Arthur Mogg Brown, brother in law William Fletcher (both Lincoln), and to Chemist business. 3 sheets watermarked paper each signed by Mary Hoare, witnessed by J K Frost & F J Littledyke (clerks, Cromer). £35
98/84 Hopkins, Susannah (widow) – Alborough – 1844 Probated copy of Will – son John U, daughter Sarah U, late brother Benjamin’s son John H Ulph. Matilda Hopkins. Various properties in Aylsham, Alborough, Thurgarton – tenants named. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £29
67/51 Howman, Louisa Jane & Eleanor Mary – Bexwell – (document dated 1875) Discharge and Indemnity by residuary legatees under Will of Miss Dorothea Louisa Howman – Beccles – died 1862, which details various properties in Suffolk which she owned – particularly in Beccles, also St. James Southelmham, Occold and her interest in leasehold chambers in Lincoln’s Inn. Brother Edward John Howman, his children Henry Arthur Howman (Coleshill, Warwicks.), Edward Davison Howman (Bussage, Glos.), Louisa Jane Howman & Eleanor Mary Howman (both of Bexwell, Norfolk). Mortgage of reversionary interest by residuary beneficiaries, Thomas Brown (Southery, Norfolk) party to agreement as mortgagee. Details of Trust Funds and apportionment of residuary estate. 12 page watermarked paper booklet written 9 sides, slight dusting to cover. Signed Edward Davison Howman, Henry A. Howman, Thos. Brown, Louisa Jane Howman & Eleanor Mary Howman. Pinned to the document are a) a statement showing the amounts payable to each beneficiary, b) a request for payment signed Edward Davison Howman, Henry A. Howman, Louisa Jane Howman & Eleanor Mary Howman. £42
160/25 Howorth, William – Swaffham – 1883 Probated copy of Will – wife Mary A, sons William, Walter S, Frederick O, daughter Hannah M (w/o John B Goggs of Dersingham). Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. A few pencil notations to text, some creasing, several company stamps on reverse & some dusting. £20
171/185 Hunter, Samuel – Cromer – 1916 Probated typed copy of Will – wife Eliza E, son Frederick S, daughters Mary A Cotton, Frances M Rogers. Details of 3 properties. £20
171/24 Hurry, William – Sheringham – dated 1870 Original Will – son William, other sons & daughters not named – sheet of paper, watermarked , folded double written on 2 sides, signed by William Hurry & by witnesses William Limmer & Thomas Blogg (Sheringham). It appears the Will was never proved. £33
118/1 Ibberson, Charles – Chesterton, Cambs – 1890 Probated copy of Will – names sons Charles (Kings Lynn), Herbert G, daughter Jane M, sister Emily C. Property in Kings Lynn. Parchment – cert of Probate & wafer seal attd – some dusting to outside – company stamps on reverse. £18
98/98 Ives, Rebecca , widow – Runton – 1870 Letters of Administration granted to son Robert, one of her children. Small printed parchment document with manuscript insertions – wafer seal attached. [see Robert, below] £4
171/54 Ives, Robert – Runton / Roughton -dated 1886 Original Will – sister Ann (w/o William Thirtle) – late wife’s brothers & sisters Anthony Porter Dennis ( Roughton ), James Dennis, Maria Hamilton, Mary White, Jane Brothers. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded double – written on 2¾ sides – ‘mark‘ of Robert Ives, signed by witnesses James K Frost & Hartnell J Limmer ( solr’s clerks, Cromer) . The Will & envelope (which is noted ‘Revoked’) both have several pencil notes. £37
118/70 Ives, Robert – Roughton – 1892 Probated copy of Will – sister Ann (w/o William Thirtle) – their children not named, brother of late wife James Dennis, Elizabeth (w/o John Wenn) also a beneficiary. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see Rebecca, and self, above & 118/41, 58 for Dennis] £20
