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Collapse 03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century03185 - BRETHERTONS, SOLICITORS, RUGBY - 17th century-20th century
Expand 1 - Administration1 - Administration
Expand 2 - Client Papers2 - Client Papers
Collapse 3 - Contracts and case papers arranged by function3 - Contracts and case papers arranged by function
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Collapse 2 - Family2 - Family
Collapse 1 - Probate and Executorship1 - Probate and Executorship
Collapse 1 - Wills and probate papers.1 - Wills and probate papers.
1 - Probate documents for surnames - A.
2 - Probate documents for surnames - B-Bird, M.
3 - Probate documents for surnames - Bird, T - Butler, W.
4 - Probate documents for surnames - C - Coney, C.
5 - Probate documents for surnames Cooke, J - Curtis, M.
6 - Probate documents for surnames - D.
7 - Probate documents for surnames - E.
8 - Probate documents for surnames - F.
9 - Probate documents for surnames - G.
10 - Probate documents for surnames - H - Haswell, T.
11 - Probate documents for surnames - Healy, C - Hutt, C.
12 - Probate documents for surnames - I - K.
13 - Probate documents for surnames - L.
14 - Probate documents for surnames - M.
15 - Probate documents for surnames - N.
16 - Probate documents for surnames - O.
17 - Probate documents for surnames - P.
18 - Probate documents for surnames - R.
19 - Probate documents for surnames - S.
20 - Probate documents for surnames - T.
21 - Probate documents for surnames - U - V.
22 - Probate documents for surnames - W - Wiggins, T.
23 - Probate documents for surnames - Wiggins, T - Y.
Expand 24 - Probate bundles for named individuals24 - Probate bundles for named individuals
Expand 25 - Probate bundles for named individuals25 - Probate bundles for named individuals
Collapse 26 - Probate bundles for named individuals26 - Probate bundles for named individuals
Expand 27 - Probate bundles for named individuals27 - Probate bundles for named individuals
29 - Will of Susanna Capell - 31st March 1795
30 - Probate of Elizabeth Wootton - 8th June 1832
31 - Probate of the will of Robert Higgins. - 1890
32 - Artificial bundle of wills found together and numbered as follows:- A1. Copy will of William Adkins of Rugby, sadler, 3 Sep 1879 B1. Copy will of Edward Bates of Pailton, yeoman, 25 Feb 1817 B2. Copy will of Jane Bates of Pailton, widow, 07 Jun 1830 B3. Copy will of Joseph Bates of Bilton, gent, 15 Feb 1890 B4. Instructions for the will of Tryphena Baxter of 19 Little Church Street, Rugby, 14 Feb 1896 B5. Copy will of Stephen Bolton of Yelvertoft, Co Northants, yeoman, 11 Apr 1832 B6. Copy will of Thomas Boyes of Kilsby, Co Northants, baker, 12 Jun 1827 B7. Copy will of Thomas Bradshaw of Rugby, innkeeper, 8 Jan 1847 B8. Copy will of Ellen Worth Bromfield of Salvington, Co Sussex, spinster, with codicil, 4 Dec 1884 B9. Copy of the will of George Henry Worth Bromfield of St Mary's Vicarage, Lambeth, Co Surrey, Clerk in Holy Orders and Vicar, 31 Aug 1896 B10. Copy will of Elizabeth Bromwich of Rugby, widow, 23 Jan 1852 B11. Copy will of Joseph Burbidge of Bugbrooke, Co Northants, gent, 11 May 1852 B12. Copy will of Edward Burnham of Church Lawford, farmer, 23 Sep 1901 C1. Copy will of James Carvill of Crick, Co Northants, farmer and grazier, 12 Dec 1876 C2. Request to send will by William Chamberlain, 11 Oct 1884 C3. Copy will of John Childs of Rugby, contractor, 14 Jul 1875 C4. Copy will of Frederick Horbon Clough of Elborow Street, Rugby, 19 dec 1914 C5. Copy wills of Thomas Cook of Catthorpe, Co Leicester, post office keeper dated 31 Dec 1859, 3 Jan 1863, 26 Aug 1863 C6. Copy will of Joseph Cooper of Brockhurst, parish