Portland

Wills, Administrations & Inventories

Held by the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK TW9 4DU

Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions. The National Archives can be accessed online. Cost per image is usually 3.50 Sterling.

SURNAME

FORENAMES

TYPE

NOTES

DATE

REFERENCE #

IMAGE REFERENCE

BENFILL

Owen

Will

Sailor of Portland, Dorset

24 Sep 1586

PROB 11/69

510/436

WALL

John

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

4 Mar 1668

PROB 11/326

433/389

GARDNER or GARDINER

Edith

Will

Widow of Portland, Dorset

16 Apr 1647

PROB 11/200

173/153

PECK

Thomas

Will

Mariner now belonging to HMS Tyger of Portland

18 Mar 1692

PROB 11/408

444/438

WATSON

Owin (Owen)

Will

of Portland, Dorset

16 Jun 1533

PROB 11/25

52/31

NICHOLAS

Jasper

Will

Gentleman of Portland, Dorset

22 May 1602

PROB 11/99

322/1484

STONE

Sidrach

Will

Fisherman of Portland, Dorset

13 Nov 1656

PROB 11/259

576/476

DARBYSHIRE

John

Will

Clerk of Portland, Dorset

9 May 1711

PROB 11/521

56/59

GLOVER

Robert

Will

Mariner belonging to HMS Warspite of Portland

23 Oct 1693

PROB 11/416

265/255

ANDRES (ANDREWS)

John

Will

otherwise Andrews of Portland, Dorset

11 Oct 1735

PROB 11/673

210/195

WILSON

Gamaliell

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

10 Jul 1673

PROB 11/342

455/429

TOBY

John

Will

of Portland, Dorset

23 Feb 1709

PROB 11/506

378/382

GILBERT

John

Will

Gentleman of Portland, Dorset

11 Apr 1738

PROB 11/688

426/424

LANOE

Elianer or Elianor

Will

of Portland, Dorset

23 Apr 1657

PROB 11/263

508/434

NEWTON

Philip

Will

Gentleman of Portland, Dorset

17 Jun 1725

PROB 11/604

39/37

MICHELL

Elizabeth

Will

of Portland, Dorset

13 Nov 1655

PROB 11/259

569/472

PRINCE

Richard

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

14 Oct 1689

PROB 11/397

69/58

AYLES (EALES)

John

Will

otherwise Eales, Mariner of Portland, Dorset

6 Sep 1744

PROB 11/735

83/80

FLEW

Thomas

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

9 Jul 1696

PROB 11/432

311/298

MITCHELL

Anne

Will

Widow of Portland, Dorset

18 Nov 1658

PROB 11/284

332/282

PEARSE or PEARCE

Richard

Will

of Portland, Dorset

16 Jul 1655

PROB 11/244

274/224

AYLES

John

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

1 Sep 1780

PROB 11/1068

324/889

KIPPE

Altien or Alyda

Will

Servant of Portland, Dorset

3 May 1742

PROB 11/718

201/188

ATTWOOLL

Gening (Jennings)

Will

Mariner of Portland, Dorset

19 Apr 1669

PROB 11/329

396/1494

REPER or ROPER

Thomas

Will

Merchant of Isle of Portland, Dorset

13 Dec 1760

PROB 11/861

329/349

PITT

Robert

Will

of Portland, Dorset

8 Oct 1657

PROB 11/268

444/391

COOTH

John (Rev.)

Will

Clerk of Portland, Dorset

12 Feb 1776

PROB 11/1016

75/88

PITT

Rebecca

Will

Widow of Portland, Dorset

7 Oct 1657

PROB 11/268

443/391

CHILES

Richard

Will

Victualler of Portland, Dorset

31 Aug 1785

PROB 11/1132

338/412

ELLIOTT

John

Will

belonging to HMS Monarch of Portland

27 Nov 1780

PROB 11/1071

42/67

ALLEN

John

Will

of Isle of Portland, Dorset

28 Mar 1782

PROB 11/1088

326/407

ALLEN

Suesana (Susanna)

Will

Widow of Isle of Portland, Dorset

30 Jun 1790

PROB 11/1192

225/263

SANSOM

Henry

Will

Shopkeeper of Portland, Dorset

27 May 1808

PROB 11/1480

77/89

WESTON

Mary

Will

Spinster of Chiswell, Island of Portland, Dorset

20 Feb 1838

PROB 11/1891

291/283
& 284

WOODWARD

Anne

Will

Spinster of Portland, Dorset

22 Aug 1834

PROB 11/1835

448/386

MEISSNER

Mary Sophia

Will

Spinster of Portland, Dorset

25 Aug 1831

PROB 11/1789

241/223

SMITH

Thomas

Will

Gentleman of Portland, Dorset

11 Apr 1832

PROB 11/1799

30/24

RUSSELL

William

Will

Shopkeeper of Portland, Dorset

6 Jun 1832

PROB 11/1801

403/411

WAY

Mary

Will

Widow of Isle of Portland, Dorset

28 Feb 1817

PROB 11/1589

477/872

SCHOLLAR

Richard

Will

Master Mariner of Portland, Dorset

4 Feb 1829

PROB 11/1752

77/67

PEARCE

William

Will

Victualler of Portland, Dorset

29 Jun 1843

PROB 11/1981

212/193

PEARCE

Agness or Agnes

Will

Wife of Portland, Dorset

13 Feb 1843

PROB 11/1975

191/171

WARR

Eleanor

Will

Widow of Grove in the Isle of Portland, Dorset

10 Feb 1854

PROB 11/2187

142/124

NEWMAN

Robert Andrews

Will

Master of HM Royal Navy of Island of Portland

22 Jun 1855

PROB 11/2214

280/223

JOHNSON

Edward

Will

of Island of Portland, Dorset

22 Apr 1851

PROB 11/2131

3/371

SANSOM

William

Will

of Chiswell in the Island of Portland, Dorset

9 May 1855

PROB 11/2213

26/20

CANNON

Charles (Rev.)

Will

Protestant Dissenting Minister of Portland, Dorset

5 Oct 1854

PROB 11/2198

275/223

SMITH

Sarah

Will

Wife of Portland, Dorset

11 Mar 1857

PROB 11/2248

300/265

WAY

Martha

Will

Widow of Portland, Dorset

19 Oct 1855

PROB 11/2221

289/617

ELLIOTT

John Northoner
(Northover) Read

Will

Master Mariner of Portland, Dorset

11 Apr 1850

PROB 11/2111

258/233

WAY

John

Will

Fisherman of Portland, Dorset

16 Jun 1856

PROB 11/2235

141/477

PATTEN

James

Will

Builder of Portland, Dorset

5 Jun 1850

PROB 11/2115

101/84

PEARCE

William

Will

Gentleman, late Quarryman of Portland, Dorset

12 Sep 1850

PROB 11/2119

363/323

MOORE

Elizabeth

Will

of Portland, Dorset

17 Sep 1850

PROB 11/2119

322/290

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