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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.

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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 - British Columbia Wills, 1861-1981 ^FREE

Images of will indexes and wills. Although the index spans 1861-1981 this collection contains wills for 1861-1939. Central will registry maintained by the Department of the Attorney General for all wills probated in the province of British Columbia.

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.

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