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==Online Records==
==Online Records==
*'''1760-1993''' - {{RecordSearch|2134302|Nova Scotia Probate Records, 1760-1993}}, images.<br>
*'''1760-1993''' {{RecordSearch|2134302|'''Nova Scotia Probate Records, 1760-1993'''}}, images.<br>




*Probate records such as wills, inventories, and administrations are very helpful. Many of these records (especially wills) give names, dates, residences, possessions, and relationships.  
*Probate records such as wills, inventories, and administrations are very helpful. Many of these records (especially wills) give names, dates, residences, possessions, and relationships.  
*Probate registration began in Halifax in 1749.
*The probate materials are usually found in the county courthouses of Nova Scotia. The FamilySearch Library has digitized probate records for [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/2134302/waypoints '''all counties'''], often up to the 1930s or 1960s.  
*The probate materials are usually found in the county courthouses of Nova Scotia. Record Group 48 in the Public Archives of Nova Scotia consists of many probate records.
*The Family History Library has microfilms of probate records for all counties, often up to the 1930s or 1960s.  





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  • Probate records such as wills, inventories, and administrations are very helpful. Many of these records (especially wills) give names, dates, residences, possessions, and relationships.
  • The probate materials are usually found in the county courthouses of Nova Scotia. The FamilySearch Library has digitized probate records for all counties, often up to the 1930s or 1960s.