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19th century Horse and Cattle Trough on the main street of Hyebridge, Essex, now used as a planter box. Image on Learning Page to suggest the trough and learning are a source of water.

Livestock Trough, Heybridge (27 March 2014)

This Index of Wills includes the Wood families of Essex, plus the families related to them by marriage.  It will take time to curate and upload all of the Wills in the index.  Both the index and the number of uploaded Willis is constantly growing.

Surname First Name Date Occupation Parish County Archive Reference
Adamson Robert 1856 Shopkeeper Lofthouse Yorkshire Borthwick v239 f2 MF 1135
Allen Edward 1687 Blacksmith Roxwell Essex ERO D/APwW 1/101
Allyot Henry 1648 Nuncupative Will Maldon Essex ERO D/Apb W1/109
Ashby William 1854 Butcher Brightside Sheffield Borthwick MF 1184
Atteridge Ann 1762 Widow of John South Weald Essex ERO D/AEW 37/10/4
Atteridge John 1741 Butcher South Weald Essex ERO D/AEW 35/8/8
Atteridge Mary 1799 Wife of Thomas Fryerning Essex ERO D/ABW 114/2/40
Aylett Elizabeth 1670 Not Mentioned Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 24/280
Aylett Robert 1595 Yeoman Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 11/3
Aylett Thomas 1667 Yeoman Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 24/96
Aylett William 1601 Husbandman Horndon on the Hill Essex ERO D/AEW 12/3
Aylett William 1714 Yeoman Dunton Essex ERO D/AEW 32/53
Ayley John 1803 Farmer Stanway Essex N.A. PROB 11/139/324
Baker Ann 1737 Wife of Benjamin Mountnesing Essex ERO D/AEW 38/4/8
Baker Daniel 1761 Son of John Blackmore Essex ERO D/AEW 37/9/8
Beadle Henry 1814 Yeoman Maldon Essex ERO D/DCf F155
Boyton Thomas 1772 Coal Mercer Maldon Essex N.A. PROB 11/980/310
Bridge Thomas 1790 Gentleman Great Dunmow Essex ERO A13864 Box 5
Bulman John 1857 Farmer Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick v243 f369 MF 1138
Burcell Daniel 1834 Shop and Business Mundon Essex ERO A/AEW 43/2/7
Burchell Cronwell 1759 Harts Farm Terling Essex ERO D/Dra T68
Burchell Mary 1857 Widow of John Stow Maries Essex ERO D/ABW 142/1/4
Burchell Benjamin 1835 Farm Woodham Walter Essex ERO D/ABW 131/2/77
Burchell Ciprian 1685 Yeoman Terling Essex ERO D/Dra T68
Burchell John 1789 Maltster Chelmsford Essex ERO D/DU 719/13
Burchell John 1797 Owner of land and houses Stow Maries Essex ERO D/AEW 40/4/17
Burchell John 1826 Farmer Stow Maries Essex ERO D/AEW 42/7/2
Burchell John 1853 Owner of Butcher Shop Maldon Essex ERO D/ABW 140/3/72
Chaney Charles 1846 Not Mentioned Goswell Road London Borthwick PROB 11/2043/121
Chaney William 1848 Yeoman Goldhanger Essex ERO D/DCF F314
Chew Elizabeth 1815 Wife of Michael York Yorkshire Borthwick MF 1178
Cockerell Esther 1803 Widow with property Robinhood Bay Yorkshire Borthwick v147 f237 MF 1053
Cockerell Thomas 1815 Mariner Scarborough Yorkshire Borthwick v159 f71 MF 1065
Cockerill Thomas 1743 Yeoman Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick v88 f55 MF 1007
