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British Columbia Supreme Court Assize record book

  • GR-3145
  • Series
  • 1864-1877

Notebook with entries in 3 different hands. Most of the book (starting at a page numbered 34) is an Assize record book kept by A.T. Bushby. This starts with a handwritten copies of oaths used in court: for Jurors in Lunacy, Grand Jurors, Foremen of the Jury, Petit Jurors (criminal and civil), Witnesses, and Interpreters; also a copy of the "7 Steps to Opening of Court". Starting December 1864, there are notes on criminal cases and bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, Chancery and probate cases, many held in Chambers. G.A. Walkem, H.P. Walker, Mr. Barnston and A.R. Robertson are mentioned as Attorneys, Oliver Hare as the Official Assignee. February 15, 1865 Clement Francis Cornwall is admitted on the Roll of British Columbia to practice as barrister at Law; November 25, 1865, Robert Edwin Jackson (Drake and Jackson, Victoria, VI) applied to be admitted to practice in British Columbia as a solicitor. For each Assize there is a list of Jurors: New Westminster (March 25, April 1, May 3, 1865); Lytton (May 13, 1865); Lillooet (May 23, 1865); Quesnellemouth (June 10,1865); Richfield (June 20, 1865); New Westminster (June 28 - Jul 14, 1865); Richfield (July 20, 1865); Kootenay (September 18, 1865); Lytton (November 6, 1865); Yale (November 11, 1865); New Westminster (November 17, 1865 - March 1867). This notebook corresponds with the more detailed Begbie benchbook GR-2025, volume 5). Bill of Sale record of registrations (1-10) kept by Oliver Hare for "Keithley and Mouth of Quesnelle district, 1873"; one page, dated 1877, lists three mining claims at Keithley Creek.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (New Westminster)

Nelson Supreme Court orders

  • GR-2718
  • Series
  • 1890-1945

Orders. Organized by case. Includes divorce orders.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Nelson)

Plaint and procedure books

  • GR-2130
  • Series
  • 1895-1956

Plaint and procedure books, 1895-1911, 1915-1923; 1940-1956 (some indexed). Also includes list of cases heard at Nelson, 1899.

British Columbia. County Court (Nelson)

Firm declaration book

  • GR-2804
  • Series
  • 1896-1928

Firm declaration book (indexed) includes partnerships from Greenwood, Midway and Phoenix.

British Columbia. County Court (Greenwood)

Indexes to plaint books

  • GR-2512
  • Series
  • 1897-1945

Indexes to County Court of East Kootenay plaint and procedure books, 1897-1900 (Donald); 1905-1945 (Cranbrook). The plaint and procedure books are found in GR-1832.

British Columbia. County Court (Cranbrook)

Greenwood Supreme Court probate/estate files

  • GR-2088
  • Series
  • 1897-1949

The series includes probate files from Greenwood Supreme Court and County Court from 1897 to 1949. There is a file list for individual probate files covering 1927-1949. Various filing methods were used by the creator from 1897-1926. These earlier files were grouped together in Shannon files by the creator. Some files are arranged alphabetically and the rest by file number. This order has been maintained. Earlier files are divided into groups of probate files, intestate probate files, and probate files with will annexed. Some files may contain Supreme Court and County Court files mixed together.

The series also includes grants of letters probate and grants of letters of administration from 1899-1949 from the Supreme Court and County Court, including letters for intestate files and letters of administration from the Official Administrator. Some letters are labelled with file numbers that correspond to a probate file.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Greenwood)

Naturalization index

  • GR-1803
  • Series
  • 1897-1924

Naturalization index, County Court (Cranbrook).

British Columbia. County Court (Cranbrook)

Plaint and procedure books

  • GR-2807
  • Series
  • 1897-1908

Plaint and procedure books: Volume 1: 1/1897-104/1900; Volume 2: 105/1900 - 135/1902: Volume 3: 1/1903 - 376/1908 (indexed) with naturalization lists on pages 7, 53, 71, 153, 253, 319, and 350.

