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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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See also:
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Gloucester County - Surrogate's Office
Secretary of State - Genealogical and Colonial Records (including state censuses) | |
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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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Series:
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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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Series:
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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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Series:
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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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Series:
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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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Series:
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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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Series:
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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 New Jersey State Archives: Relative to research and mail reference services - archives.reference@sos.state.nj.us Relative to records transfers and donations - archives.collections@sos.state.nj.us For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact: Camden County Surrogate's Office, Hall of Justice, 101 South Fifth Street, Camden, NJ 08103-4001, tel. 856-225-7275, website: www.co.camden.nj.us/government/offices/surrogate This page last updated 05/17/2006 |
