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Court records prior to 1870 are small in number. They are located at the Provincial Archives and at the local courts. The Provincial Archives web page has information about which records are being transferred to the archives. | Court records prior to 1870 are small in number. They are located at the Provincial Archives and at the local courts. The Provincial Archives web page has information about which records are being transferred to the archives. | ||
== | == Contacting Courts== | ||
For help finding local courthouse records, contact the [http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/court-of-queens-bench/ Court of Queen’s Bench.] | |||
== Wills and Probate Records == | |||
For help finding local courthouse records, contact the | |||
Wills and probate records pertain to the settlement of an estate for a deceased person including applications, wills, affidavits, property inventories and valuations. These records were formerly found in the Surrogate Court but today are part of the Family Division of the Court of Queen’s Bench. There is a central alphabetical index found in Winnipeg which is arranged by year. To have the index searched you must provide the name of the deceased and the date of death. If found, they can advise you about where the records are located. There is a fee for this service. | Wills and probate records pertain to the settlement of an estate for a deceased person including applications, wills, affidavits, property inventories and valuations. These records were formerly found in the Surrogate Court but today are part of the Family Division of the Court of Queen’s Bench. There is a central alphabetical index found in Winnipeg which is arranged by year. To have the index searched you must provide the name of the deceased and the date of death. If found, they can advise you about where the records are located. There is a fee for this service. | ||
{{Note|'''Hints:''' | |||
*Not everyone had a will or needed to have their estate probated. | |||
*Be sure to order the whole file, which contains many more documents in addition to the will.}} | |||
== Court of Queen’s Bench, Estate Files 1871-1988 == | |||
The records for the following courts have been transferred to the Archives of Manitoba. | The records for the following courts have been transferred to the Archives of Manitoba. | ||
*Brandon 1884-1988 | *Brandon 1884-1988 | ||
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*Winnipeg 1871-1978 | *Winnipeg 1871-1978 | ||
*Morden 1902-1965 | *Morden 1902-1965 | ||
==Provincial Archives of Manitoba== | |||
Microfilm copies of the indexes for 1871-July 1984 are available from the Archives of Manitoba through their loan and purchase program. See, [https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/microfilm/index.html Microfilm Program.] | Microfilm copies of the indexes for 1871-July 1984 are available from the Archives of Manitoba through their loan and purchase program. See, [https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/microfilm/index.html Microfilm Program.] | ||
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[[Category:Manitoba, Canada]] | [[Category:Manitoba, Canada]] | ||