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From: "Francis Elliott" <>
Subject: Re: Estate Duty Copy Wills
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 05:14:44 -0000
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I have also had trouble over the weekend with this site, it may be that they
are upgrading it.
Frances
----- Original Message -----
From: "Avryl Wait" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: Estate Duty Copy Wills


> Deborah,I have tried this site several times since your posting and page
> can't be displayed.
> Am I the only one having trouble?
> Cheers Avryl Wait
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Deborah O'Brien <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:40 AM
> Subject: Estate Duty Copy Wills
>
>
> > I have to give an update on this. If you access from the first page
> > http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/ , you don't have to fill in the 'new user'
form
> > every time. Just click on 'Search A2A' and follow the rest of my
previous
> > instructions, which I'm pasting in again.
> > > For those of you who suspect your ancestors may have made a will, you
> can
> > > search the following site to see if the probate copies have survived.
If
> > > they have, you can obtain copies at the Devon Record Office for a
> nominal
> > > fee.
> > >
> > > " The website is: http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/
> > then click on
> > > Search A2A, enter Estate Duty in the Keyword field, and Devon Record
> > Office
> > > in the Location of Archive field. 12 Documents will appear,
(1078/IRW/A
> > etc.
> > > the letter stands for the alphabet) Click on one. Estate Duty Office
> Wills
> > > will appear. Click on the button top right that says 'browse full
text'.
> > > Allow the page to finish downloading, and then scroll down
> alphabetically
> > to
> > > a name that interests you.
> > > These are handwritten copies of the original wills, that were sent for
> > > probate."
> > >
> > > Using the reference given (1078/IRW/S/123 for example) and the
> > > name/date/location etc, you can then e-mail the DRO for an estimate of
> the
> > > cost.
> >
> > Regards
> > Deborah O'Brien
> > Devon OPC Co-ordinator
> > http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/genuki/DEV/OPCproject.html
> > OPC for Meavy & Sheepstor
> > DFHS 11261
> > CFHS 11655
> > researching YATES in WRY
> > SQUANCE, LILLICRAP, SURTEES anywhere
> > DANKESTER, BATH in Devon & Cornwall
> > WATSON, SLANE, LENNON in Ulster
> > O'BRIEN, COAKLEY in Co. Cork
> >
> > ______________________________
>
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