Cockrill Thomas 1819 Not Mentioned Scalby Yorkshire Borthwick v163 f98 MF 1069
Cook John 1770 Not Mentioned Bridlington Yorkshire Borthwick MF 1178
Cook John 1794 Maltster Scarborough Yorkshire Borthwick v138 f295
Coulthirst William 1770 Dyer Guisborough Yorkshire Borthwick 1770
Coulthirst Ann 1799 Widow Whitby Yorkshire Borthwick 1779
Coulthirst Ann 1834 Widow Whitby Yorkshire N.A. PROB 11/1839/306
Coulthirst Christopher 1824 Husband of Ann Whitby Yorkshire Borthwick 1824
Coulthirst Edmund 1603 Bill of Complaint Manor of Grymston Yorkshire N.A. C 2/Eliz/C18/23
Coulthirst Edward 1702 Related to Craven Inn Ripon Yorkshire Borthwick 1702
Coulthirst Edward 1849 Large Sums Darowen Montgomery Borthwick 1849
Coulthirst Elizabeth 1847 Related to a Farm Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick v217 f141 MF 1112
Coulthirst George 1693 Oath related to Thomas Hodgson Danby Yorkshire Borthwick 1693
Coulthirst Giles 1742 Yeoman Mitton Lancashire Borthwick 1742
Coulthirst Henry 1706 Gentleman Gargrave Yorkshire Borthwick 1706
Coulthirst Jacob 1712 Involves Property Unclear Yorkshire Borthwick 1712
Coulthirst John 1757 Letter of Marque Gravesend Kent N.A. HCA 26/6/178
Coulthirst Mary 1697 Innkeeper Gargrave Yorkshire Borthwick 1697
Coulthirst Robert 1703 Admin of Johannis Ripon Yorkshire Borthwick 1703
Coulthirst Sarah 1825 Widow of Reverend Henry Coulthirst Halifax Yorkshire Borthwick 1825
Coulthirst Simon 1701 Son of Johannis Coulthirst Whitby Yorkshire Borthwick 1701
Coulthirst Thomas 1712 Related to Farm Rosedale Yorkshire Borthwick 1712
Coulthirst Thomas 1753 Husbandman Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick 1753
Coulthirst Thomas 1790 Ann Coulthirst, Widow Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick 1790
Coulthirst William 1709 Admin granted to Mary, his mother Whitby Yorkshire Borthwick 1709
Coulthirst Isabella 1693 Spinster Farndale Yorkshire Borthwick 1693
Coverdale Richard 1740 Fisherman Robinhood’s Bay Yorkshire Borthwick v86 f325
Coverdale John 1811 Farmer Whitby Yorkshire Borthwick v155 f70 MF 1060
Cowland Lucy 1802 widow of Wiffen Chelmsford Essex ERO D/ABW 115/2/27
Dennis Susanna 1818 Widow Latchingdon Essex ERO D/ABW 122/1/24
Edridge John 1726 Grocer Stansted and Mount Fitchett Essex ERO D/DMd 205
Finch James 1753 Innholder Brentwood Essex ERO D/AEW 37/3/23
Gepp Thomas 1832 Large Estate Chelmsford Essex N.A. PROB 11/1799/387
Gigney William 1807 Back pay given to Susan, his mother HMS Leda England N.A. ADM 27/8/282
Gigney Thomas 1721 Church Warden Chrishall Essex N.A. C11 845 25
Gigney William 1786 Settlement Certificate Cambridge Cambridgeshire N.A. p27/13/12/1
Gigney John 1718 Yeoman Braughing Hertfordshire ERO D/AMW 12/140
Gigney John 1781 Yeoman Braughing Hertfordshire N.A. PROB 11/1085/135
Gigney John 1760 (Yeoman) Braughing Hertfordshire ERO D/AMW 16/8/3
Gigney Joyce 1849 Property in Hertfordshire Hackney London N.A. PROB 11/2092/393
Gigney Samuel 1780 Mary Gigney, his wife, Executrix Hackney London LMA 1780