British Columbia. County Court (Grand Forks)

Rossland County Court plaint and procedure books

  • GR-1631
  • Series
  • 1897-1976

The series consists of plaint and procedure books from the County Court of Rossland from, 1897-1976. There are notes regarding snowfall in the area, 1896-1903, inside the back cover of volume one. Books contain primarily civil matters, including some estate administration, as well as appeals and some criminal matters under the Speedy Trials Act.

Researchers should note that one page from the volume 6 defendant index was missed during microfilming. This page has been scanned and is included at the end of the PDF file list.

British Columbia. County Court (Rossland)

Partnership declarations

  • GR-2803
  • Series
  • 1899-1949

Partnership declarations.

British Columbia. County Court (Grand Forks)

Correspondence outward

  • GR-2805
  • Series
  • 1900-1916

Correspondence outward (indexed letterpress volume) from Grand Forks Supreme Court registrar, S.R. Almond.

British Columbia. County Court (Grand Forks)

Grand Forks Supreme Court civil case files

  • GR-2794
  • Series
  • 1900-1947

Civil case files with the exception of probate, divorce and adoption files which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Grand Forks)

Plaint and procedure book

  • GR-2426
  • Series
  • 1901-1929

Plaint and procedure book [see p.347 for 1901 case].

British Columbia. County Court (Trout Lake)

Cause books

  • GR-2916
  • Series
  • 1901-1977

The series consists of one indexed cause book on microfilm (1901-1959) and one unindexed volume (1959-1977). The volume running from 1959 to 1977 has a sheet of paper in the front listing divorces found in the ledger. All other cases are unindexed.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Golden)

Nelson County Court bench books

  • GR-2411
  • Series
  • 1902-1950

The series consists of bench books for both civil and criminal cases from the Nelson County Court. There are occasionally cases from the Supreme Court and from chambers. Volume 16 contains some reasons for judgement and Judge Eric Powell [Dawson]'s oath of office. The judges who used these books are J.A. Forin, W.A. Nisbet, J.R. Brown, H.W. Colgan and Eric Dawson.

British Columbia. County Court (Nelson)

Rossland Supreme Court cause books

  • GR-1630
  • Series
  • 1902-1946

This series contains cause books for civil cases.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Rossland)

Greenwood Small Debts Court cause books

  • GR-1634
  • Series
  • 1903-1909

This series contains cause books from Greenwood Small Debts Court.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (Greenwood)

Assignments

  • GR-2806
  • Series
  • 1903-1923

Assignments (indexed).

British Columbia. County Court (Grand Forks)

Cash books

  • GR-2478
  • Series
  • 1903-1940

Cash books created by the Fernie Government Agent, 1903-1909 (5 volumes) and 1913-1940 (1 volume). Also a cash book from all levels of court showing disbursements and outstanding cheques, May 1912 - July 1913. (1 vol.)

British Columbia. County Court (Fernie)

Suitors' fund registers

  • GR-2468
  • Series
  • 1903-1964

Suitors' fund registers.

British Columbia. County Court (Fernie)

Indexes to Bills of Sale, Chattel Mortgages, Assignments and Lien notes

  • GR-2824
  • Series
  • 1903-1963

Indexes to Bills of Sale, Chattel Mortgages, Assignments and Lien notes. Although these volumes have entries for the years 1903-1963 they are not complete. The records these indexes cover are found in GR-2198 and GR-2513. (6 vol.)

British Columbia. County Court (Fernie)

Woodmen's liens

  • GR-2293
  • Series
  • 1904-1960

Woodmen's liens.

British Columbia. County Court (Fernie)

Fort Steele Supreme Court civil case files

  • GR-1622
  • Series
  • 1904-1908

This series contains civil files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-1619) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Fort Steele)

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