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Probate Records – Mariners

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Dorset’s population, being a coastal county, has always had people involved in the shipping trade, in boat building, or aboard one of the many sea going vessels. Probate records exist for many sailors who ‘considering the Perrils & dangers of ye Sea and other uncertainties of this Transitory Life’ made their Wills before they set… Read more Probate Records – Mariners

A Guide to Wills, Admons and Inventories

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Wills are basically a statement of how you wish your property to be disposed of following your death. The 1540 Statue of Wills laid down that a will should deal with real estate (i.e. land and buildings) and personal property (e.g. goods, money). The main change was that through a written Will a landowner could… Read more A Guide to Wills, Admons and Inventories