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Series consists of cause books from the Fernie Supreme Court for civil cases between 1905-1977. Cause books provide the framework for Supreme Court civil action cases and may include the names of parties and their solicitors; the dates when proceedings occurred, including the issuing of orders; and fees charged. They are often the only source of information for divorces that were not finalized since no final order would have been granted and case files are destroyed.

The records are arranged chronologically by the date a case was initiated. Case file numbers were then assigned sequentially and include the last two digits of the year (e.g., 1/24 for the first case initiated in 1924). The records were scheduled for retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 53200-20.

Series consists of Fernie Supreme Court caveats in probate for 1939-1965. A caveat is filed to oppose the issue of a grant of probate or administration.

Letters probate (vol. 1 has some Succession duties attached).

Registrar's notes of proceedings for criminal cases, 1908-1909, and assizes minute book, 1914-1915; 1922 (1 v.).

Series consists of Fernie Supreme Court orders from 1907 to 1917. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court.

The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25

Letters of administration for estates probated by Official Administrators Francis Edward Hughes and James Ryley in Fernie Supreme and County courts.

Letters of Administration.

Series consists of grants of letters of administration created by the Supreme Court in Fernie between 1929 and 1985. Many records have the will annexed. The series also consists of one volume created by the County Court that appears to have been in the custody of the Supreme Court before being transferred to the Archives.

Cash books for estates managed by the Official Administrator.

Probate cause books (indexed, 1926-1966) for estates probated in Supreme and County courts.

Jury lists, including Grand Jury, Petit Jury, and Special Jurors. (2 vol.)

The series consists of indexed judgments issued by the Fernie Supreme Court from 1907-1915. Judgments, also called reasons for judgment or reasons, are the explanation that the court gives at the conclusion of a hearing, explaining why an order is being made.

Register of awards in arbitration under the Workmen's Compensation Act (1902). (1 vol.)

Probate/estate files.

The series consists of Fernie Supreme Court divorce case files from 1907 to 1951.

The series consists of civil case files from the Fernie Supreme Court from 1905 to 1954, including appeals. The files include County Court and Jury lists from 1930, 1945 and 1946. Civil case files may contain the notice of claim or notice of petition, writs and affidavits, orders and a final judgment.

Criminal case files.

Series consists of Fernie Supreme Court caveats in probate for 1910-1916. A caveat is filed to oppose the issue of a grant of probate or administration.

Adoption case files.

Adoption case files.

Probate/estate files and some caveats.

The series consists of orders from the Supreme Court in Fernie. The orders date from 1983 to 2002 and the series is largely composed of divorce orders. There is one folder of adoption orders and one of general court orders, which also includes orders related to probates and estates. Divorce orders were originally arranged by volume and folio number, but this system appears to have changed in 1999 and the records were subsequently arranged by filing date. Researchers should note that there is sometimes a gap between the date the order is issued and the date it is filed. Other orders appear to be arranged by filing date.

The series consists of grants of letters probate issued by the Fernie Supreme Court between 1974 and 1986. The grants were issued on “Form A.” A typical record shows when and where an individual died, and to whom the letters probate were granted. 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 records are arranged chronologically and list the probate number at the top of each record. Researchers can either use this number, or the name of the deceased individual, to search in GR-2998 for the actual probate file. These files sometimes include copies of the deceased’s will, and other documents related to the administration and disposal of the estate

The series consists of original wills probated between 1986 and 1998 in the Fernie Supreme Court registry.

The wills are arranged by probate number, which can be requested from BC Archives staff. Not all probate records have an accompanying will. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51460-30.

The series consists of original civil orders, judgements, and reasons for judgement created between 1978 and 2001 by the Fernie Supreme Court and County Court registry. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court, judgements are the final orders issued in a case, and reasons for judgement provide the court's rationale. The records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, bankruptcies, and some adoptions. In the later years of this series, adoptions were removed and filed separately.

From 1978 to August 1999, the records are arranged by volume and folio number as assigned by the court registry. Beginning September 1999, they are arranged chronologically. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

Series consists of 1905-1974 indexes for Fernie Supreme Court civil cause books found within GR-2148. Entries provide a case number, which can be used to locate an associated record within a cause book.

Index entries for 1906-1914 are only searchable by plaintiff. Entries for 1913-1971 have separate volumes for searching by plaintiff or defendant. The 1971-1974 volume can be searched by either party. Entries from volumes 2 and 3 appear to have been copied into, and added to, in order to create volume 1.