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Probate records have been kept at the district or county level in | ''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario|Ontario]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario Probate Records|Probate Records]]'' | ||
Probate records have been kept at the district or county level in Ontario by Surrogate Courts since 1793. Between 1793 and 1858, a central Probate Court of the province dealt with estates valued above a certain amount of money. When the Probate Court was abolished in 1858, the Surrogate Courts took over its functions. | |||
Registers are court order books recording petitions and grants of probate and administrators' bonds. In estate files you may find wills, inventories, and letters of administration. Wills involving land transactions were often not recorded with the court; but they were copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices. See [[Ontario Land and Property]]. | Registers are court order books recording petitions and grants of probate and administrators' bonds. In estate files you may find wills, inventories, and letters of administration. Wills involving land transactions were often not recorded with the court; but they were copied into deed books or general register books filed with registrars of deeds at land offices. See [[Ontario Land and Property]]. | ||