State Archives Collection

This webinar examines deceased estate files in the State Archives Collection and the techniques you can use to find them

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

Search 570,000+ entries of people who died leaving property or other assets & possessions ('estates') that were subject to death duties

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