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Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights
in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (Pre 1858) -
Index of names
                        
- Transcribed by D.E. Williams 2020

Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights    Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights    Wills of Rochester Shipwrights 1652-1837

Surname

Christian name

Age

Place

Occupation

Date Will
proved

No.

ACWORTH

James

of Chatham

shipwright

1814

01
BARNABY Lewis of Chatham shipwright 1844 02
BELCHAR  Thomas of Chatham shipwright 1805 03
BERRY William of Chatham shipwright 1805 04
BORER William of Chatham shipwright 1857 05
BRITTAIN John of Chatham shipwright 1807 06
BROMLEY William of Chatham shipwright 1838 07
BUCK James  55 of Chatham shipwright 1812 08
COUCHMAN Daniel  of Chatham shipwright 1814 09
COWARD Henry 78 of Chatham shipwright 1803 10
CRANE John 64 of Chatham shipwright 1853 11
DAY William of Chatham shipwright 1810 12
DOVE  Richard of Chatham shipwright 1820 13
EASON John 82 of Chatham shipwright 1801 14
FRENCH James of Chatham shipwright 1839 15
FULLER William of Chatham shipwright 1831 16
GIBSON William of Chatham shipwright 1818 17
GIBSON Thomas of Chatham shipwright 1825 18
HERRINGTON Joseph of Brompton shipwright 1810 19
HUNT  William  of Chatham shipwright 1813 20
LAWRENCE Thomas of Chatham shipwright 1810 21
MARTIN William   of Chatham shipwright 1840 22
MASKELL Richard of Chatham shipwright 1822 23
METCALFE John of Chatham shipwright 1805 24
MOORE John of Chatham shipwright 1817 25
MORRIS  Richard of Chatham shipwright 1834 26
MORRIS John of Chatham shipwright 1843 27
MOSLEY John 70 of Chatham shipwright 1847 28
NORTH George of Chatham shipwright 1835 29
PATRICK William  of Chatham shipwright 1835 30
PEMBLE Isaac  of Chatham shipwright 1842 31
PHILLIPS John of Chatham shipwright 1822 32
RICH William of Chatham shipwright 1846 33
RICH Henry of Chatham shipwright 1848 34
RICH John of Chatham shipwright 1853 35
SMITH George of Chatham shipwright 1812 36
STAFF  Leonard of Brompton shipwright 1817 37
STIGANT William of Brompton shipwright 1837 38
STONE William of Chatham shipwright 1839 39
STURLA John of Chatham shipwright 1828 40
SUTTON James of Chatham shipwright 1855 41
TAYLOR Henry of Chatham shipwright 1848 42
TOOKEY Joseph of Chatham shipwright 1822 43
TOOKEY John of Chatham shipwright 1849 44
WEAKS John of Chatham shipwright 1832 45
WILLIS Edward 74 of Chatham shipwright 1854 46
WISE Thomas of Chatham shipwright 1811 47

  Surname

Christian name

Age

Place

Occupation

Date of Will

No.

 Index of Names - Places - Miscellaneous (occupations, ships etc)

Names
Ackworth 1
Ady 3
Arnott 33
Ashdown 6
Ashley 2
Atcheson 25
Austin 28, 31

B(a)rber? 38
Baker 1, 25, 36
Bamey? 11
Barnaby 12
Barnaby 2, 25, 34
Bassett 25
Bate 22
Bear 25
Beaumont 3, 17, 45
Beck 31
Belchar 3
Berry 4, 21
Billinghurst 43
Birch 11
Bird 16
Bishop 17
Blackader? 45
Bolton 16
Booth 39
Borer 5
Borkett 19
Bovid? 40
Bowles 10
Brames 37
Briggs 29
Brittain 6
Britter 21
Bromley 7, 18, 21
Buck 8, 34
Burchall 47
Burnett 12
Butcher 21
Butler 25




Caddy 46
Chinery? 11
Church 2
Clark 16
Clift 33
Coates 28
Cole 14
Collne? 40
Coomber 7, 30
Cooper 30, 36
Cordwell 6
Couchman 9
Coveney 14
Coward 10
Cox 21, 30
Crane 11
Crispin32
Croden 33
Crosley 8
Cryer? 3

Davies 38
Davison 5
Day 12, 14, 22, 46
Death 38
Devonport 2
Dorrett 15
Dove 13
Down 13
Dunstall 9
Dyer 29

Eason 14
English 13
Essell 42
Evenden 414

Fareham 38
Ferguson 29
Filmer 27
Finnell 25
Flanagan? 33
Ford 45
Foster 21, 27
Franklin 39
Freeman 15
French 15
Froud 15
Fuller 16, 25


Gammon 27
Gardener 25
Gardiner 1
Geffery 47
Gibson 17, 18
Gilbert 22
Gillett 10
Goord 46
Gowar 10
Gowen 31
Grace 27
Graham 21
Grant 1
Grayham 21
Greet 32

Hammond 1
Hanney? 11
Harrison 3, 17
Hayes 6
Headgecock? 33
Heard 28, 33
Herrington 19
Hoar 4
Hodge 45
Hope 1
Hopper 19
Hughes 2, 28, 41
Hughill 16
Hulett? 47
Hunt 20
Hyman 6

James 11
Jarrett 44
Jeffery 47
Jefferys 4, 25
Johnson 14, 15, 24
Kains 40
Kennet 10
Kennett 30
Kipps 5

