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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Bouppteckning or Estate Inventories is the most common legal process of administering a person's estate after their death in Sweden. The records created describe the distribution of a person's estate among heirs and creditors. These records are very helpful for genealogical research because in many areas the estate inventory records predate the church records of birth and death. They also give us a more personal glimpse into the life of an ancestor because of the detailed description of personal property. | ''Bouppteckning'' or Estate Inventories is the most common legal process of administering a person's estate after their death in Sweden. The records created describe the distribution of a person's estate among heirs and creditors. These records are very helpful for genealogical research because in many areas the estate inventory records predate the church records of birth and death. They also give us a more personal glimpse into the life of an ancestor because of the detailed description of personal property. | ||
The estate inventory usually contains the following information: | The estate inventory usually contains the following information: | ||