Canada, Manitoba Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains images of estate files, application books and indexes. The collection includes records from 1871-1930, although some indexes may cover years up to 1970.

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Citation for This Collection
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Record Content


Probate records included in this collections include estate files, wills and letters of administration. Key genealogical information found in probate records include:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Locality of death
 * Heirs of the estate of the deceased

How to Use the Record
Information about using the records in this collection are found at: Use this text for the link: Archives of Manitoba tips URL: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/probate/faq.html#8

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Related Websites
Archives of Manitoba

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Related Wiki Articles
Further information about probate records in Manitoba.

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Examples for Records Found in a FamilySearch Historical Collection
Example for an Indexed Collection:

“Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.

Example for a Browsed Collection:

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.

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A full bibliographic record is available in the Family History Library Catalog