Lane 45
Langford 15
Law 45
Lawrence 21, 23
Lester 30
Lewis 2, 26, 30, 45
Lieger? 47
Loft 21
Lott 42
Luck? 11
Luff 1


Marshall 1
Martin 22
Maskell 23
Mason 26
Mathews 16
Matthews 16, 45
May 2
Merkiff 25
Metcalfe 24
Mitchell 37
Moore 25, 39
Morgan 8, 13, 39
Morris 9, 24, 26, 27
Mosley 28
Moverley 7
Muddle 45
Murtagh 22
Myer 20

Needham 22
Nelloth 37
Netherwood 34
Nicholls 25
Nichols 33
North 29

Oliffe 30

Parkin 25
Parry 28
Pascall 17, 26
Patrick 30, 45
Pegan 4
Pemble 13, 22, 31
Penrose 14
Periman 9
Pestell 11
Phillips 4, 32
Pledge 46
Povall 7
Purcell 35

Rawson 6
Record 38
Rice 25, 33, 34
Rich 24, 35
Rickon 11, 46
Rosse 26
Rowen 19
Saunders 22
Sawyer 29
Scott 37
Simmonds 19
Sinclair 41
Smith 36
Snodgrass 10
Solomon 19
Sommerton 13, 14, 23
Sparks 15
Spence 45
Spillit 35
Staff 37
Stanton 4
Steel 22
Stephens 8,13,28,33,38
Stigant 38
Stiles 2
Stone 39
Stoneham 18
Stubbersfield 15
Stubbs 13
Sturla 40
Sutton 41

Taffs 27
Taylor 30, 38, 42
Thomas 22
Thorpe 10
Till 19
Tomlin 26
Tonkin 25
Tookey 42, 43, 44

Victualler 29

Waitall 21
Watkins 15
Watson 41
Wattle 13
Watts 19
Weaks 45
Wenman? 46
West 6, 19
Whiffen 4
White 28
Wilkens 7
Wilkins 46
Willis 46
Wills 6, 47
Willson 3
Winford 26
Wise 47
Witheridge 45
Wood 45
Wright 21
Wyatt 16, 28
Places
Australia 41
Brompton 7, 10,13, 19, 30, 37, 38
   River Row 7
   Middle Street 38
   Wood Street 19

Chatham
   Best Street 46
   Cage Lane 1, 28, 41
   Chapel 44
   Clover Lane 12
   Fort Pitt Street 27
   Fort Row 18
   Hogg Lane 23
   James Street 46
   Meeting House Lane 26
   New Road 33
   Ordnance Place 11, 18, 22, 27, 40
   Richard Street 46
   The New Road 31
   Queen Street 8, 17, 25
   Slicket's Hill 10
   The Brook 25


Frindsbury 13
Fulham Middlesex 37
Gillingham 30
Gravesend 16
Greenwich 22
Hull 28
Kennington Road 6
London
   Blackfriars Road 6
   Cannon Street 33
   Charlotte Street 6
   Haymarket, City of Westminster
        41
   Great Queen Street Lincoln's
      Inn Fields 31

Maidenhead 20
Maidstone 13, 15, 38
   East Lane, King Street 15

New Brompton 42
New South Wales 28
Newington, Surrey 47
Offham 19
Oxford 16
Plymouth 13, 29
Poplar, No 2 Naval Row 31
Portsea 3
Portsmouth 25
Rochester 15, 19, 26, 40, 42, 45
   St Margaret 45
      Delphs Lane, now Delce Road 46
   St. Margaret's Bank 13

Sheerness 25, 36, 37
   Blue Town 16

Whiton? 3
Miscellaneous
Archdeacon 45
Attorney at Law 20, 25, 45

Baker 41
Bootmaker 46
Brewer 28
brewhouse 1
Builder 46

Carpenter 13, 22, 29
Clerk 19, 41, 42, 44, 45
Clerk to 
   Messrs Stephens & Son 28
Coachman 31
Cordwainer 33




Fisherman 36

Glazier 29
Grocer 2, 28, 41

Iron Founder 46

Joiner 13

Laborer 41

Messrs Essell Hayward &
   Essell Solicitors  42
Nursery Man 37

Pawnbroker 38
Pensioner 45
Plumber 29, 46
Publican 30

Servant 45


Shoemaker 29
Shop and bake house 28
Shopkeeper 13
Sir John Hawkins Hospital 45
Solicitor 26, 28, 42
Superannuated Clerk 2
Surgeon 1

Timber Converter 25
Tools 17, 18
Turner 15

Victualler 16






army, navy, docks etc
   Arctic Service, this ship 39
   Capt Royal Nav20
   Captain 40
Coast Blockade Service 29
Deptford Dock Yard 39
Lieutenant and Paymaster 22
Mariner 44
Mariner the 25
Master Shipwright of 
   Chatham Dockyard 39
Ninth Company of the first
   Regiment of Foot Guards 22
North West Passage 39
private Soldier 22, 28
Rigger 45
Royal Marines 22
Sergeant Major of the
    Royal Denbigh 22
Sixth Six Regiment of Foot Submeasurer 32
ships
   Bomb Vessel Terror 39
   Canopus 6
   Erebus 39

Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights     Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights    Wills of Rochester Shipwrights 1652-1837

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