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*In 1794, Ontario Land Boards were dissolved— their authority and records were then transferred to the '''more centralized Executive Council'''.<ref name="LBUC">Library and Archives Canada, ''Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804 '' at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-boards-upper-canada/Pages/land-boards-upper-canada.aspx (accessed 16 July 2014).</ref> The land registration system has now been replaced with a land title system, where title to the land is registered. Land title records are held by the Land Registry Offices.<ref name="FLRR"/> | *In 1794, Ontario Land Boards were dissolved— their authority and records were then transferred to the '''more centralized Executive Council'''.<ref name="LBUC">Library and Archives Canada, ''Land Boards of Upper Canada, 1765-1804 '' at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-boards-upper-canada/Pages/land-boards-upper-canada.aspx (accessed 16 July 2014).</ref> The land registration system has now been replaced with a land title system, where title to the land is registered. Land title records are held by the Land Registry Offices.<ref name="FLRR"/> | ||
*Until the early 1900’s, a large number of wills (more than half for some counties) were registered with the Land Registry Offices instead of being probated (homologated) in the Courts. Those wills were treated as land records. <ref name="FLRR">"Finding Land Registration Records". Archives of Ontario. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_231_finding_land_registration_records.pdf, accessed 8 October 2020.</ref> | *Until the early 1900’s, a large number of wills (more than half for some counties) were registered with the Land Registry Offices instead of being probated (homologated) in the Courts. Those wills were treated as land records. <ref name="FLRR">"Finding Land Registration Records". Archives of Ontario. http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_231_finding_land_registration_records.pdf, accessed 8 October 2020.</ref> | ||
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==Types of Land Records== | ==Types of Land Records== | ||
*'''Instruments and deeds''' – these are the original documents filed by the parties. They include sales, bankruptcies, liens, wills, and other documents transferring or affecting ownership. | *'''Instruments and deeds''' – these are the original documents filed by the parties. They include sales, bankruptcies, liens, wills, and other documents transferring or affecting ownership. | ||