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Offline dicko99

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The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:01 GMT (UK) »
Please sign this petition to oppose this terrible idea.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654081
Pratt, Smith, Jay, Wyatt - Essex
Dickens, Betteridge - London, Oxfordshire
Perrins, Bourne, Hickman, Fletcher - Aylesbury, Stoke upon Trent

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:05 GMT (UK) »
Added mine - counter is now 7191 so a long way to go to 100,000
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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:07 GMT (UK) »
And mine - 7193
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:21 GMT (UK) »
Just adding a link to another ongoing thread on the same topic
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=878850.msg7510103#msg7510103
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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:26 GMT (UK) »
Just signed the petition.

Number now 7205

Dorrie
Small, County Antrim & Dundee
Dickson, County Down & Dundee
Madden, County Westmeath
Patrick, Fife
Easson, Fife
Leslie, Fife
Paterson, Fife

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 18 January 24 12:29 GMT (UK) »
Signed as well. Lets hope we are not on a hiding to nothing here.
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 18 January 24 13:07 GMT (UK) »
Signed - 7217
Somerset: Poole, Hutchings/Hutchin(s), Harvey/Harvie, Bullen

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 18 January 24 13:20 GMT (UK) »
Signeed 7223

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Re: The Government wants to Destroy original wills after 25 years
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 18 January 24 14:44 GMT (UK) »
Signed
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