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Medieval & Later Kent P.C.C. & C.C.C. Wills

Wills of Gillingham Shipwrights 1621 - 1852
in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (Pre 1858) -
Index of names
    
Transcribed by D.E. Williams 2021. My thanks to Ted Connell for hosting this work and for his excellent index


The village of Gillingham, with a variety of vessels on the Medway, c 1830. The village was a favourite
 residence of many Royal Dockyard workers and officials, as well as Military and Naval men.
 (See my Monumental Inscriptions of St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham)


In contrast, the High Street of Brompton, c 1860's, has a rather urban atmosphere. The area was first settled
in the 17th century and in the period covered by the wills was partly in Chatham and partly in Gillingham. 
The main gate of the Royal Dockyard was adjacent to Brompton. (Collection of the Royal Engineer's Museum)

Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights    Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights

  Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights     Wills of Rochester Shipwrights 1652-1837   

Surname Christian name

Age

Place

Occupation

Date Will
proved

No.

ADAMS JAMES 59  High Street, Brompton Shipwright 1830 01
ANDREWS ROBERT  Manor Street, Brompton Shipwright 1812 02
BARNES BENJAMIN  High Street, Brompton Shipwright 1808 03
BENSTED SAMUEL 75  Exmouth Terrace Shipwright 1837 04
BONE JOSEPH Shipwright 1794 05
BROMFIELD ANTHONY  Middle Street, Brompton Shipwright 1832 06
BRYANT HENRY  Garden Street, Brompton Shipwright 1848 07
CLARK JAMES  Exmouth Terrace Shipwright 1846 08
CLARK JOHN  Middle Street, Brompton Shipwright 1825 09
COLLIER CHRISTOPHER Shipwright 1640 10
COX THOMAS 69 Shipwright 1807 11
DADD ROBERT Shipwright 1798 12
DELVES RICHARD Shipwright 1688 13
DERING THOMAS Shipwright 1745 14
FEARNE CHARLES Shipwright 1796 15
FOWLER THOMAS Shipwright 1754 16
FRANKLING JOHN Shipwright 1781 17
HARDEN JOHN Shipwright 1843 18
HASTRICK THOMAS HENRY  Park Place New Brompton Shipwright 1827 19
HOULDEN THOMAS Shipwright 1739 20
HOGBEN EDWARD  River Row, Chatham Shipwright 1767 21
JEFFREY SAMUEL FINCH Shipwright 1850 22
KEMSLEY ROBERT 67 Shipwright 1837 23
LAREMAR WILLIAM 69 Shipwright 1781 24
MARKETT ANTHONY Shipwright 1731 25
MARSHALL EDWARD 68  Brompton St, Brompton Shipwright 1763 26
MOVERLY WILLIAM  Manor Street, Brompton Shipwright 1846 27
MUDDLE EDWARD 80 Shipwright 1822 28
MUDDLE WILLIAM 67 Shipwright 1831 29
PACK JOHN  Prospect Row, Brompton Shipwright 1829 30
PACK THOMAS  Wood Street, Brompton Shipwright 1807 31
PARRETT AMBROSE Shipwright 1728 32
PARRETT THOMAS Shipwright 1835 33
PARRETT JOHN Shipwright 1738 34
POTTEN CHARLES Shipwright 1761 35
POTTS GERSHAM Shipwright 1812 36
RADFORD THOMAS Shipwright 1733 37
REED WILLIAM 74 Shipwright 1803 38
REDSAIL JOHN  Manor Street, Brompton Shipwright 1841 39
ROCKCLIFFE JAMES Shipwright 1852 40
ROPER LAYTON 60  Prospect Row, Brompton Shipwright 1781 41
SIMS JAMES Shipwright 1780 42
SHORTE JAMES Shipwright 1621 43
TIDD PHILLIP Shipwright 1733 44
WHITE THOMAS  Exmouth Terrace Shipwright 1825 45
WHITTHORNE JOHN 84  Broad Alley, Brompton Shipwright 1815 46

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

Names
ACWORTH 40
ADAMS 1
ALLOM 36
ANDERSON 26, 42
ANDREWS 2, 6
ASHDOWN 30
AVIS 22

BAKER 14, 31
BARNABY 40
BARNARD 21
BARNES 3
BARTLETT 9
BEAUMONT 15
BELCHER 39
BENSTED 4
BEST? 5
BEVERIDGE 3
BINGLE 26
BIRD 36
BLAKESTONE 15
BONE 5
BONIWELL 29
BOYES 10
BOYS 29
BRINDLEY 21
BROMFIELD 6
BROWN 18
BROWNE 33
BRUCH? 20
BRYANT 7, 11, 33
BUCKLEY 45
BULLBROOK 4
BURTON 40
CARLTON 40
CHAPMAN 20
CHENOWETH 28
CHITTENDEN 7
CHURCH 29, 36
CLARK 2, 8, 9
COLLIER 10, 35
COLLINS 9
CONQUEST 11, 29
COOPER 20
CORVEL 9
COURT 33
COUVES 28
COWES 16
COX 11
CRANE 21
CRAS? 15
CROUCH 1
CROWHURST 39

DADD 12
DAVIES 10, 37
DAVIS 20
DELVES 13
DENNY 31
DENYERS 21
DERING 14
DODD 24
DORRETT 9
DUER 16
DULAKE 28
DULVEY 6, 18
DUNBAR 9
DUNK 42
DUNN 7
DURHAM 33

ELLIOTT 46
ERIDGE? 22
ERITH 28
ESSELL 19
EVENDEN 33
FA( ? ) 44
FEARNE 15
FENNER 9
FINCH 22
FISSENDEN? 13
FOWLER 16
FRANKLING 17
FREELAND 3, 36
FROUD 28
FULLER 27

