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Probate/Death place ????????

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Sally

Sally Report 25 Nov 2013 09:07

Hi,
Advice please !!!!!!!

I am looking to send off for my first will, on Ancestry it says John Sykes - death 14th Dec 1926,/ probate - 12th Feb 1927, death place Herefordshire, registry Hereford,
Now I have info - (not death cert) that John died in a Middlesex hospital even though he lived near Ledbury Herefordshire. I have found death entry Dec 1926 Pancras London age 71 he was born in Loughborough area in 1855.
Is it common to have death place different on probate?
OR can I just use info listed on Ancestry?

Many thanks
Sally

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Nov 2013 09:15

He lived near Ledbury but died in the University Hospital Middlesex

His will will be proved in the area he normally lived ,where he died is irrelevant

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Nov 2013 09:17

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about John Sykes
Name: John Sykes
Probate Date: 12 Feb 1927
Death Date: 14 Dec 1926
Death Place: Herefordshire, England
Registry: Hereford

The transcript is probably as the person doing it thought it should be

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Sally

Sally Report 25 Nov 2013 09:18

That's great, it just confused me when it said on Ancestry his death place was Herefordshire when it was Middlesex.
Thank you Shirley

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 25 Nov 2013 09:32

Sykes John Burial date 31 Dec 1926
Location St Pancras Cemetery (Camden)

https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch

(not sure if yours, above link has image)

Chris :)

edits (or, might be below)

Deaths Mar 1927 (>99%)
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Sykes John 0 Pancras 1b 99

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 25 Nov 2013 09:35

A Will is proved in whichever registry district it is lodged by the Solicitor, or other individual, carrying out the function.

When you apply for a copy, you will see from the form the info you are required to provide in order to identify the correct document.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 25 Nov 2013 23:30

Name: John Sykes
Probate Date: 12 Feb 1927
Death Date: 14 Dec 1926
Death Place: Herefordshire, England
Registry: Hereford

From the original image

John Sykes of The Gardens Haffield near Ledbury , Herefordshire died 14 Decmeber 1926 at the University College Hospital Gower-street Middlesex Administration Hereford 12 February to Phyllis May Ingram (wife of Christopher Thomas Ingram). Effects £1394. 2s. 4d.

Researching:

Sally

Sally Report 26 Nov 2013 09:14

Many thanks RG,
Yes that was what I had, I will send off today for the will.
Sally