Middlesex County Surrogate Court Records
Surrogate Court Records Available on Interloan
To View the Microfilm
Use the listings below to identify the reel of microfilm that contains the information that you need. You may then:
Consult the appropriate reel at our reading room 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd., Toronto, Ontario M7A 2C5
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Borrow the reel through the Interlibrary Loan Department of your public library. Quote GS 1, GS 2 or MS 887 and the appropriate reel #. These reels cannot leave the borrowing library, so make sure to request them from a library that has a microfilm reader.
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Purchase the appropriate microfilm reel directly from the Archives of Ontario. Quote GS 1, GS 2 or MS 887 and the appropriate reel #. For purchasing details, write the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd., Toronto, Ontario M7A 2C5 (put "Attention: Customer Services - Micrographics" on the envelope), telephone 416-327-1600 (call toll-free 1-800-668-9933 in Ontario only), or email reference@ontario.ca. For pricing information consult Customer Service Guide 105: Reproduction Services and Fees - Word, PDF.
Indexes - 1846 to 1967
The Indexes are organized by surname initial, then by the date that the deceased's estate was dispersed. Most indexes will provide the number of the deceased's estate file. However, some indexes will only list the register and page number where the estate file number is recorded (in these cases, you must next order the appropriate register for the date when the deceased's estate was probated).
In the table below, determine the reel of microfilm that you need and note the Microfilm Reference code. Please note that many estates were not dispersed until the spouse had died. Once you have the microfilm, search for the name alphabetically, then record the estate file number.
- 1846-1923: In the indexes, use the File Number in the NUMBER column. For 1846-1858 you may wish to consult RG 22 Appendix A25 instead of the index.
- 1924-1930: In the indexes, use the File Number in the APPLICATION column.
Go to Estate Files to determine what microfilm to order to see the estate file.
| Indexes | Year(s) | Archives of Ontario Microfilm Reference Number |
|---|---|---|
| Index | 1846-1923 | GS 2, Reel 98 |
| Index | 1924-1967 | GS 2, Reel 98a |
Registers - 1846 to 1900
The registers, also known as Probate and Administration books, contain the courthouse's copy of the grants of Letters of Probate (for estates with wills) and of Administration (for estates without wills). Information about registers is normally only included in this list if they serve as the only index to the estate file or if they contain the only copy of the wills.
In the table below, identify the volume that covers the time period relevant to your search and note the Microfilm Reference code. Once you have received the microfilm, look up the relevant entry using the volume and page number found in the index.
| Registers | Year(s) | Archives of Ontario Microfilm Reference Number |
|---|---|---|
| Vols. A-C | 1846-1860 | MS 1204 |
| VolS. D-E | 1860-1873 | MS 1642 |
| Vols. F-G | 1868-1879 | MS 1776 |
| Vol. H | 1879-1880 | MS 1197 |
| Vol. I-J | 1880-1883 | MS 1198 |
| Vol. K | 1883-1887 | MS 1199 |
| Vol. L | 1887-1891 | MS 1200 |
| Vol. M | 1891-1893 | MS 1201 |
| Vol. N | 1893-1895 | MS 1202 |
| Vol. O | 1895-1899 | MS 1203 |
| Vol. A-C | 1846-1860 | MS 1204 |
| Vol. D-E | 1860-1873 | MS 1642 |
| Vol. F-G | 1868-1879 | MS 1776 |
| Vol. P-Q | 1899-1900 | GS 2, Reel 105 |
Estate Files - 1846 to 1930
Estate files contain all the documents needed to grant Letters Probate or Letters of Administration, including the petition for probate or administration, the original signed Will, oaths of executors or administrators, tally of assets, and related evidence.
In the table below, identify the microfilm which covers the time period and estate file number relevant to your search. Use the indexes to determine the estate file number. Order the appropriate microfilm, citing the Microfilm Reference code. Once you have the microfilm, look for the estate file number, which usually appears at the beginning of each file on the docket wrapper, and may appear elsewhere throughout the file.
The estate files are arranged in alphabetical order by surname of the deceased for the years 1829-1858. From 1858 onwards the files are in file number order.
