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The Common Room / Searching for wills by executor
« on: Thursday 07 July 22 18:33 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I'm researching somebody who was accused of altering a will. The accusers sent him a poetically worded letter, but didn't actually provide any specific evidence, and didn't appear to go public. It was also signed off with initials rather than full names, leaving me with little to go on. However, it's piqued my curiosity.
The accused was a public figure in his local area during the 1800s and did apparently act as executor to several friends and business associates, so who knows? My thinking is that if I can identify those wills something might just stand out. Unfortunately, all the usual ancestry sites only seem to search by the deceased, not by the executor or other related parties.
Is anybody aware of a way to do this, or can point me to sites that provide more detailed searches of the probate calendar? Thanks.
I'm researching somebody who was accused of altering a will. The accusers sent him a poetically worded letter, but didn't actually provide any specific evidence, and didn't appear to go public. It was also signed off with initials rather than full names, leaving me with little to go on. However, it's piqued my curiosity.
The accused was a public figure in his local area during the 1800s and did apparently act as executor to several friends and business associates, so who knows? My thinking is that if I can identify those wills something might just stand out. Unfortunately, all the usual ancestry sites only seem to search by the deceased, not by the executor or other related parties.
Is anybody aware of a way to do this, or can point me to sites that provide more detailed searches of the probate calendar? Thanks.