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Administrative record books

  • GR-2118
  • Series
  • 1890-1912

Administrative record books kept by the Official Administrator, Mr. McAloney (to 1908) and Frederick L. Leighton (after 1908). Volume 1 begins as a Nanaimo City Police record book and has the pages prior to July 1908 glued together at the top.

British Columbia. Official Administrator (Nanaimo)

Alberni County Court civil case files

  • GR-2490
  • Series
  • 1921-1949

The series consists of civil case files from the Alberni County Court, 1921 to 1949.

British Columbia. County Court (Alberni)

Alberni Supreme Court civil case files

  • GR-2232
  • Series
  • 1939-1950

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 (Alberni)

Bills of sale indexes and registers

  • GR-1900
  • Series
  • 1861-1956

The series consists of 11 volumes of a bills of sale indexes and registers created by the Victoria Supreme Court between 1861 and 1956. The registers list bills of sale for chattel mortgages and conditional sales and related volumes of nominal indexes. Most of the volumes relate to bills of sale in Victoria but one volume is an index to bills of sale on the mainland.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Victoria)

Campbell River Supreme Court civil orders and reasons for judgement

  • GR-4118
  • Series
  • 1982-2001

The series consists of original civil orders and reasons for judgement created between 1982 and 2001 by the Campbell River Supreme Court registry. Civil orders are the formal expression of the ruling of the court and reasons for judgement provide the court's rationale. The records relate to a variety of civil matters, primarily motor vehicle accidents.

The records are arranged by file number and were scheduled for full retention under Court Services ORCS (schedule 100152) 51400-25.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Campbell River)

Cause books

  • GR-0657
  • Series
  • 1858-1882

This series consists of civil cause books from the Supreme Court of Vancouver Island, 1858-1870 and Supreme Court of British Columbia (Victoria), 1870-1882. All volumes are indexed. From 29 October 1866 fees relating to these cases are entered in the mainland fees book.

Vancouver Island. Supreme Court of Civil Justice

Cause books

  • GR-2892
  • Series
  • 1932-1953

Cause books, 1932-1937 and 1951-1953.

British Columbia. Small Debts Court (Cumberland)

Chamber applications

  • GR-2868
  • Series
  • 1934-1967

Chamber applications, (1 vol.).

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Cumberland)

County Court indexes

  • GR-3612
  • Series
  • 1974-1990

The series consists of three volumes of alphabetical indexes to records created by the Nanaimo County Court between 1974 and 1990. The indexes are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff. The index lists the plaintiff, the defendant and the file number. This number corresponds to case numbers in the plaint and procedure books (GR-2129) and case cards (GR-3613).

British Columbia. County Court (Nanaimo)

Criminal record books

  • GR-2496
  • Series
  • 1888-1967

Record book for Judge's Criminal Court and Speedy Trials (with attachments).

British Columbia. County Court (Nanaimo)

Cumberland County Court civil case files

  • GR-1949
  • Series
  • 1897-1941

County Court civil case files from Union, 1897, and from Cumberland, 1897-1941.

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Cumberland County Court civil case files

  • GR-1946
  • Series
  • 1903

Civil case files under the Landlord and Tenant Act. These are records generated when Wellington Colliery Co. Ltd. evicted tenants from their homes in Union in 1903 and Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir), Ltd. evicted tenants from homes in Union, "Japtown", Puntledge (Comox Lake), Union Bay, and Cumberland in 1912-1913.

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Cumberland County Court civil case files

  • GR-2327
  • Series
  • 1942-1949

Civil case files other than probate. Civil case files from 1897-1941 are found in GR-1949.

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Cumberland County Court correspondence and other records

  • GR-1948
  • Series
  • 1925-1941

Correspondence files includes some dockets, copies of various court records, by-law correspondence, inquiries, appointments, etc. Court correspondence 1925-1940; Clerk of the Peace correspondence.

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Cumberland Supreme Court civil case files

  • GR-1945
  • Series
  • 1934-1950

Cumberland Supreme Court civil case files with the exception of probate/estate files (GR-2208) divorce and matrimonial files (GR-2328) and adoption files (GR-2329) which have been removed from this series and are filed separately.

British Columbia. Supreme Court (Cumberland)

Declarations of partnership

  • GR-1950
  • Series
  • 1929-1952

Declarations of partnership (Nos. 115-378).

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Declarations of partnership

  • GR-1951
  • Series
  • 1952-1970

Declarations of partnership (Nos. 379-877).

British Columbia. County Court (Courtenay)

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)

Dockets and court calendars

  • GR-2376
  • Series
  • 1939-1944

Dockets from County Court and Supreme Court Chambers held at Cumberland, includes notes regarding the outcome of the cases, 1939-1944. The collection further includes miscellaneous correspondence and Registrar's returns for the Cumberland Registry, 1941. There is also a file regarding a criminal charge in Alert Bay, 1941, and a file regarding a Courtenay by-law, 1941.

British Columbia. County Court (Cumberland)

Duncan County Court plaint and procedure books

  • GR-3842
  • Series
  • 1902-1984

The series consists of plaint and procedure books from the County Court of Duncan, from 1902 to 1976. Each volume includes an index. Only the indexes for volumes 9, 10, 13-17 were transferred to the archives. Volumes 4 and 12, and their indexes, were not transferred to the archives.

The plaint and procedure books primarily include civil and small claims matters, as well as some appeals, liens and criminal cases, including those tried under the Speedy Trials Act. Earlier volumes may include partnership declarations and naturalization records. Volumes covering the years 1911 to 1934 include bylaws for the city of Duncan. There is also one index of builder’s liens for 1940-1984.

British Columbia. County Court (Duncan)

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