Yorkshire Registries Act 1884

11 Notices of wills not proved, &c

Where any person claiming an interest under any will in any lands within any of the three ridings is desirous of registering the same, but is unable to do so within a period of six months after the death of the testator, such person may within the said period of six months register a notice of such will. Every such notice shall be under the hand and seal of the person by whom it is given, and shall be attested by one witness in the least, and shall contain—

(A) The date of the will:

(B) The date of the death of the testator:

(C) The name and description of the residence and occupation of the testator so far as set out in the will:

(D) The name and description of the residence and occupation of the person by whom such notice is given :

(E) A description of all the lands affected by the will within the riding, and the names of all the parishes wherein the same are situate, so far and in such manner as the same are expressed or mentioned in the will, or to the same effect.

Where any such notice has been duly registered within the said period of six months, then if within two years after the death of the testator the will, which is the subject of such notice, is duly registered under this Act, such will shall have priority as though it had been registered upon the date on which such notice was registered, and such last-mentioned date shall be deemed to be the date of registration of the said will for all purposes, and shall be substituted in all certificates and other instruments for the date on which such will was actually registered.