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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #9 on: Friday 18 September 20 07:46 BST (UK) »
The probate index stopped showing the place of death in 1968.  The one I mentioned was prior to that year.
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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #10 on: Friday 18 September 20 10:50 BST (UK) »
The probate index stopped showing the place of death in 1968.  The one I mentioned was prior to that year.

This is good to know. Thank you.

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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 22 September 20 18:04 BST (UK) »

Is there any age legal restriction for a child to make a Will and appear in the Probate Records?
I recently came across the death of a 6 year old on the Probate records.  He left £200 to his mother.
ANSTRUTHER,Worldwide
BENNETT,
BRETT, Sligo
CARNEGIE,
CROCKFORD, Hampshire.
ELLIOT,
GAUNTLETT, Worldwide
HEAL, HEALE, HELE, Chew Magna, Somerset
HENRY, Sligo
MABEY, Dorset
O'HANLON
POPE, London docklands,
STANDERWICK, Somerset,
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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 22 September 20 18:05 BST (UK) »

Is there any age legal restriction for a child to make a Will and appear in the Probate Records?
I recently came across the death of a 6 year old on the Probate records.  He left £200 to his mother.

Can you tell us who  :)
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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 22 September 20 18:16 BST (UK) »
Are you sure it was a Will not an Administration. The Probate Records don't show who in inherited, only who was granted Probate or Administration. I would imagine the child was in receipt money, possibly from an inheritance, possibly held in trust. The mother would have needed Administration to deal with it.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Unusual Probate Index Entry
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 22 September 20 19:53 BST (UK) »

Is there any age legal restriction for a child to make a Will and appear in the Probate Records?
I recently came across the death of a 6 year old on the Probate records.  He left £200 to his mother.

Can you tell us who  :)
Rosie,
I will see if I can find the record again.
ANSTRUTHER,Worldwide
BENNETT,
BRETT, Sligo
CARNEGIE,
CROCKFORD, Hampshire.
ELLIOT,
GAUNTLETT, Worldwide
HEAL, HEALE, HELE, Chew Magna, Somerset
HENRY, Sligo
MABEY, Dorset
O'HANLON
POPE, London docklands,
STANDERWICK, Somerset,
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk