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Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties. See [[Ontario Historical Geography]]. For example, pre-1858 records of the Western District covering Kent, Essex, and parts of other counties went to Essex County. They were cataloged under ONTARIO, ESSEX - PROBATE RECORDS. | Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties. See [[Ontario Historical Geography]]. For example, pre-1858 records of the Western District covering Kent, Essex, and parts of other counties went to Essex County. They were cataloged under ONTARIO, ESSEX - PROBATE RECORDS. | ||
The Archives of Ontario has a surname index to all existing Surrogate Court records before 1859: | The Archives of Ontario has a surname index to all existing Surrogate Court records before 1859 on [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/surrogate_court_index_rg22h.aspx their website here], which includes an online index and detailed descriptions on how to navigate the system. | ||
''Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793-1858''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198-?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|551408|title-id|disp=fiche 6334160 numbers 1-8}}.) | This index can also be accessed in print using ''Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793-1858''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198-?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|551408|title-id|disp=fiche 6334160 numbers 1-8}}.) | ||
Indexes to the later 19th-century Surrogate Court records are being published county by county as a series: | Indexes to the later 19th-century Surrogate Court records are being published county by county as a series: | ||