Thank you for that Marion. Probate was granted just a couple of days ago on a late uncle's will, so that means that some Government I T systems actually work quite efficiently. Graham On 24/07/2015 08:37, Marion Woolgar via wrote: > As far as I am aware, GRO Death Registrations for England & Wales are only > available online up to 2007. You can obtain more recent information but > only by making a personal visit to one of the seven repositories listed on > the GRO web site at https://www.gov.uk/research-family-history . > > However, if the deceased left a Will or if Letters of Administration were > obtained, you can search the Probate Registry web site at > https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills and the results will show the > date of death. The search is free of charge. This site is up-to-date, so > probates granted this month will be shown. > > Best wishes, > > Marion Woolgar > Bognor Regis, West Sussex > SFHG Member No: 3323 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus