Probate Calendar

[BobWatsit]

Hi ya. I'm new to deciphering wills and probates. Please can someone help me to interpret what the information on the attachment is telling me. Ie are these the people who were left the money. They are not family members and so far I have not found any children.

Thank you very much in advance.

[Glen in Tinsel Kni]

Confirmation in Scotland is basically the same as applying for a grant of probate in England. The names given are the names of those responsible for settling the estate.

[Br1gau]

Hi,

This Will comes up on Scotlands People under the name of Helen Meikle, same address.  For those Scottish people who also held property in England; real estate, funds etc.,  Wills also needed to be registered at one of the courts there.  Hence the reference you have found.  A digital copy of this registration document can be ordered from the GRO for £1.50 although the Scottish one will possibly tell you more.

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01qp3/

[arthurk]

Br1gau posted while I was typing, so to add a little:

The sealing in England doesn't generate any records beyond what you see in the probate index, so it's not worth ordering anything based on that.

Where the original confirmation was in Scotland, and before 1925, you can download the relevant documents from Scotland's People. You have to buy credits there to do this - these can also be used for getting copies of BMD registrations and census entries.

In this case, the papers are indexed under the name Helen Meikle, and there are sets of images available for the will (ref. SC70/4/484) and the inventory (SC70/1/581). Each set will cost 10 credits.

[Br1gau]

Ha,

Your eyes are better than mine!  I only spotted the inventory.  Sometimes I have found interesting extras such as bequests and codicils in the English ones.  But you're right, if they exist, they are usually mentioned in the register, so you know what to expect before ordering.

[BobWatsit]

Thank you very much for the help. That is amazing.

I will try and download the documents shortly.