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Court records are seldom used in Québec genealogical research.  
Court records are seldom used in Québec genealogical research. However, there are other legal records that are useful. Notarial records include wills, deeds, and marriage contracts that often give family information. They are filed in the judicial archives. See [[Quebec Notarial Records]], [[Canada Court Records]], and [[Canada Notarial Records]].
== Online Records==
*'''1637-1935''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61062/ '''Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935'''], index & images ($)
*'''1647-1942''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1112/ '''Quebec Notarial Records (Drouin Collection), 1647-1942'''], index & images ($)
*'''1800-1920''' {{FSC|1471015|item|disp='''Quebec notarial records : COLLECTION RECORD, 1800-1920'''}}


==Notarial Records==
Since the 1760s, criminal law in Québec has been based on the English common law. The civil law is based on French law. Many revisions have been made to the old coûtume de Paris (Custom of Paris), the code of laws in effect during years of French government. Some transcriptions of notable cases during the French régime are useful. They have been published in some genealogical periodicals (see [[Quebec Periodicals]].  
There are other legal records that are useful. A notarial record is a private agreement written by a notary in the form of a contract. Some of the most common ones are marriage contracts, wills, estate inventories, leases, and sales contracts. See [[Quebec Notarial Records]], [[Canada Court Records]], and [[Canada Notarial Records]]. Most legal records are notarial and are found in the individual notary’s ''greffe'', which, after 80 to 100 years, is usually in the appropriate regional branch of the Archives des notaires du Québec (ANQ).
Earlier notarial records are held by the [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ)'''], but Library and Archives Canada holds copies of some records in the collection, [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx?q=Fonds%20des%20greffes%20de%20notaires%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec& '''Fonds des greffes de notaires du Québec''']. You can also use the [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/collectionsearch.aspx '''advanced archives search to look up the name of an individual or a notary.'''] The complete [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/ressources/details/notaires '''inventory of ANQ holdings'''] is computerized or in microfiches: [https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/p/aide/notaires/ '''Finding Aid''']
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==Case Records==
Since the 1760s, criminal law in Québec has been based on the English common law. The civil law is based on French law. Many revisions have been made to the old coûtume de Paris (Custom of Paris), the code of laws in effect during years of French government. Court records date from about 1651 and will give the names and residence of persons who engaged in litigation in the courts: ''Registres du baillage'' (Bailiff’s Court),''Plaidoyers communs'' (Court of Common Pleas), and ''Conseil Supérieur'' (Superior Court). Some transcriptions of notable cases during the French régime are useful. They have been published in some genealogical periodicals (see [[Quebec Periodicals]]).
===Archives of Quebec===
*[https://www.banq.qc.ca/ressources_en_ligne/intruments_rech_archivistique/archives_judiciaires/index.html '''Guide to court records''']
 
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Revision as of 04:41, 28 September 2011

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Court records are seldom used in Québec genealogical research. However, there are other legal records that are useful. Notarial records include wills, deeds, and marriage contracts that often give family information. They are filed in the judicial archives. See Quebec Notarial Records, Canada Court Records, and Canada Notarial Records.

Since the 1760s, criminal law in Québec has been based on the English common law. The civil law is based on French law. Many revisions have been made to the old coûtume de Paris (Custom of Paris), the code of laws in effect during years of French government. Some transcriptions of notable cases during the French régime are useful. They have been published in some genealogical periodicals (see Quebec Periodicals.

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