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New Jersey State Archives
225 West State Street-Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Contact Information
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Camden County - Surrogate's Office
Camden County was formed from Gloucester County on 13 March 1844. Consult the Gloucester County page linked below for pre-1844 records.
Consult the Secretary of State page linked below for original estate records for the 1660s-1900 period.
The State Archives' holdings vary from county to county. Consult the Collecting Policy for additional information about our accessioning guidelines. |
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Accounts, 1871-1902
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Control #:
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CCDSU001
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Format:
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5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Bonds, 1861-1905
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Control #:
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CCDSU002
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Administration, 1872-1902
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Control #:
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CCDSU003
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Format:
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1.5 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Continues from Camden County/ Surrogate's Office/ Letters of Administration and Guardianship.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Orphans Court Minutes, 1844-1905
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Control #:
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CCDSU004
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Petitions for Administration, 1887-1905
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Control #:
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CCDSU005
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Estate Index, 1844-1946
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Control #:
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CCDSU006
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Format:
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10 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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By key index
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Receipts and Discharges, 1846-1903
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Control #:
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CCDSU007
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Petitions for Probate, 1887-1905
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Control #:
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CCDSU008
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Format:
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2 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Dockets, 1844-1929
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Control #:
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CCDSU009
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Format:
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6 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Estate Papers [Loose], 1844-1900 & 1923-1930
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Control #:
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CCDSU010
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Format:
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42.25 c.f. (43 boxes); 52 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Box and file number
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Notes:
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Filed by Surrogate's box and file number references; includes two post-1900 estate files found among adoption files.
Filmed through 1900; film and originals indexed by Estate Index.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Will Books, 1844-1901
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Control #:
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CCDSU011
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Format:
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12 reels (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Adoption Files, 1911-1936
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Control #:
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CCDSU012
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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By file number
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Notes:
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Include guardians' consents, decrees, and related papers. See also series: Requests for Partition, Renunications and Adoptions.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Administration and Guardianship, 1844-1872
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Control #:
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CCDSU013
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Format:
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0.5 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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This filing is split into two series after Book B (i.e., starting in 1872).
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Letters of Guardianship, 1872-1906
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Control #:
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CCDSU014
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Notes:
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Continues from Camden County/ Surrogates Office/ Letters of Administration and Guardianship.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Camden County
Surrogate's Office
Requests for Partitions, Renunciations and Adoptions, Volume A, 1880-1907
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Control #:
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CCDSU015
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Format:
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1 reel (35-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological by filing date
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 46.75 c.f. of paper records and 107 reels of microfilm ~
To contact the New Jersey State Archives about research, reference services, records transfers or donations, please email us at njarchives@sos.nj.gov
For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
Camden County Surrogate's Office, 600 Market Street, Camden, NJ 08102, tel. 856-225-7282, website: http://www.camdencounty.com/surrogate
This page last updated 04/22/2013
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