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Reiver
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Obtaining a Will
« on: Friday 25 April 08 11:35 BST (UK) »
Hello all

I have been given the following details from a Will Index. 

1867-11-30      559     ROBSON  Riddell Whorlton        Newburn 1867-04-26      £12,000 Esquire

I thought I had found where it came from on the net but could't for some reason get further into the site.

Can anyone tell me how I go about getting a copy of the Will, please?  I have got Wills in the past from the Probate Registry at York but I don't think that is the place.

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Re: Obtaining a Will
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 April 08 14:20 BST (UK) »
Wills proved from 12 January 1858 to the present day are held only by the Court of Probate.

See http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=219&j=1


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Re: Obtaining a Will
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 April 08 15:06 BST (UK) »
Hi Reiver  Smiley

I'm not sure how close you are to Newcastle but, as well as obtaining it from London or York, copies of will proved in Newcastle 1858-1949 are held at the Northumberland Records Office:

http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/NCLLib/NCLGG2.html


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Re: Obtaining a Will
« Reply #3 on: Friday 25 April 08 15:54 BST (UK) »
Thank you both Stan and Gadget,

I had contacted the Record Office in Manchester and asked them to check the annual Probate Index.  I knew Riddell Robson's date of death. I was told that it did not occur in the index.  I am aware of the structure of such PI entries and so when I was given the index shown in my first posting I assumed that it came from a different source.

I will start again and write to York.

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