of Monks Kirby, farmer and grazier, 23 Nov 1885 C7. Copy will of Thomas Masters Cowley of Rugby, clerk, 6 Aug 1870 Copy will of Elizabeth Amelia Cox of Walcote, Co Leicester, gentleman's coachman, 20 Jun 1887 C9. Copy will of Henry Cox of Cold Ashby, Co Northampton and late of Walcote, Co Leicester, servant, 19 May 1893 D1. Receipt by John Warren of Wm Wratislaw of Charles Davies' will, 01 Jul 1876 D2. Copy will of Elizabeth Ladbrook Deacon of Rugby, Co Leicester, spinster, 08 Jul 1873 D3. Copy will of William Ladbrook Deacon of Lutterworth, Co Leicester, builder, 29 Nov 1878 D4. Copy will of William Wrighton Deacon of Rugby, formerly a mineral water manufacturer, but at present out of business, 31 May 1905 E1. Copy will of Edward Eagles of Staverton, Co Northampton, farmer, miller and baker, 20 May 1858 E2. Codicil to the will of John Ellard late of Aston New Town, butcher now of Crick, Co Northants, grazier, Jun 1889 E3. Copy will of Elizabeth Elliott of Barby, Co Northants, widow, 09 Feb 1874 E4. Copy will of Kezia Essen of kilsby, Co Northants, widow, 09 Feb 1874 F1. Copy will of Henry Fleckno the elder of Little Braunston, parish of Braunston, Co Northants, yeoman, 17 Aug 1831 F2. Copy will of Henry Fleckno the elder of Little Braunston, parish of Braunston, Co Northants, grazier, 15 May 1833 G1. Copy will of Charles Gilbert of Bilton, farmer and grazier, 13 Feb 1866 G2. Copy will of John Goode of Rugby, turner and chairmaker, 01 Mar 1851 G3. Copy will of William Goode the younger of Barby, Co Northants, grazier, 23 Feb 1883 G4. Copy will of William Goode of Barby, Co Northants, farmer and grazier, 29 Dec 1873 H1. Copy will of Will of William Hales of Newton, parish of Clifton Upon Dunsmore, butcher, 02 Mar 1816 H2. Copy will of Stephen Hall of Rugby, ostler, 26 Dec 1836 H3. Copy will of ELizabeth Hannell of Rugby, widow, 20 Jul 1864 H4. Copy will of Job Hart of Barby, Co Northants, farmer and grazier, 26 Aug 1865 H5. Draft will of ELizabeth Haynes of Rugby, beerhousekeeper, 07 Aug 1882 H6. Copy will of Matthew Hincks late of Broadwell, parish of Leamington Hastings, but now of Hill in the same parish, yeoman, 19 Dec 1821 H7. Copy will of Sarah Hipwell of Sywell, Co Northants, widow, 20 Aug 1831 H8. Copy will of Sarah Hipwell of Sywell Ground, Co Northants, widow, 14 Mar 1831 H9. Copy will of John Tebbs Hipwell of Swinford, Co Leicester, farmer and grazier, 17 Dec 1878 H10. Copy will of Starmer Howkins of Newton, yeoman, 15 Jun 1891 H11. Copy will of Thomas Hunter of Rugby, railway wagon builder, 30 Jun 1887 J1. Copy will of Harriet Jarratt of Sharnford, Co Leicester, spinster, 29 May 1841 J2. Copy will of Luke Jeayes of Rugby, coal merchant, 31 Dec 1875 J3. Copy will of Martha Jenaway of Cryfield, parish of Stoneleigh, spinster, 09 Apr 1879 J4. Copy will of Nathaniel Grimes Jenaway of Camden Cottage, Rugby Road, parish of Milverton, miller, 27 Aug 1879 J5. Copy will of Elizabeth Johnson of Dunchurch, widow, 03 May 1877 J6. Letter from E. Johnson addressed from Dunchurch to J. S. Savage esq, 49 Church Street, Rugby, 19 Apr 1877 L1. Copy will of Mary Ann Elizabeth Langham of Lutterworth, Co Leicester, widow, with covering letter, 23 Oct 1891 L2. Copy will of George Lee of Crick, Co Northants, bricklayer, 26 Jun 1879 L3. Copy will of John Leeson of Braunston, Co Northants, bricklayer, 28 Feb 1863 L4. Copy will of William Lock the elder of Rugby, shoemaker, 25 Jan 1827 L5. Copy will of Thomas Lord of Barby, Co Northants, grazier, 07 Jul 1859 M1. Copy will of John Mann the elder of Copson, grazier, 20 Feb 1830 M2. Copy will of Elizabeth Moulton of Stratford-Upon-Avon, widow, 20 Nov 1834 M3. Copy will of Henry Moulton of Ashorne, gent, 24 