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Messages - susieroe

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The Common Room / Re: Advice/Help with Previous marriage dissolved please.
« on: Tuesday 30 December 25 09:09 GMT (UK)  »
As this couple lived local to you it is possible that they would likely use solicitors from the local area. Maybe, one or both even had a family solicitor who had dealt with previous family matters. This might be found from records of earlier generations. A long shot. and a long haul, but could you trawl through solicitors' names from the time and make enquiries from them? I assume you only need the year and place so they might be willing to give you these.

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The Common Room / Re: Second opinion(s) sought
« on: Monday 22 December 25 08:29 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Robert.
I suggest that you contact Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, and also Hertfordshire Family History Society. It would be a good idea to join the Society, for their extensive knowledge of the area, and they may have your family name on file. Good luck in your project.

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Leicestershire / Re: Herbert Swann
« on: Wednesday 10 December 25 10:47 GMT (UK)  »
I have relayed your message to our village newspaper The Herald, asking that they will publish the details. The village is ever assiduous in preserving the memory of our fallen servicemen so I hope to hear from them soon.


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The Common Room / Re: Whole genome sequencing for £29 on My Heritage
« on: Friday 14 November 25 09:55 GMT (UK)  »
I read that article too, Romilly. I couldn't help wondering how much contamination there might be in the sample though. It wasn't extracted under ideal conditions, and was probably handled by many over the years.

An incredible price difference between My Heritage's offer and the ones you referenced. I hovered on sending for it, but decided to wait and see how useful it turns out to be.

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The Common Room / Re: Government Find a Will Service
« on: Wednesday 05 November 25 10:23 GMT (UK)  »
I've just tried to order a couple of Wills . I have to create an account and they won't accept my email address! Has anyone else had this problem?

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Sussex / Re: KEYNOR LANE
« on: Wednesday 29 October 25 10:16 GMT (UK)  »
Googling Sidlesham, I found this link:

https://www.thenovium.org.uk/sidleshamlsa

It tells of the Land Settlement Associations in the 1930s, a very interesting bit of history. There is  photo of some of the men who came to work the smallholdings.

I've seen another link which features a Hardings Lane.

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The Common Room / Re: Estate of a female relative who died intestate in 1935 before her husband
« on: Tuesday 28 October 25 08:45 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Andrew Tarr on Monday 27 October 25 09:08 GMT (UK)
The interesting thing here is that life policies were more usually on the breadwinner's life in favour of a wife who was more likely to be bereaved, often being younger and likely to live longer anyway.  Many tales have centred on a wife's policy paying out after only a few years ...  :-[

Good point, Andrew. Don't forget the black widows cases though...

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The Common Room / Re: Estate of a female relative who died intestate in 1935 before her husband
« on: Monday 27 October 25 08:48 GMT (UK)  »
The value would be  calculated on notification of death for purposes of probate. The same as the value of a house which might not be sold until after probate is completed.

I would think these policies were commonly taken out - Friendly Societies? - , which people did worry about, often to pay funeral expenses.

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The Common Room / Re: Estate of a female relative who died intestate in 1935 before her husband
« on: Sunday 26 October 25 10:45 GMT (UK)  »
Peerhaps she had a life assurance policy which would pay out after her death. Her husband didn't get through too much of it so I would think they were a careful couple and possibly managed to save a little bit through their life.

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