Gigney William 1687 Shipwright Woodbridge Suffolk N.A. PROB 11/391/244
Gigney William 1788 Baker, lease document Hackney London Hackney M774
Gigney William 1794 Related to Kings Hold (property) Hackney London Hackney M4550
Gigney William 1808 Failure to pay rent St Mary Woolworth London LMA 1808
Gigney William 1824 Yeoman Braughing Hertfordshire N.A. PROB 11/1690/19
Gignor Edward 1672 Weaver Cottenham Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Gignor Edward 1695 Related to his house Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Gignor Elizabeth 1722 Widow Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/3
Gignor John 1727 William, his brother Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Gignor John 1728 Yeoman Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/3
Gignor Margaret 1609 Left property to Clerk Curate Cottenham Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Gignor Mathias 1690 Inventory of Property Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Gignor Robert 1702 Related to money given to children Histon Cambridgeshire Suffolk P27/13/12/2
Glasscock Jonathan 1750 Yeoman Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 37/7/15
Gott Henry Thomas 1808 Sir Henry Thomas Gott Newland Buckinghamshire LMA Book 6 No 132
Gott John 1802 Gott and Wright Marylebone London LMA Book 2 No 454
Gott Henry Thomas 1804 Sir Henry, Dame Ann & Mason Newland Buckinghamshire LMA Book 6 No 276
Gotts Mark 1837 Farmer Bulphan Essex N.A. PROB 11/1886/255
Gotts James 1814 Victualler Romford Essex N.A. PROB 11/1552/157
Gotts Mark 1848 Farmer Bulphan Essex N.A. 11/2225/231
Gotts John 1850 Gentleman Waltham Abbey Essex N.A. PROB 11/2120/280
Granger William 1799 Appointed Ship’s Captain Westminster London N.A. ADM 1/1846/79
Grove Joseph 1736 Victualler Maldon Essex ERO D/ABW 92/1/5
Grove Samuel 1806 Farmer Dengie Essex ERO D/ABW 117/1/31
Grove Thomas 1768 Yeoman Dengie Essex ERO D/ABW 103/1/58
Grove Thomas 1791 Farmer Southminster Essex ERO D/ABW 111/2/58
Grove William 1791 Farmer Southminster Essex ERO D/ABW 111/2/34
Harvey Edward 1852 Victualler Heybridge Essex N.A. PROB 11/2151/101
Harvey William 1809 Blacksmith Hatfield Peverel Essex ERO D/ACW 38/5/14
Hill Dickerson 1798 Yeoman Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick v142 f193 MF1049
Hogg Sarah 1834 wife of Wm Wood Fryerning/Shenfield Essex ERO D/Dzu 35
Janes Ann 1787 Wife of William Kelvedon Essex N.A. PROB 11/1149/188
Janes William 1776 Not Mentioned Kelvedon Essex N.A. PROB 11/1023/223
Jegney Thomas 1727 Settlement Letter Elmdon Essex ERO D/B 2/PAR4/65
Jigney William 1686 Settlement of Impress Navy England N.A. ADM 106/380/412
Jigny William 1677 Selling Oak Plank to London Woodbridge Suffolk N.A. ADM 106/324/431
Lenny William 1818 Innholder Brentwood Essex ERO D/ABW 122/1/83
Lorriman John 1811 Labourer Filey Yorkshire East Riding DDHU/0/233
Lorriman Richard 1842 Grocer and Spirit Dealer Filey Yorkshire Borthwick v205 f158 MF 1102
