Colonial New England Probates, 1631-1776 (ICPSR 34940)
Version Date: Feb 11, 2014 View help for published
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Gloria Main, University of Colorado-Boulder;
Jackson Main, University of Colorado-Boulder;
Peter H. Lindert, University of California-Davis
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34940.v1
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The Colonial New England Probates collection features data drawn from administrative records of 18,509 estates probated between the years of 1631 and 1776 in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. The data focus on measures of economic wealth, such as gross personal wealth, debts receivable, debts payable, and estate inventory values for consumer goods and real estate. Historical currency deflators and price indices are also incorporated. Geographic variables include sub-region, county, colony, and town. Demographic information for deceased estate owners includes age, sex, occupation, marital status, and parental status.
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town
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Data Collection Notes View help for Data Collection Notes
This data collection contains several variables that appear to be derived from other variables. Many of the derived variables featured undocumented codes; ICPSR has labeled some codes where possible. No additional information was provided.
Study Purpose View help for Study Purpose
This study aims to facilitate historical economic analysis through the dissemination of administrative records data which highlight variations in the amount, distribution, and composition of wealth in colonial New England.
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Universe View help for Universe
Deceased individuals with estates probated between the years of 1631 and 1776 in colonial New England.
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2014-02-11
Version History View help for Version History
- Main, Gloria, Jackson Main, and Peter H. Lindert. Colonial New England Probates, 1631-1776. ICPSR34940-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2014-02-11. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34940.v1
2014-02-11 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Created variable labels and/or value labels.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
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The data are not weighted; however, the dataset contains a weight variable (AGEWT), which users may wish to apply during analysis. No other information was provided regarding weights.
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The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.