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Research use: Identifies family groups and extended relatives.

Record type: Documents concerning distribution of estates to heirs.

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.^[1]

References

↑ 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.