List of wills of organ builders identified by the author from the Index of Wills registered in The Prerogative Court of Canterbury: 1384 12 January 1858 (series PROB 11), 1 held at The National Archives, UK. Margaret Debenham, 6 November 2103 A Will of William Allen, Organ Builder of Sutton Street Soho Square, 11 November 1833 PROB 11/1823 Will of George Applegarth, Organ Builder of Saint James Westminster, 26 July 1836 PROB 11/1864 Will of William John Ayton, Organ Builder of Summer Street Back Hill, 13 June 1833 PROB 11/1816 B Will of Joseph Beloudy, Organ Builder of Pentonville, 18 February 1805 PROB 11/1420 Will of Benjamin Blyth, Organ Builder of Isleworth, 28 December 1840 PROB 11/1937 Will of William Boyett, Organ Builder and Pianoforte Maker of Chichester, Sussex 13 September 1851 PROB 11/2139 1 For information about the dataset, Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC) wills in The National Archives series PROB 11 see: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/wills.htm. 1
Will of Richard Bridge, Organ Builder of Saint James Clerkenwell, 17 June 1758 PROB 11/838 Will of George Buckwell, Organ Builder of Shoreditch, Saint Leonard, 24 December 1850 PROB 11/2123 Will of John Byfield, Organ Builder of Saint George the Martyr, 04 September 1756 PROB 11/824 Will of John Byfield, Organ Builder of Constitution Row Grays Inn Lane Road, 04 December 1799 PROB 11/1333 C Will of John Clymhowe or Clymhow, Organ Maker of London 09 July 1538 PROB 11/27 Will of John Crang, Organ Builder of Saint Clement Danes, 19 June 1775 PROB 11/1008 Will of John Crawshaw, Organ Builder of Little Bell Alley Coleman Street, City of London 01 July 1802 PROB 11/1377 D Will of Thomas Dawes, Organ Builder of No 73 Drummond Street Saint Pancras London, 21 June 1848 PROB 11/2076 Will of Benjamin Dobson, Organ Builder of Swan Street Minories, City of London 19 January 1824 PROB 11/1680 2
E Will of Thomas Elliot, Organ 08 February 1833 PROB 11/1811 F Will of Thomas Friend, Organ Maker of Saint John Baptist on Walbrook, City of London 17 February 1749 PROB 11/767 G Will of Joseph Giles, Organ Builder of No 67 Seymour Street Euston Square, 04 November 1850 PROB 11/2122 Will of Robert Gray, Organ 19 July 1796 PROB 11/1277 Will of John Gray, Organ 01 June 1849 PROB 11/2094 Will of William Gray, Organ Builder of New Road near Fitzroy Square, 11 August 1821 PROB 11/1647 Will of Samuel Green, Organ Builder of Islington, 01 October 1796 PROB 11/1280 Will of Thomas Gwynn or Gwyn, Organ Builder of Shrewsbury, Shropshire 28 January 1754 PROB 11/806 H, I, J Will of Abraham Jordan, Organ Builder of Saint George the Martyr Southwark, Surrey 09 February 1716 PROB 11/550 3
Will of Abraham Jordan, Organ Builder of Saint John the Baptist Walbrook, City of London 16 January 1756 PROB 11/820 K Will of John Kemys, Organ Builder of Bristol, Gloucestershire 15 April 1766 PROB 11/917 Will of John King, Organ Builder of Pentonville, 06 November 1834 PROB 11/1838 L Will of George Lark, Organ Maker of Saint George Hanover Square Chelsea, 24 May 1813 PROB 11/1544 Will of John Lincoln, Organ Builder of Holloway, 17 March 1817 PROB 11/1590 Will of John Lowe, Organ Builder of White Cross Street, City of London 14 December 1814 PROB 11/1563 M, N Will of Joseph Monday, Organ builder of Bristol, Gloucestershire 20 March 1857 PROB 11/2248 O Will of Jonathan Ohrman, Organ Builder of Saint Pancras, 06 September 1803 PROB 11/1399 4
P Will of James Parker, Organ Builder of Lyncombe and Widcombe, Somerset 24 December 1845 PROB 11/2028 Will of Thomas Parker, Organ Builder of Saint Andrew Holborn, 11 May 1772 PROB 11/978 Will of John Parkin, Organ builder of York, Yorkshire 23 December 1835 PROB 11/1855 Will of George Parsons, Organ Builder of Duke Street Bloomsbury, Will of William Pether, Organ Builder of Saint Giles in the Fields, 01 January 1841 PROB 11/1939 06 April 1781 PROB 11/1077 Will of Edward Pistor, Organ Builder of Leadenhall Street, City of London 26 January 1802 PROB 11/1368 Will of George Pyke, Organ Builder and Clock Maker of Saint Andrew Holborn, 30 May 1777 PROB 11/1031 Will of Thomas Paul, Organ Builder of Bennington, Hertfordshire 07 June 1833 PROB 11/1817 Will of George Pyke England, Organ Builder of Saint Pancras, 04 March 1815 PROB 11/1566 Q, R Will of Hugh Russell, Organ Builder of Saint Andrew Holborn, 12 November 1825 PROB 11/1705 5
S Will of James Sheil, Organ 27 August 1846 PROB 11/2041 Will of John Snetzler, Organ Builder of Saint James Westminster, 20 October 1785 PROB 11/1135 T Will of William Tayler, Organ Builder of Southampton, Hampshire 21 October 1845 PROB 11/2026 U, V, W, X, Y, Z Will of John Warr, late Organ Builder, but now Hackney Coach Owner of Saint Andrews Holborn, 30 April 1828 PROB 11/1739 6