Off the top of my head, I'm pretty certain that London probate was relocated to Llandudno early in WW2. Other will no doubt give chapter and verse! Adrian On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 8:00 AM, <genbrit-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Odd probate location (MargM) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: MargM <genknut@iinet.net.au> > To: genbrit@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 08:44:48 +1100 > Subject: Odd probate location > > > > Just found ref to my gt grans brother , William ATKINS d Aug1940, Plymouth > in the UK Probate Calendars on Ancestry . Probate was Feb 1941 at > Llandudno ?? > > Ran my eye down just this page and quite a few wills for people who died > in many different places were also probated Llandudno . Seems odd ? Was it > perhaps to do with the Blitz ? > > Bye > > MargM > Beautiful NSW Central Coast > Australia proOdd probate location > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > >

I have 14 occurrences of probate granted at Llandudno in my Sandwell family history, and they are all between 1940 and 1944. John