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Getting a copy of a will

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Sidami

Sidami Report 22 Oct 2016 16:24

Is it possible to get a copy of a will if they died 2016 please?

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 22 Oct 2016 16:42

I believe so (as long as a Will was made).

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 22 Oct 2016 16:55

Yes, but if it was very recent it might not have gone to probate yet.

If you can't find it on Austin's link, wait a bit and try again.

Sidami

Sidami Report 22 Oct 2016 17:24

Thankyou

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Sidami

Sidami Report 22 Oct 2016 17:25

It has gone to probate but I typed the name in and nothing there?

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

greyghost

greyghost Report 22 Oct 2016 17:35

Maybe the online records haven't caught up as yet - I can't imagine they are updated daily, perhaps only monthly or quarterly. As suggested above, wait a while and try again.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 22 Oct 2016 19:01

You could ask at the Probate office nearest the address of the family member or executor who is dealing with the deceased's business.

District Probate Registries

Birmingham District Probate Registry. ...
Brighton District Probate Registry. ...
Bristol District Probate Registry. ...
Cardiff Probate Registry of Wales. ...
Ipswich District Probate Registry. ...
Leeds District Probate Registry. ...
Liverpool District Probate Registry. ...
Manchester District Probate Registry.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Oct 2016 10:05

Did you check under the right year span ?

I did my hubbies probate in Jan 2016 and his grant and will is listed

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

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Oct 2016 12:10

It might have 'gone to Probate', but it doesn't mean that it's been granted yet. My father's Grant wasn't issued until the following year. In total, May of the year he died to June the following one, with a partial Grant to release funds in the Nov.

Sometimes, if the whole Estate is left to the surviving spouse or the total value is too small, it never reaches the Probate Calendar

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Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 23 Oct 2016 17:31

I have just had a look at 2016, using a fairly common name so that there were lots of entries.

The most recent probate entries were last week and the most recent deaths were September.

If you know that the will has gone to probate, can you find out whether probate has been granted? One other point, did the person die in England/Wales? If not, their will won't be on the link above.