Mar 1837 M4. Copy will of William Musson of Swinford, Co Leicester, labourer, 31 May 1814 O1. Copy will of Elizabeth Oldacres of Cestover, widow, 03 Mar 1831 P1. Copy will of John Paybody of Brinklow, builder, 28 Jul 1827, with several codicils dated 18 Sep 1827, 22 Dec 1827, 29 Nov 1828 P2. Copy will of William Payne of Brinklow, innholder, 22 Oct 1820 P3. Copy will of Samuel Perkins of Crick, Co Northants, 22 Dec 1853 P4. Copy will of William Porter of Rugby, brazier, 29 Aug 1873 P5. Copy will of Anne Prue of Ladbrook, widow, 27 Sep 1867 R1. Copy will of William Radbone of Barby, Co Northants, yeoman, 26 Jan 1875 S1. Copy will of George Smith of Pailton, yeoman, 10 Jan 1872 S2. Copy will of John Smith of Rugby, baker, 01 Nov 1836 S3. Copy will of john Smith of Rugby, baker, 11 Dec 1836 S4. Copy will of Robert Snow of Barby, Co Northants, grazier, 27 Nov 1900 S5. Copy will of Sampson Steane of Rugby, tailor, 11 Apr 1837 S6. Copy will of Mary Swingler of Crick, Co Northants, widow 28 Feb 1878 T1. Copy will of Richard Tew of Shawell, Co Leicester, butcher, 10 Oct 1837 T2. Copy will of Thomas Tew of Thurlaston, victualler, 26 Jul 1815 T3. Copy will of John Twigger of Rugby, herbalist, 27 May 1863 T4. Copy will of William Truslove the elder of New Bilton, labourer, 20 Jan 1887 T5. Copy will of Thomas Tunnicliff of Sileby, Co Leicester, gent, 06 Jun 1835 W1. Copy will of R. L. Walker esq, 24 Jul 1863 W2. Copy will of James Ward of Rugby, innkeeper, 05 Oct 1864 with auction poster for the sale of freehold dwelling house in Warwick Street, Rugby and lawyers instructions re: the same W3. Copy will of John Ward of Dunchurch, yeoman, 08 Apr 1837 W4. Copy will of Elizabeth Watts of Rothersthorpe, Co Northants, spinster, 03 Apr 1830 W5. Copy of the will of George Watts of Crick, Co Northants, gent, 04 Feb 1851 W6. Copy will of Sarah Webster of Swinford, Co Leicester, widow, 07 Apr 1880 W7. Copy will of William Webster of Swinford, Co Leicester, farmer and grazier, 15 Jan 1886 W8. Copy will of Thomas Wedding of Crick, Co Northants, grazier, 25 May 1822 W9. Copy will of Jane West of Crick, Co Northants, widow, 31 Dec 1858 W10. Copy will of John Whiteman of Long Lawford, farmer and grazier, 13 Apr 1878 W11. Copy will of Thomas Whitmell of Crick, Co Northants, innholder, 16 Apr 1813 W12. Copy will of Ann Charles Winter late of Rugby, but now of East Street, Manchester Square, spinster, 10 Aug 1835 W13. Copy will of Austin Burnham Woodfield of Barby, Co Northants, farmer and grazier, 16 May 1881 W14. Copy will of Hannah Wratislaw late of Woolscott and now of Willoughby, widow, 04 Aug 1875, with codicil to the will of Hannah Wratislaw dated 04 Aug 1875 W15. Copy will of Henry Rushworth Wratislaw of Rugby, Commander in her Majesty's Royal Navy, 25 Jan 1864, with codicil W16. Copy will of John Minter Tong Wratislaw of Trinity College Oxford esq, 20 APr 1833 W17. Copy will of Matilda Emily Wratislaw of Rugby, spinster, 26 Jul 1873 W18. Copy will of Sarah Wright (sometimes called Sarah Hobley) of Barby, Co Northants, widow, 11 Nov 1834 W19. Copy will of Matthew Philip Wyatt, now residing at Mrs Empford's West End, Welford, Co Northants, 28 Sep 1903 - 1813-1914
Expand 2 - Other executorship papers and powers of attorney.2 - Other executorship papers and powers of attorney.
Expand 3 - Will books3 - Will books
Expand 4 - Probate Registry wills.4 - Probate Registry wills.
Expand 2 - Family Trusts2 - Family Trusts
Expand 3 - Matrimonial3 - Matrimonial
Expand 4 - Adoption and affiliation4 - Adoption and affiliation
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Expand 3 - Finance and business3 - Finance and business
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