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Married Betty Julia Siggs in 1955. According to some 'heir hunter' types who visited my father's cousin they had 2 children. I can't find the evidence but obviously they existed as there was a small sum of money distributed between my father and his cousins. Can anyone find owt for me, it'll finalise that branch of my tree, thank you ! I personally think my cousin has the story muddled and the money came direct from Betty's legacy.

She died in 1998 and he in '90.

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First name(s) BETTY J
Last name SIGGS
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1955
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ BETTY J SIGGS married
Jan Wojciechowski
Spouse's last name Wojciechowski
District Battersea
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 5C
Volume as transcribed 5C
Page number 91

1939
eynolds (White) Household (5 People) 17 Swansea Road , Reading C.B., Berkshire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Betty Julia Wojciechowska (Seggs) 27 Aug 1927 Female At School Married 134 4
Kathleen E Reynolds (White) 04 Nov 1913 Female ??? Married 134 1
Sidney R White 10 Sep 1913 Male ??? Married 134 2
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Surely, the children would have inherited - if they existed?

The fact that the money went to more distant relatives seems to be proof that they didn't exist

One assumes that Siggs was Betty's maiden name?

There are no births to match the info on the marriage record

Name: Jan Wojciechowski
Year: 1958
County or Borough: Wandsworth
Ward or Division/Constituency: Battersea North
Street address: 9 Worfield Street

Also there Betty J

Was Betty his first wife?

He was over 40 when he married her

Name: Jan Wojciechowski
Death Age: 77
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1912
Registration Date: Jul 1990
Registration district: Wandsworth
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 15
Page: 933

In view of the 1958 ER posted by Erica, this could be his naturalisation:

HO 334/408/46694

Description:

Naturalisation Certificate: Jan Wojciechowski. From Poland. Resident in London. Certificate BNA46694 issued 18 June 1957. Note(s): Alias: John Wojciechowski.

Date:1957 June 18
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language:English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

Added, there is also an earlier one in 1954 which could also be him.

Well, I'm trying to prove or disprove the existence of children ? I understand they would have inherited but not if they weren't alive.

Wojciechowski seemed to be a reasonably common surname, I came across a few whilst researching this one.

Betty Siggs was the daughter of Charles Matthew Siggs (1894-1974)

Maybe they were his children by a previous marrige

There is a marriage to a killelay in 1947 and two children born

One prior and one after

Only the cert would say if it's the same Jan Wojciechowski

The 1948 marriage to Killeley was in Gainsborough

Both children married in Mansfield

This MAY be the death of the man in question

Wojciechowski Yanek 1922 1994 1994 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

.......and that of his wife

Wojciechowski Barbara Antonia 1922 2000 2000 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

The info above is, of course, speculative

My Jan Wojciechowski died in 1990. His dob was 25/09/1912

If they had no children and she died in '98 would it have taken 18 years for someone to resolve the will ?

I think Erica was pointing out it was unlikely to be the same Jan, so not the correct marriage for him. There are also probate (with will) entries for that couple, his in 1996 giving first name of Jan rather than Yanek.

It could be that there were no apparent heirs, and any estate would be sent to the crown - under Bona Vacantia - for potential future claims. Unfortunatly once an estate is settled it is removed from the published lists so can't be checked.

Do any of the heirs know the name of the Probate Research company? They may be willing to share the bare-bones FT they used for their research.

When FiL inherited from a previously unknown distant cousin, the tree he was given had notations of 'No Issue' against predeceased names, or the names of other entitled heirs.