Probate delay

[callbrian]

Thanks!
Obviously a reason for the delays. Without a will, there may never be a solution.
Brian

[rosie99]

Have you purchased this will 

HUTCHINGS Charlotte Lucy of The Fox and Hounds Inn Cresswell-road The City Tilehurst Berkshire (wife of William James Hutchings) died 25 July 1904 Administratin (with Will) London 1o March to the said William James Hutchings beer
retailer. Effects £200.

[callbrian]

Hi Rosie,
No I haven’t. I am going to leave it to my cousin, to see what she wants to do.
Brian

[KGarrad]

Thanks!
Obviously a reason for the delays. Without a will, there may never be a solution.
Brian

But, there was a will!
The probate entry says "Administratin (with Will)"

Quoting from a solicitor's website:
An application for letters of administration with the will annexed is usually made when there is a problem concerning the appointment of the executors in the will. There are several reasons why this type of grant may be needed:

    The appointment of the executor in the will may not have been correctly drafted;
    The will may be valid but the deceased did not appoint an executor;
    The executor may have died before the deceased or renounced;
    The executor may have been passed over by the courts.

[melba_schmelba]

Thanks!
Obviously a reason for the delays. Without a will, there may never be a solution.
Brian

But, there was a will!
The probate entry says "Administratin (with Will)"

Quoting from a solicitor's website:
An application for letters of administration with the will annexed is usually made when there is a problem concerning the appointment of the executors in the will. There are several reasons why this type of grant may be needed:

    The appointment of the executor in the will may not have been correctly drafted;
    The will may be valid but the deceased did not appoint an executor;
    The executor may have died before the deceased or renounced;
    The executor may have been passed over by the courts.

Sometimes it can be because the person was in debt, so administration was granted to the principal creditor.

[callbrian]

Yes, I know there was a Will. I meant I haven’t got it.
I’ve checked the National Archives for Wills and probate but haven’t found any entry for the will of either Charlotte or William Hutchings.
Brian

[rosie99]

You need to purchase them from the probate office where you found them on the indexes. 

[callbrian]

Thanks Rosie,
Any idea of the cost. As I posted previously, I will need to see if my cousin is interested to know why the delay. Then she can decide if she wants to purchase them from London & Oxford.
Brian

[KGarrad]

£1.50 per will last time I bought one!
And you buy them from the Probate Search website.

See the Help page:
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/help