1555-1856
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The following Wills have been summarized and appear on the 'Abstracts of PCC Wills ' pages.
Abstracts of the following Wills on - Page 1
| John Polle | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 28 Nov 1555 | PROB 11/37 |
| John Norman | Of Swanage, Dorset | 14 Nov 1599 | PROB 11/94 |
| William Box | Of Whitcliff within the Isle Purbeck, Dorset | 06 July 1609 | PROB 11/114 |
| Robert Farr | Yeoman of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 27 October 1612 | PROB 11/120 |
| Simon Baker | Sailor of Swanage within the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 12 Jun 1613 | PROB 11/121 |
| Thomas Abbot | Yeoman of Swanwick within the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 16 May 1615 | PROB 11/125 |
| William Cuckman or Cookman | Yeoman of Swanwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 24 January 1617 | PROB 11/129 |
| Hustier Agerton | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 19 Jan 1621 | PROB 11/137 |
| John Dennett | Of Swanage, Dorset | 11 Dec 1639 | PROB 11/181 |
| Richard Banfield | Marbler of Sandwich within the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 12 February 1639 | PROB 11/179 |
| William Robarts | Yeoman of Swanwick Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 14 May 1655 | PROB 11/245 |
| Thomas Stroud | Mariner of Sandwich, Dorset | 27 January 1658 | PROB 11/272 |
| Richard Mellmoth | Marbler of Herston, Dorset | 27 February 1658 | PROB 11/273 |
| John Farr | of Sanwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 12 December 1679 | PROB 11/361 |
| William Rose | Clerk of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 20 Oct 1691 | PROB 11/406 |
| Judith Melmoth | Widow of Sandwich, Dorset | 17 Oct 1692 | PROB 11/411 |
| Thomas Verge | Marbeller of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 04 Jul 1693 | PROB 11/415 |
| Peter Bauldwyn/ Baldwyn | Mariner of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 18 Sep 1694 | PROB 11/422 |
| Thomas Chapman | Marbeller of Sandwich Purbeck, Dorset | 07 Jul 1696 | PROB 11/432 |
| Thomas Chapman | Of Sandwich, Dorset | 05 Feb 1712 | PROB 11/525 |
| Thomas Cockram | Gentleman of Whitcliffe Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 27 November 1716 | PROB 11/554 |
| Joseph Hort | Mariner of Swanage, Dorset | 20 Jan 1720 | PROB 11/572 |
| Mary Cockram | Widow of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 10 Sep 1722 | PROB 11/587 |
| Brune Cockram | Gentleman of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 14 Feb 1729 | PROB 11/627 |
Abstracts of the following Wills on - Page 2
| James Terry | Marbler of Sanwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 08 Jan 1733 | PROB 11/656 |
| John Chapman | Of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 30 Sep 1734 | PROB 11/667 |
| Thomas Pushman | Marbeller of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 31 May 1738 | PROB 11/689 |
| James Marsh | Freemarbler of Sandwich Isle of Purbick, Dorset | 18 May 1749 | PROB 11/770 |
| Edmund Cooke | Rector of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 02 Jun 1749 | PROB 11/770 |
| John Hancock | Of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 29 Dec 1750 | PROB 11/784 |
| Jonathan Wheeler | Late Mercer of Swanage in Dorset, now in the Hudsons Bay Company's Service | 12 Nov 1754 | PROB 11/812 |
| Timothy Chinchen* | Merchant of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 27 Oct 1766 | PROB 11/922 |
| Howard Serrell | Gentleman of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 16 Jun 1769 | PROB 11/949 |
| Sarah Vye | Widow of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 28 Jul 1770 | PROB 11/959 |
| John Marsh | Stone Mason of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 08 Sep 1770 | PROB 11/960 |
| John Pushman | Stone Merchant of Sandwich Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 07 Jan 1773 | PROB 11/984 |
| Peter Camell | Gentleman of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 03 Apr 1779 | PROB 11/1052 |
| Reverend John Pyke, Clerk | Rector of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 24 Sep 1781 | PROB 11/1082 |
| Mary Pushman | Widow of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 07 Dec 1787 | PROB 11/1160 |
| Sarah Richman | Widow of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 19 Jan 1788 | PROB 11/1161 |
| Henry Townsend | Of Whitecliff Isle of Purbeck near Swanage, Dorset | 29 Feb 1788 | PROB 11/1163 |
| Joseph Collins | Stone Merchant of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 15 Jul 1790 | PROB 11/1193 |
| Mary Chinchen * | Wife of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 31 Jul 1790 | PROB 11/1193 |
| Mary Cole | Spinster of Swanage, Dorset | 17 Jan 1791 | PROB 11/1200 |
Abstracts of the following Wills on - Page 3
| Hester otherwise Esther Daimon | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 15 Jan 1793 | PROB 11/1227 |
| Samuel Marsh | Baker of Swanage in the Isle of Purberk, Dorset | 05 Jun 1794 | PROB 11/1246 |
