Prerogative Court of Canterbury wills (1384 - 1858)
You can search and download Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) wills made between 1384 and 12 January 1858. Until 12 January 1858 all wills had to be proved by the church and other courts. The PCC was the most important of these courts dealing with relatively wealthy individuals living mainly in the south of England and most of Wales.

These PCC wills are all registered copy wills, meaning they are copies of original probates written into volumes, by clerks at the church courts. Over the years, styles of handwriting changed, and you will find that many of the earlier wills are written in Latin. The National Archives

Surname Forename Occupation Place of Residence Date Year Ref:
ALLEN Richard Solicitor Stony Stratford 30 Apr 1806 PROB 11/1441
AMOS Ann Widow Stony Stratford 29 Dec 1854 PROB 11/2201
ASHTON Henry Fuller Stony Stratford 03 Sep 1656 PROB 11/258
ATTKINS James Draper & Tailor Stony Stratford 21 Mar 1851 PROB 11/2128
BABINGTON Richard Surgeon Stony Stratford 15 Jan 1856 PROB 11/2225
BALDWIN Thomas Baker Stony Stratford 21 Nov 1778 PROB 11/1047
BALL John Clockmaker Stony Stratford 02 Jun 1742 PROB 11/718
BARLEY Thomas Farrier Stony Stratford 11 Jul 1744 PROB 11/734
BARLEY William   Stony Stratford 01 Feb 1757 PROB 11/827
BELL Edward Yeoman Stony Stratford 30 Dec 1696 PROB 11/435
BELL William Linen Draper Stony Stratford 25 Aug 1785 PROB 11/1132
BOUGHEE or BOUGHY Thomas   Stony Stratford 27 Jun 1558 PROB 11/40
BOUGHEY Faithfull Gentleman Stony Stratford 22 May 1674 PROB 11/345
BOUGHEY Thomas Gentleman Stony Stratford 02 Nov 1647 PROB 11/202
BOUGHY or BOUGHEE Thomas   Stony Stratford 27 Jun 1558 PROB 11/40
BRETT John Miller Stony Stratford 21 May 1777 PROB 11/1031
BROOKS George Malster Stony Stratford 15 Jun 1819 PROB 11/1617
BROWNE Gregory Cordwainer Stony Stratford 04 May 1730 PROB 11/637
BROWNE Richard Salesman Stony Stratford 22 Jul 1813 PROB 11/1546
BURBIDGE William Innholder Stony Stratford 27 Jun 1763 PROB 11/888
BYNEO or BYNEON William Saddler Stony Stratford 15 Jun 1582 PROB 11/64
BYNEON or BYNEO William Saddler Stony Stratford 15 Jun 1582 PROB 11/64
CARNE Christofer Innholder Stony Stratford 30 Oct 1600 PROB 11/96
CARTER John Innholder Stony Stratford 04 Apr 1732 PROB 11/651
CHAPMAN Amie Spinster Stony Stratford 16 Nov 1784 PROB 11/1123
CHAPMAN Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 02 May 1687 PROB 11/387
CLARE Joseph Gentleman Stony Stratford 06 Mar 1845 PROB 11/2013
CLARKE Catherine or Cathrine Widow Stony Stratford 01 Jul 1784 PROB 11/1119
CLARKE Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 24 Jul 1801 PROB 11/1360
CLARKE Francis Yeoman Stony Stratford 13 Nov 1713 PROB 11/536
CLARKE James Mercer Stony Stratford 05 Jun 1604 PROB 11/104
CLARKE William Gentleman Stony Stratford 18 Apr 1787 PROB 11/1152
CONGREVE formerly HARRISON Henrietta Ann Wife Stony Stratford 11 Dec 1847 PROB 11/2066
COOPER Nicholas Gentleman Stony Stratford 14 May 1702 PROB 11/464
DANES Henry Gentleman Stony Stratford 24 Apr 1700 PROB 11/455
DAVIES Richard Innholder Stony Stratford 11 Feb 1674 PROB 11/344
DAVIES Sarah Widow Stony Stratford 14 Jul 1817 PROB 11/1594
DAY Thomas Builder Stony Stratford 09 Jun 1856 PROB 11/2234
DEACON Elizabeth   Stony Stratford 23 Jan 1846 PROB 11/2029
