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Speedy trial case index

  • GR-2575
  • Series
  • 1888-1918

Speedy trial case index giving name and suit number.

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Civil record books

  • GR-2647
  • Series
  • 1926-1950

Civil record books (indexed at the front of each volume).

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Visitor's book

  • GR-2707
  • Series
  • 1951-1986

Distinguished Visitors Books, 1951-1986, signed by the British Royal family, other royalty, Field-Marshall Montgomery of Alamein, Heads of State, Ambassadors, etc. Vol. 1, Aug. 1951 - Sept. 1969; Vol. 2, Oct. 1969 - July 1978; Vol. 3, Aug. 1978 - March 1986. Vol. 4 contains signatures of those admitted to the Order of the Dogwood, Nov. 1966 - Oct. 1980, with signatures including the British Royal Family, Major-General George Pearkes, Nancy Greene, and Terry Fox.

Photographs depict visits to Victoria and Vancouver by Prince Philip and Prince Andrew as part of a Royal tour which included the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, AB. Photos include sites visited such as the Vancouver Rowing Club, downtown Victoria and a presentation of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards held in the Legislative Assembly chamber. Also depicted are: Minister, Provincial Secretary and Travel Industry, Grace McCarthy; Mike Young (Mayor of Victoria); Premier W.R. (Bill) Bennett, and Lieutenant Governor Henry Pybus Bell-Irving.

British Columbia. Dept. of the Provincial Secretary

Plaint and procedure books

  • GR-2716
  • Series
  • 1857-1867

Plaint and procedure books. Volume 1 contains a guide for several court orders.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Inferior Court of Civil Justice

Fence viewers awards

  • GR-2722
  • Series
  • 1956-1970

Fence viewer's awards nos.1-10; index.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Deed Poll

  • GR-2723
  • Series
  • 1930-1940

Name changes by deed poll. Documents arranged alphabetically and indexed by present name from previous name.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Letterpress

  • GR-2729
  • Series
  • 1913

Letterpress book of correspondence outward from Victoria Court Registry.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Correspondence inward

  • GR-2730
  • Series
  • 1946

Correspondence inward to the Victoria Court Registry, A-M.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Bankruptcy case files

  • GR-2859
  • Series
  • 1940-1950

Bankruptcy case files.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria bankruptcy orders

  • GR-2876
  • Series
  • 1920-1994

The series consists of bankruptcy orders issued by the Supreme Court in Victoria between 1920 and 1978, 1981 to 1989, and 1992 to 1994. Records for the period 1920 and 1978 are indexed, however, indexes have not been located for the later records.

Records in this series were organized by filing date.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Index

  • GR-2878
  • Series
  • 1923-1946

Index for GR-2223, Bankrupts and Authorized Assignment case files handled by the Official Receiver.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Correspondence and other material

  • GR-2879
  • Series
  • 1924-1937

Correspondence regarding bankruptcy between the Official Receiver and the Deputy Minister of Justice, 1924-1930; the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, 1933-1937; and inward from the Canadian Credit Men's Trust Association (Trustees in Bankruptcy), 1924-1932. Also, Circular Memoranda to Trustees Nos. 1-3, 5-11 from the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (Ottawa); miscellaneous forms and bankruptcy statistics.

British Columbia. Official Receiver (Victoria)

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

Letters of administration with will annexed

  • GR-2895
  • Series
  • 1915-1989

This series contains letters of administration with will annexed (Form B) from the Supreme Court of Victoria, from 1915-1989.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Cash book

  • GR-2933
  • Series
  • 1879-1884

Cash book (indexed).

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Registrar's cash books

  • GR-2934
  • Series
  • 1895-1960

Registrar's cash books.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Cash book

  • GR-2936
  • Series
  • 1898-1954

Cash book or "Suitors' moneys paid out of Small Debts Court", 1898-1954. There are also several letters of appointment for the position of Clerk of the Small Debts Court for the County of Victoria, 1902-1933.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (Victoria)

Cash books

  • GR-2942
  • Series
  • 1898-1912

Cash books.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (Victoria)

Law stamp cash books

  • GR-2943
  • Series
  • 1913-1951

Law stamp cash books (3 vols.)

British Columbia. Court Registry (Victoria)

Victoria Supreme Court probate/estate files

  • GR-3016
  • Series
  • 1950-2007

Victoria Supreme Court probate/estate files, 1950-2007. See GR-1417 for index to files 761/1963 to 1606/1981.

NOTE: Microfilming was ongoing for many years so the date ranges for microfilm and originals given above may not be current.

File names are provided for 67/1950 to 760/1963. An index for 1963-1981 is available on microfilm (see GR-1417). This index can be found on Reels B11792 - B11794. If a will number is provided, it can be used to locate a copy of the will in GR-2009.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Victoria by-laws

  • GR-3067
  • Series
  • 1901-1957

By-laws of the Corporation of the City of Victoria.

