Please excuse me if I am way behind knowing this and every one else is aware but for those that are not the Wills are searchable and orderable on
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
It is a great service and there are images of the probates.
I had not seen it before.
MrsP
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Thread: Wills on gov.uk
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25-11-2017, 2:47 PM #1
Wills on gov.uk
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25-11-2017, 3:36 PM #2
Thanks MrsP, that one's new to me too.
I've had good successes here - https://familyrecords.dur.ac.uk/nei/data/simple.php - which is regional, but suits my location. Successful searches lead to actual copies of the wills.
Cheers, MTS
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27-11-2017, 5:00 PM #3
I don't understand why the search on the first heading gave me two people but the search on the second heading gave me the page - like the index page. In some years the first heading gave me no hits while the second heading gave me the page and there were names on it that I was asking for.
Sorry not to explain it betterSadly, our dear friend Ann (alias Ladkyis) passed away on Thursday, 26th. December, 2019.
Footprints on the sands of time
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27-11-2017, 6:18 PM #4
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I seem to have known about that website for a long time, though it has only recently occured to me actually order a will. What I've only just noticed is that for 'Wills 1996 to present' and 'Soldier's Wills' you get an advanced search whereas for 'Wills 1858-1996' you only get a basic search. Not quite sure why there should be a difference.
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27-11-2017, 8:22 PM #5
Ladkyis, I am sorry I don't understand what you mean.
It does say the site is BETA and they are asking for feedback so it will probably evolve as they see how people use it.
Mrs P
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28-11-2017, 9:45 AM #6
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What I've only just noticed is that for 'Wills 1996 to present' and 'Soldier's Wills' you get an advanced search whereas for 'Wills 1858-1996' you only get a basic search. Not quite sure why there should be a difference.
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29-07-2019, 6:53 AM #7
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apparently as of 22 July the cost of ordering a will has been reduced from £10 to £1.50.
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23-10-2019, 11:17 AM #8
There must have been a surge when the Wills went down to £1.50 as I have been waiting since the beginning of August for three Wills. E-mails have said they have a backlog which they are trying to clear.
Just in case anyone is thinking of ordering a Will it is a bit of a wait at the moment.
Mrs P
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