DENNIS William Laceman Stony Stratford 18 Apr 1705 PROB 11/481
DERANNT William   Stony Stratford 04 Jul 1504 PROB 11/14
DICKINS John Gentleman Stony Stratford 12 Sep 1851 PROB 11/2139
DORNE alias THORNE William Inn Holder Stony Stratford 16 Mar 1697 PROB 11/437
DRAPER Elizabeth Spinster Stony Stratford 26 Jan 1674 PROB 11/344
EARLE Thomas Labourer Stony Stratford 30 Jun 1656 PROB 11/256
EAVINS Samuel Saddler Stony Stratford 20 May 1647 PROB 11/200
EDY James   Stony Stratford 02 Aug 1493 PROB 11/9
ELFORD Mathew Draper Stony Stratford 01 Apr 1679 PROB 11/359
ELLIOTT William   Stony Stratford 20 Nov 1753 PROB 11/805
ENES John Mercer Stony Stratford 10 Feb 1641 PROB 11/185
EUES John Malster Stony Stratford 09 Jul 1647 PROB 11/201
FORFITT William Apothecary Stony Stratford 16 Aug 1776 PROB 11/1022
FRANKLIN John Baker Stony Stratford 11 May 1801 PROB 11/1357
FRANKLIN Richard Baker Stony Stratford 26 Jul 1823 PROB 11/1673
FREESE Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 28 Apr 1696 PROB 11/431
FREESE Timothy Apothecary Stony Stratford 12 Jun 1690 PROB 11/399
FRENCH Sarah Spinster Stony Stratford 19 Jul 1839 PROB 11/1913
FROST Virtue Widow Stony Stratford 09 Oct 1840 PROB 11/1934
GIBBES Faith Widow Stony Stratford 31 Oct 1617 PROB 11/130
GIBBONS Richard Surgeon Stony Stratford 16 Feb 1786 PROB 11/1138
GILLING George Butcher Stony Stratford 07 Oct 1814 PROB 11/1561
GLEED Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 30 Jun 1802 PROB 11/1376
GLOVER Ann Spinster Stony Stratford 11 Oct 1810 PROB 11/1515
GODFREY Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 28 Oct 1829 PROB 11/1761
GODFREY John Cooper Stony Stratford 12 May 1698 PROB 11/445
GODFREY Thomas Cooper Stony Stratford 10 Jul 1805 PROB 11/1428
GODFREY Thomas Gentleman Stony Stratford 24 Mar 1808 PROB 11/1475
GODFREY William Gentleman Stony Stratford 30 Apr 1808 PROB 11/1477
GOLBY William Malster Stony Stratford 09 Dec 1841 PROB 11/1955
GRAY Francis Carpenter Stony Stratford 27 Jan 1655 PROB 11/243
GREAVES Martha Widow Stony Stratford 06 Jul 1836 PROB 11/1864
GREAVES Mary Widow Stony Stratford 22 Oct 1842 PROB 11/1969
GREEN Ann Widow Stony Stratford 25 Jan 1847 PROB 11/2048
GREEN Draper Draper Stony Stratford 19 Aug 1745 PROB 11/741
GREEN Samuel Butcher Stony Stratford 27 Apr 1820 PROB 11/1628
GREEN William Butcher & Farmer Stony Stratford 05 Feb 1839 PROB 11/1906
GURDEN William Gentleman Stony Stratford 24 Oct 1817 PROB 11/1597
HAINSWORTH Lucy Widow Stony Stratford 30 Jul 1669 PROB 11/330
HARBERT Joseph Innholder Stony Stratford 20 Aug 1689 PROB 11/396
HARRIS Ann Widow Stony Stratford 12 Feb 1747 PROB 11/752
HARRIS Thomas Bailiff West Side
of Stony Stratford		 11 Sep 1674 PROB 11/346
HARTLEY Francis Gentleman Stony Stratford 07 Aug 1653 PROB 11/232
HARTLEY Francis now belonging to His Majesty's Ship Dreadnought
of Saint Giles Stony Stratford		 Stony Stratford 10 Sep 1748 PROB 11/764
HARTLEY Joseph Gentleman Stony Stratford 16 Aug 1731 PROB 11/646
HARTLEY William   Stony Stratford 31 Aug 1739 PROB 11/697
HARTLEY or HARTLY Alice Widow Stony Stratford 14 Mar 1670 PROB 11/332
HARTLY or HARTLEY Alice Widow Stony Stratford 14 Mar 1670 PROB 11/332
HAYNSWORTH William Yeoman Stony Stratford 03 Jul 1628 PROB 11/154
HENCHER John Gardener Stony Stratford 24 Jul 1783 PROB 11/1106
HERRICK Sarah Spinster Stony Stratford 26 Feb 1803 PROB 11/1386
