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==Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements==
==Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements==


Research use: Very useful supplement to civil and parish records; marriage contracts and wills usually link several generations. These records often fill in gaps in civil and church records by providing information on the extended family, including brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.
Wills and pre-nuptial agreements can be found in the probate and marriage records. They exists from 1759-1820. These records may include names, family relationships through several generations, occupations, status, sometimes birth dates of bride and groom in marriage contracts. The records can be found at Mauritius Central Archives and other archives.


Record type: Probate and marriage.
Time period: 1759-1820.
Contents: Names, family relationships through several generations, occupations, status, sometimes birth dates of bride and groom in marriage contracts.
Location: Mauritius Central Archives and other archives.
Population coverage: Approximately 45% of the French colonial population.
Reliability: Good.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>


== References ==
== References ==
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Wills and Pre-nuptial Agreements

Wills and pre-nuptial agreements can be found in the probate and marriage records. They exists from 1759-1820. These records may include names, family relationships through several generations, occupations, status, sometimes birth dates of bride and groom in marriage contracts. The records can be found at Mauritius Central Archives and other archives.


References