Mason Jonathan 1781 Farmer Great Braxted Essex ERO D/ACW 34/4/25
Mason Thomas 1779 Victualler Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 39/4/12
May James 1782 Yeoman Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 39/7/6
Moody John 1777 Yeoman Danbury Essex ERO D/ABW 106/1/80
Murrell William 1768 Farmer Ingrave Essex ERO D/ABW 103/1/4
Myall Joseph 1793 Merchant Castle Hedingham Essex N.A. 11/1239/366
Payne John 1783 Gentleman Maldon Essex N.A. PROB 11/1110/224
Payne John 1787 Merchant Maldon Essex ERO D/DCf T128/8
Payne Sarah 1799 Baptist Burial Southminster Essex ERO D/ABW 114/2/53
Peacock James 1791 Not Mentioned Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick Cleveland 1791
Pitchford Joseph 1726 Weaver Stepney London Hackney
Robeson John 1755 Wife is Sarah Mountnesing Essex ERO D/AEW 37/7/15
Robeson Margaret 1779 Unmarried St George Hanover Square London N.A. PROB 11/1053/236
Robeson Newman 1810 Gentleman Great Burstead Essex N.A. PROB 11/1510/320
Robinson John 1804 Tailor St George Hanover Square London N.A. PROB 11/1480/16
Robinson John 1826 Robin Hood’s Bay Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick 1826
Robinson Ralph 1803 Farmer Orsett Essex N.A. 11/1399/14
Robson Ann 1738 Ann, daughter of late John Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick MF 1168
Robson Dorothy 1738 William Tennison, son-in-law Gembling Yorkshire Borthwick v74 f72 MF 993
Robson Lancelot 1710 Fisherman Robinhood’s Bay Yorkshire Borthwick v66 f369 MF 988
Robson Oliver 1726 Fisherman Robinhood’s Bay Yorkshire Borthwick v78 f330 MF 998
Robson Pickering 1809 Esquire Ripon Yorkshire Borthwick v 153 f84 MF 1058
Robson Richard 1719 Husbandman Upminster Essex ERO D/AEW 33/1/39
Robson Robert 1750 Mathew Storm, grandson Robinhood’s Bay Yorkshire Borthwick v 93 f184 MF 1011
Robson Thomas 1857 Hunlyside of Far Pasture Ninebanks Northumberland Borthwick 1857
Robson William 1763 Yeoman Fylingdales Yorkshire Borthwick v107 f32 MF 1019
Rumsey Joseph 1826 Tenement in Broadstairs Green Maldon Essex ERO D/ABW 126/1/78
Spurgeon John 1840 Thief Chelmsford Essex ERO Q/SBb 539/80
Summer John 1769 Yeoman Ramsden Crays Essex ERO D/ABW 103/2/69
Summer Samuel 1788 Not Mentioned Great Burstead Essex ERO D/ABW 110/2/32
Summers Joseph 1728 Yeoman Great Baddow Essex ERO D/ABW 87/1/132
Sworder Joseph 1748 Butcher Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 36/6/11
Sworder Joseph 1717 Yeoman Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 32/151
Sworder Joseph 1717 Yeoman Southminster Essex ERO D/AEW 32/142
Sworder Mary 1714 Widow of Peter Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 32/43
Sworder Mary 1750 Shop Owner Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 36/8/25
Sworder Nicholas 1665 Husbandman Althorne Essex ERO D/ABW 63/74
Sworder Peter 1705 Butcher Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 30/97
Sworder Thomas 1687 Not Mentioned Burnham Essex ERO D/AEW 27/230
