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Hi, I was wondering if I could ask for some advice please regarding the date that wills were proved? I am a little fearful that this question will sound silly, but I was just wondering if the date that an old will was proved is an indication of the date that the person passed away? Were the wills usually proved immediately after the person died? Thank you very much in advance.

I have various pieces of information relating to my 1st cousin 1x Alice Ridley on which I would like confirmation that I am onto the correct track.

Alice was born 24 June 1907 (according to the 1939 register) in Hindley, Lancashire. However, I have been unable to find a birth registration under this name.
On the 1911 census she is listed as adopted daughter of my Great Uncle Enoch Ridley. They are living at 15 ...

Wilfred Edgar Gore was born to James Gore (b. c1854) and Emily Aves (b. 1856) in Kentish Town in 1895. The family are together, along with other children in 1901. By 1911, Emily is listed as a widow living in Kentish Town. She states she had been married for 33 years, giving a year of marriage as 1878

My problems:
1 I can't find a marriage for James and Emily.
2. I can't find a ...

Can anyone at all read this document please? It's supposed to relate to a direct ancestor, but I am really struggling to understand it and failing to do it really well.

Hey guys, I understand the wills and probate records are running behind, does anyone know how far behind, ordered mine mid August, said would be ready 9th September and it's naturally October now

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I'm tracing the origins of my middle name Lester. I've got as far back as a man called Charles Lester Ivings, born around 1810, baptised 1811 (maybe). I believe one of his parents to be a Lester by surname but I'm hitting problems with records not quite matching and I'm not sure if my leaps of faith are too big.

In 1835 through his marriage record and through later census's (except 1841) I can ...

In 1889 my paternal grandfather Michael Henry Nathan (1860-1936) married, outside the Jewish faith, Ellen Mary Bossley (1867-1951). As far as I knew, they had two children - my father Charles Henry(1891-1937) and my aunt Sarah Elisabeth (1889-1974). In the 1901 census they are all living together on Fitzroy street, St. Pancras. In 1911 he and his divorced brother Asher (1856-1942) are living together in Kew while the children are earning their livings elsewhere. But ...

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone might please be able to help me to read this newly located will? I believe that the will belongs to one of my ancestors but so far know very little about him so would be really thrilled to learn anything that I possibly can from his will. All I currently know is that his name was Nathaniel Matthews and that he was from Wraysbury in Buckinghamshire. Thank you so ...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could please help me to read the will of William Mosley attached? His occupation was a cutler. Thank you so very much in advance.