Queensland Probate Records

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Queensland Intestacies & Wills at FindMyPast, Index ($)
1857-1940 - Wills 1857-1940, index.
1857-1940 - Queensland Wills Index 1857-1940 at FindMyPast, Index ($)
1859-1900 - Queensland Intestacies, Insolvencies & Wills, 1859 - 1900 at MyHeritage Index ($)
1889-1929 - Queensland, Trustee Files 1889-1929 at FindMyPast, Index ($)
1896-1916 - Queensland Intestacy Returns Index 1896-1916 at FindMyPast, Index ($)

New South Wales Records Including Queensland Until 1859[edit | edit source]

1787-1976 New South Wales, Australia, Miscellaneous Records, 1787-1976 at Ancestry, contains some probate records, images ($)
1790-1875 - Probate Records - Supplementary Index, 1790 to 1875 at New South Wales Archives, index. This index is for supplementary (early) probate records that are not part of the main probate series. It records the name, date, item number and page number.
1790-1814 - Probate papers 1790-1814, New South Wales Supreme Court at FamilySearch, images.
1800-1931 - Registers of copy wills in New South Wales, 1800-1931 at FamilySearch, images.
1821-1937 - New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 at Ancestry, index, browse, and images, ($).
1834-1958 - Office copy of wills. New South Wales. Registrar-General. 1834-1958 at FamilySearch, images of index. Contains an index to the Registrar General's Office list of wills for 1834-1958. Each volume has an A-Z listing.

Contacting an Office[edit | edit source]

Court Registrar[edit | edit source]

See Searches for wills and probate in Queensland Courts.

The Registrar
Southern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
George Street
Brisbane
Queensland 4000
AUSTRALIA

The Registrar
Northern District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Level B, 31 Walker Street
PO Box 1032
Townsville
Queensland 4810
AUSTRALIA
Phone:(07) 4781 8689 or (07) 4781 8688
Fax:(07) 4781 8692
Email:townsvillehcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au

The Registrar
Central District
Supreme Court of Queensland
East Street
Rockhampton
Queensland 4700
AUSTRALIA

The Registrar
Central District
Supreme Court of Queensland
Level 3
5D Sheridan Street
PO Box 1110
Cairns, Queensland 4870
AUSTRALIA
Phone:(07) 4280 6000
Fax:(07) 4280 6036
Email: cairns.hcregistry@justice.qld.gov.au

Queensland State Archives[edit | edit source]

The Queensland State Archives (see the "Archives and Libraries" article in this wiki for address) holds early records as well as some indexes.