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Pappa

Pappa Report 27 Mar 2013 07:52

Hello, please can someone have a look for,

Percy William WARNES who died 1966 Norwich

Robert Constable who died 1955 Twickenham

Emily Constable who died 1928 Kent,

Many thanks mfm

Gee

Gee Report 27 Mar 2013 08:08

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Emily Constable
Name: Emily Constable
Probate Date: 31 Aug 1928
Death Date: 6 Aug 1928
Death Place: Tonbridge, Kent, England
Registry: London, England

Wife of Richard £185 17s 8d to Richard, a painter

Nothing for Robert 1955

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Gee

Gee Report 27 Mar 2013 08:10

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
about Percy William Warnes
Name: Percy William Warnes
Probate Date: 18 Feb 1966
Death Date: 18 Jan 1966
Death Place: Norwich
Registry: Norwich

£327 to Edward Warnes, a gardener

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Pappa

Pappa Report 27 Mar 2013 08:23

many thanks gins for your help

best wishes mfm

Agee

Agee Report 27 Mar 2013 08:51

Hi Giins,

Is the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), a publically available resource? Would need to subscribe to a particular site?

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Mar 2013 09:08

Ancestry hold the

"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966"

So yes, you would have to subscribe to view the entry. It might be possible to purchase credits to view an image.

The Calender usually shows more information than has been given above. for instance the full text for Emily Constable is

CONSTABLE Emily of 13 Lodge-road Tonbridge (wife of Richard Constable) died 6 August 1928 at Tonbridge Cottage Hospital Tonbridge Administration London 31 August 20 to the said Richard Constable painter. Effects £185 15s 8d.

In this instance she didn't leave a Will. If she had, Probate would have been granted.

Copies of Wills, letters of Administration or Probate can be purchased from the Courts and Tribunal service service, applying by letter or using form PA1S on this link

http://hmctscourtfinder.justice.gov.uk/HMCTS/GetForm.do?court_forms_id=739

To look for earlier Wills, try the National Archive site. If you are successful, you can download it for £3.50. Sometimes they are held at the relevant county archive who you will have to contact and pay - sometimes for a search as well as a copy of the document

Jonesey created the following thread about Wills which you may find useful

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1259939

ADDED for duell - from another thread

*This Bank Holiday weekend Ancestry are giving free access, so I've started putting together my own list of searches to make.*

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