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For this period the probate documents of 18 inhabitants of Basingstoke have been selected to reflect the range of occupations in the town, some sho

For this period 23 probate documents have been selected to reflect the range of occupations in the town and show the move to brewing following the

Ten wills and 13 inventories survive from these years and include those of prosperous yeomen farmers, one with a flock of 450 sheep.

Six wills and two inventories survive for this period, held in the Hampshire Record Office (HRO) and The National Archives (TNA).

Material from 16 testators in this period includes 12 wills and 15 inventories made by three yeomen, five husbandmen, two blacksmiths, a widow, a c

Probate records for 29 Old Basing residents survive for this period comprising 18 wills, 23 inventories, one court paper and two sets of accounts.

For this period 21 wills, 26 inventories and one court paper survive.

Ten wills and seven inventories survive for this period, all held in the Hampshire Record Office.

Fourteen wills and inventories survive for this period, all are in Hampshire Record Office.

One inventory and thirteen wills survive for this period, only one document is held in the Hampshire Record Office (HRO), the remainder are held at

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