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PENLEE
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Wills
« on: Thursday 15 October 09 23:06 UTC (UK) » |
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I have the death certificates of my great, great grandfather and of his wife, (who was his second wife and his first cousin) and I am trying to find their wills or trying to find whether they died intestate. One died in Wiltshire and the other in Berkshire. I have looked on-line at both the Berkshire and Wiltshire Record Offices, also I sent off to the main Records Office. I have drawn a blank.
Please could someone give me some advise as to where I should look next. My great, great grandfather was a farmer and they were fairly well off.
Penlee.
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PENLEE
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Re: Wills
« Reply #2 on: Friday 16 October 09 07:13 UTC (UK) » |
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Hello Billy,
Their names are
Isaac Mathews died 15.5.1881 at Bromham, Wilts. Retired Farmer. Aged 80.
Elizabeth Mathews died 28.3.1885 at Woodspeen, Speen, Newbury, Berks. Aged 85.
They were of a Berkshire farming family and they moved to farm in Wiltshire after their marriage
which was when they were in their 40's.
Thank you for your help.
Penlee.
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PENLEE
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Re: Wills
« Reply #4 on: Friday 16 October 09 18:47 UTC (UK) » |
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Hello Maidmarion,
Thank you for this link which I shall look at.
Penlee.
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Luzzu
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Re: Wills
« Reply #5 on: Friday 16 October 09 21:27 UTC (UK) » |
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Hi,
I recently asked for advice on looking for wills and my thread is on the Common Room board. This is the link if you would like to have a look.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,410944.0.html
I have managed to find that two of my 2 x gt grandads left wills and I have just sent off to York for copies. They are only £5.00 each. They will do a search (for wills after 1858) which also costs £5.00 and includes a copy of the will if they find one - you lose the fee if there is no will. There is something called a probate calendar which is held at Record Offices. If you can check this it will tell you if there is a will and then you won't spend £5.00 for nothing.
Best of luck,
Luzzu
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PENLEE
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Re: Wills
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 17 October 09 21:58 UTC (UK) » |
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Hello Luzzu,
Thank you for your information. I looked at Find My Past but my ancestors were not there unfortunately. I shall work through the links I have been given and hopefully I shall find them.
They must be somewhere.
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