Iceland Probate Records
Orphans' Court Records (Yfirfjárvadabækur)
Research use: Records give names of parents, ages or dates of birth for orphans.
Record type: Orphan records.
Time period: Most date from the 1848 to present.
Contents: Names of orphans and guardians, names of parents; ages or dates of birth for orphans, residence, relationships.
Location: National Archives, local courts maintain records after about 1935.
Percentage in Family History Library: 95% up to the 1900 cut-off date. The library has only 40% of the records from 1900 to 1916.
Population coverage: 2 to 3%.
Reliability: Very good.
Accessibility: Many records are accessible on microfilm through the Family History Library. Records are also accessible through a private researcher or on-site examination.[1]
References
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Iceland,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1988-1997.