118/48 Jacob, Elizabeth (widow) – Cromer – 1873 Probated copy of Will – names late son William & his children Georgina Lawrence (illegitimate), William, Henry, Margaret, Charlotte, granddaughter Harriett (w/o George Kettle) & her daughter Malvina, late daughter Elizabeth M Kennedy & her children George T, Jacob, Caroline, Charles – son of grandson Charles Kennedy. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see 171/117 below – George V Kettle’s Will] £21
118/84 Jeffery, Sarah Elizabeth – Cromer – dated 1902 Original Will – husband Alfred – sheet of paper, watermarked , folded double – typed text on 1 side only – ‘mark’ of Sarah E Jeffery & signed by witnesses C Morton Baker (solr. ) & Neville Pegg (his clerk). Note: when acquired, this Will was in the original sealed envelope. £17
198/16 Jennings Samuel - Hales - 1832 - Assignment of the balance of a Term of Years created by the original 1741 Mortgage of a property in Beccles, in connection with the sale of the property by William Jennings (Framlingham). It had been purchased in 1810 by Samuel Jennings and was left to William in 1826by his father. Large parchment sheet. Signed & sealedby Robert Rede Rede, George Orgill Leman, William Jennings, William Milnes Atkinson & John Crisp Webster (Beccles). Full details on my Suffolk page - Beccles 1832.
171/43 Jermy, George – Norwich – 1882 Probated copy of Will – wife Sarah, children Selina, George, Herbert, Catherine, Alfred Jermy. Parchment (some dusting to reverse) – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £23
171/125 Kerr, William John – Cromer – dated 1903 Original Codicil to Will – wife May Florence Maud. Sheet of watermarked paper, written 1 side, signed by William John Kerr, witnessed by Havard N Bridgwater & Sidney F High (solrs clerks, Cromer). Possibly a Shropshire connection, as envelope noted that Will held by Solicitors in Oswestry. £20
171/16 Kerry, Edward – Cley next the Sea – 1848 Probated copy of Will – nephew Christopher Stangroom (wife Ann), niece Elizabeth (w/o Robert Newton of Cley n t S), their children Mary A & William Newton. Cottages in Newgate Cley – 1 occupied by James Pells. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £32
171/117 Kettle, George Valentine – Cromer – dated 1901 Original Will – daughters Murial M, Harriet M (w/o Walter Blyth). Housekeeper Sarah Woods. Large sheet of watermarked paper, folded double written 2 of 4 sides, signed G V Kettle, witnessed by James K Frost & Henry J? Jarvis (solrs clerks, Cromer). [see 118/48 above – Elizabeth Jacob’s Will]. £35
171/169 King, Rosette Anne Sardet – Holt – 1912 Probated copy of short Will – late husband’s nephew James K Gooch, wife Lucy S, & nieces Mary E Frost , Mary E King. Paper booklet £12
118/66 Knowles, Matthew – Runton – 1891 Probated copy of Will – 5 children – Mary A, Harriett (w/o Henry Banville), John, Elizabeth (w/o John Thompson), Martha Thompson. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £20
171/14 Lake, Ann – Letheringsett – 1839 Probated copy of Will – nieces & nephews Mary, John, Robert & William Breese, William Green, Rose Stebbend, Sarah Stannard, Susannah Boyce, Martha Hiley, Harriet Keitley, Ann Jacob. Creased Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Together with a number of paper documents re Administration of Estate :- a) slip containing valuation of items bequeathed to Susannah Boyce signed by Joseph Colman (Briston), b) receipted Account for costs of obtaining Probate, c) small piece containing details of Estate Income & Expenditure (incl payment to surgeon) d) Stamp Duty Office Residuary Account Return, e) 2 Stamp Office Legacy statements / receipts & a further Stamp Office form. Note 3 of the documents are signed by John Breese, 1 by Robert Breese. £62
171/48 Lake, Agnes – Heigham, Norwich – 1883 Letters of Administration – son Ethelbert Lake, other children not named. Small Parchment document, wafer seal attached. £4
