Archives of Manitoba

Winnipeg Surrogate Court probate books

ATG 0022A

1873-1973

276 volumes

Series consists of instruments issued by the Surrogate Court in Winnipeg authorizing the administration of the estate of a deceased person. Instruments include: the grant of probate (issued to register the will of the deceased and the executor named in the will. A copy of the will is sometimes included with the grant of probate); letters of administration (issued to appoint someone to administer the estate of the deceased, when an individual dies without leaving a will (intestate)); letters of administration with will annexed (are issued to appoint someone to administer the estate of the deceased, when an individual dies leaving an informal document proporting to express his/her wishes); and special grants (issued by the court for a variety of reasons including when the estate is very small; when ancillary orders are made subsequent to the original orders of the court; or in matters of guardianship).

Records are arranged chronologically and by type of instrument.

There are no restrictions on access to these records.

Researchers are responsible for observing copyright legislation. Permission may be required for any form of publication or exhibition where records are not in the public domain.

Records were transferred to the Archives of Manitoba under records schedule.

For corresponding estate files, see ATG 0025A.

For regional probate books, see J 0289.

For application registers and central index see A 0117.

For application books see A 0067.

This series was discontinued in 1974, when the practice of filing instruments on the estate files began.

Further accruals are not expected.