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<big>[[Portal:Norway|'''''Norway''''']] </big>''<big>Probate Records</big>''  
<big>[[Portal:Norway|'''''Norway''''']] </big>''<big>Probate Records</big>''  


<br>Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of people's estates after death. These records are very helpful for genealogical research because in many areas the authorities began recording probate actions before the earliest birth and death records.&nbsp; It is also the record that can give us a more personal glimpse into the life of an ancestor because of the detailed description of personal property.&nbsp;&nbsp; Probate records were not created for every person that died.&nbsp; Information in the records&nbsp;usually include the&nbsp;person's name, death date, his or her spouse, heirs, guardians for under age children, relationships, residences, estate inventory, and witnesses.  
<br>Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of people's estates after death. These records are very helpful for genealogical research because in many areas the authorities began recording probate actions before the earliest birth and death records.&nbsp; It is also the record that can give us a more personal glimpse into the life of an ancestor because of the detailed description of personal property.&nbsp;&nbsp;  
 
Probate records were not created for every person that died.&nbsp; About 25% of the population had probates!Information in the records&nbsp;usually include:
 
*the&nbsp;person's name
*occupation
*the dates the probate was started, (death date can be included, more often was not)
*name of&nbsp;surviving spouse
*heirs
*guardians for under aged children (verge)
*guardian for wife (laug verge)
*relationships
*residences
*estate inventory
*and witnesses.


In these records whole families may be recorded, and in many probates long lists of heirs such as brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces are shown, depending on the condition of a probate.  
In these records whole families may be recorded, and in many probates long lists of heirs such as brothers, sisters, nephews, and nieces are shown, depending on the condition of a probate.  
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Early on 12&nbsp;well respected men from the community, the ''sogn ''(parish) or ''herred ''(civil district - usually the same area as the parish), were appointed as members of the court, and they were, along with the bailiff, responsible for all cases, including probates.&nbsp; Late in the 16th century the ''sorenskriver'' or ''byskriver ''(scribe - sorenskriver in the&nbsp;rural communities - byskriver in the cities) were assigned to prepare the documents in connection with the probates, since most of the men in the community (many of them farmes) were not able to write, at least not extensively.&nbsp; Often an ordinary probate would be 20 pages or more.&nbsp; Later the sorenskriver took on more responsibility in the probate proceedings.&nbsp;&nbsp;He had a vote in the outcome until the title of Sorenskriver took on the meaning of Judge, and he made the final decisions.  
Early on 12&nbsp;well respected men from the community, the ''sogn ''(parish) or ''herred ''(civil district - usually the same area as the parish), were appointed as members of the court, and they were, along with the bailiff, responsible for all cases, including probates.&nbsp; Late in the 16th century the ''sorenskriver'' or ''byskriver ''(scribe - sorenskriver in the&nbsp;rural communities - byskriver in the cities) were assigned to prepare the documents in connection with the probates, since most of the men in the community (many of them farmes) were not able to write, at least not extensively.&nbsp; Often an ordinary probate would be 20 pages or more.&nbsp; Later the sorenskriver took on more responsibility in the probate proceedings.&nbsp;&nbsp;He had a vote in the outcome until the title of Sorenskriver took on the meaning of Judge, and he made the final decisions.  


Most probate records start around 1687, when a law was written in order to have a more systematic, legal procedure and to better protect the rights of minor heirs.&nbsp; Some probate records start as a separate record earlier, but most of the probates of earlier dates were part of the general court records.&nbsp; Many probates were conductred privately, the heirs themselves dividing the property and paying the debts.&nbsp; The only probates that took place in court were when the heirs could not agree on the division, and it became a matter for the court to resolve the differences.  
Most probate records start around 1687, when a law was written in order to have a more systematic, legal procedure and to better protect the rights of minor heirs.&nbsp; Some probate records start as a separate record earlier, but most of the probates of earlier dates were part of the general court records.&nbsp; Many probates were conductred privately, the heirs themselves dividing the property and paying the debts.&nbsp; The only probates that took place in court were when the heirs could not agree on the division, and it became a matter for the court to resolve the differences.


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