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Surrey & South London Will Abstracts - Summary Table

Abstracts reference Court Period No. of wills Original publication Source document reference*
SW/1 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1480-90 329 Vol. 1 Register 'Spage' DW/PA/7/1
SW/2 do 1490-1524 436 Vol. 2 Register 'Mathewe' DW/PA/7/2
SW/3 do 1529-32 258 Vol. 3 Register 'Mychell' DW/PA/7/3
SW/4 do 1532-8 509 Vol. 4 Register 'Heats' DW/PA/7/4
SW/5A do 1538-41 395 Vol. 5 (Register 'Pykman') DW/PA/7/5
SW/5B do 1542-44 65 Vol. 5 (British Library Ms 24925) British Library Ms 24925
SW/6 do 1559-60 385 Vol. 6 Register 'Tully' DW/PA/7/6
SW/7 do 1595-1608 1213 Vol. 7 Register 'Herringman' DW/PA/7/7
SW/8 do 1608-15 839 Vol. 8 Register 'Berry' DW/PA/7/8
SW/9 do 1614-21 627 Vol. 9 Register 'Stoughton' DW/PA/7/9
SW/10 do 1615-23 570 Vol. 10 Register 'Peter' DW/PA/7/10
SW/11 do 1622-31 1138 Vol. 11 Register 'Yeast' DW/PA/7/11
SW/12 do 1627-39 1075 Vol. 12 Register 'Farmer' DW/PA/7/12
SW/13 do 1639-49 972 Vol. 13 Register 'Harding' DW/PA/7/13
SW/14 do 1534-58 864 Vol. 14 Filed & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/14
SW/15 do 1561-71 674 Vol. 15 Filed & unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1561 to DW/PA/5/1571
SW/16 do 1572-81 648 Vol. 16 Filed & unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1572 to DW/PA/5/1581
SW/17 do 1582-94 812 Vol. 17 Filed & unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1582 to DW/PA/5/1593
SW/18 do 1559,1595-1649 310 Vol. 18 Filed & unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1559, DW/PA/5/1596 to DW/PA/5/1648
SW/19 Commissary Court of Surrey 1662-73 698 Vol. 19 Unregistered Wills DW/PC/5/1663 to DW/PC/5/1673;
act books DW/PC/1/1-3 and indexes DW/PC/8/1-2
SW/20 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1660-71 992 Vol. 20 Registered & Unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/14 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1660 to DW/PA/5/1671 [unregistered]
SW/21 do 1671-79 626 Vol. 21 Registered & Unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/15 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1671 to DW/PA/5/1679 [unregistered]
SW/22 do 1680-9 954 Vol. 22 Unregistered wills DW/PA/5/1680 to DW/PA/5/1689
SW/23 do 1690-5 714 Vol. 23 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/16 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1690 to DW/PA/5/1695 [unregistered]
SW/24 do 1695-9 407 Vol. 24 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/17 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1695 to DW/PA/5/1699 [unregistered]
SW/25 Commissary Court of Surrey 1674-96 1124 Vol. 25 Registered Wills DW/PC/7/1 [registered];
DW/PC/5/1674 to DW/PC/5/1696 [unregistered]
SW/26 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1700-8 1034 Vol. 26 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/18 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1700 to DW/PA/5/1708 [unregistered]
SW/27 Commissary Court of Surrey 1697-1728 784 Vol. 27 Unregistered Wills DW/PC/5/1697 to DW/PC/5/1728
SW/28 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1709-15 852 Vol. 28 Unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1709 to DW/PA/5/1715
SW/29 do 1716-21 831 Vol. 29 Unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1716 to DW/PA/5/1721
SW/30 do 1722-7 534 Vol. 30 Registered & Unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/19 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1722 to DW/PA/5/1725 [unregistered]
SW/31 do 1728-30 454 Vol. 31 Unregistered Wills DW/PA/5/1728 to DW/PA/5/1730
SW/32 Commissary Court of Surrey 1728-30 640 Vol. 32 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/2 [Registers "Pinfold"];
DW/PA/7/3 [Register "Cheslyn"];
DW/PA/7/4 [Register "Caesar"]
SW/33 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1727-33 683 Vol. 33 Registered Wills DW/PA/7/20-21
SW/34 do 1734-9 717 Vol. 34 Registered Wills DW/PA/7/22, DW/PA/7/23 and DW/PA/5/1738/93 (one unregistered will)
SW/35 Commissary Court of Surrey 1763-1857 584 Vol. 35 Registered Wills DW/PC/7/5 [Register "Harris", 1763-79];
DW/PC/7/6 [Register "Adderley",1780-1800];
DW/PC/7/7 [Register "Rothery", 1801-28];
DW/PC/7/8 [Register "Sumner", 1829-57]
SW/36 Archdeaconry Court of Surrey 1740-5 633 Vol. 36 Registered Wills DW/PA/7/24 and DW/PA/7/25
SW/37 do 1746-51 583 Vol. 37 Registered Wills DW/PA/7/26 and DW/PA/7/27
SW/38 do 1752-62 754 Vol. 38 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/28 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1752 to DW/PA/5/1762 [unregistered]
SW/39 do 1763-77 823 Vol. 39 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/29-30 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1763 to DW/PA/5/1777 [unregistered]
SW/40 do 1778-1800 648 Vol. 40 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/31 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1778 to DW/PA/5/1799 and DW/PA/5/1800 (part) [unregistered]
SW/41 do 1800-21 488 Vol. 41 Registered & unregistered Wills DW/PA/7/32-33 [registered];
DW/PA/5/1800 (part) and DW/PA/5/1801 to DW/PA/5/1821 [unregistered]