Hi I attach it to the testator as well as it assists if you do not have a burial record (I'm talking pre 1837 here) in narrowing the time frame in searching for the burial record i.e between the date of the will and the granting of probate.
Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Ferguson" <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> To: <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Probate Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 13/08/2010 01:51, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> I have never created an Event for Wills and Probates thereof (a bit >> of legalese there) but only used them as Sources, linking each to the >> individuals mentioned in the will. My reasoning being that the >> granting of probate is, strictly speaking, not connected to the >> person who wrote the Will, since at this point in time s/he is >> deceased. > > That's interesting - and helpful. I have "dealt with" a few Wills and > in a couple of cases had included details of the Probate as an Event > for the Testator because the Legacy-provided Sentence seemed to be > written from that point of view. However, now that you say it I see > that it > makes entirely more sense to have a Probate Event only for the > Executor(s). > > (Mind you, by your reasoning one should not attach an Obituary or > Memorial Inscription Event to a deceased person, but to the person who > wrote same!!!!) Not quite, Jenny, because an Obit or memorial is *about* the deceased whereas the granting of probate isn't. The Executors to a Will may, of course, be a Bank or Solicitors. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