171/187 Lake, Arthur James – Norwich (died in France) – 1916 Letters of Administration with copy of short typed Will – sister Edith C (w/o William H Sarsby). Some army details. £11
171/157 Lake, Maria – Cromer – 1907 Letters of Administration – daughter Edith C, (w/o William H Sarsby) – paper. £4
171/93 Lake, Richard – Bale – 1898 Probated copy of short Will – wife Maria. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. 2 company stamps. £17
171/57 Lambert, Mary Ann (spinster) – St James, Norwich – 1887 Letters of Administration – brother Loftus Lambert. Small parchment document with wafer seal attached. £4
171/131 Lawrence, Caroline – Runton – 1903 Letters of Administration – husband John Lawrence. Paper + bank stamp. £4
213/35 Leake, Herbert Anderson - Kings Lynn- 1895 - Mortgage of a piece of Freehold Land and 2 houses erected thereon, Upton cum Chalvey, Slough, Bucks by John Henry Rayner Atkins (Ledgers Lane, Slough) to H. J. Wenham (Hampstead, Middx.), Herbert Anderson Leake and John Byres Leake (Okehampton). Full details & price on Buckinghamshire page - Property - Upton cum Chalvey - 1895
213/36 Leake, Herbert Anderson - Kings Lynn- 1896 - Sale of a piece of Freehold Land and 2 houses erected thereon, Upton cum Chalvey, by John Henry Rayner Atkins. Herbert Anderson Leake and others are party to the agreement as Mortgagees, part of the sale proceeds are to be paid to them in settlement of the Mortgage. Large parchment sheet signed / sealed by Atkins, Fulke, Wenham, Hbt. A Leake and John Byres Leake. Full details & price on Buckinghamshire page - Property - Upton cum Chalvey – 1896
171/98 Lewis, Mary Ann – widow – Hunworth & Holt – 1899 Probated copy of Will – brothers John & Austin Spaul (both Collingwood, Canada). John’s son Josiah John Spaul. Neice Elizabeth Purdy (Walsingham). Austin’s children not named. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, bank stamp, pencil notes on Will, some dusting. £21
171/189 Lines, John Robert – Runton – 1918 Probated typed copy of short Will – 2nd wife Blanche, daughters Louisa E Edwards, Rose M Lines, brother George Lines. Paper booklet. £14
118/74 Little, John – Sherringham – 1894 Copy of Will – wife Elizabeth, residuary beneficiary Esther E Middleton (d/ o late William Middleton) – sheet of paper folded in 2 – written on 1 side only. [see Middleton below] £11
171/62 Littleboy, Maria Ann (widow) – Norwich – 1890 Probated copy of Will – many specific bequests, property in Norwich – sisters Susannah Gooch, late Emily Leman, Eliza Stevens, Harriet (w/o Henry M Beckett). Cousins Fanny, Esther & Catherine Ladbroke. Nephews George H Beckett (his son Ernest), George & Edward J Stevens, Athur L Littleboy (his wife Gertrude), George H Littleboy (his wife Theresa), Harry Leman (his wife Caroline), niece Helen A Leman. Great nephew & nieces Frederick Cullen, Jessie & Ellen Campbell, Ellen Mary & Gertrude Leman, Edith & Bertha Hall. Other beneficiaries Helen (w/o William Hands & their son), Caroline & Walter Peed (Southwold, Suffolk), Grace & Katherine (d/o William Shaw), servant Ellen Bowen [her Will above see 171/87 ]. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, bank stamp. £28
160/47 Livock, William Thomas – Heigham – 1899 Probated copy of Will – son Edward W Pets Livock, daughter Jane E. Refers to house & shop. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Outer dusty. £18
193/16 Lock, Susanna – Bressingham – 1792 – Lease of Dwelling House and Lands at Hinderclay, Suffolk, by Susanna Lock (Bressingham, Norfolk) to John Alger (Wortham). Both the Dwelling House and Lands currently in the occupation of Edward Lock. The individual Closes of Land are named, with acreages and current state of cultivation. Alger is to occupy the Dwelling House during the tenancy, although Susanna Lock has reserved the parlour and parlour chamber at the West end for her own use. Various conditions made, relating to the farming of the lands, planting of crops and maintenance of house & Lands. Large parchment sheet with natural discolouration and a small area of thinning arising from the preparation of the skin. Signed & sealed by Susanna Lock and John Alger, witnessed on reverse by John Murrell & John Cooper. £65
