It would seem this Probate was granted by Letters of Administration which indicates that Hannah died Intestate,that is without making a Will. As the amount seemed fairly small this action,after 9 years,could have been taken to establish Charles' legal ownership of something his late wife had owned,which had passed to him as next of kin. A copy of the Grant of Administration can be obtained in the same way as a Will and the cost is the same at £5.00.This may give more detail than the Calender entry,but it may not. Dave. In a message dated 20/08/2010 22:25:31 GMT Daylight Time, mofid42@tiscali.co.uk writes: Hi Everyone I was recently lucky enough to find the will admin of an ancestor on Ancestry's new probate calendar My ancestor Hannah Grover nee Hanson died in 1853 yet the will which was worth less than £50, wasn't proved until 1862 The her estate went to her husband Charles Grover. Is there anyway to find out why the proving of the will was delayed by almost 10 years? I have yet to get a copy of the actual will and probate. regards MOIRA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

----- Original Message ----- From: <Damikinch@aol.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 11:14 PM Subject: Re: [BRK] Why so Late? It would seem this Probate was granted by Letters of Administration which indicates that Hannah died Intestate,that is without making a Will. As the amount seemed fairly small this action,after 9 years,could have been taken to establish Charles' legal ownership of something his late wife had owned,which had passed to him as next of kin. A copy of the Grant of Administration can be obtained in the same way as a Will and the cost is the same at £5.00.This may give more detail than the Calender entry,but it may not. Dave. In a message dated 20/08/2010 22:25:31 GMT Daylight Time, mofid42@tiscali.co.uk writes: Hi Everyone I was recently lucky enough to find the will admin of an ancestor on Ancestry's new probate calendar My ancestor Hannah Grover nee Hanson died in 1853 yet the will which was worth less than £50, wasn't proved until 1862 The her estate went to her husband Charles Grover. Is there anyway to find out why the proving of the will was delayed by almost 10 years? I have yet to get a copy of the actual will and probate. regards MOIRA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message