Probate Register

[Jebber]

Anyone looked at the Probate Register now it is up and running again? I’m not impressed.

[rosie99]

It is long winded and to have to answer 'Was the person a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986?' to get past the first page is odd.

I also thought that I had no results when looking for a will I knew was there but it was slow to get the listing even though I had quoted year plus month of death.

I prefer it the old way

[Top-of-the-hill]

  I am not sure if I am doing this right, I don't look for wills very often, but I can't see a way of entering the month of death? I entered "Pay" with year of death, because I knew it was there, but had to go through 12 pages of "Payne" before finding the one I wanted, which was followed by a few more Paynes. I seem to remember it was always a bit random, but there is probably a logic I haven't discerned.
   Findmypast took me straight to the right page!

[BumbleB]

I've just sent GRO another e-mail.  I have been looking to receive a copy of a will made in 1979 and it appears in the list.  I've got the full name, year of death, probate registry etc.  No will found (about 2 weeks go) so I e-mailed them.  I supposedly did not put in his full forenames, and then, of course, the  site was subject to maintenance. 

I've just tried again - no results available for the surname (and what has being a soldier or not got to do with it?).  So I've just reset my e-mail address, password and sent them ANOTHER e-mail asking for help as no results available.

It's a good job that the cost is only £1.50 if they can't locate the item!! 

[garibaldired]

I had an email 2 weeks ago telling me the will I had ordered was ready to download.
I now find I am unable to access the site to do this; it keeps telling me Account not found.

Is anyone else having this problem?

[BumbleB]

I did have to re-register to view the new "results".

[Jebber]

I reregistered and have tried a number  of searches and all I get is nothing found. I tried searching for several wills I already have, again nothing no results. The only one that shows up is my husband’s probate.

[garibaldired]

It won't let me re-register!

[Millmoor]

I think with some surnames  you might have to try wildcards. I found my grandfather's entry easily but then tried to find Charles Postle who died in 1920. I already have his will! However searching for the surname Postle in 1920 produced no results. It was only when I searched using Po* that the pages came up.

William