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== Step 1. Search land records that have surname indexes == | == Step 1. Search land records that have surname indexes == | ||
'''''Search all the records in this step''''' because some may contain more information than others. | '''''Search all the records in this step''''' because some may contain more information than others. The following four sources have a surname index to Ontario land records—<br> | ||
*Executive Council '''''Petitions for Land Grants and Leases, 1791-1867'''''. | |||
*Heir and Devisee Commission '''''Land Records 1796-1894'''''. | |||
*'''''Ontario Archives Land Record Index'''''. | |||
*Crown Lands Department '''''Land Petitions and Related Records, 1637-1842'''''. | |||
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'''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | '''For the records listed below, find the film number you need.''' | ||
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#Get the appropriate film, and search it for your ancestor's name. | #Get the appropriate film, and search it for your ancestor's name. | ||
'''If you find your ancestor listed in any of these | '''If you find your ancestor listed in any of these indexes, search the corresponding land records.''' | ||
#Type in the same beginning film number for each of the sources, using the catalog '''Film/Fiche Search'''. | #Type in the same beginning film number for each of the sources, using the catalog '''Film/Fiche Search'''. | ||
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Archives of Ontario, "From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850" (Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215) at [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm] (accessed 11 December 2008). | Archives of Ontario, "From Grant to Patent: A Guide to Early Land Settlement Records, ca.1790 to ca.1850" (Archives of Ontario Research Guide 215) at [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/rg_215_grant_to_patent.htm] (accessed 11 December 2008). | ||
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To search many of the land records, it helps to know the township of residence and land description. Begin by searching for your ancestor's name in the record indexes listed under [[Ontario Land Records#Step 1. Search land records having surname indexes|'''Step 1''']]. | To search many of the land records, it helps to know the township of residence and land description. Begin by searching for your ancestor's name in the record indexes listed under [[Ontario Land Records#Step 1. Search land records having surname indexes|'''Step 1''']]. | ||
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<center><font size="-2">'''Concession numbers in Roman numerals. Lot numbers in Arabic numerals.'''</font></center> | <center><font size="-2">'''Concession numbers in Roman numerals. Lot numbers in Arabic numerals.'''</font></center> | ||
The indexes and records described in this guide are also listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=350602&subject_disp=Ontario+%2D+Land+and+property&columns=*,0,0 '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under '''Ontario''' and the topic '''Land and Property''']. | The indexes and records described in this guide are also listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=350602&subject_disp=Ontario+%2D+Land+and+property&columns=*,0,0 '''Place Search''' of the Family History Library Catalog under '''Ontario''' and the topic '''Land and Property''']. | ||
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