I wonder if anyone can help with a query re my 2xG Uncle who was a German Citizen. He came to England in the 1880's and married my 2x G Aunt in 1894. They had a Hotel in Leigh and around 1914 he was sent to the Isle of Man as an Enemy Alien. He was repatriated to Bonn(his birthplace) after the 1914- 18 war and never returned to England. His wife died in 1924 and he died on 1 November 1949 in Bonn Germany. In the National Probate Calendar I have found "Admin (with will) London 4th April 1952 to the Administrator of German Enemy Property Effects £500 in England". Any ideas as to where I can get a copy of the will? Regards
If it's in the England & Wales National Probate Calendar, then I imagine it'll be orderable through https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills just like any other will. Normally, of course(?), we say that Admins aren't worth getting but as this says "Admin (with will)" then I imagine that the Admin will have the will attached to it. The original probate will have been obtained in Bonn, in West Germany - this is basically the "reading in" of that document into the English & Welsh legal system. At any rate, that's my belief.... Adrian