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Question: How can I put some meat on the bones!?
I'm researching my family tree and I'm looking to give some life to those names on the page!. I have found my Great Great Grandfather William Colbridge's (born Thorne, Yorkshire in 1846/7 can't remember exactly) death notice in the London Gazette (Jan, 23 1894) and it says that his will was provided to the district registry in york!. I was wondering if I would be able to get hold of a copy of his will and where to look!. I really want to find a copy because 6 of his 8 children go missing between the 1891 and 1901 census, he was a widower so the will might give a clue to where they went!.
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
have you tried looking for their deaths, maybe there was a congenital problem in the family and the children all ended up dying!. have you checked the newspapers for that area at that time, try the collindale newspaper library, london, make a special trip if you have to, its very interesting reading the papers for the area that your ancestors grew up in!. they may have details of some disaster or tragedy!. did his wife leave him and the children went with her!? were they adopted!?
get the certs for his childrens births and his death too, he died young!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
You can get a copy of the will sent to you by post if you write to:
York Probate Sub-Registry
First Floor
Castle Chambers
Clifford Street
York, YO1 9RG!.
Tel: 01904 666777
Enclose payment of ￡5 (cheque to HMCS) and provide date of death, last known address and any other pertinent info!. Takes about 3 weeks!.
Alternatively, you could visit the London office in person:
Probate Department
Principal Registry of the Family Division
First Avenue House
42-49, High Holborn
London WC1V 6NP
Tel: 020 7947 6939/6043/7431/7414/6946
All the best
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Print out the form below:
http://www!.hmcourts-service!.gov!.uk/court!.!.!.
Send it together with ￡5 payment to the Probate Registry Postal Section in York as the answerer above states!.
Waiting times of six weeks are more usual, but it does depend on how much info you can provide!.
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