Parents will

[yesterday]

I am desperately trying to find out the details of my fathers and stepmothers place and date of death. I now know these details of my stepmother but my father eludes me. Im sure he died in America although he was english born. Both lived in Canada for many years. I would also like to see a copy of their wills. How do I go about this. I need this information for a solicitor and need to collate as much information as possible to reduce what could be quite an expensive fee. Any help would be very much appreciated.

[Ethel]

If you don't know the country of death it is going to be a very hard search indeed.

Is his a 'common' name?

Can you trace him from his last known address?