Deceased estate files
Deceased estate files, 1880–1958 are the companion to our probate packets.
The Stamp Duties Office created a deceased estate file for every individual who died leaving property or other assets ('estates'), which were subject to death duties. The files are a financial record of the person’s estate when they die and frequently have very detailed information about a person’s possessions.
This webinar examines deceased estate files in the State Archives Collection and the techniques you can use to find them.
Probate packets webinar
Probate packets
This webinar focuses on the sources for probate in the State Archives Collection and how to find them
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Deceased estates guide
Deceased estate files are a financial record of the person's estate when they die and frequently have very detailed information about a person's possessions
Deceased estates: what the files can tell you
We hold over 570,000 deceased estate files for the years 1880 to 1958. The Stamp Duties Office created a file for every person who died leaving property or other assets ('estates'), which were subject to death duties
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These records include the last will & testament. A grant of probate is the authority given by the Supreme Court of NSW to the executor(s) to deal with a deceased person's estate
