On 27/12/14 17:07, CWatters wrote: > "A name and year of death is required to find wills, which should be > ready for download within 10 days of order." > > How long did it take by post? In my experience, about a fortnight for delivery within the UK. The electronic version may be a little faster for those in the UK if "10 days" means calendar days rather than working days, but the main advantage will be from those overseas. I imagine delivery to, say, Australia takes much longer than 10 days currently. Even within the UK, I'd far rather order on-line than have to search around trying to find my cheque book and a stamp. Just because I'm researching my family history doesn't mean I want to use antiquated tools to do it. Richard

On 27 Dec at 18:39, Richard Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27/12/14 17:07, CWatters wrote: > > > "A name and year of death is required to find wills, which should be > > ready for download within 10 days of order." That was quoted from the BBC's site, not from GOV.UK > > > > How long did it take by post? > > In my experience, about a fortnight for delivery within the UK. The > electronic version may be a little faster for those in the UK if "10 > days" means calendar days rather than working days, but the main > advantage will be from those overseas. I imagine delivery to, say, > Australia takes much longer than 10 days currently. Even within the > UK, I'd far rather order on-line than have to search around trying to > find my cheque book and a stamp. Just because I'm researching my > family history doesn't mean I want to use antiquated tools to do it. > > Richard My impression is that the wills should be available virtually instantly much the same as those from PCC via The National Archives. But I have not found one I need to shell out a tenner for yet. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe [email protected] for a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org/