Probate Calender for 1965 and 1972 lookup please Update #18

[Margaret in Burton]

Originally Posted by Sabrina

Well done Marg!



Sounds like a case of bad workmen blaming their tools to me!

Kite - where do you find later National Probate Calendar entries than 1941?

Originally Posted by tenterfieldjulie

It sounds like something from Dr. Who or Calling Will Robinson... Whatever it is. it is obviously not very good at it Marg. Or possibly operator error, that they don't want to admit.

I don't call 1965 and 1972 older Wills either.

If "the machine" has a problem with those then how the heck does it cope with the 1800's?

[Merry]

Originally Posted by Margaret in Burton

I don't call 1965 and 1972 older Wills either.

If "the machine" has a problem with those then how the heck does it cope with the 1800's?

lol! I would guess given what you said at the start.......:

have had letters back stating that no Wills can be found. It does say that only "the spelling of the name above was used".

.........that the 'machine' was asked by the operator for the correct spelling but the will was on the machine's data base with the wrong spelling.

[kiterunner]

The "Willfinder machine" must be their computer system.

Originally Posted by Sabrina

Kite - where do you find later National Probate Calendar entries than 1941?

I'm lucky enough to live near a record office that has the bound volumes covering the years from the end of the microfiches up to 1968, Sabrina.

[annswabey]

Yes, Willfinder is their computer system. It is searchable at Holborn but there are warnings saying that it's not complete, so a Probate Office presumably shouldn't be relying on it.

[kiterunner]

Though to be fair, York is the search department.

[Margaret in Burton]

Originally Posted by annswabey

Yes, Willfinder is their computer system. It is searchable at Holborn but there are warnings saying that it's not complete, so a Probate Office presumably shouldn't be relying on it.

No they shouldn't.

[Margaret in Burton]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Though to be fair, York is the search department.

It may be Kate, but they don't say the other offices don't do searches.

[Sabrina]

I'm lucky enough to live near a record office that has the bound volumes covering the years from the end of the microfiches up to 1968

Thanks Kite, I shall have to see what Gloucester has. It would be good to have them a bit more recent online - I suppose that is because of data protection.