HEWITT George Yeoman Stony Stratford 31 Jan 1805 PROB 11/1419
HIGGESON otherwise HIGGINSON Mary Spinster Stony Stratford 24 Dec 1852 PROB 11/2163
HILLIER Margaret Spinster Stony Stratford 01 Jul 1815 PROB 11/1570
HILLYER Thomas Baker Stony Stratford 22 Feb 1751 PROB 11/785
HOARE Esther Widow Stony Stratford 11 Apr 1715 PROB 11/545
HOBLEY John Yeoman Stony Stratford 19 Apr 1816 PROB 11/1579
HOLLOWAY Frances Widow Stony Stratford 06 Nov 1734 PROB 11/668
HOOKE Mary Widow Stony Stratford 01 Oct 1744 PROB 11/735
HULL Robert Mercer Stony Stratford 29 Jan 1635 PROB 11/167
JEACOCK Samuel Yeoman Stony Stratford 07 Nov 1786 PROB 11/1147
JEFFS Richard   Stony Stratford 08 Dec 1725 PROB 11/606
JENKINSON Mary Widow Stony Stratford 17 Aug 1801 PROB 11/1361
JENKINSON Matthew Gentleman Stony Stratford 01 Feb 1762 PROB 11/873
JOHNSON John Gentleman Stony Stratford 17 Mar 1847 PROB 11/2052
JUDKINS Thomas Currier Stony Stratford 09 Sep 1689 PROB 11/396
JUDKINS William Grocer Stony Stratford 26 Mar 1784 PROB 11/1114
KIGHTLEY George Wheelwright Stony Stratford 29 Apr 1856 PROB 11/2231
KIPLING Clarissa Anne Spinster Stony Stratford 03 Jun 1853 PROB 11/2174
KIRBY John Collar Maker Stony Stratford 05 Jul 1774 PROB 11/999
KNIGHTON George Wallis Gentleman Stony Stratford 18 Jul 1845 PROB 11/2021
KNIGHTON Thomas Gentleman Stony Stratford 28 Apr 1857 PROB 11/2250
LEWIS Thomas Harris Surgeon Stony Stratford 18 Mar 1851 PROB 11/2129
LLOYDE Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 02 Jul 1658 PROB 11/281
MALPAS Susanna Widow Stony Stratford 22 Jan 1825 PROB 11/1694
MANSELL Anne Widow Stony Stratford 02 May 1688 PROB 11/391
MICHELL Johane Widow Stony Stratford 07 Augu 1621 PROB 11/138
MURRAY Charles   Stony Stratford 21 Mar 1755 PROB 11/814
OLIVER Thomas   Stony Stratford 07 Apr 1657 PROB 11/263
PARBERRY otherwise PARBERY Catherine Widow Stony Stratford 31 Jan 1838 PROB 11/1889
PEARCE Jane Widow Stony Stratford 16 Jun 1801 PROB 11/1359
PENN Edward Gentleman Stony Stratford 29 Apr 1643 PROB 11/191
PENN Henry Gentleman Stony Stratford 27 Feb 1645 PROB 11/192
PENN Michael Cooper Stony Stratford 20 Dec 1751 PROB 11/791
PENN Oliver   Stony Stratford 25 Jul 1692 PROB 11/410
PENN William Malster Stony Stratford 05 Aug 1719 PROB 11/570
PENNE Thomas Tanner Stony Stratford 13 Feb 1559 PROB 11/42A
PENNE Thomas Gentleman Stony Stratford 10 Oct 1618 PROB 11/132
PERKINS Elizabeth Spinster Stony Stratford 09 Apr 1785 PROB 11/1128
PERRYE Richard Taylor Stony Stratford 07 Aug 1607 PROB 11/110
POTTER Henry Grocer Stony Stratford 02 Nov 1745 PROB 11/743
POTTER Mary Widow Stony Stratford 08 Dec 1761 PROB 11/871
POULTER Susanna Spinster Stony Stratford 16 Apr 1853 PROB 11/2171
PRICHARD Bartholomew Tallow Chandler Stony Stratford 06 Sep 1738 PROB 11/691
PROPERT Mary Widow Stony Stratford 12 Nov 1814 PROB 11/1562
PROPERT Thomas Clerk Reverend Stony Stratford 02 Jul 1806 PROB 11/1446
RABONE or RAWBONE Thomas Butcher Stony Stratford 09 Mar 1637 PROB 11/173
RATLIFFE Eleanor Widow Stony Stratford 08 Oct 1842 PROB 11/1970
RATLIFFE Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 16 Oct 1851 PROB 11/2141
RATLIFFE Emme Widow Stony Stratford 14 May 1813 PROB 11/1544
RATLIFFE Jane Spinster Stony Stratford 29 Jun 1854 PROB 11/2193
RAWBONE or RABONE Thomas Butcher Stony Stratford 09 Mar 1637 PROB 11/173
