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Probate Records

Online Records

• British Columbia Estate Files, 1859-1949, images.
• British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981, images.
• Abbotsford British Columbia Wills Index, 1860s-1940. Surname index from 62 original volumes of official wills probated in British Columbia.
• People Who Died Intestate (without a will), 1861-1883

Royal British Columbia Museum (Provincial Archives)

• British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probated Wills
• British Columbia Archives Research Guide to Probate Case Files

Royal British Columbia Museum
PO Box 9419, Stn. PROV GOVT
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
V8W 9V1
Website

British Columbia Government

• BC Wills and Estates
• BC Wills Registry

Records after 1981 are held by the:

Court Registry
Ministry of the Attorney General
850 Burdett Avenue, Room 205
Victoria, BC
V8W 1B4
Internet: Website