Ministry of
Government and Consumer Services
Ontario Government Record Series RG 22-366
31.8 metres of textual records
Series consists of estate files containing the original documentation filed with the court in proceedings leading to a grant of probate or administration. Typically, an estate file includes the original will in cases of probate, administration bonds in cases of administration, petitions for probate or administration and supporting affidavits, and the order for probate or administration.
While some inventories of estates exist for the early period, the occurrence of these in the files becomes more frequent after 1892 when the Succession Duty Act required detailed inventories and lists of heirs to be included in the files of taxable estates. When the value of taxable estates was lowered by an amendment to the act in 1907, the presence of these inventories and lists becomes even more common.
If the will or the grant of probate or administration was contested, the estate file should also include the caveat filed against the estate, relevant citations and affidavits, and the final judgment issued by the court.
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Ontario. Surrogate CourtsAn index covering 1895-1941 is available on microfilm MS 887, reel 71. For the estate file numbers after 1941, contact the Nipissing District Superior Court of Justice - Estates Division, 360 Plouffe Street, North Bay, Ontario, P1B 9L5, Telephone 705-495-8309.
The Archives of Ontario receives annual accruals to this series.
These records were created by the following Ontario government agency or agencies. Click on the agency reference code for information about this agency and other records it created.
1895-1976 : |
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Surrogate Courts (BA44) |
1895 to 1930: Consult reel listing for Nipissing District in the User's Guide to Surrogate Courts and Surrogate Clerk Microfilm Reels.
1931 to 1966: These files are stored off-site. A minimum of 1 business day is required to retrieve off-site material from storage. Order from the Circulation Desk using the file number from the wills index (microfilm MS 887, reel 71).
1967 to present: Please contact Superior Court of Justice - Estates Division Court House, 360 Plouffe Street, North Bay, Ontario, P1B 9L5, 705-495-8309.
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http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/surrogate_court_nippissing_t.aspx