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Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 08:56
by JohnnyO
Hi all; I have found online a transcript of a Probate entry from 1961. The person in question died in Kerry, but Probate was granted in London.
If I wanted to view the will, would I enquire to London or Kerry to get a copy, and if London, who would I write to?
Many thanks,
John
Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 09:09
by Hilary
You can order the will online. It costs £10. I can't seem to copy the full details on the iPad but Google "copy of will in UK" and look for the site with gov.uk in it.
This may or may not work
Wills, probate and inheritance - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk › searching-for-prob...
Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 09:27
by JohnnyO
Education Officer wrote:You can order the will online. It costs £10. I can't seem to copy the full details on the iPad but Google "copy of will in UK" and look for the site with gov.uk in it.
This may or may not work
Wills, probate and inheritance - GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk › searching-for-prob...
Thanks Hilary. I've found it on this site:
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills
That doesn't actually tell me if there is a will or not, or would it just be letters of administration?
Thanks
Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 10:20
by MaryA
If it was just Administration it usually says so. Probate generally gives brief details of the executor and amount left.
Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 11:55
by JohnnyO
Thanks Mary, doing a bit of Googling it would appear that if it says Probate, it should have a will attached. I've paid my £10 so will wait to see what is in the will. I'm very interested as it is a BIG bone of contention on my wife's side. The usual Catholic priest involved, and a big hotel in Ireland gifted not to the church, but to the priest, who apparently sold it 2 years later for a good sum of money
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Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 13:56
by MaryA
Ooooh scandal, I love it.
Re: Where to obtain a copy will?
Posted: 18 Mar 2016 16:20
by JohnnyO
MaryA wrote:Ooooh scandal, I love it.
Will keep you posted
. Not sure if the will can prove anything, as I think the priest, who was defrocked, sold it some years before he died. The amount that he left in Probate in today's terms would be worth 6 figures, so presumably included the hotel. It is now a 5* Spa, and should have been part of my late father in law and his brother's inheritance. The will was changed on their great grandmother's deathbed by all accounts. Looking through a lot of Probate forms, it is interesting how many people left their assets to the priest, and not the church.