Fordington

Inventory for Edward Parker of Fordington
17th October 1661

©Transcribed by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington from CLDS Film 1067158 May 2008.
[Updated from Wiltshire Archives Dec 2024 P15: 0004]

Note:- Inventory can be found in the Calendar of Dorset Wills and Administrations in the Salisbury Probate Court: Ref A/1661/1/3 or the Wiltshire & Swindon Archives Ref P/15/3

An inventory of ye goods and chartels & houshold stof of Edword PARKER Late decessed of Fording tone
taken & praised by John SEAGER and Bet SEAGER ye 17d of October 1661.


[An Inventory of the goods and chattels & household stuff of Edward Parker Late decessed of Ffordington taken & praised by John SEAGER and Bet SEAGER the 17th of October 1661]


In the first place: in the Hall; one old cupboard; one coockes? ; one skillett; two coffers; six pewter dishes; one bible; with other items of low value; praised at £1.10s. 0d
    [Impremis: in ye Hale one old cobard one cooker? one skillett two coffers six pewter dashes one bibel wth other lombe praised at 1li xs
Item: in the chamber one bed; one box with linen and other loose items appraised at £2.10s 0d
    [Itm: in the Chamber one bede one boxe with lining and other lom bar praised at iili xs]
Item: in money and debts £6.10s.0d
    [Itm in monyes and depts vili. xs]
Item: his wearing apparel £1.10s 0d
    [Itm his wearing parall ili. xs]
Total: £12
    [The sumes xiili. 0 ]

[Various signatures at the bottom]
James Lubynn?
Comdr names? M Giles GOLDRBURY [GOLDBURY]
Wm [William] HAYTER + illegible word
John WAADE

On a separate sheet original entry preserved from the cover :- "PARKERS Inventory"


Genealogical Notes:-

(1). The Parish registers for Fordington for the whole of the period 1640 to 1663 have not survived

(2). Link to marriage at St Georges Church Fordington between Edward PARKER and Ann HATTON for more information. They also had a son Edward recorded as the son of Edward PARKER baptised at FStG on 29th September 1639.

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