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*'''Registers''' are court order books recording '''petitions and grants of probate and administrators' bonds'''. | *'''Registers''' are court order books recording '''petitions and grants of probate and administrators' bonds'''. | ||
*In '''estate files''' you may find '''wills, inventories, and letters of administration'''. | *In '''estate files''' you may find '''wills, inventories, and letters of administration'''. | ||
*'''Wills involving land transactions''' were often not recorded with the court; but they were '''copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices.''' See [[Ontario Land and Property]]. | *'''Wills involving land transactions''' were often not recorded with the court; but they were '''copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices.''' See [[Ontario Land and Property|'''Ontario Land and Property''']]. | ||
*The original probate records are at the '''Archives of Ontario''' and at '''district land registry offices'''. The '''Family History Library''' and the '''Archives of Ontario''' have '''microfilm copies''' of many probate records for most Ontario counties. These include wills and indexes to 1930. | *The original probate records are at the '''Archives of Ontario''' and at '''district land registry offices'''. The '''Family History Library''' and the '''Archives of Ontario''' have '''microfilm copies''' of many probate records for most Ontario counties. These include wills and indexes to 1930. | ||
*As county and district boundaries changed, surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by '''one of the successor counties.''' | *As county and district boundaries changed, surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by '''one of the successor counties.''' | ||
==Finding an Estate File== | ==Finding an Estate File== | ||
Finding an estate file is usually a two stage process: | Finding an estate file is usually a two stage process: | ||