98/107 Long, Mary Ann (widow) – Cromer – 1891 Probated copy of Will – sister Elizabeth S (w/o Thomas Blogg) + their 2 sons, niece Betsy (w/o James Jillings) + their son. 6 properties in Cromer (occupied by Widow Warner, Thomas Harrison, Henry Balls). Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £18
171/112 Love, George (Hamond) – Sheringham – 1901 Letters of Administration with copy of Will attached – brothers James Love (Wells), John Hamond Love (Cromer), sisters Honor (w/o Ephraim Randell ), Leah Chaplin (Thurston Loddon). Beneficiaries include Phyllis Hayho (daughter of late Hamond Love of Wells). Booklet – paper cover, 1 sheet parchment, wafer seal attached. £16
171/65 Mace, John – Marlingford – 1891 Probated copy of Will – nephew Walter Mortimer, late wife’s sister & niece Rhoda Waites & Julia Stone. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £19
160/93 Mace, Miss Unity – Eaton – 1922 Probated copy of Will – friends Catherine Clark of same address, Fanny A Mottram (& her 2 sons Ralph Hale Mottram (Norwich), Alfred Hugh Mottram (Edinburgh)). Refers to interest in cottages & land. Paper booklet – company stamp on cover. [see also 160/94 Mottram, below]. £14
171/138 Mack, Gilbert Allen – Cromer – 1906 Probated copy of Will – brothers Edward J Mack, James Mack – other siblings not named, infant daughter Rosa May. Paper booklet – some creasing & dusting. £13
160/86 Mann, William – Norwich – 1914 Letters of Administration with copy of short Will attached – wife Betsy. Both executors (Alfred Milk (Shipdham) & John Milk (Weston) had died before Mann. Paper booklet. £11
171/27 Marling, Sarah (widow) – Runton – dated 1873 Original Will – mother a beneficiary but not named, sisters Sophia , Ann (w/o John Jeffries of Attleboro’). Sheet of paper watermarked 1869, folded in 2, written on 1 side. Signed S Marling & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson & B Dennis, jnr . this Will not proved – envelope marked “Revoked”. £35
171/250 Marling, Sarah (widow) – Runton – dated 1904 Original Will – late brother Miles Leeder, wife Jane, other siblings not named, niece Susan Plummer, nephew George Leeder. Specific items bequeathed include to nurse Georgina Palmer. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 2 sides. Signed S Marling & by witnesses Charlotte Blain & C E Frost . Envelope marked “Revoked”. £32
171/168 Marling, Sarah (widow) – Runton – 1913 Probated copy of Will – late brother Miles Leeder, wife Jane, sister Sophia Leeder, other siblings not named. Nephew George Leeder, gt niece Emma. Personal bequests to friends James K & Joyce M Frost, Georgina Palmer, Eliza Burton. Paper booklet. £16
57/5 Agreement for loan secured on his interest under Will of late uncle John Marsh (Broome, Suffolk) – Henry’s father William Marsh (Diss, Norfolk). For full details & price, please see my Worcestershire page – Wills etc Marsh, Henry Brunning – Upton on Severn, Worcs – dated 1845
171/244 Martins, Thomas – Runton – dated 1900 Original Will – wife Sarah, sons John, Arthur & Thomas David Abbs Martins, daughters Emily Elizabeth Leake & Mary Catherine Everett. 3 houses & freehold land left to children. Sheet watermarked paper folded double written 2 sides. Signed Thomas Martins, witnessed James Kemp & Alfred A Leake (both Runton) . This Will not proved – envelope marked “Revoked”. £35
