Will of John Robins of Alvington died 1937 Inquiry Please (General)

by dink999, Friday, June 10, 2011, 15:52 (4919 days ago) @ pclark

Pete,

The Will names data on the Forest site comes from the Will books held at Glos Archives. In the early years after 1858 Wills and Letters of Administration (Admons) were recorded together, then in separate volumes for a few years before being recorded together again after about 1896 I think, the originals of both are held at the Probate Registry in London.

The Probate Office in Gloucester seems to have carried on making copies of Wills and Admons separately.

That's why some Admons are listed in the database. There may be some other reference to your John Robins at the Archives, otherwise the entry found on Ancestry will be your reference to order the Grant, though there is likely to be little more than the details you have already seen from Ancestry.

Hope that helps

David D