Hi John The National Probate Index on Ancestry covers the years 1858-1966; this index, which is free to search covers the years 1858 to date. So you can extend the information for your ONS (and other FH interests) very easily and for free on this site. Up until 1996 the returned results are in the form of scanned pages from the printed volumes, just like those on Ancestry, although sadly the latter ones carry less information than the earlier ones. The £10 is the fee required to obtain the will and grant (do not forget to order the latter as it sometimes gives further information), or letters of administration. This has been the standard fee for some time now, but instead of having to print off a form and send it the Leeds DPR by post with a cheque, you can now order and pay online and within a short time you will be sent an email with a link in it to your requested will, which stays active for 30 days and allows you to save the file to your computer. As others have noticed, the pribted volumes are arranged by year of probate and the modern ones (post 1996) are arranged by date of death, so if someone died before 1996 but the estate was not probated until after that date it seems that the will does not appear in this index. However I haven't actually had a chance to check this for myself, so I cannot say for sure. Hope that answers your query Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Commins via" <goons@rootsweb.com> To: <GOONS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 3:07 PM Subject: [G] Wills do the government will service at £10 contain any more than the will index on Ancestry, John _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You take pot luck on the content. It could be anything from leaving the lot to a cat's home to naming a complete family with addresses etc. The one I got even included bequests to the church where the deceased had married his wife and named the spouses of children plus grandchildren, with addresses. Adrian

Hi, I have a person in my database that I suspect may have been adopted out in Canada. The reason that I suspect that the individual may have been adopted out is that his parents tried crossing the border at Buffalo Creek, New York, USA in November 1910 and were turned back, there is no mention of their child yet that child ought to have been two years old at that time, the couple were not married and in a relationship that would have been deemed not legal in England as the father was still married and his proper wife was still alive in England. What is known is the birth full name of the individual and the birth date as follows; John McKinley GRIMASON Born: 30 August 1908 Place of Birth: York, Yorkville, Canada. I have not been able to find any death for this individual either hence the reason I suspect that he may have been adopted out. Question I have is, is there away of finding out if this individual was adopted out and what their Name became as i would like to be able to trace this one forward if possible. Please help if you can, thanks in advance. regards, David J Grimshaw (or is it Grimason?) Genealogical Researcher of the "Grimason" surname and variations of the "Grimason" surname World Wide. A One Name study registered with the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS): 6138 formally 2962 The "Sherlock Holmes" of this family according to some

David The birth registration says that the child's parents are Samuel Grimason and Lily McKinley and gives Samuel's occupation as a grocer but have you checked the second page of the border crossing manifest? He is identified as a 'Procurer' and she as a 'Prostitute'!. That and the border crossing card give his alias as Jones and hers as Johnson. Maybe they just abandoned the child or the child was taken into care if she was arrested. In any case, there was a Samuel and Lily Grimason living in Regina, Saskatchewan at the time of the 1916 census and in Winnipeg in the 1921 census - both instances with no children so something must have happened to him. John Carey (GOONS 6565) -----Original Message----- From: goons-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:goons-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sherlock Holmes via Sent: December-29-14 10:37 AM To: goons@rootsweb.com Subject: [G] Possible Adoption Hi, I have a person in my database that I suspect may have been adopted out in Canada. The reason that I suspect that the individual may have been adopted out is that his parents tried crossing the border at Buffalo Creek, New York, USA in November 1910 and were turned back, there is no mention of their child yet that child ought to have been two years old at that time, the couple were not married and in a relationship that would have been deemed not legal in England as the father was still married and his proper wife was still alive in England. What is known is the birth full name of the individual and the birth date as follows; John McKinley GRIMASON Born: 30 August 1908 Place of Birth: York, Yorkville, Canada. I have not been able to find any death for this individual either hence the reason I suspect that he may have been adopted out. Question I have is, is there away of finding out if this individual was adopted out and what their Name became as i would like to be able to trace this one forward if possible. Please help if you can, thanks in advance. regards, David J Grimshaw (or is it Grimason?) Genealogical Researcher of the "Grimason" surname and variations of the "Grimason" surname World Wide. A One Name study registered with the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS): 6138 formally 2962 The "Sherlock Holmes" of this family according to some _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message