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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Probate records are court records dealing with the distribution of a person’s estate after death. Information recorded may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, inventories of the estate (including trade and household goods), and names of witnesses. | Probate records are court records dealing with the distribution of a person’s estate after death. Information recorded may include the death date, names of heirs and guardians, relationships, residences, inventories of the estate (including trade and household goods), and names of witnesses. | ||
These records are very helpful because probate actions were recorded | These records are very helpful because probate actions were recorded much earlier than birth, marriage, and death registration. | ||
Probate records were not created for every person who died. Courts probated estates (with or without a will) for fewer than 10 percent of English heads of households before 1858. However, as much as one- fourth of the population either left a will or was mentioned in one. | Probate records were not created for every person who died. Courts probated estates (with or without a will) for fewer than 10 percent of English heads of households before 1858. However, as much as one- fourth of the population either left a will or was mentioned in one. | ||