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From: John <>
Subject: Re: [OEL] occupations at the turn of the 18/19 th centuries
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:46:58 +0100
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Audrey,
the location of probate records depends very much on date, see
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Probate.html however, if you doubt
the existence of a will, seaching probate records might not be your
best approach.
John
At 21:31 12/04/2007, norman lee wrote:
>John
>Think I'm pretty hopeless at searching these archives although I'm
>sure they are very helpful. I've tried and have found a number of
>Hawkes and even some John Hawkes's but nothing that even comes close
>to fitting my man. I think that probably my best bet now is to
>return to the London Metropolitan Archives and trawl through the
>microfilms of the parish registers. It's quite likely that my John
>Richard Hawkes is not sufficiently remarkable and possibly did not
>even have enough money or possessions to warrant an administration
>bond, let alone a will. Perhaps I shall just have to consign him to
>the family mystery file after all. Now that's another question - do
>you know where the probate records for Middlesex are stored? I
>couldn't find anything to suggest the existence of these, let alone
>their whereabouts on the A2A site, which probably shows my lack of
>ability in searching.
>
>Audrey
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