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Government, Land, Court & Wills
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Browse historical record collections organized by category, region, and time period to uncover your family history.
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Government, Land, Court & Wills
104 collections with 179,630,222 records
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France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890-1970
Wills & Probates
47,059,112 records
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Last updated: June 9 2025
Images
England & Wales Probate Index, 1858-2023
Wills & Probates
44,388,636 records
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Last updated: Dec 31 2025
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Images
Ireland, Petty Sessions Court Registers 1828-1926
Court Records
23,456,657 records
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Last updated: Mar 4 2026
United States, Index of Court Cases, 1833-2018
Court Records
13,427,558 records
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Last updated: Apr 1 2020
Netherlands, Notarial Records, 1600-1935
Wills & Probates
10,677,362 records
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Last updated: Dec 10 2019
Images
Free
California, Great Registers, 1866-1910
Court Records
3,302,524 records
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Last updated: Dec 22 2013
Images
Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
Government Records
2,477,478 records
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Last updated: Dec 22 2013
Images
France, Bulletin des Lois Notifications
Government Records
2,235,881 records
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Last updated: Mar 23 2022
Free
Soviet Union, Award Records, 1939-1991
Government Records
1,971,882 records
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Last updated: Oct 27 2021
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1910
Government Records
1,928,169 records
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Last updated: May 11 2025
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1900
Government Records
1,699,115 records
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Last updated: May 21 2025
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1920
Government Records
1,610,047 records
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Last updated: July 2 2025
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1890
Government Records
1,469,437 records
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Last updated: May 21 2025
Australia, Victoria, Will and Probate Index 1850-2009
Wills & Probates
1,389,178 records
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Last updated: Aug 13 2020
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1880
Government Records
1,330,681 records
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Last updated: Aug 18 2025
Images
Ireland, Griffith's Valuation, 1847-1864
Land & Property
1,250,708 records
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Last updated: Oct 21 2014
Free
Ohio, Stark County Probate Court Registrations
Court Records
1,153,176 records
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Last updated: Jan 25 2024
Images
Finland, Population Tax Lists, 1870
Government Records
1,106,548 records
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Last updated: Aug 31 2025
Images
Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850
Government Records
1,094,189 records
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Last updated: Dec 22 2013
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Ireland, Calendars of Wills and Administrations 1857-1920
Wills & Probates
1,016,445 records
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Last updated: Mar 18 2025
England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Index of Will Registers, 1384-1858
Wills & Probates
979,653 records
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Last updated: Nov 19 2019
United Kingdom, Deceased Estates Notices
Court Records
737,924 records
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Last updated: Sep 7 2023
France, National Directory of Elected Officials
Government Records
608,884 records
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Last updated: Nov 22 2022
Scotland, Court of Session Processes, Acts and Decrees, 1560-1930
Court Records
584,355 records
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Last updated: Nov 29 2023
Scotland, Prison Registers
Court Records
501,793 records
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Last updated: Dec 6 2023
Images
Austria, Vienna Foundling Registers, 1784-1841
Government Records
493,272 records
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Last updated: June 30 2024
Images
Northern Ireland, Wills and Administrations
Wills & Probates
488,102 records
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Last updated: Mar 26 2024
Spain, First Territorial Military Courts and Tribunals
Court Records
431,708 records
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Last updated: Nov 7 2022
Pennsylvania, Chester County Tax Registrations, 1715-1890
Government Records
405,040 records
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Last updated: Nov 22 2023
Queensland Railway Employees, 1889 - 1940
Government Records
367,651 records
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Last updated: June 25 2012
Images
France, Legion of Honour
Government Records
366,331 records
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Last updated: Feb 7 2022
Free
Canada, Government Honours and Awards
Government Records
356,193 records
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Last updated: Dec 14 2022
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Italy, Honours and Awards
Government Records
347,149 records
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Last updated: Nov 7 2022
Austria, Land Ownership Records
Land & Property
338,074 records
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Last updated: Mar 21 2022
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England and Wales, Hearth Tax, 1662-1674
Government Records
284,675 records
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Last updated: Aug 16 2023
Australia, Government Honours and Awards
Government Records
275,264 records
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Last updated: Nov 3 2022
Australia, New South Wales Deceased Estates Index, 1880-1939
Court Records
260,166 records
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Last updated: Nov 22 2021
Free
Portugal, Madeira Court Records
Court Records
257,902 records
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Last updated: Jan 23 2023
Land Patents - Alabama
Land & Property
256,619 records
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Last updated: June 25 2012
United Kingdom, British Armed Forces Soldiers' Wills
Wills & Probates
251,239 records
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Last updated: Oct 16 2023
Canada, Home Children Immigration Index, 1869-1932
Government Records
246,528 records
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Last updated: Apr 23 2025
Netherlands, Tilburg Legal Documents, 1562-1811
Government Records
239,307 records
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Last updated: Aug 5 2015
Netherlands, Leiden Notarial Records, 1577-1811
Wills & Probates
232,816 records
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Last updated: Mar 24 2015
Indiana, Land Office Purchases
Land & Property
218,282 records
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Last updated: Sep 27 2023
Canada, Manitoba Probate Registrations
Wills & Probates
215,440 records
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Last updated: July 10 2024
Norway, Cadastres, 1886
Land & Property
207,765 records
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Last updated: Aug 18 2022
Scotland, Mental Health Records, 1858-1921
Government Records
198,890 records
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Last updated: Sep 26 2023
Free
Indiana Court Cases
Court Records
197,744 records
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Last updated: Sep 21 2023
Images
Canada, Upper and Lower Canada, Land Boards & Petitions, 1784-1853
Land & Property
188,407 records
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Last updated: Apr 29 2025
Land Patents - Wisconsin
Land & Property
187,631 records
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Last updated: June 25 2012
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