wills and probate

[zowster]

Hi i have found my grandfather on the national probate calendar. It gives his name, address, date of death a small amount of money £3000 and then it says administration. Could anyone tell me what that means and would i be able to send for his will.

                                Thanks sharon.

[groom]

Wills can be ordered and then downloaded from
https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate


From that site they give this:

Types of grant
Not all grants of representation contain a will. Check the type of grant when you search:

‘Probate’ or ‘Grant and Will’ - a will exists and will be provided
‘Admon with Will’ or ‘Grant and Will’ - a will exists and will be provided
‘Administration (Admon) or Grant’ - a will does not exist and will not be provided

So if it just says Administration that means there wasn't a will, but that someone was given permission to distribute the estate. 

[zowster]

Hi Groom thanks a lot for that