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Plaint and procedure books (indexed). v. 1: June 1889 - November 1893 and v. 2: November 1893 June 1899. Volume 2 includes mining cases.

The series consists of grants of letters of administration created between 1892 and 1969 by the County Court of Vernon. The records typically provide information on the name of the deceased and their date and place of death, as well as the name and relationship of the appointed administrator.

The series consists of volumes of grants of letters probate created in both the Supreme and County Courts of Vernon between 1892 and 1997. Records typically include the name of the execut-or/rix and to whom administration of the estate was granted, and are similar in content and form to grants of letters of administration. The granting of letters probate represents one step in probating the estate of a deceased individual, and grants authority to the executor or executrix to proceed with administering the estate.The majority of the records were filled out on Court forms 161 and 162. Wills are not annexed. The records are arranged chronologically by grant date.

There are no indexes to the grants specifically, but the grants themselves could be used as an index to probate records if no other index was available. The number of the probate to which the grant applies has been written at the top of each form.

Record book for cases under Speedy Trials Act, 1898-1925.

Chambers books. v. 1: October 1904 - 1907 and v. 2: 1908-1910.

The series consists of cause books created by the County Court of Yale holden at Vernon between 1892 and 1946. A typical entry lists the name of the deceased, the file number, and a listing of activities that took place during the process of proving the will, as well as the cost of each activity. This can include, but is not limited to, a listing of affidavits that were submitted to the court, and the date that the letters of administration were granted to the execut-or/trix. In some cases, the executor or executrix is named.

Entries in the cause book are arranged chronologically by the date of the first activity in the proceedings. Each volume is accompanied by an alphabetical index.

The series consists of nine volumes of judges’ bench books from the Vernon County Court and the County Court of Yale holden at Vernon. The series includes both civil and criminal court cases and includes two 1934 volumes of the records of County Court Judge J.D. Swanson.

Transcript book, 1893-1930.

Record book of sittings, both civil and criminal, 1921-1925.

Sheriff's record book for the Vernon Court Registry, 1897, 1913-1915.

The series consists of one unindexed process book dating from 1913 to 1916 and two process index books. The indexes appear to be for much later records and likely date to the 1950s. A typical entry shows the date received, plaint number, plaintiff, defendant, nature of process, amount, court issued from, name of solicitor, date of return, nature of return and remarks.

The series consists of ledgers of woodsmen’s and mechanic’s liens registered in the Vernon county court between 1890 and 1949. No index is available for the woodsmen’s liens, and only a partial index is available for the mechanics’ liens. Typical entries include information on the name and place of residence of claimants, as well as a description of the material in question, the dates that work took place, the amount claimed, and the name of the individual against whom the claim is lodged.

Mechanics’ liens were issued in accordance with the Mechanics’ Lien Act, 1891 (c. 23 SBC 1891). The act enabled labourers, sub-contractors, and contractors to claim a lien for the value of the work. Woodsmen’s liens were issued in accordance with the “Woodmen’s Lien for Wages Act” (c. 58, SBC 1895).

The series consists of registers of naturalization indexes, as well as of one register of naturalization certificates, oaths of residence, and oaths of allegiance. The records were created and managed by the Vernon County Court between 1893 and 1973. Index registers typically provide applicants’ names, addresses, occupations, and nationalities, as well as the date of application filing, date of naturalization hearing, whether the application was approved or rejected, the date the papers and certificate were sent, the certificate number and any other remarks. Naturalization records 583 to 638 include multiple naturalization forms providing details of name, previous residence, current residence, occupation, and length of time spent residing in Canada.

All indexes are arranged alphabetically.

Probate/estate files.

B0959801/1920 to 156/1924 B09599157/1924 to 296/1938 B09600297/1938 to 445/1945 B09601446/1945 to 37/1963

Minute books from civil and criminal cases heard in the County Court of Yale holden at Vernon. Vol. 1: 1921-1932; vol. 2: 1932-1951. Numerous related notes are inside the front cover of vol. 2.

Series consists of Vernon County Court plaint and procedure books from 1899 to 1960. Typical books include the names of the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s), the style of cause, the nature of the claim and a list of proceedings. Several of the print volumes include indexes.

The series consists of ledgers of conditional bills of sale for the Vernon area. A typical entry includes the names of both parties involved and a bill number. Most ledgers are indexed. Ledgers date from 1930 to 1953.

The series consists of nine volumes of firm declarations from the Vernon area. Unindexed ledgers are complete from 1898-1964. Indexes of firm names exist for the 1901-1950 time period, and indexes of individual names exist for 1922-1957. The series documents a wide variety of businesses, including general merchants, hotels, and metallurgists and assayers.

Series consists of two indexes from the Vernon County Court. The location of indexed items is unknown, and items may not be in the custody of the BC Archives.

Indexes are arranged alphabetically by plaintant (vol. 1) and by defendant (vol. 2) and provide the number assigned to a case (i.e., 1/1944 to 74/1951).