| Estate Files | Year(s) | Archives of Ontario Microfilm Reference Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1-123 | 1846-1854 | GS 1, Reel 8,9 |
| 1-128 | 1855-1858 | GS 1, Reel 9 |
| 128-250 | 1858-1861 | GS 1, Reel 10 |
| 251-367 | 1861-1864 | GS 1, Reel 11 |
| 368-479 | 1864-1867 | GS 1, Reel 12 |
| 480-595 | 1867-1868 | GS 1, Reel 13 |
| 596-712 | 1868-1870 | GS 1, Reel 14 |
| 712-837 | 1870-1872 | GS 1, Reel 15 |
| 838-963 | 1872-1873 | GS 1, Reel 16 |
| 964-1086 | 1873-1874 | GS 1, Reel 17 |
| 1087-1204 | 1874-1875 | GS 1, Reel 18 |
| 1205-1301 | 1875-1876 | GS 1, Reel 19 |
| 1302-1417 | 1876 | GS 1, Reel 20 |
| 1418-1528 | 1876-1877 | GS 1, Reel 21 |
| 1529-1645 | 1877-1878 | GS 1, Reel 22 |
| 1646-1761 | 1878-1879 | GS 1, Reel 23 |
| 1762-1878 | 1879-1880 | GS 1, Reel 24 |
| 1879-1977 | 1880 | GS 1, Reel 25 |
| 1978-2091 | 1880-1881 | GS 1, Reel 26 |
| 2092-2210 | 1881 | GS 1, Reel 27 |
| 2211-2325 | 1881-1882 | GS 1, Reel 28 |
| 2326-2443 | 1882-1883 | GS 1, Reel 29 |
| 2444-2559 | 1883 | GS 1, Reel 30 |
| 2560-2674 | 1883-1884 | GS 1, Reel 31 |
| 2675-2788 | 1884-1885 | GS 1, Reel 32 |
| 2789-2902 | 1885 | GS 1, Reel 33 |
| 2903-3017 | 1885-1886 | GS 1, Reel 34 |
| 3018-3124 | 1886 | GS 1, Reel 35 |
| 3125-3235 | 1886-1887 | GS 1, Reel 36 |
| 3236-3334 | 1887 | GS 1, Reel 37 |
| 3335-3432 | 1887-1888 | GS 1, Reel 38 |
| 3433-3534 | 1888 | GS 1, Reel 39 |
| 3535-3635 | 1888-1889 | GS 1, Reel 40 |
| 3636-3729 | 1889 | GS 1, Reel 41 |
| 3730-3829 | 1889 | GS 1, Reel 42 |
| 3830-3922 | 1889-1890 | GS 1, Reel 43 |
| 3923-4019 | 1890 | GS 1, Reel 44 |
| 4020-4110 | 1890-1891 | GS 1, Reel 45 |
| 4111-4205 | 1891 | GS 1, Reel 46 |
| 4206-4304 | 1891 | GS 1, Reel 47 |
| 4305-4404 | 1891-1892 | GS 1, Reel 48 |
| 4405-4503 | 1892 | GS 1, Reel 49 |
| 4504-4595 | 1892 | GS 1, Reel 50 |
| 4596-4692 | 1892-1893 | GS 1, Reel 51 |
| 4693-4787 | 1893 | GS 1, Reel 52 |
| 4788-4887 | 1893 | GS 1, Reel 53 |
| 4888-4982 | 1893-1894 | GS 1, Reel 54 |
| 4983-5080 | 1894 | GS 1, Reel 55 |
| 5081-5177 | 1894 | GS 1, Reel 56 |
| 5178-5269 | 1894-1895 | GS 1, Reel 57 |
| 5270-5363 | 1895 | GS 1, Reel 58 |
| 5364-5459 | 1895 | GS 1, Reel 59 |
| 5460-5554 | 1895-1896 | GS 1, Reel 60 |
| 5555-5650 | 1896 | GS 1, Reel 61 |
| 5651-5745 | 1896-1897 | GS 1, Reel 62 |
| 5746-5839 | 1897 | GS 1, Reel 63 |
| 5850 [5840?]-5938 | 1897 | GS 1, Reel 64 |
| 5938-6031 | 1897-1898 | GS 1, Reel 65 |
| 6032-6126 | 1898 | GS 1, Reel 66 |
| 6127-6218 | 1898 | GS 1, Reel 67 |
| 6219-6315 | 1898-1899 | GS 1, Reel 68 |
| 6316-6406 | 1899 | GS 1, Reel 69 |
| 6407-6502 | 1899 | GS 1, Reel 70 |
| 6503-6594 | 1899-1900 | GS 1, Reel 71 |
| 6596 [6595?]- 6687 | 1900 | GS 1, Reel 72 |
| 6688-6777 | 1900 | GS 1, Reel 73 |
| 6778-6856 | 1900 | GS 1, Reel 74 |
| 6857-6962 | 1901 | MS 887, Reel 1291 |
| 6963-7128 | 1901 | MS 887, Reel 1292 |
| 7129-7279 | 1901-1902 | MS 887, Reel 1293 |
| 7280-7429 | 1902 | MS 887, Reel 1294 |
| 7430-7542 | 1902-1903 | MS 887, Reel 1295 |
| 7543-7647 | 1903 | MS 887, Reel 1296 |
| 7648-7754 | 1903 | MS 887, Reel 1297 |
| 7755-7870 | 1903-1904 | MS 887, Reel 1298 |
| 7871-7982 | 1904 | MS 887, Reel 1299 |
| 7983-8086 | 1904 | MS 887, Reel 1300 |
| 8087-8130 | 1904 | MS 887, Reel 1301 |
