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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 13 August 19 09:40 BST (UK) »
The will I received more or less straight away was the one after 2000 - wonder if the older wills are taking more time for some reason...although one other is from 1980's.

My guess would be that all recent wills get digitised (scanned) automatically when they are deposited, so copies can be sent out almost immediately. Older ones are being retrieved from store and scanned as/when an order is received.

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 13 August 19 11:09 BST (UK) »
Still nothing, and no response to my email either :(
I have emailed twice, there is supposed to be a two day response time if the query pertains to orders,but I have had no response.
As others have said ,I think the fact that the lower price was put on sites like this, has given them lots to do.
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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #20 on: Wednesday 14 August 19 18:32 BST (UK) »
If it helps, i was due four on 7th and four on the 10th August, and one arrived on the 12th. It was from 1958. Still waiting for the other seven.
Dallimore - Bristol, Somerset and South Wales
Yandell - Bristol
Roberts - Bristol
Condon - Bristol and County Cork
Smith - Ramsbury, Wiltshire and Leeds.
Moger - Bristol, Bath and Somerset
Cain - Leeds and County Cork

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 14 August 19 19:38 BST (UK) »
If it helps, i was due four on 7th and four on the 10th August, and one arrived on the 12th. It was from 1958. Still waiting for the other seven.
Mine were a mixture of years, but none received ,first one 1915, last one 1961, so I don’t think dates have anything to do with this delay.
I am more annoyed that they have ignored my query twice.
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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 15 August 19 07:13 BST (UK) »
Mine turned up yesterday. They were from 1923.

Mullingar, Westmeath Ireland: Gilligan/Wall/Meagher/Maher/Gray/O'Hara/Corroon (various spellings)
Bristol: Woodman/James/Derrick
Bristol/Somerset: Saunders/Wilmot
Gloucestershire:Woodman/Mathews/Tandy/Stinchcombe/Marten/Thompson
Wiltshire: Mathews
Carmarthen: Thomas, Lewis
Australia: Mary Lewis, transportee, married Henry Brown - what happened to her?

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 15 August 19 07:14 BST (UK) »
If it helps, i was due four on 7th and four on the 10th August, and one arrived on the 12th. It was from 1958. Still waiting for the other seven.
Mine were a mixture of years, but none received ,first one 1915, last one 1961, so I don’t think dates have anything to do with this delay.
I am more annoyed that they have ignored my query twice.

They still haven’t answered my email. I suppose now my wills have arrived, they think they won’t have to.
Mullingar, Westmeath Ireland: Gilligan/Wall/Meagher/Maher/Gray/O'Hara/Corroon (various spellings)
Bristol: Woodman/James/Derrick
Bristol/Somerset: Saunders/Wilmot
Gloucestershire:Woodman/Mathews/Tandy/Stinchcombe/Marten/Thompson
Wiltshire: Mathews
Carmarthen: Thomas, Lewis
Australia: Mary Lewis, transportee, married Henry Brown - what happened to her?

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 15 August 19 07:15 BST (UK) »
How many did you order? I’ve still only had one back so far.
Dallimore - Bristol, Somerset and South Wales
Yandell - Bristol
Roberts - Bristol
Condon - Bristol and County Cork
Smith - Ramsbury, Wiltshire and Leeds.
Moger - Bristol, Bath and Somerset
Cain - Leeds and County Cork

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 15 August 19 08:09 BST (UK) »
How many did you order? I’ve still only had one back so far.

Just two
Mullingar, Westmeath Ireland: Gilligan/Wall/Meagher/Maher/Gray/O'Hara/Corroon (various spellings)
Bristol: Woodman/James/Derrick
Bristol/Somerset: Saunders/Wilmot
Gloucestershire:Woodman/Mathews/Tandy/Stinchcombe/Marten/Thompson
Wiltshire: Mathews
Carmarthen: Thomas, Lewis
Australia: Mary Lewis, transportee, married Henry Brown - what happened to her?

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Re: Wills from UK government site - delay in delivery?
« Reply #26 on: Thursday 15 August 19 09:14 BST (UK) »
I ordered three on 22 July - 1908, 1925, 1965.  Estimated delivery: 6 August but arrived early on 30 & 31 July.

Ordered four on 23 July - 1926, 1937, 1949, 1952.  Estimated delivery: 7 August but still waiting for all four.

In view of the reduced cost I am very happy to wait.