160/72 Matthews, Samuel – Heigham – 1911 Probated copy of Will – sister Elizabeth L (w/o Charles Daniels), their son Charles Daniels, brothers William, George, James Matthews. Assistant John W Lemon – given option to acquire business. Details of several properties & rights to his own patent medicines. Servants named – incl Robert Mower (coachman), William Buxton (employee), Hannah Thelford (Hainford) also a beneficiary. Paper booklet with number of company stamps on cover. £16
171/141 Mayes, William Charles – Cromer – 1907 Probated copy of Will – late wife Elizabeth, sons John C & Charles J Mayes – other children not named. Paper booklet. £13
171/78 McClure, Henry – Cromer – dated 1895 Original Will – wife Elizabeth, brother Rev Edmund McClure (Cromer), nephews Herbert & Ivor McClure, servant Mary Lancashear. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 2½ sides. Signed by Henry McClure & by witnesses Edward M Hansell (solr, Cromer) & A C Elliott (solrs clerk). £35
171/29 McFarling, Arthur – Norwich – 1874 Letters of Administration granted to wife Maria. Small parchment – wafer seal attached. £6
84/185 Meadows, Philip – Diss – 1783 Extract from Will – nephews David Martineau (Norwich), Meadows Taylor (Diss), includes date of Will, & where & when proved. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 1+ sides. [see also 84/184 – property, above] £5
171/18 Melton, James – Roughton – dated 1857 Original Will – wife Sarah, nephews & nieces George Starling, Ann, Eliza & John Wenn. Sheet of watermarked paper, folded in 2, written on 3½ sides. Signed by James Melton & by witnesses Herbert J Johnson & William Limmer, it would seem that this Will was never proved. £42
98/111 Middleton, Harriet (widow of William, see below) – Sheringham – 1894 Letters of Administration – names father in law William & daughter Esther E (minor). £5
98/112 Middleton, William, (husband of Harriet see above) – Sheringham – 1894 Probated copy of Will – daughter Esther E. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. [see also Little, above] £16
160/11 Millard, Philip – North Walsham – 1855 Certified contemporary copy of Probated Will – note- of Lincolns Inn Fields, at date of death. Brother William Salter Millard (Old Catton), daughters Lucy Elwin (w/o Walter J Scott), Elizabeth S V Millard (Holcombe Rogus, Devon), Maria J Millard, Phillippa Millard and Mary Whittingham ** Taunton, Somerset 1876 (pretended wife of William Hewitt), nephews Charles W Millard & James E Millard. 20 pages of paper watermarked 1854, sewn together with parchment cover sheet. Written on 18 sides with pencil notations throughout. Some splits in folds, some dusting to first page & repair made to it before booklet made up. Notes on cover relating to deaths & burial **places of some family members. £40
171/103 Miller, Caroline (widow) – Heigham – 1900 Probated copy of Will – daughters Clementina Mingay Miller, Agnes Fox, Katherine (w/o George F Handel Scarborough), late Catherine Walker [her 2 children not named]. Son in law Philip Cuddon, sons Charles Joseph Miller, Francis Thomas Miller, grandson Philip Fox, nephew Francis Critten. Property in Heigham. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached several company stamps on reverse. £26
171/164 Miller, Francis Thomas – Norwich – 1913 Probated copy of short Will – wife Barbara M, children not named. Paper booklet, number of company stamps on cover, some dusting & damp staining. £11
105/37 Miller, John Nurse – Aldborough – 1899 – Assignment of his book debts to William Rudd Gibbs (Sheringham). Includes a list of debtors [surname, place of residence, occupation (most), debt :- Messrs Martin (Drayton), Readwin (Fakenham), Ducker (Aylsham), Tice (Sheringham), Dady (Weybourne), White (Aldborough), Woodhouse (Baningham), Edwards (Mattishall), Windham‘s executors (Roughton), Sale (Brandon), G Plumbly (Thurgarton), Blyth (Mundesley), Bailey (N. Walsham), G Bird (Aylmerton). Large sheet watermarked paper folded in 2, written 1½ sides, signed by Miller, witnessed by J W Taylor (Enfield Middx). £27
