Choose a time period for the search you want to make:

1841 – 1925
View records online

• Use PROV's online Index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records to locate and view digitised records.
• See PROVguide 29 for detailed information about accessing wills and probate records online.

1926 – 1992
View original records at PROV

• Use the Victorian Probate Index on microfiche, available at PROV's reading rooms, or at genealogical collections around Australia, to get the reference number for the records.
• Once you have obtained the reference number you can enter it into the Wills and Probate ordering page in PROV's online catalogue.
• You will need to log on to access the ordering page. You can set up a PROV user account from this page if you do not already have one, then select "Wills and Probate" from the Ordering menu.
• See PROVguide 68 for detailed information about accessing original wills and probate records through the Victorian Archives Centre.

1993 – 2001
View original records at PROV

• Use PROV's online catalogue to search for the records by name. Go to Search within a Series. Enter the number 28 in the first field, and the surname of the person in the next field.
• See PROVguide 68 for detailed information about accessing original wills and probate records through the Victorian Archives Centre.

2002 onwards

• Contact the Victorian Probate Office to enquire about accessing wills and probate records created after 2002.
• Victorian Probate Office
  Level 2, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
  Tel (03) 9603 9296
  www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au

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