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===Wills===
==Wills==


Research use: Identifies family groups and extended relatives.
Wills are documents concerning distribution of estates to heirs. Early wills deal primarily with the nobility. 18th and 19th century wills cover non-aristocratic individuals as well. Wills date from 1500 to the present. They list names of heirs and relationships to the deceased. They are located in the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. There is a three volume index to the wills in the Archive of Slovenia.


Record type: Documents concerning distribution of estates to heirs.
Wills can be used to identify family groups and relationships to extended relatives.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Slovenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
 
General: Early wills deal primarily with the nobility.  18th and 19th century wills cover non-aristocratic individuals as well.
 
Time period: 1500-present.
 
Contents: Names and relationships of heir to the deceased.
 
Location: Archive of Slovenia.
 
Population coverage: 5% of the population.
 
Reliability: High.
 
Accessibility: There is a three volume index to the wills in the Archive of Slovenia.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Slovenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Wills[edit | edit source]

Wills are documents concerning distribution of estates to heirs. Early wills deal primarily with the nobility. 18th and 19th century wills cover non-aristocratic individuals as well. Wills date from 1500 to the present. They list names of heirs and relationships to the deceased. They are located in the Archives of the Republic of Slovenia. There is a three volume index to the wills in the Archive of Slovenia.

Wills can be used to identify family groups and relationships to extended relatives.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Slovenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.