I know it's there somewhere!

[Pam Downes]

Sorry back again. How do I find a will? Emily Kitchen died in 1941 aged 76, leaving a will. I have that down in my notes and her death is on the index but I can't find any info about a will

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

Also, one of Emily Kitchen's children is James Kitchen, born 1895. Now I can't find either a marriage reference or a death reference. If he died in the war, would I have to try to find it in the forces records? I HAVE found details of a memorial to previous masters and pupils who died in WW1 on a Penrith school (no longer there) that listed a James Kitchen, previously a pupil who perished in the war. Is there any way of confirming it’s the right James Kitchen
https://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary/...1957114450.pdf

Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
https://www.cwgc.org/
Try the one with the service number of 17661.

Pam

[geneius]

Emily left £193 16s 11d Probate was granted to William Heird Johnstone a retired local government officer. A probate allows the person named to administer the estate,, this one doesn't state there is a Will....however

ff you look at the last entry on the page Henry Kitchen you will note that there is a Will same applies to Naomi Kitch bottom left hand side!

Name: James Kitchen
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1895
Death Date: 22 Mar 1918
Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
Burial Country: France
Father: James Kitchen
Mother: Emily Kitchen
Regiment: 18th Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
Regimental Number: 17661
Region or Memorial: France

[freccle]

Emily left £193 16s 11d Probate was granted to William Heird Johnstone a retired local government officer. A probate allows the person named to administer the estate,, this one doesn't state there is a Will....however

ff you look at the last entry on the page Henry Kitchen you will note that there is a Will same applies to Naomi Kitch bottom left hand side!

Name: James Kitchen
Age: 23
Birth Date: abt 1895
Death Date: 22 Mar 1918
Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
Burial Country: France
Father: James Kitchen
Mother: Emily Kitchen
Regiment: 18th Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)
Regimental Number: 17661
Region or Memorial: France

Wow, thank you so much. I have blinkers on when looking for something and miss what surrounds it. I looked on the CWWG site but could only find 11 Kitchen's of any first name who died in BOTH of the wars. Drove me mad! But duh - I was only looking in England. If it wasn't for this site, i'd still be at the same brick wall I was 10 years ago