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Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of a person’s estate after he dies. They may give: | Probate records are court records that describe the distribution of a person’s estate after he dies. They may give: | ||
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In English Canada, probate records were kept by probate or surrogate courts. Often the size of the estate determined which court held jurisdiction. Search the records of all probate courts in all places where the individual had property. | In English Canada, probate records were kept by probate or surrogate courts. Often the size of the estate determined which court held jurisdiction. Search the records of all probate courts in all places where the individual had property. | ||
If the court’s decision was disputed, there may be records in a court of appeal: a district court or superior or supreme court of the province. Inventories of the records at a local archive may help you locate these records. See | If the court’s decision was disputed, there may be records in a court of appeal: a district court or superior or supreme court of the province. Inventories of the records at a local archive may help you locate these records. See [[Canada Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
Probate records before 1930 are usually at provincial archives, with microfilm copies at the appropriate court. More recent probate records are usually only at the court. You may need to contact or visit the archive or court to obtain all of the papers. | Probate records before 1930 are usually at provincial archives, with microfilm copies at the appropriate court. More recent probate records are usually only at the court. You may need to contact or visit the archive or court to obtain all of the papers. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has a good collection of pre- 1930 probate records from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario and some from Manitoba. The library is acquiring probate records from Newfoundland and British Columbia. These include will books, letters of administration, probate files, and other records. Some of the records may have separate indexes. See the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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[PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS | [PROVINCE], [COUNTY] - PROBATE RECORDS | ||
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[[Manitoba Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Manitoba Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br> | |||
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