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Online Records[edit | edit source]

British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949, images.
British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981, images.
Abbotsford British Columbia Wills Index, 1860s-1940. Surname index from 62 original volumes of official wills probated in British Columbia.
People Who Died Intestate (without a will), 1861-1883

Royal British Columbia Museum (Provincial Archives)[edit | edit source]

Royal British Columbia Museum
PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
V8W 9V1
Website

British Columbia Government[edit | edit source]

Records after 1981 are held by the:

Court Registry
Ministry of the Attorney General
850 Burdett Avenue, Room 205
Victoria, BC
V8W 1B4
Internet: Website

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-Wills and probate files up to 1981 are in the custody of the:
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+==Online Records==
+*{{RecordSearch|2014768|British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949}}, images.
+*{{RecordSearch|2001882|British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981}}, images.
+*[https://abbygs.ca/bc-wills.html Abbotsford British Columbia Wills Index, 1860s-1940]. Surname index from 62 original volumes of official wills probated in British Columbia.
+*[https://sites.rootsweb.com/~canbc/intestate.htm People Who Died Intestate (without a will), 1861-1883]
+==Royal British Columbia Museum (Provincial Archives)==
+*[https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/assets/wills_guide2010.pdf British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probated Wills ]
+*[https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/images/probate_guide200906.pdf British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probate Case Files]
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-'''British Columbia Archives'''<br>PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT<br>Victoria, BC <br>V8W 9V1<br>Internet: [http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm]
+'''Royal British Columbia Museum '''<br>PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT<br>Victoria, British Columbia, Canada<br>V8W 9V1<br>[http://www.bcarchives.bc.ca Website]
-Records after 1981 are held by the:
+==British Columbia Government==
+*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/wills-estates BC Wills and Estates]
+*[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/death/wills-registry BC Wills Registry]
+<br>
+Records after 1981 are held by the:
-'''Court Registry'''<br>Ministry of the Attorney General<br>850 Burdett Avenue, Room 205<br>Victoria, BC <br>V8W 1B4<br>Internet: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/general/guides/ag_prob.htm
+'''Court Registry'''<br>Ministry of the Attorney General<br>850 Burdett Avenue, Room 205<br>Victoria, BC <br>V8W 1B4<br>Internet: [http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/general/guides/ag_prob.htm Website]
-'''Family History Library'''
-The Family History Library has probate wills (1861–1939), indexes (1861–1981), and estate files (1881–1927).<br>Internet: [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
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