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== Step 2. Search land records arranged by description == | == Step 2. Search land records arranged by description == | ||
<font size="+1">'''Find the land description'''</font> | |||
#Locate your ancestor's name in the records listed in this section. | |||
#Note the county name, township name, concession number (often written in Roman numerals), and lot number (usually in Arabic numerals) where your ancestor lived: | |||
:County__________________ Township_____________________ | |||
:Concession number______________ Lot number______________ | |||
:*'''''Ontario Archives Land Record Index''''' described on page 4. | |||
:*'''''Agricultural schedules, or buildings and lands schedules''''' in the 1851, 1861, or 1901 censuses. To find census film numbers, look in the Family History Library Catalog '''Place Search''' under '''Canada''' and the topic '''Census'''. | |||
:*'''''Illustrated historical atlases''''' for some southern counties, showing farm lot and concession numbers with the names of landowners in the late 1870s. The atlases are listed in the Family History Library Catalog '''Place Search''' under the name of the '''county''' and the topic '''Maps'''. These oversize folios are located on the third floor of the library. Many are also available on microfilm. Most illustrated historical atlases are indexed in: | |||
::-'''''The Central Canadians, 1600-1900'''''. '''FHL book 971.3 D22cc'''. 3 vols. Toronto: Genealogical Research Library, 1994. This index is in the Canada reference area. Look in the back of each volume for the keys to localities and sources. This index is also on compact disc available at the library attendant window on the third floor: | |||
::-'''''Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s'''''. '''FHL compact disc no. 9, part 118'''. Family Tree Maker's Family Archives; 118. [Novato, Calif.]: Brøderbund, 1996. Containing over 2 million entries, this CD shows name, event, date, location, province, county, source (sometimes an illustrated historical atlas), and page. | |||
::This ''Index'' is included on the internet in ''Search Family Archives'' available at '''www.genealogy.com/cdhome.html''' Family Archives: Genealogy Data Online & on CD [Internet database]. [N.p.]: Genealogy.com, 2000. You can search this 220 million entry database for free. If the archive is the ''Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s (#118)'', the source might be an illustrated historical atlas, but you must buy the index on compact disc, or use a book or compact disc copy at a library to learn the county and township. | |||
<font size="+1">'''Use the land description to find the land records'''</font> | |||
#Once you know the county, township name, concession number, and lot number, use this information to find the land records. | |||
#Look for your ancestor's land records in the sources listed below: | |||
$ Township Papers, ca. 1783B1870's. On 541 films beginning with FHL film 1319288. Ontario. Crown Lands Department. [Toronto]: Archives of Ontario, 1982. This series includes early records for most southern Ontario townships and some cities. Search alphabetically for the names of the townships and cities. Papers for lots in townships are arranged by concession and farm lot. Papers for cities are arranged alphabetically by owner's name. These records may include maps; petitions; correspondence about land disputes, including the names of ancestors; or military discharge papers showing the place of birth. These papers are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under Ontario and the topic Land and Property. | $ Township Papers, ca. 1783B1870's. On 541 films beginning with FHL film 1319288. Ontario. Crown Lands Department. [Toronto]: Archives of Ontario, 1982. This series includes early records for most southern Ontario townships and some cities. Search alphabetically for the names of the townships and cities. Papers for lots in townships are arranged by concession and farm lot. Papers for cities are arranged alphabetically by owner's name. These records may include maps; petitions; correspondence about land disputes, including the names of ancestors; or military discharge papers showing the place of birth. These papers are listed in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under Ontario and the topic Land and Property. | ||
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$ Deeds. With a memorial number for the years prior to 1880, you can look for deed records. If the library has copies, deed books are found in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under the name of the county and the topic Land and Property. | $ Deeds. With a memorial number for the years prior to 1880, you can look for deed records. If the library has copies, deed books are found in the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under the name of the county and the topic Land and Property. | ||
After you have searched the records in this guide, there are other land records that may be valuable to search. These records can be found using the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under Ontario, or the name of the county, and the topic Land and Property. | After you have searched the records in this guide, there are other land records that may be valuable to search. These records can be found using the Family History Library Catalog Place Search under Ontario, or the name of the county, and the topic Land and Property. | ||
== Step 3. Search for probate records == | == Step 3. Search for probate records == | ||