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The Common Room / Re: GRO During Lockdown - Delay
« on: Friday 17 July 20 12:14 BST (UK)  »
Much the same experience by me.
3 certificates ordered on June 7th and nothing through my letterbox so far.
The usual non committal "we're buy" replies to my emails.

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Glamorganshire / Re: Letters of administration
« on: Saturday 03 February 18 10:32 GMT (UK)  »
That's a fair point. Staff shortages or organisational difficulties have always existed.

Brother William's will took 14 months to get signed off and that was in London as well.
Sister-in law Sarah's will took only 2 months in Llandaff, the same year.

Should the delays have been caused by a legal dispute, how would I go about investigating this?
Would a trip to Kew to view chancery records be beneficial?

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Glamorganshire / Re: Letters of administration
« on: Friday 02 February 18 06:50 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Mike

That kept me occupied for a while.
It's a good insight into the politics and social aspects of the time.

However, it appears that Mabel was totally accepted into her father's family but ignored by her mother's.
Celia certainly married well and lived comfortably; in the 1911census night, she's living alone as a widow in a 9 room house and is of Private Means. Column 7 is blank although I don't know if filling that in would be relevant to her past marriage.

I've read Henry T's funeral report which looks like a potted Who's Who of the locality.
I know that it could have been a poorly kept secret, but would owning up to mothering a child affected her social standing?

Posing my original question, why would the estate of someone who died in Cardiff be proved in London?

Steve.

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Glamorganshire / Re: Letters of administration
« on: Thursday 01 February 18 18:07 GMT (UK)  »
OK, substitute "administration" for "will"

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Glamorganshire / Re: Letters of administration
« on: Thursday 01 February 18 17:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for your interest.

There's a family legend that there was a portion of land/property somewhere between Bridgend and Cardiff that slipped through their fingers. Now I wish that I had paid more interest in this tale when I first heard it 30+ years ago. There was talk of the word "chancery" that leads me to think that some sort of protest occured.

The nearset substance that I can find is the daughter who didn't benefit from her mother's will. I saw something similar happen in 2017 so it's entirely possible it happened in 1926.

So, what I actually know is.....
1868 Celia H mothers an illegitimate daughter, Mabel, and the father is named as David M.
Surprisingly, Mabel is brought up 30 miles away with David's parents and, between 1871 and 1881, goes from grand-daughter to daughter and takes on their surname.

1878 Celia marries Henry T, they have no children.
1905 Henry dies near Cowbridge and leaves the bulk of his estate to Celia
1924 Celia T dies in Cardiff in Apr.
1925 William H (Celia's brother) dies in Cardiff
1926 Celia's admon to Sarah H (William's wife)
1926 Sarah dies in Cardiff

William and Sarah H are living about 15 minutes walk from Celia; Colum Road and Cathedral Road. I have no doubt that William knew of Celia's situation* and, I'm guessing, funded her stay in the nursing home. I've William's will on order, his estate was worth £13,000+.
As far as I know so far, Mabel got nothing and wonder if her dad, David M, tried to get a slice of pie for his daughter.

Edit. *William knew of Celia's death, he was "in attendance"!

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Glamorganshire / Letters of administration
« on: Thursday 01 February 18 15:33 GMT (UK)  »
I'd like to establish why someone who died intestate in Cardiff in April 1924 took two years to get her letters of administration granted in London to her sister in law in August 1926.

The admon states that she has no real estate (unknown, but death occurred in a nursing home)
No living parents (true)
Without child (false, she had an illegitimate daughter in 1868 who was brought up by the father's parents).

Would the delay be due to the fact that, at the time of her death, her only next of kin was a younger brother who died in April 1925 or maybe that the administration was contested?

How would I determine whether there was such a protest and by whom?

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Glamorganshire / Re: Bravery award
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 13:38 GMT (UK)  »
Great news.
All those repiles are very useful.
Thank you.

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Glamorganshire / Bravery award
« on: Thursday 17 December 15 09:32 GMT (UK)  »
I'm researching a bravery award for Richard Landeg.
There's family talk of the awarding of a medal but nobody living has actually seen it.

The incident involved saving a girl from an oncoming railway loco in Cwmafan/Port Talbot before his emigration to USA in 1927 aged 21yrs.

An American newspaper article reported the award being made by the British Humane Society (which doesn't exist as far as I can establish).
I've recently spent a few hours looking at the Royal Humane Society records before having a lightbulb moment in realising their awards are, essentially, for rescue from drowning or resuscitation (water/gas).

The archivist told me that I am not the first to go there under this mistaken belief and that many bravery awards are erroneously reported as being from the RHS.

So, what other bodies of that era could have awarded a medal?

Steve.

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Glamorganshire / Re: Newapapres for 1929 Taibach
« on: Tuesday 08 December 15 13:57 GMT (UK)  »
Give Port Talbot Library a call : 01639 763490
They have copies (microfilm and bound) copies of the Port Talbot Guardian which may cover this date.

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