Genealogy Chat
Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!
- The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
- You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
- And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
- The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.
Quick Search
Single word search
Icons
- New posts
- No new posts
- Thread closed
- Stickied, new posts
- Stickied, no new posts
Wills??
Profile | Posted by | Options | Post Date |
---|---|---|---|
|
Kerin | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:02 |
Does anyone know where I can get copies of a will. I know that the national archives has an archive you can search but I don't think that it has a copy of every will ever made!!! |
|||
|
Chrisu | Report | 30 Sep 2009 18:36 |
There is a set of indexes for wills and letters of administration held at some libraries. I use the ones at Birmingham Central Library they cover the whole country not just Birmingham so it may be worth asking at your local library if they have a set you can look at, this will tell you if there is a will. Then you can order it from York Probate sub registry, £5 for search and to send you anything they find |
|||
|
Kerin | Report | 30 Sep 2009 20:38 |
thanks for the answers both of you, I have reached a part of my family research where I have got past wanting to know the fact and figures and now want to plump it up a bit with personal stuff |
|||
|
Christine | Report | 1 Oct 2009 22:32 |
I have had copies of 2 wills from the Wiltshire History Society. Their website has lists of documents, some of which you can view on line. A copy in the post costs £5. Other counties may do likewise. |
|||
Researching: |
|||
|
Kerin | Report | 2 Oct 2009 12:02 |
i was speaking to my dad as the will i want to get is his grandfathers. he said that a lot of his property was sold to pay death taxes so i think that his estate mustve been over the £5000 threshold to qualify for death taxes |
|||
|
Kerin | Report | 4 Nov 2009 21:56 |
I went and searched the probate calender indexes today in the regional office in oxford and ordered a copy. they said I can pick it up tomorrow. thanks for the advice |