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The records include digital images of probate records from the New Zealand Archives. The records were created by local courts throughout New Zealand regions. This collection covers the years 1843-1998. Images are being published as they become available. Although the index will contain entries up through 1998, the images for probates issued during the past 50 years are unavailable for viewing. | The records include digital images of probate records from the New Zealand Archives. The records were created by local courts throughout New Zealand regions. This collection covers the years 1843-1998. Images are being published as they become available. Although the index will contain entries up through 1998, the images for probates issued during the past 50 years are unavailable for viewing. | ||
Wills and probate records were kept by each state in Australia, beginning in the 1800s. Anyone of legal age and sound mind, who owned property (real or personal) in New Zealand, had the right to leave a will. An individual who left a will is said to have died "testate." Someone who did not leave a will, or a valid will, died "intestate." | |||
Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of a person's estate after he or she dies. The probate process began with a testator executing a will, followed by witnesses attesting and subscribing the will. After the death of a testator, the will was probated by the executor, usually at the court nearest the deceased’s place of residence. Since a will was the only record necessary for the transfer of property and belongings to family and close friends, disagreements often occurred. To solve such disagreements, all those involved instigated a probate. The records in this collection represent the eventual conclusions of those probate hearings. Even though probate records were not created for every person who died, they are very helpful for research because civil authorities began recording probate actions earlier than they recorded birth and death records. | |||
Since a will was the only record necessary for the transfer of property and belongings to family and close friends, disagreements often occurred. To solve such disagreements, all those involved instigated a probate. The records in this collection represent the eventual conclusions of those probate hearings. | |||
To learn more about the probate records, the article [[New Zealand Probate Records]] has an expanded description of the records. | To learn more about the probate records, the article [[New Zealand Probate Records]] has an expanded description of the records. | ||
== Collection | == Collection Content == | ||
'''Probate | === Sample Images === | ||
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Image:New Zealand Probate Records DGS 4589191 10.jpg|Probate Record example 1 | |||
Image:New Zealand Probate Records DGS 4589191 11.jpg|Probate record example 2 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== What Can This Collection Tell Me? == | |||
'''Probate Records''' may contain the following information: <br> | |||
*Name of testator | *Name of testator | ||
*Death date | *Death date | ||
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*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||