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Wills available from the PRO on the WEB.

I have carried out a search of the PRO on line catalogue for those officers who died whilst serving in Cornwall and who had written a will. 

In order to see and purchase a copy of any of the wills below you must go on line to the official Public Records Office Web Site. Click HERE to be taken there. The price is around £3 per copy.  Use your back button to return to this site. 

OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS

Will of John Stevens , Collector of His Majesty's Customs of Saint Ives , Cornwall

22 April 1807

PROB 11/1460

Will of Nicholas Teage, Collector of His Majesty's Customs of Penzance, Cornwall

03 January 1740

PROB 11/706

Will of James Nicholas , Collector of His Majesty's Customs of East Looe , Cornwall

08 November 1831

PROB 11/1792

Will of Thomas Courts , Superannuated Officer of His Majesty's Customs of Fowey , Cornwall

01 December 1836

PROB 11/1870

Will of William Richards , Landing Surveyor of His Majesty's Customs in the Port of Penzance of Penzance , Cornwall

10 January 1828

PROB 11/1735

Will of Richard Jewell Ferris , Collector of His Majesty's Customs of Penzance , Cornwall

27 November 1848

PROB 11/2083

Will of John Symons , Superannuated in His Majesty's Customs of Penzance , Cornwall

27 February 1847

PROB 11/2051

Will of Nicholas Hocking , Chief Officer in the Coast Guard of Penzance , Cornwall

08 December 1853

PROB 11/2182

Will of John Trowte, Custom House Officer of Saint Germans, Cornwall

30 April 1800

PROB 11/1341

Will of John Pasmore , Collector of His Majesty's Customs of Scilly , Cornwall

24 December 1782

PROB 11/1098

Will of Isaac Head , Collector of His Majesty's Customs etc of Saint Mary's Isles of Scilly , Cornwall

20 October 1780

PROB 11/1070

Will of John Wilton , formerly Chief Officer in one of His Majesty's Custom House Boats, now Superannuated of Saltash , Cornwall

01 July 1839

PROB 11/1914

Will of Samuel Lemon , Collector of His Majesty's Customs in the Fort of Scilly of Saint Mary Isles of Scilly , Cornwall

06 June 1834

PROB 11/1833

Will of Philip Pope , Superannuated Officer of the Customs of Falmouth , Cornwall

16 October 1849

PROB 11/2101

Will of Richard Jewell Ferris , Collector of His Majesty's Customs of Penzance , Cornwall

27 November 1848

PROB 11/2083

Will of Nicholas Martyn Bucket otherwise Buckett , Collector of Customs of Saint Mary Scilly , Cornwall

30 November 1848

PROB 11/2083

Will of Francis Hingston , Comptroller of the Customs at the Port of Truro of Saint Clements , Cornwall

03 March 1842

PROB 11/1959

Will of Thomas Hearle , Controller of Her Majesty's Customs of Falmouth , Cornwall

14 August 1847

PROB 11/2060

Will of John Symons , Superannuated in His Majesty's Customs of Penzance , Cornwall

27 February 1847

PROB 11/2051

Will of William Blight , Riding Officer of Her Majesty's Customs of Manaccan , Cornwall

06 February 1847

PROB 11/2049

Will of John Hall , late Collector of Her Majesty's Customs of Budock , Cornwall

27 November 1846

PROB 11/2045

Will of William Williams , Superannuated Tide Waiter in Her Majesty's Customs of Manaccan , Cornwall

01 February 1843

PROB 11/1975

Will of Charles Anson , Collector of Her Majesty's Customs of Truro , Cornwall

13 July 1854

PROB 11/2194

Will of John Hawkins , Officer of Customs of Tywardreth , Cornwall

26 September 1804

PROB 11/1414

OFFICERS OF THE EXCISE

Will of George Fleming , Excise Officer of East Looe , Cornwall

25 January 1839

PROB 11/1905

Will of William Price, Officer of Excise of Manaccan, Cornwall

16 July 1778

PROB 11/1044

Will of John Lockyer, Officer of Excise of Gwennap, Cornwall

07 April 1738

PROB 11/689

Will of James Hodgson , Officer of Excise of Falmouth , Cornwall

26 June 1767

PROB 11/929

Will of Thomas Topping , Collector of Excise of Penryn , Cornwall

03 April 1782

PROB 11/1090

Will of Simon Edsall , Collector of Excise of Saint Clement , Cornwall

08 August 1807

PROB 11/1465

Will of John Smith , Officer of Excise of Penryn , Cornwall

14 January 1807

PROB 11/1455

Will of Paul Henry Palmer , Officer of Excise of Saltash , Cornwall

19 December 1839

PROB 11/1920

Will of Francis Codd , Superanuated Excise Officer of Penryn , Cornwall

10 April 1830

PROB 11/1769

Will of Henry Clark , Officer of Excise of Illogan , Cornwall

03 November 1829

PROB 11/1762

Will of John Udell , late Boatman under the Commissioners of His Majesty's Excise in the Port of Falmouth of Falmouth , Cornwall

31 August 1825

PROB 11/1703

Will of John Arnold , Officer of Excise of Endellion , Cornwall

21 May 1825

PROB 11/1698

Will of George Anthony Frost , Superannuated Officer of Excise of Bodmin , Cornwall

23 May 1857

PROB 11/2251

     

COLLECTORS OF SALT DUTY

Will of James Faggotler , Collector of the Duties on Salt of Saint Ives , Cornwall

21 June 1782

PROB 11/1091

Will of Joshua Price , Salt Officer of Fowey , Cornwall

24 April 1769

PROB 11/947

Will of Edward Day , Officer for the Duties on Salt in the Port of Padstow of Endellion , Cornwall

06 April 1821

PROB 11/1642

     

COAST GUARDS

Will of Samuel Duncan , Lieutenant of the Royal Navy and Chief Officer of Coast Guard Station of Porthellic , Cornwall

31 January 1833

PROB 11/1810

Will of Nicholas Hocking , Chief Officer in the Coast Guard of Penzance , Cornwall

08 December 1853

PROB 11/2182

     
     

 

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