Estate Records
Enter a Cape estate file number and its year to check whether the estate file may be available online through the FamilySearch film batches.
Enter the estate file number and choose the year. Both are required.
For the best results, enter the full names and the surname of the person you are searching for.
You can also search on just the first name and surname. Results will include everyone whose names start with that first name and who has the same surname.
Not sure of the exact names? Wrap the name you do know between two percentage signs. %John% brings up all results where John appears anywhere in the names.
If you are not sure how a name is spelt, enter just a part of it wrapped between two percentage signs.
Unsure between McNeil and MacNeil? Replace the uncertain letters with a wildcard. M%Neil brings up McNeil, MacNeil and Mc Neil.
Enter just a % sign in the names field and the surname. This brings up all people with that surname.
Have names but no surname? Enter the names and just a % sign in the surname field to see all people with those names.