Post-1858 check list

If you have access to Ancestry or Findmypast, search the National Probate Calendar – this provides summary information about your deceased ancestor, their date of death, address, executor, and value of their estate.

It is still worth ordering the will itself however. You can order copies of original wills from 1858 onwards for just £1.50 per will from https://www.gov. uk/search-will-probate