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Eileen

Eileen Report 4 Apr 2013 12:59

Thank you Mel Fairy Godmother for your offer. Yes PigletsPal you are right I saw the probate record on Ancestry.
But after speaking to the helpful lady at local probate office, it is most likely grandmother did not leave a will. And what i will get is a copy of the letter of administration that was issued in London 10 years after her death.
The fee is £6.00 like you said.
It will be worth it to knock a brick off the wall I have been banging my head against.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 4 Apr 2013 12:27

Mel - I think from posters thread she has seen the probate record and now wants to purchase a copy of the will.

Eileen - you can send of to any Probate Office for a copy of a will, I always send my requests to York, even though I live in London. Found that ordering via London seemed to take a lot longer than York. Also should only have to pay £6.00 for a copy of the will.

Cheers PP

:-) :-) :-)

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 4 Apr 2013 11:42

If her probate is on Ancestry then I can look it up for you if you wish if you give us her name and place of death.

Eileen

Eileen Report 4 Apr 2013 11:41

Thank you for your advice been in touch with local probate office. They were very helpful and informed how to get a copy and cost of fee.
Again thank you to those that gave advice

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 4 Apr 2013 11:13

I think it will tell you on Ancestry which probate office dealt with your grandmothers will

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

ChristinaS

ChristinaS Report 4 Apr 2013 11:03

Yes, you should be able to get a copy of the will. You will need to apply to the Probate Registry Office, nearest to where your grandmother died.

Eileen

Eileen Report 4 Apr 2013 10:52

Through looking on the Ancestory.com site. I found out my grandmother left a will is it at all possible to get a copy of the will. Grandmother died 63 years ago.
Thank you to anyone who can advice me.