I've been estranged from my father's side of the family since his death in 2004, however I still think of them fondly from time to time and remember how things used to be before it all went wrong..
His father (my grandfather) passed away in 2016 and his mother (my grandmother) passed away in May of this year. They would have had a substantial estate - I would think between £1m and £2m. The estate I would imagine was left to my father's siblings (my aunts x2 and uncle).
Just out of curiosity, I looked them up on the probate register and there is no record. I don't know why I looked them up, I certainly don't feel entitled but I am curious as to how things would have been sorted out.
Why would neither of them be on the probate register? My aunts and uncle are very business savy so is there some way it could all have bypassed the probate system ie been put in their names before my grandmothers death, or put in trust or something? There would have been a house that would have to be sold and I know my grandma was still living in it this year so it hadn't been sold previous to her death.
The surname is very, very unique - I dont believe there are any others with this surname in the UK now, other than my uncle, so I know that I've not missed it on the register.
I wondered if anyone who know the system might have any ideas?