Keith, when it comes to probates, wills and etc. I found that living far away was a hinderance but if you hired someone from the site of say where Coventry records are kept, they can make a list of whom and what is listed in the files...and then you can obtain them...from their office. The cost at first one would think is a little on the stiff side but it is worth receiving the information and save yourself from making a huge mistake when it comes to buying and obtaining the files.. Regards, Ezziej Bromwich --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links.

e bromwich wrote: > Keith, when it comes to probates, wills and etc. I found that > living far away was a hinderance but if you hired someone from the > site of say where Coventry records are kept, they can make a list > of whom and what is listed in the files...and then you can obtain > them...from their office. Warwickshire Record Office should have an online catalogue which will very likely give that information without the need to hire someone at a cost of around £24 per hour.

As Tom BYWATER died in 1858 his Will or Admon - if any - would've been proved in the Civil Courts as opposed to the Ecclesiastical Courts that had carried out Probate work until the end of 1857. And unless Warwick had a 'District Probate Registry' (which I believe is unlikely) then the WAR Records Office almost certainly wouldn't hold any details. Of course, it's quite possible that they - along with many other Records Offices - hold the fiche version of the National Probates Index 1858-1943. < http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Probate.html > gives a (very partial) list of places that hold Indexes, as well as a possible link to the Main Office of the Probate Dept for ordering by mail. The page was last updated in 2004, and there have been a fair number of changes since then... Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Firebird" <sparrer@gmail.com> To: <warwick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 3:59 PM Subject: Re: [WAR] How to find a relation e bromwich wrote: > Keith, when it comes to probates, wills and etc. I found that > living far away was a hinderance but if you hired someone from the > site of say where Coventry records are kept, they can make a list > of whom and what is listed in the files...and then you can obtain > them...from their office. Warwickshire Record Office should have an online catalogue which will very likely give that information without the need to hire someone at a cost of around £24 per hour. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message