Abstracts of Derbyshire Probate Records
Surnames beginning with ‘Y’
Abstracts on this page are listed by Date of Probate, and a list of SURNAMES in each abstract may be found on the left of the abstract. Use the 'Find' option in your browser to search for surnames you're interested in, or use the search box below to search all Wills in this collection.
Unless otherwise stated, original copies of Wills dated prior to 1858 are usually found in the appropriate Diocesan Record Office for the court where the Will was proved - for Derbyshire, this is the Staffordshire Record Office.
Copies of Wills for which Probate was granted at the PCC (Prerogative Court of Canterbury) may be obtained via the National Archives Wills website. (verified 2021-09-13)
Searches for, and Copies of Wills and Probate 1858-1996 may be obtained through via the Find a Will service, at local Registries, and sometimes on microfilm at County Record Offices. Further information on post-1858 Wills, may be found on the Government's Applying for Probate pages. (verified 2021-09-13)
The following may also be of use in the study of Wills generally:-
(Ad) "Admon", or Letters of Administration. (I) Inventory (a list of the deceased's goods, and their value) (N) A Nuncupative Will is one declared by a legal representative, as being indicative
of the deceased's wishes, and will often refer to the Testator in the third person.(#) Indicates the Will is a 'duplicate' - that is, more than one person has submitted an
abstract from the same original Will.* An asterisk against a surname indicates the Executor(s) of the Will, or, in the case
of Administration (Ad), the Administrator(s)i/t/p "in the parish (of)". CELF Chapel en le Frith (Derbyshire) ECC Episcopal Consistory Court (Lichfield) HCC Hereford Consistory Court n.p. Notary Public R&R Rest and Residue (a common expression in Wills)
- A Latin Genealogical Word List for early Wills. (verified 2018-12-25)
- Information on England Occupations for old Occupations. (verified 2018-12-25)
- A Glossary of Household, Farming and Trade Terms from Probate Inventories.
Compiled by Rosemary Milward. 3rd ed., 1986. ISBN 0-9505940-1-6
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DANIEL GRANT LATHBURY MANSFIELD MARSHALL ROBERT ROWE TOOBY YOUNG |
YOUNG, Robert - of Hilton, Derby, Husbandman, 6 Apr 1665. Beneficiaries: son John YOUNG, son ROBERT YOUNG, daughter Dorothy MARSHALL, wife Dorothy YOUNG. Mentions: daughter Ann YOUNG, son DANIEL YOUNG, John TOOBY. Executor: wife Dorothy YOUNG. Witnesses: Fran ROWE, Prudence ROWE, Thomas ? Inventory: dated 22 May 1665, witnessed by Robert GRANT, Thomas MANSFIELD, Arthur LATHBURY. Proved 23 Jun 1665. [Contributed by cr on 27 May 2011 et seq.] |
1695
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GRETTON LATHBERY MANNING MANSFIELD ROBERT TOOBY YOUNG |
YOUNG, Robert - of Hilton, Derby, Husbandman, 3 Nov 1694. Beneficiaries: sons Timothy YOUNG, Robert YOUNG, and John YOUNG, Dorothy the daughter of my son ROBERT YOUNG, wife Elizabeth YOUNG. Mentions: children Mary YOUNG, George YOUNG. Executor: wife Elizabeth YOUNG. Witnesses: Geo GRETTON, Thomas LATHBERY, Joseph MANNING. Inventory Witnesses: Francis MANSFIELD, George TOOBY, ? LATHBERY. Proved 26 Apr 1695. [Contributed by cr on 27 May 2011 et seq.] |
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BARKETT BOTTILL MANSFIELD MARTIN WARD YOUNG |
YOUNG, Robert - of Hilton, Derby, Husbandman, 2 Feb 1724. Beneficiaries: daughter Dorothy MARTIN, daughter Margery YOUNG. Executor: Margery YOUNG. Witnesses: George YOUNG, John MANSFIELD, JO WARD. Inventory: dated 4 Feb 1725, witnessed by Ed BOTTILL, Jam BARKETT. Proved 5 Oct 1725. [Contributed by cr on 27 May 2011 et seq.] |