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jane k
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« on: Thursday 18 June 09 18:26 UTC (UK) »
Please can anyone give me an idiots guide to how to find out if someone left a will.  I have an ancestor who died in West Ham in 1870 who seems to have been fairly well heeled but I have no idea where to start  looking.

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Re: wills
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 June 09 19:45 UTC (UK) »
Hi
Try googling wills and probate.
http://www.ancestor-search.info/NAT-Probate.htm
The above gives some information.  All wills after 1858 are held centrally in London.  You can view the index on fiche at many record offices and main libraries. They give a brief précis of the will contents such as amount left and executor.    You can then order a copy from the York Probate office by post.  Do search several years after the death though as sometimes probate is delayed.
Andrea
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Sill/Sills anywhere. 
Rowan, Tow, Forman, Brown, Allen and King in Yorkshire, Northumberland and Durham. 
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mosiefish
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Re: wills
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 June 09 22:22 UTC (UK) »
Hi,

You could also try http://www.gazette-online.co.uk/  to find when probate was granted.  Go to advanced search and enter the "between dates", enter "probate" in the "with all the words box" and his name in the "exact phrase"  box.  If you don`t get a hit try just his surname instead of his full name.  The search uses OCR so it doesn`t always work correctly.  Worth a try though.

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Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peake
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jane k
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Re: wills
« Reply #3 on: Friday 19 June 09 08:13 UTC (UK) »
Thanks very much Mo and Andrea - I`ll try both of those.

Jane
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Re: wills
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 01 July 09 12:01 UTC (UK) »
Hi i was struggling where to find some wills,i went to Preston Records office ,and the staff were very helpful they helped me find the details and date that probate was granted and their last address,that i needed to order the wills,they also told me because probate was granted in London,i would have to order from York Records office,by post,im just waiting for them to come,hope this helps anyone whos struggling
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