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Once you have found the catalog entry for your particular härad, note whether or not you see the word “register” in the body of the catalog citation. "''Register"'' is Swedish for index and so indicates an index to the persons whose probates are found in this härad. By the person’s name, you should find a volume number and a page number indicating where the probate can be found. Check the catalog entry again; determine if the year of the person’s death corresponds with the probate year indicated by the volume number in the register. Then it merely is a matter of turning to the correct page number to find the desired probate. | Once you have found the catalog entry for your particular härad, note whether or not you see the word “register” in the body of the catalog citation. "''Register"'' is Swedish for index and so indicates an index to the persons whose probates are found in this härad. By the person’s name, you should find a volume number and a page number indicating where the probate can be found. Check the catalog entry again; determine if the year of the person’s death corresponds with the probate year indicated by the volume number in the register. Then it merely is a matter of turning to the correct page number to find the desired probate. | ||
=== Probate Content === | |||
The preamble usually contains most of the genealogical information. We may find all or part, or sadly to say, sometimes none of the following information: <br>1- date of inventory<br>2- by whom performed<br>3- name of the deceased <br>4- death date of the deceased (usually follows a few lines below the date of the inventory)<br>5- residence of the deceased at death<br>6- names of the heirs<br>7- their age<br>8- their residence <br>9- their relationship to the deceased<br>10- names of married daughters’ husbands <br>11- date of probate (or name of ting – vartinget, etc.)<br>12-name of guardian of underage children or heirs<br>13- residence of guardian(s)<br>14- relationship of guardian to his charges <br>The list of property is usually divided into subtitles as gold (guld), silver, pewter (tenn), cattle (kreatur), horses (hästar), books (böcker), clothing (klädespersedlar or kläder), linen (linnetyg), debt (skulder), assests (tillgångar), etc., | |||
=== Availability of Probates === | === Availability of Probates === | ||