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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/victoria-wills-and-probate Victoria Wills & Probate] at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/victoria-wills-and-probate Victoria Wills & Probate] at Findmypast - index ($) | ||
*'''1841-2016''' | *'''1841-2016''' [https://www.prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates Wills and Probates] PRO Victoria, index and images. | ||
*'''1841-2009''' | *'''1841-2009''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61315/ Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009] at Ancestry, index and images ($) | ||
*'''1841-1926''' | *'''1841-1926''' {{RecordSearch|2207846|Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1841-1989''' | *'''1841-1989''' {{RecordSearch|1393345|Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1850–2009''' | *'''1850–2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10886/australia-victoria-will-probate-index-1850-2009 Australia, Victoria, Will and Probate Index 1850-2009] at MyHeritage, index ($) | ||
*'''1840-1925''' | *'''1840-1925''' {{RecordSearch|1805122|Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1853-1959''' | *'''1853-1959''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/241666?availability=Family%20History%20Library Index to probate applications, 1853-1959, Victoria. Probate Office] at FamilySearch, images of index. | ||
===New South Wales Online Records Including Victoria Prior to 1851=== | ===New South Wales Online Records Including Victoria Prior to 1851=== | ||
*'''1787-1976''' | *'''1787-1976''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8822/ New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records, 1787-1976] at Ancestry, contains some probate records, images ($) | ||
*'''1790-1875''' | *'''1790-1875''' [https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1571/browse Probate Records - Supplementary Index, 1790 to 1875] at New South Wales Archives, index. This index is for supplementary (early) probate records that are not part of the main probate series. It records the name, date, item number and page number. | ||
*'''1790-1814''' | *'''1790-1814''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/255501?availability=Family%20History%20Library Probate papers 1790-1814, New South Wales Supreme Court] at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1800-1931''' | *'''1800-1931''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/258488?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers of copy wills in New South Wales, 1800-1931] at FamilySearch, images. | ||
*'''1821-1937''' | *'''1821-1937''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1785 New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937] at Ancestry, index, browse, and images ($). | ||
*'''1834-1958''' | *'''1834-1958''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/227447?availability=Family%20History%20Library Office copy of wills. New South Wales. Registrar-General. 1834-1958] at FamilySearch, images of index. Contains an index to the Registrar General's Office list of wills for 1834-1958. Each volume has an A-Z listing. | ||
===All Australia=== | ===All Australia=== | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-australia-and-new-zealand-records-in-birth-marriage-and-death-parish-registers/and_wills-and-probate Australia Wills & Probate] at | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-australia-and-new-zealand-records-in-birth-marriage-and-death-parish-registers/and_wills-and-probate Australia Wills & Probate] at Findmypast - index ($) | ||
==Contact an Office or Archive== | |||
Records begin in 1841. | |||
===Public Record Office of Victoria=== | |||
*The records prior to 2004 are also held by the [https://prov.vic.gov.au/contact-us '''Public Record Office of Victoria'''.] | |||
*See their [https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/wills-and-probates '''online guide to PROV probate records'''], or search the [http://210.8.122.120/indexes/index_search.asp?searchid=54 '''1841-1925 index''']. | |||
*A variety of search and copying services are explained at [https://prov.vic.gov.au/copying-services-public-users '''Copying services for public users.'''] | |||
===Registrar of Probates=== | |||
:Registrar of Probates<br>Probate and Administration Office<br>471 Little Bourke Street<br>Melbourne<br>Victoria 3000<br>AUSTRALIA <br>[https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/forms-fees-and-services/registry-services/searching-court-records-and-obtaining-copies-of-documents Website] | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
===FamilySearch Library=== | |||
==FamilySearch Library== | |||
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
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*{{ | *{{FSC|593648|subject_id|disp=Australia, Victoria - Probate records - Indexes}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Victoria Wills & Probate at Findmypast - index ($)
- 1841-2016 Wills and Probates PRO Victoria, index and images.
- 1841-2009 Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009 at Ancestry, index and images ($)
- 1841-1926 Australia, Victoria, Wills, Probate and Administration Files, 1841-1926 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1841-1989 Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1850–2009 Australia, Victoria, Will and Probate Index 1850-2009 at MyHeritage, index ($)
- 1840-1925 Australia, Victoria, Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1853-1959 Index to probate applications, 1853-1959, Victoria. Probate Office at FamilySearch, images of index.
New South Wales Online Records Including Victoria Prior to 1851[edit | edit source]
- 1787-1976 New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records, 1787-1976 at Ancestry, contains some probate records, images ($)
- 1790-1875 Probate Records - Supplementary Index, 1790 to 1875 at New South Wales Archives, index. This index is for supplementary (early) probate records that are not part of the main probate series. It records the name, date, item number and page number.
- 1790-1814 Probate papers 1790-1814, New South Wales Supreme Court at FamilySearch, images.
- 1800-1931 Registers of copy wills in New South Wales, 1800-1931 at FamilySearch, images.
- 1821-1937 New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images ($).
- 1834-1958 Office copy of wills. New South Wales. Registrar-General. 1834-1958 at FamilySearch, images of index. Contains an index to the Registrar General's Office list of wills for 1834-1958. Each volume has an A-Z listing.
All Australia[edit | edit source]
- Australia Wills & Probate at Findmypast - index ($)
Contact an Office or Archive[edit | edit source]
Records begin in 1841.
Public Record Office of Victoria[edit | edit source]
- The records prior to 2004 are also held by the Public Record Office of Victoria.
- See their online guide to PROV probate records, or search the 1841-1925 index.
- A variety of search and copying services are explained at Copying services for public users.
Registrar of Probates[edit | edit source]
- Registrar of Probates
Probate and Administration Office
471 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
AUSTRALIA
Website
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
Additional sources are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: