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Finding a Will
When my ancestor Robert Ford was buried on 22 February 1838 at Perranuthnoe in Cornwall his address is given as Lancomshire. I did not think my Cornish family would have left wills, but I find 1866-1878 - Lancomshire is a farm being leased. I am now wondering if he may have left a will. I am a novice at finding wills and would appreciate advice at the best place to look. Thank you. Julie
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There's some info on where to find probate stuff for Cornwall on Genuki (towards the bottom of the page):
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/ I looked at the link for will abstracts, but there was no Robert Ford (though there were a few other Fords) As you see, anything stored in Devon was destroyed by enemy action. I was going to look at the death duty records on FMP but the site is down.
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Oh and there was no will proved through the PCC
Here's the search page for those: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/d...=*&queryType=1
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Thanks Merry for looking. I remember hearing that some records were lost in bombing raids but didn't realise what. I tried TNA but didn't think it would be there as it wouldn't be large enough. I'll keep these references just in case I have family with enough to leave a will lol
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Do you mean he was the tenant or the landlord of the farm?
If he only leased it from somebody else, then probate wouldn't be necessary as far as I know (unless he had other assets), whereas if he was the owner, it would. Last edited by Mary from Italy; 19-09-11 at 12:59. |
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I was hoping that a will would tell me Mary. I'm not sure if he was a worker that they would have noted his place of residence on his burial as Lancomshire. I think the farm was only a few acres. I will have to go and see what else I can find. Apart from the later leases, his burial address is the only reference I have so far found to Lancomshire in Perranuthnoe.
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I'll contact the OPC and see what she says Merry. I haven't come across the name of Lancomshire with any of the others in the family and I have lots of family there. When his wife died ten years earlier it says Perran and I have seen that quite a lot of times. I'm now thinking he was just living there, unless he got rich mining!! When he marries in 1800 he states he is a miner and also when his dau Anna is born in 1818.
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