Cut off with a shilling

The will of Peter Hobbs – 1738 This will is in our possession and gives an indication of the use of a will for family history research. Peter Hobbs names children and his wife. The children each go...

A Scratchley will

Wills can be very useful to genealogists. They invariably give some information about family, place of dwelling and possibly occupation. This will, actually, is lacking in some detail, for Charles Scr...

Where there’s a will…

We have a number of wills (stored electronically). This particular will is that of Robert Sainsbury who died in 1698. This is the way wills began back then. In the name of God Amen I Robert Sainsbu...

Philip Draper and Jane Oram

Cohabiting may be thought to be something new, but Philip Draper and Jane Oram lived together as man and wife way back in the mid-19th century. Just why they didn’t marry we don’t know, but this e...