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Hello all!
I'm wondering whether anyone here might know of a reason why a person's probate record might be missing from the UK Probate Register? I have the death certificate confirming the date of death (14/6/1917) and a newspaper article reporting that the Will had been "proved" on 12/9/17. But I have looked all through the register using all sorts of variations of the name that I can think of, to no avail. I thought all Wills became available on the Public Record once they had been proved but I'm wondering if there is any reason why a Will record may not have been listed in the Probate Register, and if so, is there anywhere else I should look?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Cathy :)
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Welcome to Rootschat.
What is the name you are searching for?
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There is no "UK" Probate register. There are separate jurisdictions for England and Wales, Scotland, and (in 1917) Ireland. Where was the will proved?
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Probably not relevant here, but there are also separate jurisdictions for Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.
None of which are part of the UK ;)
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Hi all!
Thank you for your response. The name I'm searching for is Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Baron St Audries.
I have been looking here. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/
Thanks again!
Cathy
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Sorry… forgot to say I would imagine the will was proved in England. It’s where he was born, lived, died and was buried. He was a British politician when he died so there would be no reason for it to be proved anywhere else… or am I mistaken? :-\
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He may have had assets in other jurisdictions, and therefore the will would have to be proved in each jurisdiction.
I have involvement twice with Isle of Man Wills that also had to be proved in England.
Once due to shares; once due to property.
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He is there....
Name: Alexander St. Audries
Death Date: 4 Jun 1917
Death Place: Somerset, England
Probate Date: 8 Sep 1917
Probate Registry: London, England
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Not the easiest to find - it's indexed under "Stau..." and appears between Statton and Stauffer.
(I tried lots of permutations too, including "St Aud...", but I only found this by going to Ancestry and putting in Alexander without a surname, and with an exact date of death.)
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Not the easiest to find - it's indexed under "Stau..." and appears between Statton and Stauffer.
(I tried lots of permutations too, including "St Aud...", but I only found this by going to Ancestry and putting in Alexander without a surname, and with an exact date of death.)
Good find! ;D
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Good find! ;D
Not me, m'lud! I only persisted because carol8353 said she'd already found it, and instead of just asking her where it was, I was trying to work it out myself.
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He is there....
Name: Alexander St. Audries
Death Date: 4 Jun 1917
Death Place: Somerset, England
Probate Date: 8 Sep 1917
Probate Registry: London, England
That makes sense - St.Audries is on the road from Bridgwater to Minehead, in Somerset.
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Oh My!! You are all incredible! I have been looking for this on and off for years and you've found it in less than 12 hours!! Thank you so much. I'm so grateful! :D :D
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Oh My!! You are all incredible! I have been looking for this on and off for years and you've found it in less than 12 hours!! Thank you so much. I'm so grateful! :D :D
I actually found it in less than 5 hours 😁
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Genius!! :o :-*