lost ancestor

[Katie Hiscock]

Mother Amelia Jane seems to have left a will.

Probate calendar 1937

Corps AmelIa Jane of Manor Cottage Stokesley Middlesborough widow died 14 Jan 1937 at Highcroft Ruscombe Twyford Berkshire Probate York 16 March to Charles Corps railway dock superintendent.

It might be worth obtaining a copy of this will.

William

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oh I thought it was just a probate not a will. definate it a will ?

[LizzieL]

I can try that yes. but how will it help if it has no surname ? also she was in school at the time so didn't have a profession. so I can't link them either

If you have an exact date of birth, there can't be many Lizzies with that dob in 1939, it should give a short list of possible new surnames to work through and eliminate.
She may have married and surname badly transcribed on GRO  index, or married outside England / Wales. She could have changed her surname because she didn't like it.
Apart from Stokesley and Reading are there any other places associated with the family?

[Katie Hiscock]

I can try that yes. but how will it help if it has no surname ? also she was in school at the time so didn't have a profession. so I can't link them either

If you have an exact date of birth, there can't be many Lizzies with that dob in 1939, it should give a short list of possible new surnames to work through and eliminate.
She may have married and surname badly transcribed on GRO  index, or married outside England / Wales. She could have changed her surname because she didn't like it.
Apart from Stokesley and Reading are there any other places associated with the family?

well frank died in Nottingham
Emma died in reading
Amelia died in reading
Charles died in stokesley
urrrmmm
no mainly Yorkshire tbh. lol I'm not for Yorkshire so it's slightly annoying

and Thomas an annie died in childhood

[Katie Hiscock]

I ment her changing her first name not surname because she didn't like it. 

[LizzieL]

Nothing wrong with Lizzie for a name

[Millmoor]

It is her father Charles who did not leave a will as the Probate Calendar has this

Corps Charles of Manor Cottage Stokesley died 17 April 1933 Administration 19 May Newcastle Upon Tyne to Amelia Jane Corps widow and Charles Corps...

If it says Administration in the Probate Calendar it means they died intestate.The documents are unlikely to tell you anything more. If it states that Probate was granted in the Probate Calendar there is a will. I have double checked - Amelia Jane Corps left a will.

William

[Katie Hiscock]

Nothing wrong with Lizzie for a name

haha I know but she might not of liked it 

it's just massively frustrating

[panda40]

Another possibility to concider could be that Lizzie has been committed to an institution and would be recorded by her initials. Alternatively she could have emigrated but I have not found her in any of the indexes.
Regards
Panda

[Katie Hiscock]

It is her father Charles who did not leave a will as the Probate Calendar has this

Corps Charles of Manor Cottage Stokesley died 17 April 1933 Administration 19 May Newcastle Upon Tyne to Amelia Jane Corps widow and Charles Corps...

If it says Administration in the Probate Calendar it means they died intestate.The documents are unlikely to tell you anything more. If it states that Probate was granted in the Probate Calendar there is a will. I have double checked - Amelia Jane Corps left a will.

William

hi William I will check this might order it . thank you I didn't realised it means that. thank you that's amazing

Charles corps is the other son also. I've checked his probably  too I think he was born 1899. stokesley Yorkshire. obvs it might not help but worth a try a. maybe she is just untraceable