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kiterunner
10-08-10, 11:49
Looks as if this could be very very exciting!

Let us know what you find!

maggie_4_7
10-08-10, 12:13
oooh thank you :)

Kit
10-08-10, 13:27
Thanks Kate.

My lot don't seem to have left a will but my OH's have plenty.

kiterunner
10-08-10, 13:32
I should mention that it also includes people who held property in England and Wales but died elsewhere.

samesizedfeet
10-08-10, 14:05
Dumbo question - I have found loads of Wills relating to my family, how do I now go about ordering a copy?

kiterunner
10-08-10, 14:50
Think it still costs £5 for a postal copy, anyway, you can download the form PA1S and send it to York, or if you can get to one of the probate offices I believe you can get a copy there and then.

samesizedfeet
10-08-10, 14:52
sorry, Kate. I was a bit excited so hit ancestry straight away

*hangs head in shame*

Anyway - I have already had a *screeeeeeeeeeeeeeam* moment with an early find!!!! Something I thought I'd never find out.................

kiterunner
10-08-10, 14:58
Sounds exciting, Zoe; are you going to give us the details?

samesizedfeet
10-08-10, 15:04
just posted a new thread because I need help with it

Mary from Italy
10-08-10, 16:56
Ooh, brilliant - I'd missed this thread earlier.

ElizabethHerts
10-08-10, 17:24
My daughter is looking for any more that might be of interest as she has an Ancestry subscription.

I have most of the wills that I want for my family (after numerous visits to the Probate Office). The wills I'm collecting now are pre-1858 and they are much more difficult to locate.

Mary from Italy
10-08-10, 17:40
There are quite a few years missing:

Our collection covers 80 years from 1861 to 1941. We currently do not have the books for the years 1858-1860 and there are some gaps for the years 1863, 1868, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1883, 1888, 1899-1903 and 1910-1911. However, we hope to add records for these years as soon as possible.

kiterunner
10-08-10, 18:16
I should think it will be fairly easy for them to fill in those gaps as the records have been filmed and are available on microfiche.

anne fraser
10-08-10, 19:37
Brilliant Zoe.

Janet in Yorkshire
10-08-10, 22:21
George James Peers seems to have been a very busy man. :d
May 1877 he was granted power to administer the estates of his late father & then his late mother.
On 12 June 1877 he got leave to administer the estates of three deceased bachelor brothers of his mother (they'd died 1822, 1843 & 1850)
Then on 10 Sep 1877 he was granted administration of the effects of yet another deceased brother of his late mother - another 1843 death.

Jay

kiterunner
11-08-10, 17:33
I see that when you add the National Probate Calendar to your "quick links" on ancestry it is listed as "England". Not very helpful! I wonder if there would be any point reporting it to ancestry?

Elderflower
11-08-10, 18:03
Oh blow! I have the basic sub for Ancestry and last night was amazed that I could get access to the Probate Calendar, so did quite a lot of late night searching. Just tried it again, to do some more, and am getting the message that I need to upgrade to Premium in order to see the info. Glad I did the important ones yesterday.

Pat

Janet in Yorkshire
11-08-10, 22:22
Me too!
I was able to view the images this afternoon, but not anymore.

Jay

Margaret in Burton
12-08-10, 10:51
I've only found one of my direct line so far on there, have sent for his will. I bet there will be a long long wait, they will be inundated. Hope they've been pre-warned.