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Series consists of volume 2 of Ashcroft Supreme Court’s cause books. The volume covers cases 5/1917 to 3/1934 and includes information on divorces, probates and estate administration, adoption orders, and other civil cases. The volume also includes an alphabetical index.

Series consists of several volumes of letters of administration and letters probate from the Ashcroft Supreme Court. The records were created between 1909 and 1959. In many cases, wills are annexed to records in container 830496-0001 of this series.

Series consists of Ashcroft Supreme Court probate/estate files for 1907-1997.

Series consists of probate/estate files, including letters of administration, created by the Barkerville County Court between 1914 and 1916.

Series consists of probate/estate files created by the Barkerville County Court between 1940 and 1949.

Series consists of probate/estate files, including letters of administration, created by the Barkerville Supreme Court between 1940 and 1947.

Blank forms for Grants of Probate in use ca. 1910-1930 (1 volume).

Blank forms for Supreme Court Grants of Probate in use ca. 1910-1920 (1 volume).

Blank Letters of Administration forms in use ca. 1910-1930.

Wills probated in British Columbia, numbers 1-31,200.

Caveats in probate #1 - #358.

Series consists of Chilliwack County Court plaint and procedure books (1898-1977) as well as a Small Debts Court cause book (1903-1907), a list of naturalizations (1913), and a list of probates (1913). Indexes are included for some volumes.

Plaint and procedure books contain primarily civil cases. The volume covering 1970-1977 contains primarily criminal cases, including appeals and cases under the Speedy Trials Act.

Series consists of Creston County Court probate case files from 1952-1962, predominantly 1956-1959.

This series consists of grants of letters probate (Form A) from the Creston Supreme Court, from 1952-1984. Forms from 1982-1984 include a praecipe and copy of will. Letters are organized by file number.

Series consists of probate case files created between 1983 and 2002 by the Creston Supreme Court. Case files may include a Letters Probate (Form A) or a Letters of Administration (Grant of Probate); will; notice(s); list of assets, liabilities, and distribution; certificate of wills search; affidavit(s); and/or praecipe(s).

Records are arranged by file number. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51460-20.

Series consists of probate/estate files created between 1952-1982 by the Creston Supreme Court.

Records are arranged by probate number.

Dawson Creek probate/estate files, 1950-1984. Until September 1974, the registry was located in Pouce Coupe. Includes Fort Nelson and Fort St. John area.

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

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.

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.

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.

The series consists of probate files created by the Fort Nelson Supreme Court between 1971 and 2006. The records are arranged by probate file number.

The series consists of orders created by the Grand Forks Supreme Court registry between 1900-1949. Between 1900 and 1922, the orders relate to a variety of civil matters such as loans and mortgages, debts, guardianship of minors, and estate matters, including probates. Beginning June 1922, records are probate orders only.

Records are arranged chronologically and were assigned file, volume, and folio numbers by the court registry. An alphabetical index by last name is included within both bound volumes of records.

The series consists of original civil orders created between 1900 and 1947 by the Grand Forks Supreme Court registry. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, bankruptcies, foreclosures, and some adoptions.

This series consists of civil cause books from the Kelowna Supreme Court, from 1951-1977. Only indexes are available for the years 1923-1946. The books includes cases related to adoption, divorce, estate administration, probates and other civil matters. Some files are noted as Penticton files.

Series consists of original civil orders and judgements created between 1923 and 1986 by the Kelowna Supreme Court. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court and judgements are the final orders issued in a case. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorce, estates, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and some adoptions. In later years, divorce, adoption, and probate orders may also be located within their own series.

Orders and judgements are interfiled. From 1923-1961, records were arranged by entered date and assigned a sequential folio number by the court registry (nos. 1-1305). From 1962-1973, the assigned folio numbering sequence was re-set each year, starting with 1/1962. Beginning in 1974, all orders and judgements for a case are filed together by case file number. This means that records of varying dates are interfiled. Box 6, folder 12 includes orders for cases initiated but not finalized before 1974. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

This series consists of probate or estate files from the Supreme Court of Lillooet from 1943-2002. Files are arranged by file number which are assigned in the order probates are filed with the court. Note that different filing systems were used over time.

The series consists of original civil orders and judgements created between 1951 and 2000 by the Merritt Supreme Court and County Court registries. Orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court and judgements are the final orders issued in a case. Records relate to a variety of civil matters including divorces, probates, foreclosures, and some adoptions.

Records are arranged by volume and folio number as assigned by the court registry. Orders and judgements are interfiled. The records were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

The series consists of probate files created by the Supreme and County Courts in Merritt from 1911-2002. Many of the earlier files were created and managed by County Court in Merritt, while later files were created in the Supreme Court. Probate files often contain copies of the individual's will and were created during the course of administering the deceased's estate. Files are primarily arranged by file number which are assigned in the order probates are filed with the court. Note that different filing systems were used over time.

The series consists of probate/estate files from the Supreme and County courts from Nanaimo and district.