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Militia district 11 (B.C.) correspondence

  • GR-0979
  • Series
  • 1874-1896

The series consists of two volumes of correspondence created or collected by the Militia stationed at Victoria. The first volume, 1874-1876, contains correspondence regarding payment and accounting procedures from the Dept. of Militia and Defense in Ottawa to Captain Edward Mallandaine, paymaster for Militia district 11. The second volume, 1875-1896 (with gaps) contains correspondence from various militia officers stationed at Work Point barracks to the private secretary of the Lieutenant-Governor, most of it social or ceremonial in nature.

Canada. Department of Militia and Defence

Records from the Office of the Speaker

  • GR-2894
  • Series
  • 1874-1966

These records of the office of the Speaker contain correspondence of the Speaker and his or her staff, Clerk of the House and Sergeant at Arms, and records relating to the routine operations of the house including opening ceremonies, sessional staff, clergy, dining room, school visits, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, as well as decisions of the Speaker. The earliest dates, 1874-1904, refer to a small number of returns to the house.

British Columbia. Legislative Assembly. Office of the Speaker

Victoria Supreme Court probate cause books

  • GR-1575
  • Series
  • 1875-1947

This series contains probate cause books for the periods 1875-1882 and 1918-1947.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Tye Chung Lung and Company fonds

  • PR-0128
  • Fonds
  • 1875

The fonds consists of bankruptcy records of the Tye Chung Lung Company.

Tye Chung Lung and Company

Victoria Supreme Court letters of administration

  • GR-1553
  • Series
  • 1876-1989

This series consists of letters of administration (Form C) from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, from 1876-1989.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Administrative records relating to Government House

  • GR-1051
  • Series
  • 1876-1906

This series contains records relating to Government House. Inventories of household goods, furniture, and effects, 1881-1882, 1899-1900, 1903; lists of goods damaged in the Government House fire, May 18, 1899; one letter regarding Government House fire insurance, July 7, 1899; Government House Insurance Policies, 1876-1906.

British Columbia. Dept. of Lands and Works

South Saanich School District fonds

  • PR-2098
  • Fonds
  • 1876-1897

The fonds consists of records of the South Saanich School District. It also includes records created by schools in the East-South Saanich School District. The fonds includes a visitor's book (1876-1884) and attendance registers for South Saanich School (1878-1881, 1884-1886, and 1888-1897). It also includes attendance registers for East-South Saanich School (1882-1884). Some of the registers include the courses taken by the students.

South Saanich School District

Victoria Supreme Court letters probate

  • GR-1551
  • Series
  • 1876-1946

This series contains letters probate from the Victoria Supreme Court.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

John Young Copeman fonds

  • PR-1317
  • Fonds
  • 1876-1950

The fonds consists of John Young Copeman's personal and business correspondence, including diaries, estate papers and personal financial records, correspondence, and photographs.

Copeman, John Young, 1886-1958

E. Grancini fonds

  • PR-1414
  • Fonds
  • 1877-1879

The fonds consists of a ledger and miscellaneous bills.

Grancini, E.

Provincial Police records relating to the Victoria district

  • GR-0107
  • Series
  • 1877-1928

The series consists of records created by the British Columbia Provincial Police between 1877 and 1925. The records relate to the Victoria district and include the following: Police and gaol diary, 1877; Provincial Police record books, Jan. 1894 to Nov. 1898; office diaries, 1911 to 1914 and 1921 to 1924; report book, 1916 to 1925; files relating to informations, warrants and depositions, 1893 to 1909; and deposition case files from 1919 to 1923 and 1925.

The series also includes correspondence files from Otway Wilkie, Senior Police Constable, Victoria, dated 1922-1923. This position is also referred to as the Officer commanding “A” Division. “A” Division of the BC Provincial Police Force included subdivisions for the Victoria and Vancouver regions, but had its headquarters in Victoria. The Senior Constable may have been located in the same office as the Police Superintendent, which was responsible for the entire province. Many records are to or from the Superintendent or include stamps from the Office of the Superintendent. These records include circulars, correspondence, game reports, coroner inquisition records, reports on various crimes. Correspondence may be with other police officials or from public reporting or providing information on crimes.

There is also a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Vancouver Daily Province from 1927-1928 created by the Victoria Criminal Identification Department. The clippings relate to a variety of crimes reported in the paper. They are arranged by date and indexed by name of the individuals in the paper. The scrapbook was likely used as a reference for tracking repeat offenders.

British Columbia. Provincial Police Force (Victoria District)

Victoria Supreme Court divorce orders

  • GR-1587
  • Series
  • 1877-1998

The series consists of divorce orders issued by the Supreme Court of Victoria between 1877 and 1998. After October 1998, divorce orders were filed in the Supreme Court order books.

Records from 1877 to December 31, 1948 have been microfilmed. Records from 1949 onward are original paper records. The records consist of decrees nisi and absolute.

Volumes in containers 830561-0001 to 830561-0020 contain indexes.

