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

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