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Abbotsford Genealogical Society - British Columbia Wills (1860s to 1940)

The AGS maintains indices of surnames from 62 volumes of official wills that were probated in British Columbia (1860s to 1940). The volumes were donated to our Resource Centre after they were microfilmed. Each index is arranged alphabetically by surname. The BC Wills and Non-BC Will books are not available for public inspection.

Abstracts from the Court of Probate Records for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

Canada. We are indebted to Wayne W. Walker for making a copy of his Abstracts from the Court of Probate Records for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia available to us on the Internet. The Abstracts are available for download as a ZIP (compressed) file. The text is in ASCII text format which can be read by all word processors.

Archives of Ontario - Ontario Court of Probate and Surrogate Court Records: Wills and Estate Files - A Pathfinder

Consolidated Index to Lunenburg County Probated Wills 1770-1996 (Wayback Machine)

Nova Scotia, Canada.

FamilySearch - British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949 ^FREE

Probate estate files for the Judicial Districts of British Columbia. Records were created by either the County Court or the Supreme Court. Years vary by court and locality. Indexes exist for two districts, Vancouver and Victoria. The Victoria index is found in this record collection: British Columbia Wills, 1861-1939; Index, 1861-1981.

FamilySearch - Manitoba, Probate Records, 1871-1930 ^FREE

Images of estate files, application books and indexes. Some indexes go as late as 1970.

Findmypast - Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Estate Index, 1884-1984 $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Findmypast - British Columbia Estate Files 1859-1949 Browse $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Findmypast - Manitoba Probate Records 1871-1930 Browse $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Findmypast - Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, Estate Index, 1884-1984 $

Findmypast has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Index to PEI Probate Records

Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Will Extracts

[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Newfoundland Wills Index

Indexed by surname for 13,457 entries from 1830 to 1962. Includes microfilm numbers of their sources and information on how to obtain the actual wills.

Province of British Columbia - Wills & Estates

Province of British Columbia - Wills Registry

Registrars of Probate

Contact information by county. Provided by the Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association.

Upper Canada Genealogy - Names in Prince Edward County Women's Wills and Estate Files

This index to all the people mentioned in women's wills and estate files in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada 1859-1900 includes heirs, executors, relatives, neighbours, witnesses, bondsmen, etc. It's a great way to learn more about Prince Edward County ancestors' relationships with one another.

Upper Canada Ontario Surrogate Court Estate Files and Will Database