Records relating to probate can be very informative when tracing family history as they contain the date of a person's death and may identify relatives. Wills and probates are public documents and most are available for viewing. The Archives Office of Tasmania holds a range of records relating to the administration of probate. The three main series of records are:
Brief Subject Guide No.12 gives a complete list of the records held.
Records relating to probate, including wills, 'grants of probate', and Letters of Administration are held, up to the mid 1990s and these are indexed up to 1989 in Index to Wills & Letters of Administration from 1824 database.
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Related links: Deaths - Tasmania | Deaths - Outside Tasmania | Recommended websites | Undertaker records
Listed here is a selection of further resources.
| Date range | Title | Resource type | ||
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| 1824-1989 | Index to Wills & Letters of Administration from 1824 (Archives Office of Tasmania) |
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