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==Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements== | ==Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements== | ||
Research use: Very useful supplement to civil and parish records; marriage contracts and wills usually link several generations. These records often fill in gaps in civil and church records by providing information on the extended family, including brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc. | |||
Record type: Probate and marriage. | |||
Time period: 1759-1820. | |||
Contents: Names, family relationships through several generations, occupations, status, sometimes birth dates of bride and groom in marriage contracts. | |||
Location: Mauritius Central Archives and other archives. | |||
Population coverage: Approximately 45% of the French colonial population. | |||
Reliability: Good.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements[edit | edit source]
Research use: Very useful supplement to civil and parish records; marriage contracts and wills usually link several generations. These records often fill in gaps in civil and church records by providing information on the extended family, including brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.
Record type: Probate and marriage.
Time period: 1759-1820.
Contents: Names, family relationships through several generations, occupations, status, sometimes birth dates of bride and groom in marriage contracts.
Location: Mauritius Central Archives and other archives.
Population coverage: Approximately 45% of the French colonial population.
Reliability: Good.Expansion depth limit exceeded
References[edit | edit source]
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