Until 1968, divorces in BC were granted under the English Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 (amended 1858). Selected sections of the Act were incorporated into BC’s Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act in 1897 (RSBC 1897, c. 62) and remained largely unchanged until 1968 when the Federal government passed the first national divorce act. This act superseded existing provincial legislation, and a Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings was also created at this time.

In 1972, BC’s Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act was repealed and replaced with the Family Relations Act, which included provisions for issues related to custody. In 1985, the federal Divorce Act was passed, and came into effect in 1986. Under the 1985 Act, the use of decrees nisi was discontinued. Decrees nisi, which had been used inconsistently prior to the 1930s, required a waiting period before a decree absolute – the finalization of the dissolution of the marriage – could be issued. Between 1968 and 1985, decrees nisi required a three-month waiting period. After this time, a decree absolute could be applied for. During this time, a divorce was not legally in effect without a decree absolute.

Under the 1985 Divorce Act, a single court order of dissolution was issued, under which the divorce automatically comes into effect 31 days after the divorce has been granted.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Jules Dassonville fonds

  • PR-1383
  • Fonds
  • 1878-1884

The fonds consists of two account books listing jewelry and watch repair jobs.

Dassonville, Jules

Cash book

  • GR-2933
  • Series
  • 1879-1884

Cash book (indexed).

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Sheriff's receipt book

  • GR-1824
  • Series
  • 1879-1883

Sheriff's receipt book for cases in all courts at the Victoria Court Registry, 1879-1883.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria County Court record books

  • GR-0583
  • Series
  • 1879-1888

This series consists of record books from the Victoria County Court, 1879-1888. Records include journals, ledgers, and a letterbook of correspondence outward, written by A.F. Pemberton, County Court Judge, Dec. 1879 - Dec. 1880; Edwin Leigh, Registrar, Feb. 1883 - Nov. 1884; and Harvey Combe, Acting Registrar, Jan. 1885 - Nov. 1886.

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Victoria Supreme Court civil orders

  • GR-1566
  • Series
  • 1880-2008

The series consists of civil orders issued by the Supreme Court in Victoria between 1880 and 2008. Orders dating from 1880 until December 1946 were microfilmed and the originals destroyed. Records after this period are maintained in their original form. Many, but not all, volumes dating up to the late 1970s include nominal indexes. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court. The records relate to a variety of civil matters including adoptions, divorces, and bankruptcies.

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

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria Supreme Court judgements

  • GR-1590
  • Series
  • 1880-1958

This series contains Victoria Supreme Court judgements.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Albion Iron Works Company fonds

  • PR-1042
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1908

The fonds consists of minutes of directors' meetings, financial statements, Albion Iron Works Company's day book, a B.C. Foundry Order Book and a Shareholders Dividend book which contains various orders, contracts and photographs.

Albion Iron Works Company

William Harrison fonds

  • PR-0860
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1911

The fonds consists of daybooks, journals and account books, letter books, custom documents and invoices.

Harrison, William

Index book

  • GR-3761
  • Series
  • [1882-1885]

The series consists of one index book that may have been created by the Victoria Supreme Court as an index to probate cause books during the 1880s. The majority of the individuals listed died in British Columbia between the years of approximately 1882 to 1885. The vast majority of these deaths took place in the vicinity of Victoria and many of the individuals are listed in GR-1304. The index provides the name of the individual and a page number, which likely corresponds to a probate cause book that has yet to be located and transferred to the Archives. Individuals listed in the book are both male and female, and the listings include the names of Chinese, Japanese, and Indigenous individuals

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Wing Chong Company fonds

  • PR-0044
  • Fonds
  • 1882-1920

The fonds consists of company records of the Wing Chong Company. The records have been described as one series: account books.

Wing Chong Company

Kurtz and Company fonds

  • PR-0610
  • Fonds
  • 1883-1891

The fonds consists of a bank book.

Kurtz and Company

Lists of all persons selected as competent, qualified, and liable to serve as Grand Jurors for Victoria (B.C.) District

  • GR-0859
  • Series
  • 1884-1914

This series consists of 10 volumes of Jurors' Rolls and Lists entitled "Lists of all persons selected as competent, qualified, and liable to serve as Grand Jurors for Victoria (B.C.) District". Vol. 1: 1884; vol. 2: 1885; vol. 3: 1886; vol. 4: 1887; vols. 5 & 6: 1888; vol. 7: 1890; vol. 8: 1899-1902; vol. 9: "Grand & Petit Jurors Rolls Lists," Victoria District, 1903-1906; vol. 10: 1913-1914.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary

Charles Gabriel and Company fonds

  • PR-1279
  • Fonds
  • 1884-1890

The fonds consists of a ledger of Charles Gabriel and Company showing items purchased from the Japanese Bazaar merchants by Victoria-area residents.

Charles Gabriel and Company

Victoria Supreme Court index to judgments

  • GR-1863
  • Series
  • 1885-1895

Index to judgments, Jan. 1, 1885 - Nov. 1, 1895. The judgments and the preceding index are found in GR-1590.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria High School Olympic Club fonds

  • PR-0061
  • Fonds
  • 1886-1888

The fonds consists of minutes and a cashbook of the Victoria High School Olympic Club.

Victoria High School Olympic Club

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