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{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1865481 |title=New Zealand Probate Records
'''[[New Zealand Genealogy|New Zealand]]'''
|location=Australia and New Zealand}} 


== Collection Time Period  ==
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| CID = CID1865481
| title = New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate and Miscellaneous Records, 1842-1998
| location = New Zealand
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| record_type = Probate
| start_year = 1842
| end_year = 1998
| FS_URL_01 = [[New Zealand Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[New Zealand Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[New Zealand Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[New Zealand Online Learning]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[New Zealand Probate Records]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[New Zealand Land and Property]]
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| Coverage =
| Inventory =
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| RW_URL_01 = Archives of New Zealand: [http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ Probate Record Index]
| RW_URL_02 = New Zealand Ministry of Justice: [https://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/high-court/apply-for-probate-and-get-copy-of-will/ Apply for probate & get a copy of a will]
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| custodian = [http://archives.govt.nz/ Archives New Zealand]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection includes digital images of probate records created by local courts throughout New Zealand for the years 1843-1998. Although the index will contain entries up through 1998, the images for probates issued during the past 50 years are unavailable for viewing.


This collection covers the years 1878-1960.
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=== Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) ===
== Record Description  ==
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
=== Record Content  ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
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{{Collection Browse Link |CID=CID1865481 | title =New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate and Miscellaneous Records, 1843-1998 }}
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
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The following information may be found in these records:
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*Name of testator
*Death date
*Record date
*Occupation
*Names of heirs
*Guardians and executor
*Relationships
*Residences
*Addresses of property owned
*An inventory of the estate (including trade and household goods)
*Names of witnesses
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== Collection Content ==
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:New Zealand Probate Records DGS 4589191 11.jpg|1858 Probate
Image:New Zealand Probate Records DGS 4589191 10.jpg|1903 Probate
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
The key genealogical facts of probate records usually include the following:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 
*Name of the person
== How to Use the Record  ==
*Approximate date of the event
 
=== Search the Index ===
== Record History  ==
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=== View the Images ===
=== Why the Record Was Created  ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== Record Reliability  ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== Related Websites  ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Add any new information to your records
This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.  
*If available, check the image for additional information
 
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
 
*Try searching by surname only
== Contributions to This Article  ==
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
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=== Research Helps ===
 
The following articles will help you research your family in [[New Zealand Genealogy|New Zealand]].
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
* [[New Zealand Record Finder]]
 
* [[New Zealand Research Tips and Strategies]]
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.
== Known Issues ==
 
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]].
== Citing This Collection ==
 
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record Found in This Collection  ====
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{{Record_Citation}}
*“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch ([https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org]: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.
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*“El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch ([https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org]: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.
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== Citation for This Collection ==
 
The citation below refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.  
 
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Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]].
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