British Columbia. County Court (Victoria)

Victoria creditor's relief procedure book

  • GR-3234
  • Series
  • 1904-1935

Creditor's relief procedure book (indexed); includes the file number, name of claimant, name of debtor, chronological entry of proceedings, amount of the debt, and costs.

British Columbia. Court Registry (Victoria)

Baptismal, marriage and burial church registers

  • GR-3258
  • Series
  • Microfilmed 1946 (originally created 1849-1903)

The series consists of copies of British Columbia baptism, marriage and death registers created by churches that conducted the ceremonies. Currently only records (baptisms 1849-1899; marriages 1864-1903) of St. Andrews Cathedral, Victoria , are available.

Churches were required to submit their baptismal registers to the Vital Statistics Division in the 1940s so the registers could be microfilmed. Vital Statistics subsequently created an alphabetical index to the microfilmed registers, and a database was created from the index volumes with supplementary information from the microfilmed registers added to the entries. This information is searchable via the BC Archives Genealogy database. The microfilm copies of the original registers may include some additional information or context that was not included in the database.

Each bound volume was created by one church. Each entry corresponds with one ceremony, but may involve multiple individuals. The entries within each volume are ordered chronologically and may be numbered. Every volume varies in the type and presentation of information included and may not be consistent throughout one volume. All entries include the date of the ceremony, name of individual(s) involved in the ceremony, and the name of the priest who conducted the ceremony.

Baptism register entries may also include name of child, date of birth, place of birth, sex of child, name and surname of father, name and maiden name of mother, residence of parents, profession of parents, religion of parents, name and surname of grandparents, religion of grandparents, and name and surname of godparents.

Marriage register entries may also include name and surname of groom, name and maiden name of bride, age of bride, age of groom, name and surname of their parents, name and surname of witnesses present, religion of named individuals, place of birth, and signatures of parties involved.

Death register entries may also include: death dates, cause of death, age at death, location of internment and information about the funeral ceremony.

Indigenous people are included in the registers (as Indians or Sauvages). Some Indigenous names are included. Many baptisms of Indigenous people were in groups and may only consist of a list of the Christian names the priest gave to the baptized individuals. Tribal or community affiliations may be included.

Some entries include the geographical location that the ceremony took place. This location may vary from the location of the church, as some priests travelled quite widely to conduct ceremonies.

British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency

Guestbook from the open house at the Parliament buildings, November 5, 1991

  • GR-3344
  • Series
  • 5 Nov 1991

The record consists of a bound volume guestbook created for the open house at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, B.C. to mark the swearing-in of Premier Mike Harcourt and the executive council on November 5, 1991. Visitors to the event signed the guestbook with their names, addresses and the occasional comment.

British Columbia. Legislative Assembly. Office of the Speaker

Speech from the Throne

  • GR-3346
  • Collection
  • 1872-1876; 1905; 1960-2023

The collection consists of an incomplete set of copies of the Speech from the Throne, created between 1872 and 2023. The collection was made by the BC Archives using copies of the speeches, including red-ribbon copies, drawn together from various government office sources.

The Speech from the Throne is given by the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia who addresses the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at its opening and/or closing sessions. The speech outlines the executive government's plans at the start of each session of the Legislative Assembly and reviews the accomplishments of the government at the end of each session.

British Columbia. Lieutenant Governor

Provincial Archives of British Columbia audio interviews, 1974-1992

  • GR-3377
  • Series
  • 1974-1992

The series consists of oral history interviews recorded by staff members and research associates of the Provincial Archives of B.C. Major subject areas include: political history (especially the Coalition era, the W.A.C. Bennett years, and David Barrett's NDP government); ethnic groups (including Chinese- and Japanese-Canadans); frontier and pioneer life; the forest industry; B.C. art and artists; the history of photography, filmmaking and radio broadcasting in the province; and the history of Victoria High School.

The interviewers include: Kathryn Bridge, Janet Cauthers, David Day, Patrick Dunae, Terry Eastwood, Merna Forster, Eric Gee, Frances Gundry, Maya Koizumi, W.J. Langlois, Charles Lillard, Theresa Low, Indiana Matters, David Mattison, Patriick May, David Mitchell, Constantine Nikitiuk, Andrew Petter, Derek Reimer, Allen W. Specht, Loree Stewart, and Reuben Ware.

Provincial prison reports

  • GR-3434
  • Series
  • 1905, 1911

The series consists of ten reports sent to Frederick Hussey in 1905 and 1911, in his capacity as Superintendent of Provincial Police and Inspector of Gaols. The wardens at each of the Provincial Gaols at Victoria, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Nelson and Kamloops returned an annual summary of the activity of the gaol with attached monthly reports and annual returns of the prisoners received. The reports include: lists of staff and salaries; financial expenditures, prisoner work statistics and number of prisoners in custody including the name, age, country of origin, profession, crime, sentence and conduct of each.

British Columbia. Superintendent of Police

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