160/85 Minister, Ann – Great Witchingham, formerly Weston Longville – 1914 Probated copy of Will – daughters of late husband – Julia Seip, Clara Orton (her 2 children not named), brother Charles, personal bequests to niece Anne Ingram, cousin Ellen Owens, friend Miss Elizabeth Saltmer (York). Paper booklet – bank stamps on cover. £16
160/9 Minns, John – Thwaite – 1841 Probated copy of Will & Codicil – wife Loise, sons in law James Minns (? Etchingham), George Strange (Mettingham, Suffolk), children – Loise, Charlotte (late w/o William Fflaxman & their children George & Hannah), Maria, Harriett, Honor (w/o Thomas Pain), Caroline, John, Charles, James & Mary dec’d (her children not named). The original had been witnessed by a David Minns. 3 large sheets parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached. Pencil notes & some underlining to text, some fading in folds & dusting to outer. £39
171/179 Mottram, Alfred – (died at Eastbourne) of Salthouse, Norfolk – 1916 Probated copy of Will – wife Mary E, children Mary U, Guy Naswith, Marion W Addison, Maurice J. Paper booklet with 10 company stamps on cover. Together with manuscript notes and solicitors opinion (1935) relating to the distribution of assets, and schedule of assets distributed to Alfred’s children. £21
160/94 Mottram, Fanny Anne – Norwich – 1924 Probated copy of Will – sons Ralph Hale Mottram (Norwich), Alfred Hugh Mottram (Edinburgh). Refers to friend Unity Mace & land in Eaton. Paper booklet – company stamps. [see also 160/93 Mace, above]. £14
130/124 Mountain, Jacob the younger – Wickmere – 1740 Copy of Marriage Settlement between Jacob Mountain and Anne Postle (Norwich) – her father was probably Thomas Postle (Norwich) who promised to pay £1000 as her marriage portion. Refers to properties (which Jacob had received from his late wife Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Rye) in Cromer, Northrepps, Sidestrand & Trimingham occupied by Thomas Ransome, William Walters & Samuel Saul. 3 sheets of watermarked paper written 2¼ sides. The original document had been witnessed by Eliz. Postle and J. Postle. £50
97/34 Mountain, Anne – Norwich – 1776 Copy of Will – sons Jehosaphat, Jacob Mountain, daughters Sarah, Mary. Large sheet watermarked paper written 1 side. Tiny holes in corners of folds. £30
171/92 Mower, Henry – Trowse – 1898 Probated copy of Will – wife Redelpha E, sons Harry William, William Vince B, Frank Theodore, Baron Goff Mower, daughter Annie Elizabeth Mower. Specific bequests of several personal family items. Parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting & several company stamps to outer. £26
98/95 Moy, William – Runton – 1868 Probated copy of Will – children James, David & Matilda Moy, reputed children Martha & Thomas W Wiseman alias Moy – also Ann Wiseman ‘now living with me’. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. Together with a bundle of small papers (17) relating to the administration of the estate – including receipted invoices bearing signatures of ME Chadwick, WH Burton, H Randell, HP Ransome, Robt Cooch, James Kemp (Runton Mill), Robt Page (Cromer), N N Field, a letter with postal franks to David Moy from the Inland Revenue, with a copy of his reply, a receipt with the ‘mark‘ of Robert Moy. £38
171/172 Mutimer, Sidney – Cromer – 1914 Probated copy of Will – wife Emma, son Sidney H, daughter Kate M (w/o George L Luff). Refers to business. Paper booklet, some pencil notations, dusting. £19
160/13 Nash, William Spooner – Norwich – 1870 Probated copy of Will – wife Eliza E (to live in house in Heigham), children not named. Sisters Matilda (w/o Frederick Maunder), Caroline (w/o Erasmus Stannard Culyer), Priscilla (w/o Henry Wilkinson), Elizabeth (w/o Osborn Engale Teasel), nephew John Osborn Teasel who was to continue running the business. 2 large sheets parchment with cert of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to outer. £26
