British Columbia Probate Records: Difference between revisions

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Wills and probate files for British Columbia, up to 1981, are in the custody of the:

British Columbia Archives
PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC
V8W 9V1
Internet: www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/index.htm

Records after 1981 are held by the:

Court Registry
Ministry of the Attorney General
850 Burdett Avenue, Room 205
Victoria, BC
V8W 1B4
Internet: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/general/guides/ag_prob.htm

Family History Library

The Family History Library has probate wills (1861–1939), indexes (1861–1981), and estate files (1881–1927).
Internet: www.familysearch.org

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+Wills and probate files for [[British Columbia]], 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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-'''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]
+'''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]
-==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 Website]
+'''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
+'''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]
+[[Category:British_Columbia]]
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-[[Category:British Columbia, Canada]]