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The series consists of volumes of grants of letters probate created in the Supreme and County Courts at Quesnel between 1932 and 1973. Forms typically include name and residence of deceased and the name of the executor(s). Records from County and Supreme Courts are often bound in the same volume.

Records in this series are arranged chronologically.

The series consists of volumes of probate cause books for the Supreme and County Courts of Quesnel. Records are arranged chronologically and show the name of the deceased, the name of the petitioner, and the steps taken to administer the estate, included but not limited to conducting searches of the Central Wills Registry. Container 831222-0001 contains an alphabetical index to the volume in 831222-0002.

Adoption case files.

The series consists of 19 volumes of letters of administration for the Quesnel area. The volumes were created by both the Supreme and County courts of Quesnel between 1915 and 1977. Typical entries include the name of the deceased and the place and date of death, as well as the names of those to whom letters of administration were granted and their relationship to the deceased. Some volumes in accession 83-1199 have a will annexed.

The series consists of cause books created by the Quesnel Supreme Court between 1915 and 1977. While the records are largely civil in nature, the cause book for the period 1973 to 1977 also includes some criminal charges. The series also consists of indexes arranged alphabetically by surname. Each cause book entry includes the case number, the style of cause, solicitors' names, the nature of the charges, and a list of the proceedings. Cause books are often the first step in Supreme Court research and can often be used to locate court orders.

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately. The case number appears with a number followed by a year (e.g. 3/1914).

Criminal case files.

The series consists of Quesnel divorce case files from 1930 to 1948.

The series consists of one volume of a Quesnel Supreme Court divorce cause book with an alphabetical index enclosed in the front. The records are arranged chronologically.

Probate/estate files.

This series contains probate/estate files from Quesnel Supreme Court.

The series consists of original wills probated between 1986 and 1998 in the Quesnel 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 one volume of the Supreme Court criminal case calendar. The records typically provide the name of the prisoner(s), the court date, name of the judge, plea, verdict, sentence and date of verdict and sentencing.