ROKS or ROKYS Henry   Stony Stratford 24 Aug 1527 PROB 11/22
ROKYS or ROKS Henry   Stony Stratford 24 Aug 1527 PROB 11/22
SALTER Edward Matt Maker Stony Stratford West Side 04 Nov 1727 PROB 11/618
SALTER Lucy Widow Stony Stratford 20 Mar 1850 PROB 11/2110
SALTER William Surveyor Stony Stratford 20 Feb 1841 PROB 11/1941
SANDWICK Richard Lace Merchant Stony Stratford 02 May 1740 PROB 11/702
SCRIVEN Mary Widow Stony Stratford 25 Jan 1848 PROB 11/2068
SEDGWEEKE or SEDGWICK Thomas Apothecary Stony Stratford 01 Mar 1695 PROB 11/424
SEDGWICK Leonard Clerk Stony Stratford 18 Jun 1747 PROB 11/755
SEDGWICK Stephen Fellmonger Stony Stratford 02 Mar 1695 PROB 11/424
SEDGWICK or SEDGWEEKE Thomas Apothecary Stony Stratford 01 Mar 1695 PROB 11/424
SHENN Thomas Taylor Stony Stratford 13 Feb 1778 PROB 11/1039
SHENSTON Samuel Tallow Chandler Stony Stratford 18 Nov 1786 PROB 11/1147
SHERD William   Stony Stratford 01 Aug 1751 PROB 11/789
SINICOCKE Thomas Mason Stony Stratford 30 Oct 1652 PROB 11/223
SMITH Jane Widow Stony Stratford 02 Apr 1801 PROB 11/1356
SMITH Margret or Margaret Widow Stony Stratford 26 Jan 1745 PROB 11/737
SMITH Rachel Widow Stony Stratford 04 Feb 1775 PROB 11/1005
SNOXELL Katherine Spinster Stony Stratford 09 Jun 1674 PROB 11/345
SPARREY Jonas Yeoman Stony Stratford 06 Sep 1647 PROB 11/201
STEVENS John Joiner and now Soldier in the Duke of Cumberland's Regiment
of Dragoons and Lord Sutton's Troop of Stony Stratford		 Stony Stratford 26 Apr 1749 PROB 11/769
STEWARD John Clerk Reverend Stony Stratford 18 Oct 1855 PROB 11/2221
STORTON John Cooper Stony Stratford 13 Aug 1852 PROB 11/2158
STURCH William   Stony Stratford 23 Oct 1729 PROB 11/633
SWAIN Elizabeth Spinster Stony Stratford 21 Oct 1718 PROB 11/565
SWANNELL Joseph Gentleman Stony Stratford 30 Mar 1775 PROB 11/1006
TAYLOR Thomas Draper Stony Stratford 02 Mar 1695 PROB 11/424
THORNE alias DORNE William Inn Holder Stony Stratford 16 Mar 1697 PROB 11/437
TIDMAN Jane Widow Stony Stratford 28 Jul 1852 PROB 11/2157
TOMKINS William Thomas Brewer Stony Stratford 02 Apr 1856 PROB 11/2231
WAKEFIELD Sarah Spinster Stony Stratford 30 May 1839 PROB 11/1911
WALLIS George Gentleman Stony Stratford 19 Aug 1848 PROB 11/2080
WARREN Benjamin Currier & Leather Seller Stony Stratford 21 Mar 1838 PROB 11/1893
WEST John Carpenter Stony Stratford 08 Sep 1801 PROB 11/1363
WHALLEY Anne Widow Stony Stratford 08 Apr 1674 PROB 11/344
WILKINSON William Malster Stony Stratford 03 Apr 1837 PROB 11/1877
WILLETS or WILLETTS Richard Currier Stony Stratford 04 Sep 1779 PROB 11/1057
WILLETTS or WILLETS Richard Currier Stony Stratford 04 Sep 1779 PROB 11/1057
WILLIAMS John Baker Stony Stratford 03 Apr 1781 PROB 11/1077
WILLSON Elizabeth Widow Stony Stratford 04 Dec 1807 PROB 11/1471
WILLSON Houghton Haberdasher Stony Stratford 24 Jan 1804 PROB 11/1404
WILMOT Mary Widow Stony Stratford 17 Dec 1787 PROB 11/1160
WILSON William Brazier & Ironmonger Stony Stratford 10 Jun 1825 PROB 11/1701
WOOD Thomas Innholder Stony Stratford 22 Oct 1747 PROB 11/757
WOOLMAN Thomas Blacksmith Stony Stratford 11 Dec 1721 PROB 11/582
WORLEY Edward Augustine Gentleman Stony Stratford 06 Dec 1839 PROB 11/1920
WORLEY Thomas Solicitor Stony Stratford 21 Aug 1852 PROB 11/2158
WRIGHT Humphrey   Stony Stratford 13 Jun 1744 PROB 11/734
WRIGHT John Baker Stony Stratford 30 Mar 1654 PROB 11/238