| 8131-8178 | 1904-1905 | MS 887, Reel 1302 |
| 8179-8283 | 1905 | MS 887, Reel 1303 |
| 8284-8389 | 1905 | MS 887, Reel 1304 |
| 8390-8481 | 1905-1906 | MS 887, Reel 1305 |
| 8482-8578 | 1906 | MS 887, Reel 1306 |
| 8579-8688 | 1906 | MS 887, Reel 1307 |
| 8689-8800 | 1906 | MS 887, Reel 1308 |
| 8801-8906 | 1906-1907 | MS 887, Reel 1309 |
| 8907-9018 | 1907 | MS 887, Reel 1310 |
| 9019-9121 | 1907 | MS 887, Reel 1311 |
| 9122-9225 | 1907 | MS 887, Reel 1312 |
| 9226-9329 | 1907-1908 | MS 887, Reel 1313 |
| 9330-9440 | 1908 | MS 887, Reel 1314 |
| 9441-9547 | 1908 | MS 887, Reel 1315 |
| 9548-9655 | 1908-1909 | MS 887, Reel 1316 |
| 9656-9770 | 1909 | MS 887, Reel 1317 |
| 9771-9883 | 1909 | MS 887, Reel 1318 |
| 9884-9990 | 1909-1910 | MS 887, Reel 1319 |
| 9991-10105 | 1910 | MS 887, Reel 1320 |
| 10106-10208 | 1910 | MS 887, Reel 1321 |
| 10209-10316 | 1910 | MS 887, Reel 1322 |
| 10317-10428 | 1910-1911 | MS 887, Reel 1323 |
| 10429-10537 | 1911 | MS 887, Reel 1324 |
| 10538-10650 | 1911 | MS 887, Reel 1325 |
| 10651-10760 | 1911-1912 | MS 887, Reel 1326 |
| 10761-10871 | 1912 | MS 887, Reel 1327 |
| 10872-11035 | 1912 | MS 887, Reel 1328 |
| 11036-11090 | 1912 | MS 887, Reel 1329 |
| 10091-11020 | 1912 | MS 887, Reel 1330 |
| 11091-11200 | 1912-1913 | MS 887, Reel 1331 |
| 11201-11310 | 1913 | MS 887, Reel 1332 |
| 11311-11413 | 1913 | MS 887, Reel 1333 |
| 11414-11519 | 1913 | MS 887, Reel 1334 |
| 11520-11598 | 1913-1914 | MS 887, Reel 1335 |
| 11599-11648 | 1914 | MS 887, Reel 1336 |
| 11649-11698 | 1914 | MS 887, Reel 1337 |
| 11699-11813 | 1914 | MS 887, Reel 1338 |
| 11814-11887 | 1914 | MS 887, Reel 1339 |
| 11866-11922 | 1914 | MS 887, Reel 1340 |
| 11923-12027 | 1914-1915 | MS 887, Reel 1341 |
| 12139-12245 | 1915 | MS 887, Reel 1343 |
| 12246-12352 | 1915 | MS 887, Reel 1344 |
| 12353-12460 | 1915-1916 | MS 887, Reel 1345 |
| 12461-12567 | 1916 | MS 887, Reel 1346 |
| 12568-12679 | 1916 | MS 887, Reel 1347 |
| 12680-12778 | 1916 | MS 887, Reel 1348 |
| 12900-13010 | 1917 | MS 887, Reel 1350 |
| 13011-13123 | 1917 | MS 887, Reel 1351 |
| 13124-13234 | 1917 | MS 887, Reel 1352 |
| 13235-13344 | 1917-1918 | MS 887, Reel 1353 |
| 13345-13456 | 1918 | MS 887, Reel 1354 |
| 13457-13553 | 1918 | MS 887, Reel 1355 |
| 13554-13671 | 1918 | MS 887, Reel 1356 |
| 13672-13781 | 1918 | MS 887, Reel 1357 |
| 13782-13898 | 1918-1919 | MS 887, Reel 1358 |
| 13899-14010 | 1919 | MS 887, Reel 1359 |
| 14011-14109 | 1919 | MS 887, Reel 1360 |
| 14110-14223 | 1919 | MS 887, Reel 1361 |
| 14224-14397 | 1919-1920 | MS 887, Reel 1362 |
| 14271-14365 | 1919 | MS 887, Reel 1363 |
| 14366-14475 | 1919-1920 | MS 887, Reel 1364 |
| 14476-14593 | 1920 | MS 887, Reel 1365 |
| 14594-14692 | 1920 | MS 887, Reel 1366 |
| 14693-14791 | 1920 | MS 887, Reel 1367 |
| 14792-14901 | 1920 | MS 887, Reel 1368 |
| 14902-15010 | 1920-1921 | MS 887, Reel 1369 |
| 15011-15115 | 1921 | MS 887, Reel 1370 |
| 15116-15226 | 1921 | MS 887, Reel 1371 |
| 15227-15339 | 1921 | MS 887, Reel 1372 |
| 15340-15450 | 1921-1922 | MS 887, Reel 1373 |
| 15451-15550 | 1922 | MS 887, Reel 1374 |
| 15551-15659 | 1922 | MS 887, Reel 1375 |
| 15660-15766 | 1922 | MS 887, Reel 1376 |
| 15767-15883 | 1922 | MS 887, Reel 1377 |
