Forum: Wills

Ok folks I have been rummaging around the archives again and this is a potential ancestor will for Thomas Hollins (actually I think it is an admin but there you go) but I am having trouble reading it (ever the way with these early wills) so if any of you 17th century scribble and latin buffs want...

Please would you look for Charles Jackson who died Grimsby 16 December 1957. Thanks Buddy

Elizabeth Ann Johnson Norledge died on the 19th March 1910 but the probate wasn't granted until 1927, her husband and her brother in law were named as the Aministrators / Executors. Why would there be such a delay?

Please can someone look at this will and see if they can make sense of the relationships. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/will1f.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/864/will2.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/42/will3e.jpg/ ...

I haver the following letter which I take to be that of William Stanton. I have translated some of it but I am stuck on the last bits. The letter is here. and this is my translation so far. I think I have got some bits wrong and I definitely don't know others. Nevertheless there hath been...

I have a Will which is in PDF form. I have had a really good go at transcribing into a Word doc thanks to advice from Kerrywood and others I am very pleased with my perseverance! But, there are some words missing and I would like a bit of help with them. Photobucket won't let me upload either the...

James Lewis Drayton This is what An****ry shows Name: James Lewis Drayton Death: dd mm 1936 - location Other: date – location This is what I have on him

Would someone please be good enough to do a look up on the Wills & Probate for the following: Joseph Rivolta, died July-Sept 1893 in London. Did he leave anything? If so, to whom? Thanks in advance.

Could someone please do a look up on the Wills & Probate for Name: Hannah Evans Death: 1929 - Sheffield, England Please tell me what she left and to whom. Thanks in advance Terry

I have a will written in 1618 the person has written Godchildren in a number of spots regarding to a number of different people could she be meaning Grand children? And also she has written Son-in-Law also referring to a number of people could this be sons as it seems to fit well with the tree I...

I have been told that a Will exists for my 3xgreat grandfather. The kind person who told me this also offerred to transcribe it for me. However that has not actually happened. I am by nature extremely impatient however as this Will would appear to provide the information needed to demolish part...

Don't give up looking for a Will or Letters of Administration just because you can't find one within a few years of death. It may be that no-one proved the will at the time, or took out Letters of Administration for the estate where no will was left. Look also around the time of death of the...

Hi I have tried googling but can't come up with anything definative regarding the wording in this will: "And I leave to my Dear wife Elizabeth all of my personal and real property viz a M/Nesuage? Tenement called Blaen y Cwm in this parish ……………………………………" Can anyone help please?

HI Does anyone know whether is it possible to research a will from 1998? If I can get this will it will help with a line I am researching. Thanks in advance Kirky