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Probate records are court records that deal with the distribution of a person’s estate after death. Information in probate records may include the deceased person’s death date, occupation, relationships, residences, heirs, and guardians; an inventory of the estate; and names of witnesses. | |||
Wills [''testamenten''] are one kind of probate record. Anyone of legal age and a sound mind had the right to leave a will. Wills were made primarily by the upper and middle classes. It was popular for a man and his wife to make a mutual will soon after they married. Each one appointed the surviving spouse as the executor of the estate, and sometimes guardians were named for any future born children. Mutual wills made later in life or wills of single people are more informative because they name heirs. Wills were drawn up before either a notary public or before the court of aldermen of the town. In Noord–Holland, Zuid–Holland, and Zeeland it became popular in the 1700s to "seclude" the Orphans’ Chamber Court in the will. | Wills [''testamenten''] are one kind of probate record. Anyone of legal age and a sound mind had the right to leave a will. Wills were made primarily by the upper and middle classes. It was popular for a man and his wife to make a mutual will soon after they married. Each one appointed the surviving spouse as the executor of the estate, and sometimes guardians were named for any future born children. Mutual wills made later in life or wills of single people are more informative because they name heirs. Wills were drawn up before either a notary public or before the court of aldermen of the town. In Noord–Holland, Zuid–Holland, and Zeeland it became popular in the 1700s to "seclude" the Orphans’ Chamber Court in the will. | ||
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=== Availability of Probate Records === | === Availability of Probate Records === | ||
While some separate collections of wills and divisions of estates exist, most are found with other documents of court and notarial records. These records are located in state, regional, and municipal archives in the Netherlands. Many of the records are on film at the | While some separate collections of wills and divisions of estates exist, most are found with other documents of court and notarial records. These records are located in state, regional, and municipal archives in the Netherlands. Many of the records are on film at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
Check the Place search of the | Check the Place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – PROBATE RECORDS | NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – PROBATE RECORDS | ||
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=== Central Will Register [''Centraal Testamentenregister''] === | === Central Will Register [''Centraal Testamentenregister''] === | ||
There is a countrywide card index available at the Ministry of Justice at http://english.justitie.nl/ | There is a countrywide card index available at the Ministry of Justice at http://english.justitie.nl/ for those who died after 1890 and left a will. The index is arranged by birth year, so you need to know when your ancestor was born. A less detailed copy of the index is at the General State Archives, in ’s-Gravenhage. The archive’s copy was filmed by the FamilySearch Library on 1,100 rolls of film and contains information for those who died from 1890 to 1973. The index gives the name of the testator and spouse; the person’s birth date and place, occupation, and residence; the date of the will; and the name and residence of the notary public. | ||
This collection is listed in the | This collection is listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
NETHERLANDS – PROBATE RECORDS – INDEXES | NETHERLANDS – PROBATE RECORDS – INDEXES | ||
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