Index to Wills and Probate Registers

Wills are a legal document in which a person can give instructions on how their property should be distributed after they die, and naming executors to do this on their behalf. Probate documents are created by the Supreme Court to record how the will was verified and the estate ultimately distributed by the executors. The Court also issues letters of administration when the deceased left no will or new executors had to be named. The collection consists of an index to probate registers for Victoria located in Melbourne, Australia. The following information may be found in these records: name of the testator, death date, place of residence and address, occupation, date of testament, declaration, names of children or heirs, name of spouse, name of the administrator of the will, guardians and relationships, nature of the grant, witnesses.