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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. (Family History Library | 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 {{FHL|433312|title-id|disp=book 971.3 P2z}}.) | ||
Surrogate Court records from the original districts were taken over by one of the successor counties. See [[Ontario Historical Geography]]. 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 [[Ontario Historical Geography]]. 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-?]. (Family History Library | ''Surrogate Court Records Index, 1793-1858''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, [198-?]. (Family History Library {{FHL|551408|title-id|disp=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-. (Family History Library | Gibson, June. ''Surrogate Court Index of Ontario, Canada, 1859-1900''. Agincourt, Ontario: Generation Press, 1988-. (Family History Library {{FHL|971.3 P22g|disp=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. (Family History Librry | Shepard, Catherine. ''Surrogate Court Records at the Archives of Ontario: A Genealogical Research Guide''. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1984. (Family History Librry {{FHL|467411|title-id|disp=pamphlet 971.3 A1 no. 206}}.) | ||
{{Ontario|Ontario}} | {{Ontario|Ontario}} | ||
[[Category:Ontario]] [[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Ontario]] [[Category:Canada]] | ||