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An index to the original Probate Court records is:  
An index to the original Probate Court records is:  


Zuefelt, Bill, ed. ''Court of Probate: Registers and Estate Files at the Archives of Ontario, 1793-1859: An Index of Genealogical Research''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. (FHL book 971.3 P2z; not on microfilm.)  
Zuefelt, Bill, ed. ''Court of Probate: Registers and Estate Files at the Archives of Ontario, 1793-1859: An Index of Genealogical Research''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=433312&disp=Court+of+probate%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 971.3 P2z].)  


Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties. See the "Historical Geography" section of this outline. 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 the "Historical Geography" section of this outline. 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.  
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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:  


''Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793-1858''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198-?]. (FHL fiche 6334160 numbers 1-8.)  
''Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793-1858''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198-?]. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=551408&disp=Surrogate+Court+records+index%2C+1793-++ 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:  


Gibson, June. ''Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900''. Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1988-. (FHL book 971.3 P22g; not on microfilm.)  
Gibson, June. ''Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900''. Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1988-. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=971.3+P22g book 971.3 P22g].)  


A helpful inventory of some probate records is:  
A helpful inventory of some probate records is:  


Shepard, Catherine. ''Surrogate Court Records at the Archives of Ontario: A Genealogical Research Guide''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1984. (FHL book 971.3 A1 No. 206; not on microfilm.)
Shepard, Catherine. ''Surrogate Court Records at the Archives of Ontario: A Genealogical Research Guide''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1984. (Family History Librry [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=467411&disp=Surrogate+Court+records+at+the+Archives+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 pamphlet 971.3 A1 no. 206].)  


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