GAMON 4
GARLAND 30
GIBSON 18
GILBERT 6, 29
GILKINS 18
GILLER 19
GILLMOR 23
GODING 37
GREGORY 44

HAITE 46
HARDEN 18
HARRISON 38
HASTRICK 19
HERD? 15
HILLARD 28
HILLYER 11
HODGSON 45
HOGBEN 21
HOLLOWAY 7
HOLMDEN 28
HOME? 17
HOPPER 41
HOULDEN 20, 26
HOWELL 24, 44
HOWLETT 34
HUGHES 33
HUNT 31

IRWIN 19
ISTED 13
JEFFERY 22
JEFFERYS 3
JOHNSON 37
JOHNSON 44
JOYNER 44
KEMSLEY 23
KNIGHT 17
KNOX 33

LANGRISH 13,
LAREMAR 24
LASH 39
LATHE 33
LAYTON 41
LEANE 36
LEEDS 41
LEFEURD? 4
LINES 22
LOFT 28
LONG 13

MARKETT 25, 43
MARSHALL 26, 35
MARTIN 3
MAYHEW 21
MEAKINS 4
MEARS 12
MEDFORTH? 39
MELLEN 26
MELLIN 26
MILLS 14
MINSON 37
MITCHELL 25
MOORCOCK 34
MORGAN 40
MOSLEY 45
MOVERLY 27
MOXON 33
MUDDLE 27, 28, 29
MUNN 18

NELSON 21
NEWMAN 28
OBBARD 33
ORTON 6, 33
OVENDEN 26
OWDEN 5

PACK 30, 31
PALMER 21
PARRETT 33, 34
PAUL 14
POOLE 46
POTTEN 35
POTTS 36
POWELL 44
PRENTICE 20

RADFORD 37
REDSAIL 39
REED 38
RENWICK 26
RICHMOND 46
RICKETTS 4, 46
RICKON 23
RIGDEN 9
RIX 39
ROBERTS 18
ROBERTSON 28
ROCKCLIFFE 40
ROPER 41
ROWELL 29
RUCKERT 28

SAMMOND? 13
SAUNDERS 35
SEAGER 20
SEAGOOD 37
SEXTON 1
SHEAFE 25
SHORTE 43
SIMES 2
SIMS 42
SMITH 3, 23, 26, 28, 35
SNOW 17
SOAMES 41
SOLLER? 39
SOMMERTON 2, 17, 24
SPENCER 210
SPLIDT 26
SPRAY 34
STAPLES 42
STAPLEY 13
STEPHENS 6, 27, 45
STOKES 33
STONE 5, 31, 19
STRACHAN 21
STREETER 42
STRINGER 26
SUGDEN 1
SUTTON 42

TAYLOR 21, 24
TENONE 43
THOMAS 41
TIDD 44
TOMLYN 37, 44
TOPLEY 33
TOW 11
TUCKER 30

VEIGER? 28
VINALL 1

WALKER 27
WALLER 20, 26
WATSON 36
WATTS 35
WEEKS 30
WEST 26
WHAPPAIN? 13
WHEATLEY 23
WHITE 45
WHITTHORNE 46
WHITTLE 4
WILKING 38
WILLIAMS 11
WILSTED 29
WOLLSTEAD 29
WU*LANDI *? 2
Places
Blackwall, Middlesex 46
Boxley 20
Buxted, Sussex 13

Cape of Good Hope 28
Chatham 3, 9, 20, 23, 33,
   33, 38, 44
   High Street 33
   Ordnance Place 40
   River Row 21

Brompton
   Broad Alley 46
   Exmouth Terrace 4, 6, 8
   Garden Street 7
   High Street 30, 39
   King's Arms, Westcourt St 30
   Manor Street 27, 39
   Mansion Court, Wood St 22
   Middle Street 6, 9

Gillingham 18
   18 Green Street Buildings 7
   Gad's Hill 28
   Layfield 23
   Brompton Street 26
   Millfleete 13
   White's 13

Gravesend 18

Killala, Ireland 4

Lenham 9, 18
Limehouse,
   Middlesex 26
London
   19 Frederick Street
   Hampstead Road 18
   Rodney Street
      Pentonville 23
   St. Giles 37
   7 Sherbom? Lane 41
   1 Warwick Court
       Holborn 18

Maidstone 9, 20
   Weake Street 43
   Princes Square 26
   Ratcliff Highway 26

Rochester 3, 19
   Saint Nicholas 9


Saint Mary Hoo 46
Sheerness 31
Stone near Faversham 26
Miscellaneous
Agent to H. M. Naval Hospital 
   at the Cape of Good Hope 28
Agent's Clerk 36
Attat Law 3

Blacksmith 7, 11, 21
Boatswain 41
Brewhouse 43

Cabinet Maker 9
Carpenter 21
Clerks 40

Draper 3
Drowned 4

Grocer 18, 33
Gunner 11

House Carpenter 20

Joiner 312

Lieutenant in his Majesty's Royal Navy
     4, 29, 36

Linen draper 26

Maltster 34

poor house Chatham 33

Quarterman of H.M. Dockyard 4

Ropemaker 2, 26, 34

Sail Maker 2

ship STIRLING CASTLE 41

Solicitor 23, 40
Surgeon 6, 30, 44

Tallow Chandler 37, 39
teach and instruct Children to read 44
Timber Converter 33

Union Life Insurance Office, Norwich 4

Victualler 3, 18, 30

working tooles 43

Wills of 17th Century Chatham Shipwrights    Wills of 18th Century Chatham Shipwrights

  Wills of 19th Century Chatham Shipwrights     Wills of Rochester Shipwrights 1652-1837   

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