Thoroughgood Samuel 1831 Wheelwright Brentwood Essex ERO A13864 Box 5
Tindall Richard 1782 Not Mentioned Robinhood’s Bay Yorkshire Borthwick MF 1168
Truss John 1791 Farmer Steeple Essex ERO D/ABW 111/2/52
Truss Judith 1780 Wife of John Steeple Essex ERO D/ABW 107/1/79
Tyler George 1761 Fisherman Bocking Essex N.A. PROB 11/869/57
Tyler Jeremiah 1750 Yeoman Sible Hedingham Essex ERO D/ABW 96/3/29
Tyler John 1733 Yeoman Great Maplestead Essex ERO D/AMW 14/6/8
Tyler John 1778 Coachmaker Bishop Stortford Hertfordshire ERO D/ABW 106/2/53
Tyler Samuel 1735 Yeoman Gosfield Essex ERO D/AMW 14/7/22
Tyler Sarah 1767 Widow Little Baddow Essex ERO D/ABW 102/2/39
Tyler Thomas 1773 Husbandman Feering Essex ERO D/ABW 104/3/70
Tyler Thomas 1774 Fisherman Barking Essex N.A. PROB 11/997/170
Tyler Thomas 1787 Victualler Latchingdon Essex ERO D/Apb W4/13
Wager James 1808 Yeoman Wickham Bishops Essex ERO D/ABW 117/3/96
Wager William 1785 Victualler Saint Mary le Strand London N.A. PROB 11/1126/5
Welbourn William 1812 Tanner Filey Yorkshire East Riding DDX 331/22
Whffine George 1592 Yeoman Shalford Essex ERO D/ABW 40/138
Whiffen Alexander 1831 Owns property in Kent Great Portland St London N.A. 11/1783/365
Whiffen Hannah 1831 Charlotte Hill, daughter St Lukes London N.A. 11/1786/47
Whiffen Alexander 1832 John Aste granted lease Great Portland St London LMA Book 1 No 96
Whiffen Joseph 1754 Innholder Hackney London N.A. PROB 11/812/379
Whiffin David 1627 Husbandman Sturmer Essex ERO D/AMW 2/285
Whiffin Alexander 1831 Beneficiary John Gover Great Portland St London LMA Book 5 No 161
Whiffin Crotchrode 1797 Brewer Queen St Ratcliff Middlesex LMA Book 2 No 478
Whiffin Crotchrode 1824 History of property Queen St Ratcliff Middlesex LMA Book 8 No 458
Whiffin George 1808 Wire Worker Quaker St, Spitalfields London LMA Book 2 no 728 and 731
Whiffin George 1833 Wheeler Quaker St, Spitalfields London LMA Book 3 No 213
Whiffin Henry 1765 Farmer Navestock Essex N.A. PROB 11/911/157
Whiffin Phillippa 1638 Wife of Henry Whyffyne Wethersfield Essex ERO D/AMW 2/5
Whiffin William 1710 Whiffin v Wells Holborn London N.A. C 8/488/51
Whiffing Ann 1819 Margaret Sanders, sister St George Hanover Square London N.A. PROB 11/1613/286
Whiffing Crotchrode 1825 Distribution of residue Queen St Ratcliff Middlesex LMA Book 1 No145
Whiffing Crotchrode 1800 Mayor of London Queen St Ratcliff Middlesex LMA Book 5 No 219
Whiffyn Henry 1663 Yeoman Wethersfield Essex ERO D/AMW 6/145
Whifyn Mary 1623 widow Wethersfield Essex ERO D/AMW 1/33
Whyffen John 1672 Whyffen v Williamson Ridely Kent N.A. C 9/81/82
Whyffyn Simon 1603 Whyffen v Stoukwell et al Brinkley Cambridgeshire N.A. C 8/35/572
Wiffen Thomas 1740 Will of Ann Hockley Thaxted Essex ERO D/DC 23/623
Wiffen Johannah 1760 widow of Joseph Wiffen St Leonard Shoreditch London N.A. 11/852/455
Wiffen Joseph 1804 Victualller Latchingdon Essex ERO D/ABW 116/2/64
Wiffen Joseph 1833 son of J Wiffen of Latchingdon Bishopgate London N.A. PROB 11/1816/365
