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Title: How to get a copy of a will?
Post by: Goldhain on Friday 06 February 15 17:12 GMT (UK)
Hi, anyone able to tell me how to obtain a copy of an ancestor's will & how much this will cost, please?  He died in Huddersfield on 1 May 1966 & his will was proved in Wakefield on 19 May the same year.  Thank you, Pippa
Title: Re: How to get a copy of a will?
Post by: carolanne on Friday 06 February 15 17:26 GMT (UK)
Try
probatesearch.service.gov.uk

Regards Carolanne
Title: Re: How to get a copy of a will?
Post by: rosie99 on Friday 06 February 15 17:31 GMT (UK)
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

They are £10 but make sure that it is not described as an administration or grant as you could be wasting your money
Title: Re: How to get a copy of a will?
Post by: Goldhain on Friday 06 February 15 19:25 GMT (UK)
Thank you, Rosie & Carolanne - I've found the website and will get it ordered, who knows what it might reveal!  Yes, of course, there's nothing to get a copy of if the deceased died intestate - definitely a will here, though! Thanks for your very prompt help, Pippa