| 15884-15978 | 1922-1923 | MS 887, Reel 1378 |
| 15979-16071 | 1923 | MS 887, Reel 1379 |
| 16072-16178 | 1923 | MS 887, Reel 1380 |
| 16179-16282 | 1923 | MS 887, Reel 1381 |
| 16283-16387 | 1923 | MS 887, Reel 1382 |
| 16388-16493 | 1923 | MS 887, Reel 1383 |
| 16494-16602 | 1923-1924 | MS 887, Reel 1384 |
| 16603-16672 | 1924 | MS 887, Reel 1385 |
| 16673-16788 | 1924 | MS 887, Reel 1386 |
| 16789-16903 | 1924 | MS 887, Reel 1387 |
| 16904-17011 | 1924 | MS 887, Reel 1388 |
| 17012-17120 | 1924-1925 | MS 887, Reel 1389 |
| 17121-17209 | 1925 | MS 887, Reel 1390 |
| 17210-17312 | 1925 | MS 887, Reel 1391 |
| 17313-17417 | 1925 | MS 887, Reel 1392 |
| 17418-17523 | 1925 | MS 887, Reel 1393 |
| 17524-17635 | 1925-1926 | MS 887, Reel 1394 |
| 17636-17743 | 1926 | MS 887, Reel 1395 |
| 17816-17907 | 1926 | MS 887, Reel 1397 |
| 17908-18008 | 1926 | MS 887, Reel 1398 |
| 18009-18112 | 1926 | MS 887, Reel 1399 |
| 18113-18209 | 1926-1927 | MS 887, Reel 1400 |
| 18210-18309 | 1927 | MS 887, Reel 1401 |
| 18310-18414 | 1927 | MS 887, Reel 1402 |
| 18415-18533 | 1927 | MS 887, Reel 1403 |
| 18534-18633 | 1927 | MS 887, Reel 1404 |
| 18634-18725 | 1927 | MS 887, Reel 1405 |
| 18726-18820 | 1927-1928 | MS 887, Reel 1406 |
| 18821-18917 | 1928 | MS 887, Reel 1407 |
| 18918-19014 | 1928 | MS 887, Reel 1408 |
| 19015-19112 | 1928 | MS 887, Reel 1409 |
| 19113-19204 | 1928 | MS 887, Reel 1410 |
| 19205-19288 | 1928 | MS 887, Reel 1411 |
| 19289-19373 | 1928-1929 | MS 887, Reel 1412 |
| 19374-19467 | 1929 | MS 887, Reel 1413 |
| 19468-19560 | 1929 | MS 887, Reel 1414 |
| 19561-19653 | 1929 | MS 887, Reel 1415 |
| 19654-19752 | 1929 | MS 887, Reel 1416 |
| 19753-19848 | 1929 | MS 887, Reel 1417 |
| 19849-19944 | 1929-1930 | MS 887, Reel 1418 |
| 19945-20035 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1419 |
| 20036-20118 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1420 |
| 20119-20216 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1421 |
| 20216A-20305 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1422 |
| 20306-20402 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1423 |
| 20403-20467 | 1930 | MS 887, Reel 1424 |
Estate Files – 1931-1970
Estate Files processed between 1931 and 1970 are with the Archives of Ontario; they have not yet been microfilmed. To order a copy of all or part of an estate file please contact us with: the estate file number; year; name of county/district; and name of the deceased. Please include: your name; address; telephone number; and a brief description of what documents you would like copied (eg. the entire file, only the will, etc.). Also, please indicate if you need the copies to be certified.
Archives of Ontario
134 Ian Macdonald Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2C5
reference@ontario.ca
For details on photocopy charges, please see our Customer Service Guide 105: Reproduction Services and Fees - Word, PDF .
Estate Files – after 1970
The estate files processed after 1970 have not yet been transferred to the Archives of Ontario. You must contact the courthouse listed below which originally dealt with that court matter.
Superior Court of Justice - Estates Division
80 Dundas Street
Ground Floor, Unit "A"
London, Ontario
N6A 6A3
519-660-3044