Wiffen Elizabeth 1711 Spinster Rishangles Suffolk Suffolk IC 800/1/165
Wiffen George 1842 Auctioneer Chelmsford Essex ERO D/ABW 135/2/51
Wiffen Henry 1828 Boot and Shoemaker Chelmsford Essex ERO D/ABW 130/2/16
Wiffen Joseph 1828 Perfumer Chelmsford Essex ERO D/ABW 127/104
Wiffen Sarah 1834 Servant to Wecomb family Langford Essex ERO D/ABW 130/2/53
Wiffen Thomas 1712 Yeoman Gislingham Essex Suffolk IC 500/1/166
Wiffen William 1804 Farmer Stisted Essex ERO D/APbW 4/73
Wiffin Benjamin 1828 Victualler Mile End New Town London LMA Book 2 No 656
Wiffin Benjamin 1831 Victualler Mile End New Town London LMA Book 8 No 534
Wiffin Crotchrode 1807 Brewer Queen St Ratcliff Middlesex LMA Book 7 No 807
Wiffin Richard 1660 Wiffin v Brownrigg Walden Essex N.A. C 3/468/6
Wiffin Thomas 1797 Gentleman Westminster London LMA Book 2 No 107
Wiffin Thomas 1801 Gentleman Westminster London LMA Book 4 No 323
Wiffin Catherine 1807 widow of Thomas Hammersmith London LMA Memorial
Wiffin Catherine 1807 widow of Thomas Hammersmith London LMA Book 6 No 12
Wood Thomas 1747 Petre Custody Dispute Stanford Rivers Essex ERO c 11/821/26
Wood Susannah 1811 Niece of Mary Ayley Greenstead Essex N.A. PROB 11/1524/10
Wood John Owen 1831 Gentleman Bridgetown Devon Devon N.A. NA: PROB-11-1781-31
Wood Thomas 1795 Victualler Pilgrim Hatch Essex ERO D/DCh T19
Wood Thomas 1694 Wheelwright West Hanningfield Essex ERO D/DP T 190
Wood Abraham 1748 Yeoman and Miller Upminster Essex ERO D/AEW 36/6/12
Wood Agnus 1629 Widow South Weald Essex ERO D/AEW 19/10
Wood Ann 1768 Widow South Weald Essex ERO PROB 11/939/343
Wood Dominic 1798 Widower East Horndon Essex ERO D/AEW 39/14/14
Wood Grace 1799 Widow Fryerning Essex ERO D/AEW 114/2/32
Wood Jacob 1715 Miller Great Burstead Essex ERO D/DSx 266
Wood John 1641 Yeoman Stanford Rivers Essex ERO D/AEW 21/57
Wood John 1803 Bricklayer Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 40/10/2
Wood John 1722 Yeoman Abbess Roding Essex ERO D/DC 23/561 & 23/559
Wood Joseph 1730 Yeoman Horndon on the Hill Essex ERO D/AEW 34/3/33
Wood Joseph 1855 Mariner Heybridge Essex ERO NA: PROB/11/2218/324
Wood Mary 1687 Widow Fyfield Essex ERO D/AEW 27/267
Wood Mary 1825 Widow Havering Well Essex ERO D/DB T775/1, 2, 3
Wood Nathaniel 1771 Victualler South Weald Essex ERO NA: PROB 11/973/316
Wood Nathaniel 1732 Innholder Billericay Essex ERO D/DHt T99/1
Wood Richard 1659 Customary Tenant Waltham Holy Cross Essex ERO D/DC 41/399
Wood Samuel 1838 Concerning a Garden St Mary, Maldon Essex ERO D/DCf T117
Wood Thomas 1779 Farmer Fryerning Essex ERO D/ABW 106/3/87
Wood Thomas 1814 Gentleman South Weald/ Shenfield Essex ERO PROB 11/1560/108
Wood Tyberius 1624 Barber Surgeon Horndon on the Hill Essex ERO D/AEW 17/221
Wood William 1664 Yeoman Sandon Essex ERO D/DU 161/280
Wood William 1652 Yeoman Sandon Essex ERO D/Du 161/285
Wood William 1830 Victualler Dengie Essex ERO PROB 11/1769/428
Wood William 1802 Gentleman Heybridge Essex ERO PROB 11/1383/866
Woods William 1762 Coachman Ingatestone Essex ERO D/ABW 100/3/41