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'''Probate indexes'''<br>Most of the Norwegian probates are indexed. There are different kinds of indexes. The word for index in Norwegian is “Register.” For some records the index was made at the time the record was made. These are often found in the back of the large probate book in which case it will say in the front of the book or in the back of the book, and then indexed by the first letter of a given name. Other typewritten indexes have been added later, also in strict alphabetical order by the first letter only. | '''Probate indexes'''<br>Most of the Norwegian probates are indexed. There are different kinds of indexes. The word for index in Norwegian is “Register.” For some records the index was made at the time the record was made. These are often found in the back of the large probate book in which case it will say in the front of the book or in the back of the book, and then indexed by the first letter of a given name. Other typewritten indexes have been added later, also in strict alphabetical order by the first letter only. | ||
The card indexes made by the Norwegian archives are by far the best indexes. It is more like an extract arranged by the name of the farm a person lived on in a given parish. It usually include the name of the deceased and spouse, date of probate, page number in the actual record, names and sometimes ages of children, and the value of the estate. There is not a probate card index for all the farms, but check the | The card indexes made by the Norwegian archives are by far the best indexes. It is more like an extract arranged by the name of the farm a person lived on in a given parish. It usually include the name of the deceased and spouse, date of probate, page number in the actual record, names and sometimes ages of children, and the value of the estate. There is not a probate card index for all the farms, but check the FamilySearch Catalog and the Digital Archives for probate card indexes as they are well worth searching. | ||
There are still probates that do not have any kind of an index. These probates are usually entered in the probate books fairly close to, but not strictly, chronologically by date. First find the person you are looking for in the death and burial records, then start searching for him/her from that date in the probate records. This record was entered in to the probate books later than the date the probate took place, from the documents generated at the time of probate action, and sometimes a probate was finished much later than the date it was initially started. It can sometimes take considerable effort to find a probate when no index is available. The effort is usually well worth it especially in earlier time periods. | There are still probates that do not have any kind of an index. These probates are usually entered in the probate books fairly close to, but not strictly, chronologically by date. First find the person you are looking for in the death and burial records, then start searching for him/her from that date in the probate records. This record was entered in to the probate books later than the date the probate took place, from the documents generated at the time of probate action, and sometimes a probate was finished much later than the date it was initially started. It can sometimes take considerable effort to find a probate when no index is available. The effort is usually well worth it especially in earlier time periods. | ||