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Guide to locating census records for ancestry, family history, and genealogy research.

What are census records?
Probate is the legal process distributing real estate (property) and personal estate (possessions) to a person's heirs. Testate is the term used when a will existed. Intestate means there was no will, and the court distributes the estate. Other documents may be found in the full probate packet. Probate records are available for only about 10% of families.

Online Genealogical Records Pages
On the main page for each U.S. State page and country page, a blue button leads to a listing of online record collections.


 * Also, all the available Online Genealogy Records pages are linked at Online Genealogy Records by Location.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Census Records collected by FamilySearch, usually digitized and online, are listed in the FamilySearch catalog. Enter the name of the country in the "Place Field" and click "Search". A list of record categories will be provided. Select "Census".