On this page are links to photocopies I made of Norfolk Wills at the Borthwick Institute in York. I struggled with them for a while until I realised I was never going to be able to transcribe more than just a few words per line - if that - and then I enlisted the help of Anna Wheeler, an archivist at York City Archives. She is, without doubt, the most friendly and helpful person I could have hoped to have met and her expertise, knowledge, interest and enthusiasm have been far more than I could ever have expected.
Anna deciphered and transcribed the Wills literally (how she manages to read them is quite amazing) and then I just added a final touch to make them read a bit more like modern English.
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Will of William Norfolk, Vicar of Stillingfleet, 1529 (Part 1) Click here to read transcript |
Will of William Norfolk, Vicar of Stillingfleet, 1529 (Part 2) Click here to read transcript |
Will of John Norfolk of Stillingfleet, 1558 Click here to read transcript |
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Will of Bartilmewe Norfolk of Stillingfleet, 1569 (Part 1) Click here to read transcript |
Will of Bartilmewe Norfolk of Stillingfleet, 1569 (Part 2) Click here to read transcript
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Will of Peter Norfolk of Stillingfleet, 1589 (Part 1) Click here to read transcript |
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Will of Peter Norfolk of Stillingfleet, 1589 (Part 2) Click here to read transcript
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Will of John Norfolk of Rufforth, 1661 (Part 1) Click here to read transcript
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Will of John Norfolk of Rufforth, 1661 (Part 2) Click here to read transcript |
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Will of Richard Norfolk of Copmanthorpe, 1795 Click here to read transcript
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