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Merritt Supreme Court grants of letters probate
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1921-1991 (Creation)
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- British Columbia. Supreme Court (Merritt)
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8cm of textual material
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Biographical history
In 1921 the British Columbia government established a Supreme Court registry at Merritt, effective May 11, 1921. (Notice given by the Office of the Attorney-General, May 16, 1921, British Columbia Gazette May 19, 1921, p. 1654).
The registrar of the County Court at Merritt at the time was appointed registrar of the Supreme Court.
The Merritt courthouse closed full-time operation on 31 May 2002 but operated as a circuit court of Kamloops between June and July 2002. The courthouse then closed again but re-opened as a permanent circuit court of Kamloops on 10 October 2003 with sitting days starting on 1 February 2004. The successor to the Merritt registry is the Kamloops registry.
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The series consists of grants of letters probate issued by the Merritt Supreme Court between 1921 and 1991. The grants were issued on “Form A.” A typical record shows when and where an individual died, and to whom the letters probate were granted. The granting of letters probate represents one step in probating the estate of a deceased individual, and grants authority to the executor or executrix to proceed with administering the estate. The first volume uses a slightly different form, and includes Form No. 9 and copies of some wills.
None of the volumes include indexes and several different file numbering systems are used over time. The records are arranged chronologically and list the probate number at the top of most records. Researchers can either use this number, or the name of the deceased individual, to search in GR-3004 for the actual probate file.
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831143-0001 was transferred to the Archives from the Merritt Court Registry in 2002, and 831143-0002 was transferred in 2016.
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A file list is available. http://search-bcarchives.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Document/Finding_Aids_Atom/GR-3501_to_GR-4000/GR-3805.pdf
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Accession number(s): 83-1143