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Documents online - grrrrrrrrrr

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Phoenix

Phoenix Report 1 Feb 2005 12:09

Hi Zoe, I agree it's a long time to wait. Is it worth asking if some kind soul would do a look up at the FRC the old fashioned way? They must have had to refilm the original will registers to get such good quality on the images. I keep hoping that Wiltshire will get their wills online, but I reckon that will be a month or two yet. B

Zoe

Zoe Report 1 Feb 2005 11:32

Got my reply this morning from documents online people. "We agree that there is part of the Will missing." no s*** sherlock - bet they didnt spend nearly three hours trying to read it before they worked that out "We have therefore requested that it be re-filmed as well as re-scanned. This process however, will take a minimum of 25 working days, whereupon we will issue the new document to you via email." Can't figure out how it will take a "minimum" of 25 days - thats five weeks!! I know they hold a huge amount of stuff but not even I'm that disorganised it'd take me five weeks to find something in the office.

Val

Val Report 28 Jan 2005 14:46

If you go to the probate office at the crown court you can look at wills from 1850 to 1966 and then order it

Angela

Angela Report 28 Jan 2005 14:22

When I ordered the last one I wanted they sent me the wrong one completely. I e-mailed them and eventually got the right one, but it took a little while.

Zoe

Zoe Report 28 Jan 2005 13:43

I've sent an email just now - hoping that they kind find the rest of it as it started out quite promising with 7 relations mentioned. and if anyone needs the will of a Miles Rowe who died in 1827 , wife priscilla, daughters Priscilla, Martha and Susannah - I've got the end of it.

Heather

Heather Report 28 Jan 2005 13:40

Oh dear. Email them and tell them. I did this with a local squires records we wanted for a church exhibition. Got his dad instead of him! They refunded my card and let me download the right one.

Zoe

Zoe Report 28 Jan 2005 13:39

Found a will of a master marined with same surname as 4x gt granfather who was a shipowner yesterday so duly downloaded in hope it could help me with maddening brick wall. Last night transcribed all 6 pages. First page = excellent names 4gt grandpa and his daughter so definitely one of my men. Then names father/mother/brothers/sister. Next five pages ramble on and on with mention of some daughters and a wife with names I dont recognise from any parish records. get to last page after three hours deiphering to discover that its actually the end of a will of a COMPLETELY different bloke and only the first page is the one I want.