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=== Wills and estate records (Testamente und Nachlaßakten) === | === Wills and estate records (Testamente und Nachlaßakten) === | ||
Research use: | Research use: Provides information that helps establish family relationships and linkage. | ||
Record type: | Record type: Wills and divisions of estates for deceased individuals with property. | ||
Time Period: | Time Period: 1200-present. | ||
Content: | Content: Name and age of testator, residence, legatees or heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, probate and death, signature, witnesses. | ||
Location: | Location: Local courts and state archives. | ||
Population coverage: | Population coverage: 10%.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Austria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref> | ||
=== Guardian and ward records (Vormundschafts- und Waisenakten) === | |||
Research use: Gives names, ages or birth dates, other relationships, or guardians. | |||
Record type: Court and city records of guardianship and orphan care. | |||
Time Period: 1350-present. | |||
Content: Names guardians, wards, orphans, parents, ages, birth dates, place of residence and origin. | |||
Location: Local city and state archives. | |||
Population coverage: 7%.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Austria]] | [[Category:Austria]] | ||
Revision as of 11:13, 21 May 2015
Wills and estate records (Testamente und Nachlaßakten)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Provides information that helps establish family relationships and linkage.
Record type: Wills and divisions of estates for deceased individuals with property.
Time Period: 1200-present.
Content: Name and age of testator, residence, legatees or heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, probate and death, signature, witnesses.
Location: Local courts and state archives.
Population coverage: 10%.[1]
Guardian and ward records (Vormundschafts- und Waisenakten)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Gives names, ages or birth dates, other relationships, or guardians.
Record type: Court and city records of guardianship and orphan care.
Time Period: 1350-present.
Content: Names guardians, wards, orphans, parents, ages, birth dates, place of residence and origin.
Location: Local city and state archives.
Population coverage: 7%.[1]