Austria Probate Records
Wills and estate records (Testamente und Nachlaßakten)
Research use: Provides information that helps establish family relationships and linkage.
Record type: Wills and divisions of estates for deceased individuals with property.
Time Period: 1200-present.
Content: Name and age of testator, residence, legatees or heirs, relationships, description of land and property, date of will, probate and death, signature, witnesses.
Location: Local courts and state archives.
Population coverage: 10%.[1]
References
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Austria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.