118/80 Neale, John – Rockland St Andrew – 1897 Probated copy of Will – wife Annie. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £16
160/52 Neale, Sarah Ann – Holt – 1902 Letters of Administration – husband Robert. Paper, with wafer seal attached – several small tears to folds – insurance co stamp on dusty outer. £4
211/41 Neech, George Samuel – Suffield – 1881 Letters of Administration – wife Sophia. Small parchment sheet with wafer seal attached. £6
171/177 Newman, Maria widow – Cromer – 1915 Letters of Administration – daughter Mary E. Paper – 2 bank stamps. £4
171/139 Newman, Tom – Cromer – 1907 Probated copy of short Will – wife Maria, daughter Mary E, other children not named. Paper booklet, some dusting. £13
118/35 Newson, Mary (widow) – Norwich – 1860 Letters of Administration – son Henry Newson (Bury St Edmonds) – ‘one of the children’. Small printed parchment, with manuscript insertions, wafer seal attached. Together with receipt for Administration Registration Fees paid. £8
160/20 Newton, Richard Robert – Holt – died 1876 Probated copy of Will – names wife Sarah. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached some dusting to outer. £14
171/204 Noble, Miss Catherine Emily – Cromer – 1921 Probated copy of short Will – niece Anna Press. Paper booklet 2 company stamps. £10
118/65 Nockels, Henry – Cromer – 1890 Probated copy of Will – wife Sarah, son Herbert, his wife Caroline, grandchildren Henry G, Elizabeth – properties in Cromer & Aylsham. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached. £21
160/96 Norman, Mary Ann – Norwich – 1925 Probated copy of Will – husband Ernest William Norman, daughters Helen T & Ethel M Norman. Paper booklet with several company stamps. £13
160/36 Nunn, Harriet Hannah – Thorpe – 1893 Letters of Administration – brother William Goodrum Nunn. Small piece parchment, wafer seal attached. Bank stamps & dusting to reverse. £6
118/69 Nunn, William – Framington Pigot – 1891 Letters of Administration – daughter Harriet H – one of the children. Small printed parchment, with manuscript insertions, wafer seal attached. £4
160/341Osborn, Harry – Westbury, Thorpe – 1896 Probated copy of Will – wife Annie M. Refers to business. Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to reverse. £17
160/39 Osborn, John – Norwich & Brooke – 1894 Probated copy of Will – sons Harry, Frederick H, daughters Elizabeth W (w/o William P Abel), Blanche (w/o Arthur Wiseman, Enfield Town, Middx). Refers to Blanche’s Marriage Settlement, partnership with son Harry & Robert G Smith & several properties owned. Large sheet Parchment – certificate of Probate & wafer seal attached, some dusting to reverse. £22
160/37 Otty, Robert Metcalf – Norwich – 1893 Letters of Administration – wife Anna M. Small piece parchment, wafer seal attached. Dusting to reverse. A pre- printed letter from the Legacy & Succession Duty Office is attached. £7
160/32 Otway, Thomas William – Blakeney – 1889 Letters of Administration – brother William Otway. Small parchment sheet, wafer seal attached. Some dusting & damp spotting, tear along one fold with slight loss of text. £4
160/8 Otway, William – Blakeney – 1826 Probated copy of short Will – wife Pleasance, also refers to wife’s children (not named). Parchment – wafer seal attached. £20
171/205 Owles, Elizabeth Esther – Gimingham Hall – dated 1922 Original Codicil to Will – husband Ernest George Owles. Sheet watermarked paper, typed on 1 side, signed by Elizabeth, witnessed by A C Elliott (solrs clerk, Cromer). £13
98/47 Parker, Bessie – Great Yarmouth – 1896. Beneficiary named in Will of James Thorpe – see Lancashire page for details.