| George Bonfield | Merchant of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 11 May 1802 | PROB 11/1374 |
| Charles Smith | Gentleman of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 04 Sep 1802 | PROB 11/1381 |
| Martin Cole | Of Swanage, Dorset | 23 Dec 1803 | PROB 11/1402 |
| Peter Marsh | Gentleman of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 17 Jun 1811 | PROB 11/1523 |
| Lewis Cockram | Gentleman of Sandwich in the Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 18 Jun 1812 | PROB 11/1534 |
| Charles Barnes | Yeoman of Swanage, Dorset | 20 Feb 1813 | PROB 11/1541 |
| George Serrell Bonfield | Stone Merchant of Swanage, Dorset | 18 Jun 1813 | PROB 11/1545 |
| Elizabeth Bower | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 10 Jul 1813 | PROB 11/1546 |
| Reverend Samuel Gale - Clerk | Rector of Sandwich otherwise Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 18 Dec 1816 | PROB 11/1587 |
| Lewis Warren | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 03 Sep 1817 | PROB 11/1596 |
| William Sedcole | Of Swanage, Dorset | 29 Mar 1821 | PROB 11/1641 |
| Reverend William Taylor | Clerk of Swanage, Dorset | 03 Sep 1823 | PROB 11/1675 |
| James Talbott otherwise Talbot | Gentleman of Sandwich otherwise Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 08 Dec 1825 | PROB 11/1706 |
| Reverend John Ball - Clerk | Doctor in Divinity of Swanage, Dorset | 12 Aug 1828 | PROB 11/1744 |
| Jeremiah Warren | Stone Merchant of Swanage, Dorset | 15 Apr 1829 | PROB 11/1755 |
| Eleanora Ball | Widow of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 02 Nov 1829 | PROB 11/1762 |
| James Chinchen * | Stone Merchant of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 15 May 1830 | PROB 11/1771 |
| Emanuel Elliott Talbott | Yeoman of Sandwich otherwise Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 29 Sep 1832 | PROB 11/1806 |
| Reverend John Collins | Dissenting Minister of Swanage, Dorset | 24 Sep 1833 | PROB 11/1821 |
| Richard Talbot | Gentleman of Sandwich otherwise Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 19 Aug 1834 | PROB 11/1835 |
| Isaac Bower | Stone Merchant and Yeoman of Swanage, Dorset | 22 Jun 1836 | PROB 11/1862 |
| John Pushman | Yeoman of Swanage, Dorset | 28 Jul 1836 | PROB 11/1864 |
Abstracts of the following Wills on - Page 4
| Joseph Stickland | Quarrier of Swanage Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 03 Jan 1837 | PROB 11/1871 |
| John Harden | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 12 Apr 1837 | PROB 11/1876 |
| Elizabeth Stickland | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 25 Sep 1837 | PROB 11/1884 |
| Nathan Chinchen * | Merchant of Sandwich otherwise Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 01 Aug 1840 | PROB 11/1932 |
| Samuel Cross | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 28 Sep 1841 | PROB 11/1951 |
| Samuel Marsh | Merchant of Swanage, Dorset | 28 Feb 1842 | PROB 11/1958 |
| Reverend Thomas Oldfeld Bartlett | Clerk of Swanage, Dorset | 03 Mar 1842 | PROB 11/1958 |
| James Hussey | Linen Draper and Grocer of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 21 Jun 1842 | PROB 11/1964 |
| Henry Gillingham | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 05 Oct 1842 | PROB 11/1969 |
| Samuel Beaton | Gentleman of Swanage, Dorset | 10 May 1843 | PROB 11/1978 |
| William Grove White | Lieutenant Colonel in Her Majesty's Army of Sandwich otherwise Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 16 May 1844 | PROB 11/1999 |
| Hester Marsh | Widow of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 02 Jan 1846 | PROB 11/2029 |
| John Hounsell | Dairyman of Swanage, Dorset | 24 Apr1847 | PROB 11/2054 |
| Joseph Smedmore | Mariner of Swanage in the Isle of Purbick, Dorset | 05 Jun 1847 | PROB 11/2058 |
| Rachel Cross | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 27 Apr 1848 | PROB 11/2073 |
| Deborah Pyke | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 03 May 1848 | PROB 11/2075 |
| William Tomes | Quarryman of Swanage, Dorset | 25 May 1848 | PROB 11/2075 |
| Thomas Randell | Merchant of Swanage , Dorset | 02 Feb 1849 | PROB 11/2088 |
| Doctor Robert Carruthers | Doctor of Medicine and Surgeon in the Royal Navy of Swanage, Dorset | 10 Dec 1849 | PROB 11/2104 |
| Sarah Taylor | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 24 Mar 1851 | PROB 11/2129 |
| Susan Ralls | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 30 Apr 1851 | PROB 11/2131 |
| Ann Phippard | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 20 Jan 1853 | PROB 11/2166 |
| Aaron Bower | Stone Merchant of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 13 Oct 1853 | PROB 11/2179 |
| William Smith | Blacksmith of Swannage in the Isle of Purbeck , Dorset | 04 Feb 1854 | PROB 11/2187 |
| Elizabeth Cozens | Servant in the Family of the Reverend S. M. Colson of Swanage Dorset | 10 April 1855 | PROB 11/2209 |
| Mary Hunt | Widow of Swanage, Dorset | 11 Aug 1855 | PROB 11/2217 |
| Thomas Benfield | Mariner of Swanage in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset | 06 Oct 1856 | PROB 11/2239 |
* In my possession