This is a list of all the Stilgoe wills that we know about. Not everyone for whom we have a will may necessarily be on the family trees elsewhere (link to ??) on this site if they belong to a branch not yet researched..

Originals & Transcripts:

Click on the blue links to see either the original will or, where this has been done, the transcript with a link to the original will at its foot.

Notations:

NA: = Catalogue Reference from the National Archives (NA) at Kew  and IR = NA Kew's Image reference

ORO(P): = Oxford Records Office (Probate) reference

Entries:

The date at the start of an entry is that quoted in the reference. Subsequent dates for that entry can be assumed to be the same year unless stated otherwise. NB: Mediaeval New Year changed in March. We have followed the modern calendar with year changing on the 1 January.

 

1555 'Styllgo, Rd' (sic) Deddington ORO(P): 180.258

1557 'Stilgo,Jn' (sic) Deddington. Admin 1 September 1558.  ORO(P): 182.82 (admon); 183.260 (admon)

1559 'Stilgo,Thos' (sic) Deddington. Admin 4 March 1560. ORO(P): 183.271 (admon)

1575 John Chaundeler Yeoman of Duns Tew - possible owner of Stilgoe House in Castle Street & subject of litigation with Thomas Stilgoe tenant. ORO: Ref no known.

1606 Anthony* Stilgoe, husbandman, Deddington. Made on 28 May. Proved 25 September.  ORO(P) W.I. 193.203; 58/4/4 (* ORO miss-spelling. Should be Anthonie as stated in the Will)

1612 Elizabeth Stilgoe,widow, Deddington.  Proved 22 September. ORO(P): Bd.I.  106.64; 85/4/27

1615 Thomas Stilgoe, Deddington. Proved 2 December.  ORO(P): W.Bd.I. 195.270; 59/2/40

1645 John Stilgoe (b??) of Sheffield,Yorkshire. 21st March. Dictated by word of mouth at Sheffield Castle. NA: Prob/11/192/543 IR:485

1651 Humphrey (bapt. 28 December 1583), Cloth worker and Freeman (1606). Buried 2 July. Proved 9 July. No source references held other than a contemporaneous note by Henry Edward Stilgoe (b.1867) in an MSS held by Anthonie Stilgoe.

1669 Zachary Stilgoe (b??) Yeoman of Deddington. Buried 3 October. Proved 15 October.  ORO(P) W.I. 149/2/24

1707 Smith Stilgoe (bapt. 5 February 1679) Yeoman of Deddington. Buried 22 January. Proved 25 September.
ORO(P): W. 205.284; 150/2/54

1709 Stillgoe, Hugh, sen, (sic) (b??) Yeoman of Deddington. Buried 17 March. Proved 12 May.  ORO(P): W. 205.367; 150/3/16

1711 'Zach# & Anne*, minors (their gn. is of Deddington)' (sic). Married under age. Made subsequent wills indicated by superscript#*  ORO(P): Tn.bd.  89/2/45

1711 'Zach. Stilgoe' (bapt.9 March 1687) Mercer of Woodstock. Buried 10 September. Proved 9 January 1712.
ORO(P): W.I. 206.90; 63/2//3

1716 'Jas Stilgoe' (bapt.30 April 1672) Yeoman of Deddington. Buried 13 November 1715. Admin 3 November.
ORO(P): Bd. 107.330; 174/3/23

1723 'Zach.Stilgo' #(b. 20 May 1656) Yeoman of Deddington. Will dated 12 February 1722. Buried 7 May. ORO(P): W.207.367; 63/3/10

1737 Hugh Stilgoe (bapt.11 Dec 1666) The Elder, Husbandman of Deddington. Died 27 November. Will dated 10 October. Proved 29 December. ORO: Will. 210.263.; 151/3/60

1741 Ann Stilgoe * (b.??) Widow of Zachary, Deddington. Made 16 September. Buried 17 June 1742. Proved 21 June 1742.

1750 John Stilgoe (b??) of HMS Chester. Proved 21 April.  NA: Prob/11/778/294  IR:1337

1752 Thomas Stilgoe (b??) of HMS Chester. Proved 28 January. NA:Prob11/792/240 Not known IR: 221

1753 Nathaniel Stilgoe (bapt.14 October 1688) The Elder, Yeoman of Deddington. Buried 17 May. Proved 19 June. ORO: Will.96.539; 63/5/8

1771 William Stilgoe (bapt.24 December 1706) Deddington. Buried 15 June. Admin. 12 July. ORO: 109.43; 87/2/30; 304/4/57

1796 Hugh Stilgoe (bapt.3 May 1722) Yeoman of Adderbury. Buried 20 November 1795. Proved ?? 1796 NA: Prob/11/1271/231 IR:377

1810 Nathaniel Stilgoe (bapt.12 June 1724). Died 17 February. Proved 7 April.  Possession of A Stilgoe. NA Prob: 11/1510: IR:348

1819 Henry Stilgoe (b.25 August 1751 Bapt. 1 September) Died 5 July 1818. Proved 29 January 1819. Yeoman of Deddington. ORO: Will.102.218.; 238/3/1

1837 Nathaniel Stilgoe (b.19 December 1756) Farmer of Helmdon, Northamptonshire. Died 19 November. Proved 27 December 1837.NA: Prob11/1888/241 IR:218

1838 Henry Stilgoe (b.19 October 1795)  Farmer of Adderbury, Oxfordshire. Died 4 October 1838. Proved 6 November  NA: Prob11/1903/169  IR: 171

1839 John Stilgoe (b.14 April 1772) Yeoman of DunsTew, Oxfordshire. Buried 6 June. Proved 12 August.  NA:Prob11/1915/305 
IR: 41661

1843 John Stilgoe (bapt.17 October 1806) Died 10 February. Proved 20 March. NA: Prob11/1977  IR:77
Note: His son went Australia in 1880.

1854 Henry Drake Stilgoe (b.15 October 1828) Farmer of Adderbury, Oxfordshire. Died 29 January 1854. Proved ?? NA: Prob11/2192/100  IR: 28 &  Anthonie Stilgoe's collection of MSS.

1867 Nathaniel Stilgoe (b.25 August 1793). Died 12 March. Anthonie Stilgoe's collection of MSS

1878 Zachariah Stilgoe (b.31 March 1829) Died 27 May. Anthonie Stilgoe's collection of MSS

1900 Nathaniel Stilgoe (b. 23 May 1825)  Died 15 October. Anthonie Stilgoe's collection of MSS