Does this mean that the postal service offered by the York Probate Registry
no longer exists? Or are both services going to run alongside one another?
Joanna Terry (Miss)
Assistant Archivist
Worcestershire Library & History Centre
Trinity Street
Worcester
WR1 2PW
Tel: 01905 765921
Fax: 01905 765925
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http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Bishop [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 2:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Probate Record Centre, Birmingham
>
> re: the above - even though we're based just a few miles away, the first
> we
> heard of it was an article in the local press on Tuesday! Since when,
> we've been
> getting a number of calls from the public wanting to know more. Having
> done some
> digging around, it appears that the new facility in Erdington is purely
> for
> storage and retrieval, and not accessible to the public. Anyone wanting a
> copy
> of a will should still be directed to their local probate registry, who
> will in
> turn contact the centre in Birmingham. Copies of the wills are then sent
> electronically to the local registry for collection. The information may
> also be
> eventually accessible over the net.
>
> The upshot of all this is that the system remains the same, but will be
> quicker
> for the enquirer, who can pick up a copy of a will in an hour rather than
> wait
> several days. All very good - but 0 out 10 to Hays, for not even bothering
> to
> tell the local record office how the system was to work!
>
> David Bishop
> Archivist
> Birmingham City Archive
>
>
>
>
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